Sony PS Vita Demo Units Hit Town In The US
PlayStation Vita on Amazon
Sony’s much awaited and highly evolved hand held gaming system — the PlayStation Vita saw its debut launch in Japan late last year. Now as the electronics giant prepares for the US launch, demo units have come up at GameStop in order toe accustom gamers to the device before the big launch later this month.
With over 3,300 GameStop physical stores distributed across the US of A, there are at least as many PS Vitas in the country right now ready for gamers to try their hands at the latest in handheld gaming. This units are of course not for sale but they give customers the opportunity to try out 8 playable builds of the most awaited gaming titles that Sony will offer for the platform. Quite a few of them have already been named for a simultaneous release on the same day as the PS Vita release. But the rest don’t have a fixed release date, so gamers will have to wait and see.
The current playable games are: -
Wipeout 2048
EA Sports Fifa Soccer
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Little Deviants
Hot Shots Golf: World invitational
Virtual Tennis 4: World Tour Edition
Escape Plan
ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Sony’s PS Vita is so very hyped up right now because this is the first new piece of equipment that Sony has launched in the last six years. The last one they launched was the PlayStation 2 console. They have included motion sensing technology in the PlayStation move but that was just an add on for the PS2. However, reports from Japan suggest that Sony’s latest and greatest is not exactly flying off the shelves. After an explosive opening day and first weekend, the device was hardly being bought. The company and the sellers combined were only able to push some later on because they offered heavy discounts.
Sony has come prepared for the US release and has already mentioned that there will be no dearth of games when the Vita launches. The problem that has been plaguing sales in Japan will be addressed here with 25 titles becoming available on the day of the release.
In the meantime, GameStop is not averse to offering a little trade-in discount for gamers who already own a pierce of hardware. You easily get a $25 credit buy exchanging your old PSP or Nintendo DS or 3DS. However, you will probably make more money selling it in the open market through an auction site and then taking the money to buy the Vita.
The trade-in credit is only valid for a purchase of the PS Vita though. The Vita is available for $250 for WiFi only and $300 for the 3G version. Overall, if you are big on console gaming but are looking for the same experience on the go — the PlayStation Vita is the right way to go, especially with the bevy of games that are coming towards it.
Date: February 6, 2012