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UltimateEDGE on 13 August 2011

I'm hoping for 4 - 6 hours. If the PSV dual analog sticks can be as acurate as a dualshock then I'm gonna need all the battery I can get for Uncharted.



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zarx on 13 August 2011

Well OLED screens are power efficient, it has no physical media and the Vita is quite big so they should be able to fit a substantial battery in it. On the other hand it has very powerful GPU and CPU for a handheld and it's possible that one of the things they cut to get down to the $250 price point may have been the battery (good batteries are expensive) they should get 4-6 hours depending on game and brightness without Wi-fi or 3G.



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d21lewis on 13 August 2011
Munkeh111 said:
d21lewis said:
Munkeh111 said:
d21lewis said:
melbye said:
My guess it is 2-3 hours


This is my guess, too.  And I think a lot of people are going to complain (Like when PSP was about to launch and people were saying "We can't even watch Lord of the Rings before the battery dies!").  In the end, I don't think it will be much of a hinderance.  It's the cost of having a lot of power in the palm of your hands.  How long does your laptop/tablet last?


My laptop lasts 2 hours, because it has a 16" screen and is meant as a desktop PC which you can have on your lap if you are near a power port

PS Vita is to be carried around so needs more battery life. I would expect 4-5 hours with wi-fi and 3G off, but actually having Uncharted Golden Abyss and hopefully a GTA  is what I really want

That's cool.  But I'm willing to bet avatar control that I'm closer to correct than you--even with the oled screen and the lack of umd.  I don"t think the PSV will last one minute over 3 hours without a recharge.

I feel no need to take control of your avatar, so just a gentleman's bet....

Also I should point out, this is with wi-fi, 3G, low screen brightness but only for game playing so I can't cheat and claim it lasts 10 hours by playing music with the screen off.

Okay.  The bet is on but let me warn you.....I'm no gentlemen!

*kicks Munkeh in the shin*

*Runs away*

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Xen on 13 August 2011
zarx said:
Well OLED screens are power efficient, it has no physical media and the Vita is quite big so they should be able to fit a substantial battery in it. On the other hand it has very powerful GPU and CPU for a handheld and it's possible that one of the things they cut to get down to the $250 price point may have been the battery (good batteries are expensive) they should get 4-6 hours depending on game and brightness without Wi-fi or 3G.

Yes, it does. Just not UMD's.

And same as PSP, due to reasons said above.



zarx on 13 August 2011
Xen said:
zarx said:
Well OLED screens are power efficient, it has no physical media and the Vita is quite big so they should be able to fit a substantial battery in it. On the other hand it has very powerful GPU and CPU for a handheld and it's possible that one of the things they cut to get down to the $250 price point may have been the battery (good batteries are expensive) they should get 4-6 hours depending on game and brightness without Wi-fi or 3G.

Yes, it does. Just not UMD's.

And same as PSP, due to reasons said above.


lol that's what happens when I type while watching TV I meant optical media



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Munkeh111 on 13 August 2011
d21lewis said:
Munkeh111 said:
d21lewis said:
Munkeh111 said:
d21lewis said:
melbye said:
My guess it is 2-3 hours


This is my guess, too.  And I think a lot of people are going to complain (Like when PSP was about to launch and people were saying "We can't even watch Lord of the Rings before the battery dies!").  In the end, I don't think it will be much of a hinderance.  It's the cost of having a lot of power in the palm of your hands.  How long does your laptop/tablet last?


My laptop lasts 2 hours, because it has a 16" screen and is meant as a desktop PC which you can have on your lap if you are near a power port

PS Vita is to be carried around so needs more battery life. I would expect 4-5 hours with wi-fi and 3G off, but actually having Uncharted Golden Abyss and hopefully a GTA  is what I really want

That's cool.  But I'm willing to bet avatar control that I'm closer to correct than you--even with the oled screen and the lack of umd.  I don"t think the PSV will last one minute over 3 hours without a recharge.

I feel no need to take control of your avatar, so just a gentleman's bet....

Also I should point out, this is with wi-fi, 3G, low screen brightness but only for game playing so I can't cheat and claim it lasts 10 hours by playing music with the screen off.

Okay.  The bet is on but let me warn you.....I'm no gentlemen!

*kicks Munkeh in the shin*

*Runs away*

*knocks down an old lady*


Ha! I don't have any shins!



Siko1989 on 13 August 2011

umm i predict no higher then 10 min?




IamAwsome on 13 August 2011
Siko1989 said:

umm i predict no higher then 10 min?

I don't know if you are being sarcastic, but come on.



AdventWolf on 13 August 2011

I'm hoping at least 4-5 hours. I can get about 7 hours on the 3DS with wireless turned off and brightness on the lowest setting and playing a DS game. So with some adjustments, hopefully the PSV can get around 5 hours.



Ultr on 13 August 2011

If it is in the same range like the psp, everything is ok



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