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PlayStation Vita coming this October?

Posted Jul 30, 2011 at 12:47AM EST by Ryan F.

Listed in: News Tags: blockbuster, Samsung, Sony, vita

Looks like we'll be getting Sony's latest portable wonder sooner than expected, if the latest advertising flier is true.

An advertisement from a Blockbuster store in the UK has listed a possible release date of the PlayStation Vita in Europe. The ad, which you can see below, has both Vita models listed for a European release on Friday, October 28th. The authenticity of the ad is yet unknown as it was only sent by an IGN reader and Blockbuster has yet to confirm if its legit or not. When asked to comment, Sony only said that PS Vita would receive a "phased global release" this holiday season but failed to confirm the release date of the device.

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In other Vita news, Andriasang reports that Samsung will provide the CPU for Sony's upcoming handheld.

The info comes from The Semiconductor Industry News which revealed that the Korean manufacturing giant will provide 45nm CPU to be used on the device. The Vita uses a ARM Cortex A9 core (4 core) CPU.

Via [IGN]

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Heck, I couldn’t find a single person who liked the name, and plenty of people struggled to pronounce it correctly. Vita as in vitamin, or Vita as in Vida Guerra? As you can imagine, it was the butt of a few jokes.

Now that the dust has settled, many appear to be embracing the Vita name without hostility. Sure, some people still call it the NGP, but Vita fits well with Sony’s other product lines such as Bravia TVs and VAIO laptops. It’s elegant, and perhaps a little sexy, something that sits perfectly with the handheld’s sleek style, round curves, and 3DS-eclipsing hardware and feature sets.

In short, I like it now =)

# RE: ... — xnamkcor 2011-07-30 21:03

"plenty of people struggled to pronounce it correctly."

Sounds like a personal problem to me.

+2 # RE: ... — senz 2011-07-31 01:00

"Vita" means "Life" in Latin, so it's pronounced "Vee-ta"

www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-07-ngp-playstation-vita-european-price

# RE: RE: ... — Robert Zuniga 2011-07-31 04:08

Thank you. I can finally sleep soundly now.

# RE: RE: ... — Chris 2011-07-31 05:00

That's always how I've pronounced it.

I'm also making an educated guess that "vita" is the base for the word "vitality"

# RE: PlayStation Vita coming this October? — MrEjuice 2011-07-31 04:25

Am I the only one that doesn't want to see an early release?

Usually when products are rushed out earlier than expected, they turn out sub-par. Features are left out, bugs are missed, assembly is cheap, ect... And what about the games? Are they going to be rushed out as well in order to meet the new early deadline? Sounds like a horrible plan to me. I'd rather wait for a well designed, well tested product, than buy a quickly made disappointment.

# RE: PlayStation Vita coming this October? — anonymous222 2011-08-04 15:37

I totally agree with you who wants a rushed peace o' crap when they could wait and get it when it's ready.

# RE: PlayStation Vita coming this October? — Chris 2011-07-31 04:58

October O_O awesome! I was expecting late november early december XD

# RE: PlayStation Vita coming this October? — Adam 2011-07-31 20:07

Sounds cool. I thought it was next year too

# Not true... :( — psp vita man 2011-08-04 15:49

The new report says that US and UK will get it next year and Japs will get it this year....Also even though that the 3ds had a price drop sony will not be droping the price on PSV. This is bad news but hope it changes...it would be a shame for the vita not be on everyones xmas list

# Not true... :( — psp vita man 2011-08-04 15:51

Not true... the vita will be out in Jap this year but in US and UK Nope....shame not to have the vita on everyones xmas list

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