PS Vita is the 10th anniversary of its release.The most advanced multifunctional machine equipped with an organic EL display, 3G line, acceleration and gyro sensor, etc.The rival was a smartphone!? [What day is it today?]

High -level functions aggregated in small game consoles

　December 17, 2011 is the day when PlayStation Vita was released.Today, the milestone of just the 10th anniversary.

　PlayStation Vita is a portable game machine released from Sony Computer Entertainment (then).It is a new generation of portable, which was second after PlayStation Portable (PSP), and initially had two versions of 3G / Wi-Fi compatible models and Wi-Fi-only models.The former can use a 3G line if you pay a separate fee in a prepaid data plan, etc., so you can perform Internet communication regardless of location.

　The 5 -inch LCD screen adopts an organic EL display.I guess many people have been fascinated by the colorful coloring of the unusual steps.Above all, the screen resolution was 960 x 544 pixels, just four times the PSP, which was 480 x 272.Although it is less than a full HD now, it was a pretty beautiful screen at the time, so I remember being quite impressed.

　It was unique that the front screen was compatible with touch operation, but also had a touchpad on the back of the main unit.The opportunity to use it may have been small, but I feel like I used it for remote play with PlayStation 4.

　Although it was equipped with two analog sticks while being a portable machine, it was useful in many games and was allocated to camera operation and it was useful.As expected, it is not a controller class for stationary game consoles, but the operability is still considerable.In addition, it also has functions such as microphones, acceleration sensors, and gyro sensors, and the applications were diverse.In 2012, the Skype app was also distributed, so I guess some people used it for video calls.It was a pity that the service ended in 2016, probably because of the popular smartphone.

　The body model has been renewed as a thin and lighter PCH-2000 series in 2013.This is the release of only Wi-Fi models.The featured OLED display was abolished and became an liquid crystal display, but the design was reviewed and reborn in a rounded shape overall, and I liked it very much.This model will be the final model and will be played until the domestic shipping in March 2019 is completed.

　On November 14, 2013, PlayStation Vita TV was released.This is a dual shock as a controller with a stationary PS Vita.The advantage was that you could enjoy the game on a large screen to use external displays.

　PS Vita's launch title is a surprising 24.Including familiar popular series such as "Minna no GOLF 6", "The Beginning of Adventure without Ancharted Map", and "Ridge Racer", there were also different types of location information games "Monster Raders".

* List of PS Vita launch titles

　By the way, the last package software at the moment is "Fantastic Prison Caleid Scope" released on December 17, 2020.It is a suspense adventure game that dragon knight 07, known for "Higurashi no Nakuyo", worked on a scenario.