PS Vita will offer uncompromised portable gaming experiences, anytime, and anywhere.
"PlayStation Vita is an incredible device that offers the best possible portable gaming experiences. Its revolutionary mix of features combined with social connectivity, delivers a platform for gamers to play games in a whole new way and to connect with their friends and the world around them," said Tim Stokes, vice president (sales and planning), SCEE.
"We're very excited to launch a portable gaming device that goes beyond anything available on the market and is positioned to deliver the uncompromised gaming experiences consumers have been asking for."
Leveraging PlayStation's legacy of delivering deep and immersive gaming experiences, the PS Vita system will bring to consumers new ways to play through a unique feature set such as a stunning OLED front touch screen and rear touch pad, dual analog sticks, motion sensors and dual cameras.
A variety of social networking and communications services such as Facebook, foursquare, Skype and Twitter will also be available on PS Vita.
The expectation is very high in the Kingdom as this was one of the products that the hardcore gamers were waiting for.
MECL will launch a nationwide pre-order campaign starting from today where the first 1,000 customers will either get a free VITA branded wallet or stereo head phones, said Abdul Kader, senior manager @ MECL.
The price for the WiFi model will be SR1,199 and for the 3G/WiFi will be SR1,499.
