Hardware

Specifications

PSVita - overview

PSVita - layout

Component	Type
CPU	4 core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore
RAM Memory	512 MB RAM
VRAM Memory	128 MB VRAM
Display	5-inch OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, 24-bit color, 960 × 544 qHD @ 220 ppi
Graphics	4 core PowerVR SGX543MP4+
Touch	Front Touchscreen (capacitive) Rear touchpad (capacitive)
Sensors	Sixaxis motion sensing (Three-axis gyroscope + Three-axis accelerometer) Three-axis electronic compass
Location	Built-in GPS (3G/WiFi model only) WiFi location service support
Input	2 × Analog sticks D-pad (directional buttons) Action Buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square) Shoulderbuttons (Left / Right) Start Select Volume +/- Power PS button (home)
Sound	Built-in stereo speakers Built-in microphone
Camera	Front and back VGA cameras 120fps @ 320×240 (QVGA). 60fps @ 640×480 (VGA)
Wireless communications	Mobile network connectivity (3G/WiFi model only) 3G modem (datacommunication): HSDPA/HSUPA (specs for Japanese region) IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n=1x1) (WiFi) (Infrastructure mode/Adhoc Mode) Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)
Online services	PlayStation Network
Slots/Ports	Playstation Vita card slot Memorycard slot SIM card slot (3G/WiFi model only) Multi-use port USB data communication DC IN Audio (Stereo Out, Mono in, Serial data communication) Headset Jack (Stereo mini jack) (for Audio (Stereo Out, Mono in)) Accessory Port
Media	PS Vita Card
Power	Built-in Lithium-ion Battery: DC 3.7V 2200mA charging time approx. 160 minutes Battery Duration (approx.): Game: 3~5 hours Video: 5 hours AC adaptor: DC 5V
Operating Environment	5 °C ~ 35 °C
Supported AV Content format	Music MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3) MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (linear PCM) Videos MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC) H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High/Main/Baseline Profile (AAC) Photos JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG

PlayStation Vita development kit

€1,900 plus VAT

"There is no cost to join the PS Vita Develop Program. There's just that cost of the dev kit. If you're a small developer, we happy to talk to you about this. It will help if you have a games portfolio. There's no reason we won't speak with smaller studios about joining up."

Bain also confirmed that prototype dev kits can be free, and revealed that the SCEA PubFund, which offers studios budget for the creation of exclusive titles, is currently seeing up to 15 pitches a week.

The PS Vita Dev kit will, unlike the consumer version, feature HDMI out.

Bain concluded by confirming that while the Vita will eventually see non-gaming apps created with Sony partners, for now the company is only accepting game proposals. the system will also, like the PS3, boast support for freemium gaming models.