E3 2011: PlayStation Vita is official

by: Jeremy - posted: 6/6/2011 8:34:00 PM

The NGP is no more as Sony has officially dubbed their next handheld as the PlayStation Vita (vee-ta). “Vita” means life, and speaks to Sony’s plan to incorporate the device into numerous aspects of your life. The device will feature front and real camera, dual analog sticks, Sixaxis motion support, and Wifi / 3G support. It was announced that Sony will partner with at&t to exclusively support the 3G functions of the device. The price point wasn’t announced but is said to be coming very soon. Other features for the device were announced including cross game chat via attached headsets and a new social networking suite entitled PlayStation Near as well.