Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Modern Electronics Co. Ltd have announced that PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) will be launched on Feb. 22, 2012. 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 & 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. With more than 80 games currently in production from first and third party studios including “LittleBigPlanet,” “Wipeout 2048,” “Resistance: Burning Skies™,” “Uncharted Golden Abyss™,” Ubisoft's “Assassin's Creed,” EA Sports' “FIFA”, Activision's ‘Call of Duty', and many more, the PS Vita is poised to deliver gameplay experiences unmatched by any handheld or mobile device on the market. In addition, with both 3G and Wi-Fi support, PS Vita will draw consumers deeper into the gameplay experience and enable them to connect and play with the world around them, including their friends and other PS Vita owners through native PS Vita applications – near, and Party. 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 hard core gamers were waiting for. MECL will launch a nation wide pre order campaign starting from today where the first 1000 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 SR 1199 and for the 3G/WiFi will be SR 1499. __
