Posted on Wednesday 17-Aug-2011 10:04 AM

GC 2011: PlayStation Vita RAM hasn't been halved - Sony

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By Tamoor Hussain for computerandvideogames.com

Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Vita's RAM hasn't been halved as previously rumoured.

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Internet rumblings in May suggested Sony had revised and downgraded the hardware spec it originally gave developers in order to help it release the Vita with a price tag that's competitive with 3DS.

According to the reports, Vita's RAM had been halved, taking it from 512MB to 256MB.

Developers have been talking about the cut as if it were fact for a while now, but Sony has put the rumours to rest and issued a press release stating that Vita contains 512MB of RAM, with 128MB of dedicated VRAM.

[ Source: 1UP ]

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    smiles1974 on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Phew..... :wink:

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    markyR on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Thank God for that!!!! The quality of the games are going make me seriously let my PS3 collect dust, after Unchartered 3 of course :wink: .

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    StonecoldMC on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Not being too tech savvy, but isnt this the same amount as in the 360 and PS3?

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    Reality Check on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Cool;) + God these gaming internet sites are full of sh*t :-/ What is the point of reading stuff on the internet & the next minute its not true, what a waste of time LoL

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    Welsh Jester on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Read about this earlier, very nice. let's hope each cpu core is clocked at least 300mhz.

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    humanhand on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Good mews!

    http://blogs.southportvisiter.co.uk/catchat/funny-pictures-kitten-upgraded-your-ram.jpg

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    gmcb007 on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Cool;) + God these gaming internet sites are full of sh*t :-/ What is the point of reading stuff on the internet & the next minute its not true, what a waste of time LoL

    f**king idiot

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    martinawatson on 17 Aug '11 said:

    jazz hardware development......nice 8)

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    toaplan on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Not being too tech savvy, but isnt this the same amount as in the 360 and PS3?

    Yes, wikipedia says xbox360 512mb and ps3 256mb system + 256mb video. WiiU will have at least 1gb, hopefully 2gb. Ram is a lot cheaper now, compared to 2006.

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    le_don on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Crazy to think an iPhone 4, a phone which is over a year old, has the same amount of ram as the Vita and xbox 360, and twice that of a PS3.

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    liveswired on 17 Aug '11 said:

    Good news, more than likely this will help future proof the console. People shouldn't worry about GPU and CPU clocks speeds - it doesn't matter :)

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    le_don on 18 Aug '11 said:

    Good news, more than likely this will help future proof the console. People shouldn't worry about GPU and CPU clocks speeds - it doesn't matter :)

    Erm, yes it does.