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PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free

Posted Aug 19, 2011 at 3:19AM EST by Harrison E

Listed in: News Tags: digital distribution, Facebook, new media, ps vita, Skype, social media, Sony, Twitter

The PS Vita is hotting up to be the must-have multi-touch tech for the coming year. Whilst people in the past have been speculative about the technology and what it could do, the current application line-up is quite interesting. With several main social-networking apps being thrown into the ring, we could easily see PS Vita be as popular as Google's Android.

With Facebook, Foursqaure, Twitter and Skype, you could be connected all the time and could majorly influence an American-based market. With the camera, 512 RAM, possibly 3G, Playstation games and a big fanbase, PS Vita may be the must have item of next year.

Sony may need to prioritise whether more people will be buying the handheld as a piece of technology as a games device. A lot of people have claimed that the schizophrenic marketing and re-do of the classic PSP was to explain Sony's misapprehension when it came to creating something to serve gamers (i.e. long time fans) and new customers.

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I think the bubble thing is weird looking too. I'd love to see a new version of the XMB. I feel like the bubble might just be a template, similar to the iPhone's little button system. Sony should really talk to some design people about that.
Netflix would be awesomely amazing on a PSVita, it's a good size screen

# RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — Druidium 2011-08-19 09:42

Privacy comes to mind hope these are optional apps that can be downloaded from the Sony psn store and don't come preinstalled. As I don't use apps like Facebook and Twitter for communication and don't want them!

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — xnamkcor 2011-08-19 16:39

Because we all know Facebook and Twitter apps work without an account.

# RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — turtle swagger 2011-08-19 09:46

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF WEATHER OR NOT THE VITA WILL HAVE L3 AND R3 BUTTONS? IF NOT, THEN IT WILL BE A MAJOR MISTAKE, ESPECIALLY FOR SHOOTERS; NO ANALOG BUTTONS MEANS NO SPRINTING IN COD AND BATTLEFIELD.

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — xnamkcor 2011-08-19 16:40

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE YOU CAN EMAIL BILL GATES AND ASK HIM. WHY ARE WE YELLING?

+1 # RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — Sucks 2011-08-19 17:02

YES!!! IT DOES!!

Yeah, it does. It says it in the official spec sheet that was even posted on Qj.net.

# LOUD NOISES!!! — Harrison E 2011-08-19 17:51

The dual analogues are interesting and make me think that they are still leaning on the Vita being a casual handheld console.

# RE: LOUD NOISES!!! — xnamkcor 2011-08-20 13:04

Yeah. If it were a hardcore handheld console it'd have 3 analog sticks.

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — dimy931 2011-08-19 18:40

You can run with joystick-if U want to walk U pull it lightly
if U want to run just pull it as much as you can

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — Darron 2011-08-19 23:14

STOP YELLING
And no, it's been confirmed that the analog sticks to not 'click' so no R3 or L3
But you have a multitouch screen and a read touchpad, so I'm not complaining.

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — xnamkcor 2011-08-20 13:04

Can you imagine the plastic grade and physical aspects they'd have to change to make clicking the stick not damage the PCB or screen? The R/L3 buttons are the hardest to press to keep them from being accidentally pressed. You pretty much have to leverage against the entire controller. Now imagine doing that with a portable.

# RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — Mason Chartier 2011-08-19 13:04

im definately getting a vita,skype facebook,hd games,3g,wifi,camera,b luetooth = the perfect device

the bubble menu is unfortunate, i like the classic xmb.

# RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — REALLY7 2011-08-19 13:29

question will it be free to go to Skype, Twitter, Facebook an others ontop of the fee u paying 2 use net on the ps vita. if so bs an y as i only pay on my pc my net bill everything from free games 2 free sites like Skype, Twitter, Facebook an others.

sony dont do it just like u did DC UNIVERSE an that game could of had a big fan base if it was F2P. its crazy u pay 4everthing including green lantern DLC EPIC "WE JUS WANT UR MONEY" FAIL. its not like its WOW

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — Sucks 2011-08-19 17:03

What?? You think Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc, will cost money monthly???
They won't. They are free.

+1 # RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — PS360 Owner1 2011-08-19 13:30

Couldn't care less about the social media tools, if I'm buying a console it's to fucking play games on it.

The bubbly menu reminds me of Dreamcast, nice to have it back.

I'll definitely buy a PS Vita but maybe a few weeks after because there might be more offers (PS Vita + 5 games) or so and at a reasonable price.

+1 # RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — dimy931 2011-08-19 14:44

http://psvhacks.com/psvita-menu-pictures-leaked/
check this out and will find out that the menu is actually good.

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — xnamkcor 2011-08-19 16:43

That looks pretty good.

# RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — YouGuysAreIdiots 2011-08-19 20:09

Need? Right. It's a want.

# RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — aeon44 2011-08-19 21:01

just the HQ games and the new controls are enough for me to buy it.

the apps and other mobile games are just a plus.

+1 # RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — CF-105 2011-08-20 01:43

So Sony will be paying royalties to Microsoft still I see.
Since Microsoft bought SKYPE earlier this year.
I am surprised that it will be still using SKYPE for the VITA.
I still want a good web browser for the VITA, and it better have it. Also better get netflix like the 3DS as well.

# RE: RE: PSVita to get Skype, Twitter, Facebook and more free — dimy931 2011-08-20 09:25

for me there is no doubt about the skype
And it's not that much to pay .

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