I played one of these in game today and it was amazing, the graphics are the same or maybe even better than my xbox 360, is incredible !!!

Sony knows its way around a games console – the electronics giant has seen incredible success for more than a decade with the PlayStation, PS2 and PS3, but has so far struggled to break into the handheld market dominated by its rival Nintendo.

When the Sony PlayStation Vita arrives in North America on February 22nd, it'll face stiff competition.

Light and durable design with excellent controls; Rear touchpad works well; permits unique

Overpriced proprietary memory cards; Onboard 0.3 megapixel cameras are

When the Sony PlayStation Vita arrives, it'll face stiff competition. Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have become powerful, cheap and ubiquitous. And with great, inexpensive games readily available on a device that you're already carrying every day, is there any reason to spend...

The Nintendo DS may have proved a huge worldwide hit, but Sony's PSP still managed to clock up a fairly impressive number of sales over the years.

Excellent 5-inch OLED screen; Two analogue sticks; Great graphics; Responsive touchscreen and touch-sensitive panel; Impeccable finish; Decent battery life given its performances

Position of analogue sticks (you have to bend your thumbs round to use them; Proprietary format memory cards; Quite bulky for a portable console

Odd review, battery life mostly accepted as reasonable for what the device is (not a phone!) games not that expensive - download prices look reasonable and around £30 for the likes of fifa, wipout and uncharted not really comparible to angry birds!

Versatile controls and potential for range of games it offers

No built in memeory - just stupid

Should you buy a PlayStation Vita? If you want the best overall portable gaming experience, yes. Sure, the cost of getting started is probably more than you thought, but the Vita's fantastic launch line-up, laundry-list of features, cool apps, silky smooth OS and promising future definitely make a...

Amazing visuals on the 5-inch OLED touchscreen that look almost as good as PS3 graphics; Launch line-up is very impressive and allows for downloading of some games (including all first-party titles) over the PlayStation Network; Operating system is smartly designed; easy to use and ultra responsive,

Proprietary media and connections across the board; and even requires the purchase of a separate memory card to play most games and use most apps; Battery life could be better; and there's no way it can be replaced by the user; No video out; Anti-piracy implementations are a bit cumbersome to deal

That focus is - as you'd expect - squarely on games. More specifically, the Vita's goal is to provide portable gaming on par with the best home console titles. We've been here before, of course, with the Vita's predecessor PSP striving for the same ideals.

More System Than Your Pockets Can Handle

It's game on for the Sony PlayStation Vita. The first portable gaming system to offer dual analog sticks, the Vita also delivers a quad-core ARM processor, a stunning OLED capacitive touchscreen and breathtaking graphics.

Most powerful portable gaming device ever; Tight dual analog controls; Fantastic OLED display; Fast charge time

Lacks multitasking capability; No Flash Support; Proprietary PlayStation Memory card; Only supports 3G data