The PlayStation Vita is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and in North America, Europe, and other international territories beginning on February 22, 2012. The console is the successor to the PlayStation Portable, and a part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices; as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles, it primarily competed with the Nintendo 3DS.
Original model of the PS Vita (PCH-1000)
The proprietary PlayStation Vita memory card (16 GB version)
The second-generation PS Vita system, PCH-2000
A picture of the PlayStation Vita TV, showing the ports on its back side
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is an American multinational video game and digital entertainment company of Sony. Jointly established by two subsidiaries in 2016, it primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments.
SIE's headquarters in San Mateo, California
Former Sony Computer Entertainment headquarters in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Former Sony Computer Entertainment America headquarters in Foster City, California, United States