Posted on Wednesday 14-Sep-2011 5:08 AM

PlayStation Vita release date: December 17

Update: Sony confirms leaked release date - 26 launch titles confirmed

It seems Sony is keeping up its tradition of leaking everything before a press conference. With moments to go before its live press conference in Tokyo, pictures of its rehearsals have apparently hit the net.

PS Vita Screenshot
Update: Sony has just confirmed the Vita release date as December 17. Prices will be 29,980 YEN for the 3G version and 24,980 YEN for the WiFi version.

The console will arrive with 26 games, but Sony says it will have 100 on shelves within the console's 'launch window' - an unspecified time frame.

Japanese pre-orders open start from October 15.

Launch titles will include:

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

Project N.O.E.L.S.

Fish On

Dynasty Warriors Next

WipEout 2048

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Lord of Apocalypse (Square Enix)

F1 2011

Ninja Gaiden Sigma

Army Corpse of Hell (Square Enix)

Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)

Shinobido 2: Tales of a Ninja (Acquire)

Virtua Tennis 4 (Sega)

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCE)

Hot Shots Golf 6 (SCE)

Gyokugen Dasshutsu Adv: Zennin Shiboudesu (Chunsoft)

Dream Club Zero Portable (D3 Publisher)

Disgaea 3: Return (NIS)

Dark Quest: Alliance (Ubisoft)

Ridge Racer (Namco Bandai)

Tales of Innocence

Gravity Daze

Metal Gear Solid HD (Konami)

FIFA 12 (EA)

Update 2: We've now added all the official Vita pics Sony's giving out at the conference showing the hardware, some accessories and the home screen.

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17 comments so far...

  1. asiapacific on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Any guesses for the tagline for the Vita ?
    Let me try:
    "We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year" :D

  2. Padua on 14 Sep '11 said:

    "Should Old Consoles be forgot,
    and never thought upon;
    The flames of Love extinguished,
    and fully past and gone:" :mrgreen:

  3. photoboy on 14 Sep '11 said:

    I wonder if I'll be able to import one from Japan like I did for the PSP launch... Thanks to Sony shafting Lik-Sang it's much harder to import stuff to the UK now. :(

  4. Data Ghost on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Are people really excited for this? It wasnt so long ago that people were saying that the handheld market was dead!?

  5. Ragon on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Wow thats a top of the range dust cloth...

    Thats me sold!

  6. 03b2wgm on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Sweeeeeeet. :)

  7. Bond James Bond on 14 Sep '11 said:

    There is not one game i'm interested in there. A lot of the same old IP too i.e. Uncharted, Wipeout, Ridge Racer. I'm snoring...

  8. gearyboy on 14 Sep '11 said:

    There is not one game i'm interested in there. A lot of the same old IP too i.e. Uncharted, Wipeout, Ridge Racer. I'm snoring...

    Oh, I don't know. 'Army Corpse of Hell' sounds like fun. Might put people off with its subtle title tho...

  9. FurtiveFerret on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Everybody's golf with trophies! Sold!!

  10. Dewin on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Everybody's golf with trophies! Sold!!

    I second that!

  11. budge on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Everybody's golf with trophies! Sold!!

    I second that!

    Thirded.

    'Good shot' :D

  12. lordirongut on 14 Sep '11 said:

    I want eight of those games (hoping Tales of Innocence comes here too)! Sony are rocking with the Vita. Although it's a shame that it's out on the 17th so I won't be importing one in time for Christmas.

  13. koimaster on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Wow thats a top of the range dust cloth...

    Thats me sold!

    haha

  14. liveswired on 14 Sep '11 said:

    Who bets that by the time Modnation loads the Vita will need to be recharged? Not dissing the Vita but I am dissing the utterly disgusting loading times on MN ps3, of course the paid off reviewers never mention the loading issue atall.

  15. FurtiveFerret on 14 Sep '11 said:

    I second that!

    Thirded.

    'Good shot' :D


    Ping! Trophy! :)

  16. The_Jaster on 15 Sep '11 said:

    To be honest only 3 games interest me on that list.

  17. FASELI on 16 Sep '11 said:

    Maybe Sony will give my my free one then...or maybe not.