PlayStation Vita Hits America and More on February 22

The PlayStation Vita, Sony’s successor to the PSP and its answer to Nintendo’s 3DS and Apple’s ascendent game-playing iPad, will be out on February 22, just three months after it launches in Japan, in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Latin America.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Sony says there are more than 100 games in development for the system, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss (we like what we’ve played), a new Resistance (ditto), Sound Shapes (that’s cool too), an Assassin’s Creed (haven’t seen it) and a Call of Duty (same). https://kotaku.com/uncharted-golden-abyss-delivers-a-home-console-experien-5805966 The unit features a beautiful, giant 5″ OLED screen, two thumbsticks, front and rummy nabob rear touch panels and rummy noble pretty much anything anyone has ever asked for in a gaming handheld (except a second screen might be handy). It’s been running games that look as good to us as early PS3 games, certainly better stuff than has run on dedicated gaming handhelds. The machine has built-in WiFi and will run $249 or $299, the latter with a 3G data connection supported, at least in America, by AT&T. The system will support game downloads and numerous apps, including Facebook, Foursquare, Skype and Twitter. Get Ready: PS Vita is Coming February 22nd [PlayStation Blog] https://kotaku.com/vita-pre-orders-start-in-japan-was-it-complete-chaos-5850075/ Vita Pre-Orders Start in Japan. Was It Complete Chaos? Actually, no. The pre-orders were orderly, and thankfully, not chaotic-like when the PS3 launched. At some stores, the lines were insane. At other stores, they rummy satta were manageable. More » http://kotaku.com/gaming/top/foreigners-and-fights-ps3-jpn-launchs-dark-side-214130.php http://kotaku.com/5846002/heres-how-you-challenge-nearby-ps-vita-owners-and-play-co+op Here’s How You Challenge Nearby PS Vita Owners and Play Co-Op Near is the PS Vita’s social feature that scans the area for PS Vita brethern. Sony’s detailed Near at Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show, but with so many Vita features, it might have gotten lost in the shuffle. More » https://kotaku.com/the-ps-vita-goes-social-with-facebook-foursquare-twit-5831474 https://kotaku.com/here-are-the-ps-vitas-twenty-six-launch-titles-for-japa-5840052 Here Are the PS Vita’s Twenty Six Launch Titles for Japan On December 17, the PS Vita will go on sale in Japan. When it does, it will have a whole host of titles to support it. Today, at Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show press event, the handheld’s launch line-up for Japan was revealed, twenty-six titles strong. More »