{"id":15058,"date":"2011-10-26T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"ps-vita-south-african-pricing-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/15058-ps-vita-south-african-pricing-surfaces","title":{"rendered":"PS Vita: South African pricing surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you happened across a Kalahari.com product brochure in the past week, you may have noticed a delicious titbit on the back page – peeking out inconspicuously on the top-right of the page.<\/p>\n

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Why yes, that IS a pre-order pricing for the PS Vita which will be launching on 22 February 2012.<\/p>\n

The brochure shows the PS Vita 3G model going on for pre-order at R3,299.95 (a “special” offer down from R3,799.95 according to the website’s product page<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Online store, Takealot.com, lists the pre-order price<\/a> for the Wi-Fi-only and 3G models of the portable system at R2,799 and 3,499 respectively – but clearly stipulates that prices are subject to change.<\/p>\n

We’ve contacted both Kalahari and Takealot for more information regarding their pricing points, and expect feedback soon.<\/p>\n

We’ve also reached out to local Sony product distributors, Ster-Kinekor Entertainment, for confirmation on local prices, but had not received feedback by the time of publication.<\/p>\n

While nothing is official yet, Kalahari.com must have been pretty damn certain of their price-point to advertise it, en masse, via their printed brochure.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> Ster Kinekor has stated that these prices are retail estimates only and that no official pricing has been confirmed for South Africa.<\/p>\n

PS Vita will be releasing 22 February 2012 at an unofficial R3,299.95 – so far.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Check out the specs below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Platform name<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayStation Vita<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Model number<\/td>\nPCH-1000 series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CPU<\/td>\nARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GPU<\/td>\nSGX543MP4+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main memory<\/td>\n512MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VRAM<\/td>\n128MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
External Dimensions<\/td>\nApprox. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largestprojection)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/td>\nApprox 279g (3G\/Wi-Fi model)Approx 260g (Wi-Fi model)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Screen(Touch screen)<\/td>\n5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLEDMulti touch screen (capacitive type)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rear touch pad<\/td>\nMulti touch pad (capacitive type)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameras<\/td>\nFront camera, Rear cameraFrame rate : 120fps@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA)Resolution : Up to 640×480(VGA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sound<\/td>\nBuilt-in stereo speakersBuilt-in microphone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sensors<\/td>\nSix-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three axis electronic compass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/td>\nBuilt-in GPS (3G\/Wi-Fi model only)Wi-Fi location service support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keys \/ Switches<\/td>\nPS buttonPower buttonDirectional buttons (Up\/Down\/Right\/Left)Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)Shoulder buttons (Right\/Left)Right stick, Left stickSTART button, SELECT buttonVolume buttons (+\/-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wireless communications<\/td>\nMobile network connectivity (3G\/Wi-Fi model only)3G modem (data communication): HSDPA\/HSUPA, GSM\/GPRS\/EDGEIEEE 802.11b\/g\/n (n = 1×1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode\/Ad-hoc mode)Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP\/AVRCP\/HSP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slots\/Ports<\/td>\nPlayStation®Vita card slotMemory card slotSIM card slot (3G\/Wi-Fi model only)Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out \/ Mono In],<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power<\/td>\nBuilt-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3.7V 2210mAhAC adaptor: DC 5V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating environment temperature<\/td>\n5°C~35°C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SupportedAV contentformat<\/td>\nMusic-MP3 MPEG-1\/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM)Videos-MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC), H.264\/MPEG-4 AVC High\/Main\/Baseline Profile(AAC)Photos-JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

PS Vita South African prices appear<\/strong><\/a> << Comments and views<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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