pokoko on 02 October 2013
"Q: Will you continue to sell the original alongside the new Vita for some time, so people can choose?
Shuhei Yoshida: Yes, because the new Vita is Wi-Fi only. For the 3G version, we'll continue [the old model]. By focusing on Wi-Fi, we were able to make the engineering much easier."
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I wasn't aware they were keeping the older model, at least for awhile. So the OLED is still there with the 3G version.
