The PlayStation Vita will be publicly available during the Tokyo Games Show in September.

His comments came on the newly launched PlayStation Vita Community Site, where he also said that questions of the "system's release date, launch line-up, 3G pricing and UMD issues" will be answered along with Tokyo Game Show details.
We've had a few conflicting reports regarding the PlayStation Vita release date, but most seem to agree on a launch a month or two either side of Christmas.
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deepbluerd on 25 Jul '11 said:
Lets face it UK wont get it until 2012. I hope its not true.
humanhand on 25 Jul '11 said:
I want my US release date! I would think there would be some news sometime in August, if not, I'm not hopeful for a 2011 release...
ggpelupessy on 25 Jul '11 said:
The PS Vita will also be playable for public at Gamescom in Cologne!
humanhand on 25 Jul '11 said:
No matter how much I want a Vita, I'm not goin' nowhere near your colon!