<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
(	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Vita	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
brand	O
of	O
gaming	O
devices	O
;	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
it	O
primarily	O
competed	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
OLED	B-Device
multi-touch	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
joysticks	I-Device
,	O
and	O
front	O
and	O
shoulder	O
push-button	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
optional	O
3G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
features	O
a	O
quad-core	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
MPCore	I-Application
CPU	O
and	O
a	O
quad-core	O
SGX543MP	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
2000	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
across	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
smaller	O
size	O
,	O
extended	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
OLED	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
released	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
a	O
short-lived	O
,	O
re-purposed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
like	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
discontinued	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
Sony	O
's	O
last	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
meld	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
big-budget	O
,	O
dedicated	O
video	O
game	O
platforms	O
with	O
the	O
then	O
up-and-coming	O
trend	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
as	O
seen	O
on	O
smart	B-Application
phones	I-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
Sony	O
promoted	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
ability	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
its	O
other	O
gaming	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
function	O
of	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Vita	O
hosted	O
several	O
acclaimed	O
titles	O
and	O
built	O
a	O
small	O
but	O
loyal	O
and	O
passionate	O
fanbase	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
from	O
Sony	O
and	O
major	O
third-party	O
developers	O
along	O
with	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
significantly	O
more	O
successful	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
smart	O
devices	O
noted	O
as	O
major	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
throughout	O
the	O
1990s	O
and	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
with	O
little	O
market	O
competition	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
massive	O
success	O
with	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Sony	O
entered	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
market	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
released	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
slow	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
worldwide	O
market	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
invigorated	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
multiple	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
ended	O
up	O
being	O
a	O
mixed	O
result	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
success	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
platform	O
that	O
had	O
ever	O
significantly	O
competed	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
with	O
almost	O
80	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
lifespan	O
,	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
had	O
during	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
actual	O
market	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
more	O
than	O
150	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
came	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
July	O
2009	O
when	O
Eurogamer	O
reported	O
that	O
Sony	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
such	O
a	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
utilize	O
the	O
PowerVR	O
SGX543MP	O
processor	O
and	O
perform	O
at	O
a	O
level	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
mid-2010	O
,	O
websites	O
continued	O
to	O
run	O
stories	O
about	O
accounts	O
of	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
2	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
reports	O
of	O
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
for	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
had	O
reportedly	O
already	O
been	O
shipped	O
to	O
numerous	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
including	O
both	O
first-party	O
and	O
third-party	O
developers	O
to	O
start	O
making	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
later	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Executive	O
Producer	O
Shaun	O
Himmerick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
,	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Soderlund	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
seen	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Portable	I-Device
successor	I-Device
existed	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
confirm	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
VG247	O
released	O
pictures	O
of	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
version	O
showing	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go-like	O
slide-screen	O
design	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
two	O
cameras	O
and	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
report	O
mentioned	O
that	O
overheating	O
issues	O
had	O
since	O
caused	O
them	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
design	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
model	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
Portable	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
2010	O
,	O
Sony	O
would	O
not	O
confirm	O
these	O
reports	O
of	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
successor	O
but	O
would	O
make	O
comments	O
regarding	O
making	O
future	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
CEO	O
Kazuo	O
Hirai	O
stated	O
that	O
Sony	O
aimed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
demographic	O
of	O
people	O
by	O
using	O
multiple	O
input	B-General_Concept
methods	I-General_Concept
on	O
future	O
hardware	O
;	O
buttons	O
and	O
joysticks	O
for	O
traditional	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
system	I-Application
users	O
,	O
and	O
touchscreens	B-Device
for	O
smart	B-Application
phone	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
their	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Meeting	O
"	O
press	O
conference	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
,	O
only	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Next	B-Device
Generation	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
"	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
device	O
that	O
aimed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
quality	O
visuals	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
clarified	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
taken	O
at	O
a	O
literal	O
level	O
because	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
David	O
Coombes	O
,	O
platform	O
research	O
manager	O
at	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
,	O
"	O
Well	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
2GHz	O
[	O
like	O
the	O
PS3 ]	O
because	O
the	O
battery	O
would	O
last	O
five	O
minutes	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
probably	O
set	O
fire	O
to	O
your	O
pants	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
power	O
was	O
later	O
described	O
by	O
Sony	O
engineers	O
as	O
about	O
halfway	O
between	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
rumors	O
had	O
suggested	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
present	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
both	O
worlds	O
"	O
between	O
mobile	O
and	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
5-inch	O
OLED	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
a	O
rear	O
touchpad	B-Application
coupled	O
with	O
physical	O
buttons	O
and	O
dual	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
details	O
were	O
announced	O
at	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2011	O
,	O
including	O
that	O
Sony	O
would	O
be	O
dropping	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
UMD	O
disc	O
format	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
small	O
game	O
cartridges	O
of	O
2GB	O
or	O
4GB	O
size	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
official	O
name	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
vita	O
"	O
being	O
Latin	O
for	O
"	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
later	O
narrowed	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
week	O
earlier	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
3G/WiFi	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
Little	B-Device
Deviants	I-Device
,	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
carry	O
case	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
4GB	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
with	O
25	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
original	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2048	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ports	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
and	O
Rayman	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
continued	O
to	O
get	O
high-profile	O
games	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
including	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
Persona	O
4	O
Golden	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
:	I-Application
Declassified	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
ceased	O
releasing	O
direct	O
sales	O
figures	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
instead	O
opting	O
to	O
release	O
combined	O
sales	O
figures	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
under-performed	O
;	O
while	O
Sony	O
projected	O
selling	O
16	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
combined	O
Vita	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
systems	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
slash	O
its	O
forecast	O
twice	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
—	O
down	O
to	O
12	O
and	O
then	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
had	O
significantly	O
boosted	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
its	O
absence	O
instead	O
hurt	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
developer	O
,	O
Capcom	O
,	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
and	O
future	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
where	O
it	O
would	O
sell	O
millions	O
of	O
copies	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
main	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
,	O
Spelunky	B-Application
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
and	O
OlliOlli	B-Application
all	O
found	O
success	O
with	O
releases	O
on	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
continued	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
games	O
through	O
2013	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
albeit	O
lesser	O
so	O
,	O
with	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenary	I-Application
and	O
Tearaway	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
other	O
Western-developed	O
ports	O
such	O
as	O
FIFA	B-Application
13	I-Application
and	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
routinely	O
outsold	O
by	O
its	O
main	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
still	O
managed	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
consoles	O
sold	O
overall	O
,	O
partially	O
due	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
preference	O
towards	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
big	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X/X	I-Application
-2	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remaster	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
and	O
roughly	O
in-line	O
with	O
their	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heavier	O
support	O
from	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
also	O
helped	O
support	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Atelier	O
,	O
Ys	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
,	O
Persona	O
,	O
and	O
Trails	O
series	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
or	O
made	O
playable	O
through	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
digital	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
system	O
managed	O
to	O
stay	O
afloat	O
as	O
a	O
minor	O
success	O
,	O
other	O
issues	O
continued	O
to	O
persist	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
main	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
its	O
sibling	O
device	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
of	O
its	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
used	O
for	O
game	O
and	O
data	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
increasing	O
popularity	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Sony	O
addressed	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
price	O
to	O
$199	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
€199	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
cutting	O
the	O
suggested	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
cut	O
also	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
slight	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
2000	O
"	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
redesign	O
did	O
remove	O
the	O
OLED	B-Device
screen	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
cheaper	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
next	O
video	O
game	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sony	O
began	O
making	O
comments	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
focus	O
with	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
addressed	O
the	O
"	O
economics	O
of	O
Vita	O
game	O
development	O
"	O
issue	O
with	O
beginning	O
on	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
almost	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
could	O
be	O
streamed	O
and	O
played	O
through	O
a	O
Vita	O
through	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
attempted	O
to	O
attach	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
its	O
extreme	O
popularity	O
;	O
it	O
took	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
for	O
the	O
sales	O
to	O
surpass	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
almost	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
it	O
less	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
on	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
uses	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
about	O
individual	O
Vita	O
games	O
any	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
more	O
about	O
how	O
Vita	O
can	O
have	O
multiple	O
uses	O
–	O
with	O
PS4	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
with	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
dedicated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
whole	O
ecosystem	O
with	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
center	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Vita	O
will	O
have	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
integration	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
beta	O
trials	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
functionality	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
began	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
released	O
across	O
late	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
,	O
also	O
aimed	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
userbase	O
by	O
allowing	O
for	O
Vita	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
like	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
fare	O
well	O
in	O
Japan	O
's	O
handheld-focused	O
region	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
SCEA	O
president	O
Shawn	O
Layden	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
approach	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
hardware	O
level	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Vita	O
sales	O
had	O
increased	O
since	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
PS4	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
though	O
he	O
and	O
another	O
Sony	O
representative	O
did	O
not	O
give	O
specific	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
major	O
Sony-developed	O
title	O
,	O
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
still	O
found	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
188,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
Sony	O
game	O
debut	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
late	O
2013	O
release	O
of	O
God	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reasons	O
cited	O
included	O
the	O
company	O
focusing	O
on	O
supporting	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
that	O
third	O
party	O
Japanese	O
developers	O
and	O
Western	O
indie	O
developers	O
were	O
sufficiently	O
supporting	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
forming	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
"	O
Forward	O
Works	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
instead	O
concentrating	O
on	O
bringing	O
PlayStation-based	O
games	O
to	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
like	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Sony	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
mobile	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
still	O
continued	O
to	O
receive	O
substantial	O
third	O
party	O
company	O
game	O
support	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
Japanese-style	O
role-playing	O
games	O
and	O
visual	O
novels	O
and	O
Western-style	O
indie	O
video	O
games	O
through	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
in	O
particular	O
was	O
successful	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
selling	O
over	O
1.2	O
million	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
alone	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-platform	O
releases	O
with	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
have	O
also	O
incidentally	O
helped	O
sustain	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
stream	O
of	O
software	O
,	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
through	O
2016	O
and	O
2017	O
;	O
games	O
receive	O
a	O
Vita	O
version	O
more	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
larger	O
Vita	O
user-base	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
more	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
's	O
larger	O
user-base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
March	O
2017	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
operates	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
concept	O
of	O
providing	O
high	O
budget	O
video	O
games	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
unit	O
,	O
further	O
overshadowed	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
though	O
niche	O
support	O
through	O
indie	O
games	O
and	O
JRPGs	O
continued	O
into	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
line	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
ambition	O
to	O
combine	O
aspects	O
of	O
traditional	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
with	O
mobile	O
devices	O
like	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
contains	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
input	B-General_Concept
methods	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
super	O
oval	O
"	O
shape	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
Portable	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
qHD	O
OLED	B-Device
capacitive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
in	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
face	O
buttons	O
(	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
(	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
button	O
and	O
Start	O
and	O
Select	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
is	O
also	O
possible	O
through	O
Sony	O
's	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
motion	O
sensing	O
system	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
three-axis	O
gyroscope	B-Application
and	O
a	O
three-axis	O
accelerometer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
input	B-General_Concept
methods	I-General_Concept
,	O
specific	O
to	O
just	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
secondary	O
touchpad	B-Application
that	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
hardware	O
includes	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
built-in	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
Bluetooth	O
2.1	O
+EDR	O
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cameras	O
are	O
both	O
0.3	O
megapixel	O
and	O
run	O
at	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
(	O
VGA	O
)	O
at	O
60frames/s	O
,	O
or	O
at	O
320×240	O
at	O
120frames/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
or	O
videos	O
using	O
built-in	O
applications	B-Application
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
also	O
launched	O
with	O
a	O
model	O
with	O
3G	B-Architecture
mobile	I-Architecture
data	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
a	O
separate	O
data	O
plan	O
through	O
a	O
data	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3G	B-Architecture
service	O
has	O
been	O
partnered	O
with	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
AT&T	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
Rogers	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3G	B-Architecture
model	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
not	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
future	O
revised	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
features	O
a	O
custom	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
with	O
a	O
quad-core	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
MPCore	I-Application
processor	O
and	O
a	O
quad-core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
SGX543MP4+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Vita	O
generally	O
runs	O
well	O
under	O
its	O
full	O
clock	O
speed	O
due	O
to	O
overheating	O
and	O
battery	O
consumption	O
issues	O
that	O
would	O
ensue	O
,	O
instead	O
placing	O
its	O
processing	O
power	O
"	O
around	O
halfway	O
between	O
the	O
current	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
has	O
512MB	O
of	O
system	O
RAM	O
and	O
128MB	O
of	O
VRAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
is	O
distributed	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
called	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
card	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
Universal	O
Media	O
Discs	O
(	O
UMDs	O
)	O
as	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shape	O
and	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
itself	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
standard	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
and	O
instead	O
stores	O
data	O
on	O
proprietary	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
sizes	O
of	O
4GB	O
,	O
8GB	O
,	O
16GB	O
,	O
32GB	O
and	O
64GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
100	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
data	O
storage	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
limit	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
applications	B-Application
or	O
games	O
must	O
be	O
moved	O
or	O
deleted	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
access	O
those	O
beyond	O
the	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limit	O
was	O
later	O
raised	O
to	O
500	O
applications	B-Application
in	O
system	O
software	O
version	O
3.10	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
of	O
official	O
Sony	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
inexpensive	O
third-party	O
"	O
SD2Vita	O
"	O
adapter	O
cards	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
commodity	O
micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
storage	O
media	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
a	O
modified	O
console	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
games	O
requiring	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
are	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
through	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Vita	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
this	O
allows	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
its	O
output	O
transmitted	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Vita	O
being	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
controller	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
image	O
and	O
sound	O
being	O
transmitted	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
screen	O
and	O
speakers	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
result	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
what	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
does	O
with	O
its	O
GamePad	B-Device
controller	I-Device
through	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
technically	O
has	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
functionality	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
,	O
though	O
very	O
few	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
supported	O
the	O
feature	O
due	O
to	O
limitations	O
with	O
the	O
less-powerful	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
streaming	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
through	O
Sony	O
's	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
streamed	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
rather	O
than	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
physical	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revised	O
model	O
,	O
officially	O
called	O
the	O
PCH-2000	O
series	O
and	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Slim	O
,	O
is	O
20%	O
thinner	O
and	O
15%	O
lighter	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
largely	O
maintains	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
overall	O
structure	O
and	O
layout	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
OLED	B-Device
screen	I-Device
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
lower-cost	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
model	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
1GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
memory	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
both	O
the	O
internal	O
memory	O
and	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
concurrently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
inserting	O
a	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
the	O
system	O
will	O
offer	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
existing	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
internal	O
memory	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
is	O
a	O
non-portable	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
featuring	O
its	O
own	O
display	O
screen	O
like	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
it	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
via	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
controlled	O
though	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
DualShock	O
3	O
or	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
controller	O
input	O
between	O
the	O
Vita	O
and	O
a	O
DualShock	O
controller	O
,	O
Vita	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
touch-screen	B-Device
,	O
rear	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
or	O
camera	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
shares	O
the	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
and	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
functionality	O
of	O
a	O
regular	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
is	O
distributed	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
called	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
card	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Vita	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
digitally	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
all	O
games	O
are	O
released	O
physically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
digital-only	O
releases	O
have	O
slowly	O
become	O
more	O
prominent	O
,	O
partially	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
reduce	O
production	O
costs	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
platforms	O
comparatively	O
smaller	O
user-base	O
,	O
and	O
partially	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
influx	O
smaller-scale	O
indie	O
mobile	B-Application
phone	I-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
have	O
always	O
been	O
digital-only	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
contains	O
Trophy	O
support	O
for	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
designed	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
easy	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
extract	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
game	O
assets	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
Vita	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
several	O
third-party	O
studios	O
showcased	O
tech	O
demos	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
exporting	O
existing	O
assets	O
from	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
and	O
then	O
rendering	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
high	O
budget	O
examples	O
including	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lost	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
none	O
of	O
these	O
particular	O
high	O
budget	O
tech	O
demos	O
materialized	O
into	O
actual	O
game	O
releases	O
,	O
and	O
few	O
big-budget	O
Western	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
both	O
outside	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
many	O
Japanese	O
development	O
teams	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
mid-level	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
release	O
for	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
from	O
Falcom	O
's	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Compile	O
Hearts	O
 '	O
original	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
entries	O
from	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
's	O
Atelier	O
and	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trend	O
continued	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
Vita/PS4	O
releases	O
becoming	O
common	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
their	O
userbases	O
–	O
Vita	O
versions	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Vita	O
was	O
larger	O
in	O
its	O
initial	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
userbase	O
was	O
substantially	O
larger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titles	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
complicated	O
infrastructure	O
–	O
games	O
that	O
did	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
X/X2	O
Remaster	O
and	O
Persona	O
4	O
Golden	O
required	O
extensive	O
reworking	O
,	O
or	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
counterparts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jak	B-Device
and	I-Device
Daxter	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sly	O
Cooper	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
lifespan	O
,	O
Vita	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
began	O
to	O
be	O
cancelled	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
or	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
most	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
UMD	O
disc	O
drive	O
limits	O
this	O
capability	O
to	O
those	O
titles	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
digitally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
physical	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
or	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
is	O
also	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
–	O
the	O
group	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
games	O
Sony	O
has	O
made	O
available	O
digitally	O
for	O
download	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Minis	I-Device
–	O
small-budget	O
downloadable	O
titles	O
originally	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
from	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mobile	O
initiative	O
had	O
initially	O
been	O
compatible	O
but	O
were	O
removed	O
when	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
select	O
downloadable	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
PocketStation	B-Application
titles	O
became	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
applications	B-Application
are	O
available	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
some	O
initially	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
available	O
via	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-loaded	O
apps	O
include	O
an	O
internet	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
a	O
"	O
Content	O
Manager	O
"	O
app	O
for	O
monitoring	O
data	O
saved	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
an	O
email	O
app	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
playing	O
app	O
,	O
a	O
photo	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
video	O
playing	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
supports	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
cookies	O
,	O
and	O
JavaScript	B-Language
,	O
but	O
not	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
was	O
"	O
Near	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
social	O
media/GPS	O
like	O
app	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
see	O
other	O
Vita	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
games	O
or	O
applications	B-Application
they	O
had	O
been	O
using	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
some	O
limited	O
interactivity	O
and	O
communication	O
,	O
although	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
functionality	O
was	O
disabled	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
third	O
party	O
apps	O
commonly	O
found	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
:	O
Crunchyroll	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
(	O
removed	O
in	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
(	O
broken	O
)	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
(	O
removed	O
in	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
Live	O
Tweet	O
(	O
Sony	O
's	O
third-party	O
client	O
for	O
Twitter	B-Application
)	O
,	O
MLB.tv	O
(	O
broken	O
)	O
,	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Redbox	O
Instant	O
(	O
discontinued	O
)	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
(	O
removed	O
in	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
TuneIn	B-Application
(	O
broken	O
)	O
,	O
Twitch	O
,	O
WeatherNation	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
(	O
removed	O
in	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
no	O
longer	O
function	O
as	O
Vita	O
apps	O
,	O
but	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
touchscreen-based	O
UI	O
dubbed	O
LiveArea	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
various	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
or	O
application	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
its	O
own	O
circle	O
icon	O
,	O
and	O
selecting	O
it	O
leads	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
a	O
panel	O
with	O
multiple	O
options	O
present	O
,	O
including	O
running	O
software	O
itself	O
,	O
going	O
to	O
its	O
respective	O
website	O
through	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
seeing	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
updates	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
seeing	O
a	O
newsfeed-like	O
list	O
of	O
activities	O
related	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
installing	O
it	O
or	O
obtaining	O
trophies	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
user	O
and	O
others	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
interacted	O
with	O
recently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
original	O
hardware	O
release	O
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
with	O
critics	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
few	O
concerns	O
persisted	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2013	O
onward	O
,	O
Sony	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
trajectory	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
by	O
changing	O
focus	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
niche	O
product	O
than	O
one	O
with	O
mass	O
market	O
appeal	O
–	O
focusing	O
more	O
on	O
small	O
Western	O
mobile	B-Application
phone	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
mid-level	O
Japanese	O
developed	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
attaching	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
popularity	O
of	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
platform	O
with	O
its	O
remote	B-Device
play	I-Device
connectivity	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
more	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
change	O
from	O
OLED	B-Device
to	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
in	O
the	O
revised	O
model	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
feeling	O
it	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
minor	O
downgrade	O
in	O
image	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
well	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
outsold	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
2016	O
according	O
to	O
sales	O
tracker	O
Media	O
Create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
obtained	O
million-selling	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Vita	O
release	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2021	O
retrospective	O
by	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
Sony	O
employees	O
attributed	O
several	O
factors	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
poor	O
sales	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
had	O
an	O
estimated	O
80	O
million	O
sales	O
in	O
its	O
lifetime	O
;	O
a	O
similar	O
drop	O
had	O
been	O
seen	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
with	O
its	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Phillips	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
senior	O
director	O
in	O
Sony	O
,	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
underestimated	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
considered	O
gaming	O
on	O
smartphones	B-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
just	O
good	O
enough	O
for	O
gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
instead	O
felt	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
to	O
be	O
more	O
their	O
competitors	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Phillips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
was	O
greatly	O
expanding	O
,	O
losing	O
potential	O
consumers	O
to	O
that	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Koller	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
at	O
Sony	O
,	O
also	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
Vita	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
too	O
late	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
cycle	O
and	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
from	O
Sony	O
's	O
first-party	O
teams	O
reverberated	O
to	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
the	O
Vita	O
was	O
not	O
worth	O
the	O
effort	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
over	O
the	O
upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Vita	O
without	O
a	O
strong	O
software	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koller	O
believed	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
Vita	O
had	O
launched	O
earlier	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
capture	O
more	O
interest	O
from	O
developers	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
and	O
build	O
out	O
a	O
more	O
compelling	O
library	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
