PlayStation Vita proves the day of the handheld console is not over!

Near PS3-quality 3D graphics; Great mix of traditional; touchscreen and motion controls; Dazzling sub-HD OLED screen; Strong built-in apps and exciting games line-up

Expensive for a handheld; Unimpressive battery life; Minor issues with Remote Play and media support

the Sony PS Vita is the long-awaited follow-up to the flawed PlayStation. The gaming industry may be more lucrative than ever before, but the market is increasingly casual, not to mention time- and cash-poor. What chance does a £200+ dedicated device rocking £40+ games really have?

Love Five-inch OLED touch screen; Quadcore processor.

Hate Expensive; Fiddly card ports.

In a post-App Store world, is there still room for a dedicated handheld games console? The Nintendo 3DS answered that question with a definite "maybe", struggling at launch before picking up speed after a substantial price cut.

Excellent hardware; Powerful

More System Than Your Pockets Can Handle

The PlayStation Vita PCH-2000 is a major improvement over the original Vita. It is lighter and more comfortable in the hands, and its battery lasts between four and six hours. However, its downgraded LCD touchscreen is less crisp than the original Vita's OLED screen.

The PlayStation Vita PCH-2000 retains its remote play capabilities with the PlayStation 4 while offering a lighter design and better battery life

The Vita Slim still uses expensive proprietary memory cards and has a downgraded LCD touchscreen

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

4x psp graphics, ds like game cards, dual sticks, and touch screens! And the games that have been relesed look great! But I want a call of duty preview! And ive been waiting a long time for new info. But if theres something i want on the playstation vita, its NETFLIX. Just saying sony.

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games relesed so far

It is like watching a small TV. I don't play to many games but my 14 yr. old son does and he seems quite happy Very easy to handle So many buttons and knobs, it is a lot of fun So far so good I have had it a month and it has stood up to my son and myself I bought the PS Vita a month ago and have...

I think this bundle is the perfect reason to push you over. You get the brand new white system, a 4gb memory card!. I'm shocked at the value. There are so many good quality games out now and more on the horizon.

The PSVITA is the successor to the psp and is great improvement on many aspects and in my opinion has been extremely underrated. Controls: For Controls we have a the standard Triangle,Circle,Cross and Square from the regular dual shock controller which are all fairly responsive and only slightly...

Great Potential; Great control scheme; Great games,Console quality graphics; Can link up to PS3/4

Lacking of games