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daredevil.shark on 24 January 2014

PS Vita Slim Set For Release in Europe and North America?

What else could it be?

by Luke Karmali
January 24, 2014

Sony has invited IGN to a briefing meeting, where the company is set to reveal something Slim.

An invitation, which you can see below, reads: "Following the biggest launch in PlayStation history, join us for an introduction to the slimmest."

The PS Vita Slim is already available in Japan, and is 20 percent thinner than the existing model, as well as being 15 percent lighter. It does away with the OLED screen for a 5-inch LCD display, which helps the battery to supposedly last up to an hour longer. The Japanese one is available in six different colours too, though we've yet to see if that's replicated in the west.

Of course the announcement could be about something else entirely, but the Vita Slim seems to be the sensible option, especially given the new appeal the handheld has thanks to the PS4's remote play functionality. Having only just launched the PS4, it's exceedingly unlikely that Sony would announced a slim version of the console right now as they traditionally come some way into the console's life-cycle. Seeing as we've already had the PS3 Slim and the PS3 Super Slim, it seems unlikely we're about to encounter the PS3 Super, Super Slim.

As soon as we know more, we'll let you know. In the meantime, you can check out the slim Vita in the video below.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/24/ps-vita-slim-set-for-release-in-europe-and-north-america



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Rychussnik on 24 January 2014

i think this could rejuvenate some interest in the handheld. Launch the slim model, and announce some GTA, bioshock, and a new (decent) COD, and Vita is saved in the west



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vivster on 24 January 2014

Revealing the slim chance of PSNow's success :)

Screw Vita Slim. I want the Vita TV.



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Rychussnik on 24 January 2014
vivster said:

Revealing the slim chance of PSNow's success :)

Screw Vita Slim. I want the Vita TV.

with Vita tv, you can play vita games, and stream ps4 games right?



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vivster on 24 January 2014
Rychussnik said:
vivster said:

Revealing the slim chance of PSNow's success :)

Screw Vita Slim. I want the Vita TV.

with Vita tv, you can play vita games, and stream ps4 games right?

Yes. SO The same things the Vita already does. Just on a big screen and with a proper controller.



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italo244 on 24 January 2014

I hope so. It could have an Killzone Bundle and some games like Need for Speed, AC, Rayman, get an "the best" edition.



Augen on 24 January 2014

Price is the big thing to me. If this replaces old Vita at same price I will regret not buying one last holiday on sale.



RafaelOrix on 24 January 2014

Pretty sure it is PS Vita TV, this console is the smallest one Sony ever made and I'm pretty sure they officially said somewhere that they never made one so small and slim like Vita TV.

But maybe they are also talking about PS Vita 2000, as there is a lot of games to be launched at march. Watch them announce Vita 2000 + Vita TV + Borderlands 2 at the same time.



ktay95 on 24 January 2014

Would rather Vita TV, already have a Vita and Vita 2000 adds nothing to make it better than the original.



RafaelOrix on 24 January 2014
daredevil.shark said:

OP.


Dude, hope you don't mind that I posted this news on PS Vita Official Thread (http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6000599). I gave credit to you.