{"id":27007,"date":"2011-11-22T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=27007"},"modified":"2011-11-22T17:28:29","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T15:28:29","slug":"ps-vita-will-require-rica-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/27007-ps-vita-will-require-rica-registration","title":{"rendered":"PS Vita 3G will require RICA registration"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been announced that Vodafone is the preferred PS Vita<\/a> 3G connectivity partner for a number of countries throughout Europe and Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n

Initially, these are the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands – and Vodafone\u2019s Partner in France (SFR).<\/p>\n

Naturally, this raises the question of whether Vodacom, which is a Vodafone-owned company, will also be affording the status of \u2018preferred connectivity partner\u2019 for the PS Vita in South Africa.<\/p>\n

We contacted both Vodacom and representative and distributor of Sony Computer Entertainment<\/a> Europe (SCEE) products in South Africa, Ster Kinekor, to find out.<\/p>\n

Both parties stated that they are in discussions regarding the partnership, but no further details are available.<\/p>\n

Ster Kinekor<\/a> confirmed that the PS Vita 3G will be available through many retail channels, and will not be SIM or network locked.<\/p>\n

Vodacom said that the PS Vita with 3G connectivity will be subject to RICA compliance. This means that customers will have to register the built-in SIM module with their provider.<\/p>\n

The questions that remain unanswered are whether there will be special data tariffs offered to PS Vita 3G users and if there will be launch promotions offered through mobile operators, Vodacom or otherwise. For example, Vodafone PS Vita 3G customers in the aforementioned SCEE countries will be receiving a voucher to download WipEout 2048 from the PlayStation store.<\/p>\n

It is not just Vodacom and Ster Kinekor that are remaining mum on these issues as, officially, both Vodafone and SCEE are playing their \u201cto be confirmed at a later date\u201d cards.<\/p>\n

While the PS Vita 3G model can use 3G to connect to PSN<\/a>, perform related downloads, surf the internet, and use various PS Vita social and gaming applications, it is not a cell phone.<\/p>\n

PS Vita specs<\/h3>\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\u00ae Cortex\u2122-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\u00d7240(QVGA), 60fps@640\u00d7480(VGA)Resolution : Up to 640\u00d7480(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\u00d71)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode\/Ad-hoc mode)Bluetooth\u00ae 2.1+EDR (A2DP\/AVRCP\/HSP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slots\/Ports<\/td>\nPlayStation\u00aeVita 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\u00b0C~35\u00b0C<\/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

Related Article:<\/strong> PS Vita pre-order Gift Pack availability plans announced<\/a><\/p>\n

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