PlayStation Vita to be released February 2012

The retail box for the PS Vita.

(Credit:
SCEA)

The question of when gamers will be able to finally get their hands on the PlayStation Vita has been answered.

PlayStation chief Jack Tretton confirmed this evening at the Web 2.0 summit that Sony's upcoming powerhouse handheld gaming device will go on sale in the U.S, Canada, Latin America, and Europe on February 22, 2012.

Until this evening, the PS Vita's release date has been a mystery. However, the release timeframe of the Vita misses the critical holiday season and confirms a previous report that the device wouldn't arrive until early 2012.

Nonetheless, the Vita will be inexpensive at $250 for the Wi-Fi version, and $300 for the Wi-Fi+3G (AT&T) variant. For the price, the powerful handheld could do well especially as it is housed in a familiar form factor and has buzzword specifications like a 5-inch OLED touch screen, quad-core processors, dual analog sticks, dual cameras and a rear touch panel.

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