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The Playstation Journey

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Little did we know that Sony would change the video gaming landscape once they entered the fray with their Playstation console in late 1994. Sony smashed the opposition and had a hand in choking out their rival, Sega (Ed: I am still livid over that!). Sony cemented their place in the gaming pantheon with the world’s best selling console of all time, the Playstation 2. The gaming world has changed quite a bit over the last decade with the merge of gaming with online home entertainment and social media – thank you Sony (Ed: sarcasm?). With four video gaming systems in the bag (excluding their handhelds), I wonder what Sony will come up with next?

 

Sony unveils the new PS Vita handheld and PS Vita TV

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Sony has unveiled their latest PS Vita model and the new addition to their hardware family, the PS Vita TV. I think i just heard Microsoft quaking in their boots.

Sony PS Vita

Sony's new PS Vita
Sony’s new PS Vita

Features:

  • The new model replaces the original’s OLED screen with a 5 inch LCD screen
  • It is 1.5cm thick (20% thinner) and weighs 219 grams (15% lighter)
  • Has a built-in 1GB memory
  • Comes in a range of six colours
More colour choice for the trendsetters
More colour choice for the trendsetters

 

Sony PS Vita TV

The all new Sony PS Vita TV
The all new Sony PS Vita TV

Features:

  • Inexpensive version of Sony’s latest PS Vita that plays games on your TV rather than the palm of your hand
  • It has a card slot for playing your physical PS Vita games; but can also download PS Vita, PSOne classics, and PSP games from the PlayStation Store
  • Can stream content from popular services such as Hulu or Netflix
  • Will have a remote play function allowing you to stream PlayStation 4 games to another television (Ed: Yes!)
  • Connects to your tv through HDMI and plays games in 720p and 1080i
Sony's 'killer' new hardware - PS Vita TV
Sony’s ‘killer’ new hardware – PS Vita TV

Does this Sony announcement excite you? I am not much of a PS Vita fan (I still use my Nintendo DS and Sony PSP), but the PS Vita TV does get me quite excited!