{"id":30980,"date":"2012-01-18T13:03:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T11:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=30980"},"modified":"2012-02-02T17:28:33","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T15:28:33","slug":"ps-vita-south-african-pricing-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/30980-ps-vita-south-african-pricing-revealed","title":{"rendered":"PS Vita South African pricing revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"System Information\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19922-Playstation-Vita-(PSVita)\">PlayStation Vita<\/a> will be hitting South African retail on 22 February 2012, and now we know (officially) how many pennies you are going to need for either of the two launch models.<\/p>\n<p>The PlayStation Vita will launch with the 3G version at a recommended retail price (RRP) of R3,599, and the Wi-Fi only version at an RRP of R2,999.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PS Vita peripherals<\/h3>\n<p>PS Vita launch peripheral RRP has also been announced. PS Vita memory cards are available in three sizes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4GB Memory Card \u2013 R199<\/li>\n<li>8GB Memory Card \u2013 R349<\/li>\n<li>16GB Memory Card \u2013 R499<\/li>\n<li>AC adaptor \u2013 R149<\/li>\n<li>Portable charger \u2013 R499<\/li>\n<li>In-ear headset \u2013 R299<\/li>\n<li>Starter kit \u2013 R199<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PS Vita launch game cards<\/h3>\n<p>PS Vita game cards (boxed copies of games that you buy from physical retailers) RRP has been announced.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uncharted: Golden Abyss \u2013 R549<\/li>\n<li>Mod Nation Racers: Road Trip \u2013 R449<\/li>\n<li>Everybody\u2019s Golf \u2013 R449<\/li>\n<li>Wipeout 2048 \u2013 R449<\/li>\n<li>Unit 13 \u2013 R449<\/li>\n<li>Little Deviants \u2013 R349<\/li>\n<li>Reality Fighters \u2013 R349<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27039\" title=\"PS Vita\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1.jpg\" alt=\"PS Vita\" width=\"600\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1-222x250.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PS Vita Augmented Reality card bundles<\/h3>\n<p>PlayStation Vita will come bundled with six AR Play Cards and a voucher code to download three AR games, all for free. Those games are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Table Football<\/li>\n<li>Cliff Diving<\/li>\n<li>Fireworks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Company Information\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11859-Sony-Computer-Entertainment\">Sony<\/a> claims that Augmented Reality is going to be a big part of the new gaming experiences PS Vita has to offer. The video below gives an idea on how it works.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hE8xh8DZYyo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So now you know how much everything is going to cost, are you going to pick on up on launch day? Let us know in the MyGaming forum and in the comment section below.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that there are some <a title=\"PS Vita pre-order Gift Pack availability plans announced\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/26209-ps-vita-pre-order-availability-plans-announced.html\">pre-order incentives<\/a> going around if you\u2019re waiting in eager anticipation of this device.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PS Vita <strong>Technical Specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Platform name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PlayStation Vita<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Model number<\/td>\n<td>PCH-1000 series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CPU<\/td>\n<td>ARM\u00ae Cortex\u2122-A9 core (4 core)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GPU<\/td>\n<td>SGX543MP4+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Main memory<\/td>\n<td>512MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VRAM<\/td>\n<td>128MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>External Dimensions<\/td>\n<td>Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largestprojection)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>Approx 279g (3G\/Wi-Fi model)Approx 260g (Wi-Fi model)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Screen(Touch screen)<\/td>\n<td>5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLEDMulti touch screen (capacitive type)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rear touch pad<\/td>\n<td>Multi touch pad (capacitive type)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cameras<\/td>\n<td>Front camera, Rear cameraFrame rate : 120fps@320\u00d7240(QVGA), 60fps@640\u00d7480(VGA)Resolution : Up to 640\u00d7480(VGA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sound<\/td>\n<td>Built-in stereo speakersBuilt-in microphone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sensors<\/td>\n<td>Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three axis electronic compass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<td>Built-in GPS (3G\/Wi-Fi model only)Wi-Fi location service support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Keys \/ Switches<\/td>\n<td>PS 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<tr>\n<td>Wireless communications<\/td>\n<td>Mobile 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<tr>\n<td>Slots\/Ports<\/td>\n<td>PlayStation\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<tr>\n<td>Power<\/td>\n<td>Built-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3.7V 2210mAhAC adaptor: DC 5V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating environment temperature<\/td>\n<td>5\u00b0C~35\u00b0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SupportedAV contentformat<\/td>\n<td>Music-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<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related Articles:<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"MyGaming Article\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/videos\/30991-inside-the-playstation-vita-videos.html\"><strong>Inside the PlayStation Vita \u2013 videos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"PS Vita pre-order Gift Pack availability plans announced\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/26209-ps-vita-pre-order-availability-plans-announced.html\">PS Vita pre-order Gift Pack availability plans announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"PS Vita 3G will require RICA registration\" 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