Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim

Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim

Sony is making a new PS Vita. It’s lighter and slimmer. You’ve seen the promotional images, sure. But what’s it actually like? Gamers in Japan give their opinions.

Sony rolled out kiosks for the slim PS Vita in Japan so gamers can get a hands-on with the revamped machine. As previously mentioned, the new Vita is 20 per cent thinner and 15 per cent lighter. It is also outfitted with a 5-inch LCD screen, which replaces the OLED display in the current model.

Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim

Twitter user @HIKALUKE, who got his hands on the new Vita, remarked that it was thinner than imagined, adding that the reverse side uses a smooth silicone rubber style grip that feels nice. Another Twitter user, @Yottra, said that, of course, dark areas on the screen seem to look better on the current OLED screen.

Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim

However, that doesn’t mean the new LCD looks bad — it doesn’t mean that in the least. @Yottra said the new PS Vita has a “very fine LCD panel,” adding that the new Vita “certainly is thin!” It certainly is.

Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim

Twitter user @rorikonnane also said that the new Vita is “considerably light.”

Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim
Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim
Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim
Up Close With The New PS Vita Slim

Photos: @Satoru_00q. @Yottra, @HIKALUKE, @Watch_Akiba, Seiyu Fan, @rorikonnane


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