Finally received the PS Vita I earlier ordered via the Multiply Marketplace and managed to unbox and play with it before my flight to Europe earlier this week. It has been a while since I used one like this (got a PSP a couple of years ago but rarely used it) so I was a little unfamiliar how the Vita fared in terms of usability. Check out our unboxing and first impressions after the jump.
The basic package I got was the US, WiFi version and, aside from the device itself and the charger, there wasn’t anything else in the box. The PS Vita is actually huge and a bit heavy, moreso if you put it side by side the older and smaller PSP.
There are now two analog sticks or nubs laced on both sides, the usual D-Pad on the left side and the Playstation controls on the right side.
There were more controls now than it was before and the large screen has a capacitive touch so navigation is much easier. Just didn’t like that UI and the 3D-like graphics they’ve used here (not the XrossMediaBar interface which we’re already familiar with).
I was not really that impressed at first until I played a game (separately bought the proprietary 4GB card for Php1,650 and a Marvel vs. CapCom game for Php1,890) and that’s when the magic began and changed my mind.
Really great graphics, nice and brilliant 5-inch OLED screen and great over-all experience. I’ll just show you the video to better appreciate what I mean here.
Sony PS Vita
ARM Cortex A9 4-core CPU
Quad-Core PowerVR SGX543MP+ GPU
512MB RAM, 128MB VRAM
Front & Rear Camera
Built-in GPS
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
The rear camera isn’t that good, bordering on decent but not that big of a deal. The cameras have abilities for face detection, head detection, and head tracking. Unlike the older PSPs, the battery on the PS Vita is integrated and non-removabe.
Disclosure: We got the PS Vita using the Php5,000 voucher given to us by Multiply. Multiply is also sponsoring a contest to our readers for another Php5,000 worth of shopping money here.
My wifi version doesnt have built-in GPS and only use the router for its location based apps. I think 3G+Wifi version is the one that has built in GPS
Sana meron game na DC VS Marvel. Pero ang ganda. Ang ganda ng music sa video.
Nice hands on preview though I would prefer if you played any other game that utilizes the touch screen or the rear touchpad.
I beg to differ… The Vita is big, yes… But it’s actually light for its size…
Great device though i find the spots/blotches that i can see on my device when the loading screen is black and im playing in low light.. also would the screen last for a year if the usage is 4hrs a day? Oled has a pretty short lifespan based on my galaxy s phone.
Naka hands-on din ako and I’m not used to the resolution of the screen. Halos lahat kasi ngayon mataas ang ppi
Yagie, via PSN only. Piracy is still on the core of the Earth.
Giigl si Abe sa pagpindot. Gigil na gigil :D
Anyway, nice video demo. You should continue doing this kind of stuff especially for gadgets!
I’ve been using this for a few weeks now and I gotta say that this is an awesome device and well worth the money I paid for it :-D
sir i think its marvel vs capcom ;D
May nadadownload po ba na games nito??