ShoutBloger: PlayStation Vita which is the latest portable console from Sony will go on sale to the United States and Europe on February 22, 2012.
This statement was announced by President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of U.S, Jack Tretton in the Web 2.0 Summit.
The system is scheduled to appear first in Japan in mid-December. Sony does have to say it, but have not provided the launch date for elsewhere in the world.
Sony Tretton and other officials went up on stage to demonstrate some features of the PlayStation Vita, including the ability to interact with the game through the touch screen and buttons, as well as analog.
Vita will let players capture photos and video clips of games, as well as statistics and share them with other players on social networks like Facebook and YouTube. This device is supposed to be priced at a price of USD249.
After the demo, Tretton was interviewed on stage by Jane McGonigal, a game designer and creative director at Chocolate Social, who asked him about the hack from the PlayStation Network earlier this year.
We must remain ever vigilant because no one is immune from malicious hacker attacks, he said, as quoted by PC World, Wednesday October 19, 2011.
According to Tretton after the PlayStation Network back online, 94 percent of its members re-active and Sony has attracted over 3 million users since then.
When asked again whether playing games or in smartphones and social networking a threat to Sony, Tretton said Sony wanted to form the gaming device that can be played everywhere and provide different experiences to the players.
Social gaming is a key element to attract players, Tretton said, agreeing with the statement delivered Zynga CEO Mark Pincus last week. For example, Vita will have dedicated gaming applications for Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter and Skype.
In addition, Tretton also added to bring something that allows merchants to attract customers by offering incentives game, such as opening of interesting features for gamers to visit their shop or restaurant.
This statement was announced by President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of U.S, Jack Tretton in the Web 2.0 Summit.
The system is scheduled to appear first in Japan in mid-December. Sony does have to say it, but have not provided the launch date for elsewhere in the world.
Sony Tretton and other officials went up on stage to demonstrate some features of the PlayStation Vita, including the ability to interact with the game through the touch screen and buttons, as well as analog.
Vita will let players capture photos and video clips of games, as well as statistics and share them with other players on social networks like Facebook and YouTube. This device is supposed to be priced at a price of USD249.
After the demo, Tretton was interviewed on stage by Jane McGonigal, a game designer and creative director at Chocolate Social, who asked him about the hack from the PlayStation Network earlier this year.
We must remain ever vigilant because no one is immune from malicious hacker attacks, he said, as quoted by PC World, Wednesday October 19, 2011.
According to Tretton after the PlayStation Network back online, 94 percent of its members re-active and Sony has attracted over 3 million users since then.
When asked again whether playing games or in smartphones and social networking a threat to Sony, Tretton said Sony wanted to form the gaming device that can be played everywhere and provide different experiences to the players.
Social gaming is a key element to attract players, Tretton said, agreeing with the statement delivered Zynga CEO Mark Pincus last week. For example, Vita will have dedicated gaming applications for Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter and Skype.
In addition, Tretton also added to bring something that allows merchants to attract customers by offering incentives game, such as opening of interesting features for gamers to visit their shop or restaurant.
