The PS Vita released in 2011 remains a favorite handheld console for gamers!

In order to once again attempt to tap into the handheld gaming market, which was dominated by Nintendo's DS and eventually the Nintendo 3DS in the early 2010s, Sony decided to produce the Playstation Vita as a successor to its first handheld, the PlayStation Portable.

The PlayStation Vita boasted a number of features that both the original PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS consoles were lacking, with an impressive library of games supplemented by a digital library of PSP and PS1 classics. To this day, the console remains popular with a select group of handheld gamers.

The PS Vita: The Definitive Portable Console

With two analog joysticks, a cross-shaped directional pad, an ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore core processor with 4 cores, an OLED screen with 5-inch touch functionality for optimal playback, the PS Vita is Bluetooth enabled, Wi-Fi enabled, and has 3G capability. Its ideal size also gives the console a perfect ergonomic grip.

The PS Vita was slightly redesigned and brought back into production in 2014, the new PS Vita features increased battery life, with a micro USB port and 1GB of internal storage memory that allows gamers to access all their favorite PlayStation titles wherever they want.

In 2020, with the release of the PS5 and the reorganization of the PSN (PlayStation Network), Sony is limiting the production of PS3, PS4 and PS Vita games, with many titles now only available via the PS Store as downloads.

With over thousands of PlayStation titles as well known and sought after as Minecraft, Final Fantasy, Playstation All-Stars, Ratchet & Clank, Little Big Planet and the Assassin's Creed series, the PS Vita remains one of the most popular handheld consoles on the market.

How to find a PS Vita in Japan?

Despite the end of the production, it is still possible to find new or used PS Vita in import. The easiest way to do that is to turn to a website like Neokyo which allows you to buy from all the Japanese retro console websites to offer you a wider choice of PlayStation Vita at the best prices while having all the information you need. You can also participate in auctions via Yahoo Auctions to get the new PSVita you've been dreaming of!