During Sony’s press event that kicked off in the early morning here in the states, they announced two new treats on the way. First they unveiled a new-and-improved PS Vita to the world. This is just after a recent price-cut of the original Vita too. Sony obviously had bigger plans for its portable gaming solution.
The refreshed Vita is now 20% thinner (15mm thick) + 15% lighter (219 grams) as it will now offer a new LCD display over the OLED in the previous model, a total of 1GB of storage, new micro-USB charging, and now adds an extra hour of battery life – now giving you 6-hours of juice. The new Vita will now come in a variety of colors: White, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Olive Green. Also added in a the option for a new 64GB memory card as well.
The new Vita is scheduled to land in Japan on October 10th while the rest of the world will have to wait for pricing + availability form Sony.
See a demo video below of the new Sony handheld system.
