Sony’s PlayStation Vita to Carry 512MB of RAM

After series of rumors, Sony has finally revealed the official specs of its anticipated PlayStation Vita. The company confirmed that the handheld gaming device will be sporting a 512MB of RAM, instead of the 256MB RAM that was rumored earlier.

Last month, Dani Sánchez-Crespo – CEO of PSP games studio Novarama – brought up some possible memory capacity features for the PSP successor. He hinted, “Remember the PSP had 32MB of RAM, we have about ten times that now.” If one would calculate, this statement would mean that the Vita might integrate a RAM memory of more than 256MB.

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Sony’s PSP Vita, Not Arriving in US and Europe Until 2012

Attendants of the previously held E3 conference was surprised the moment Sony announced their planned $250 pricing for the forthcoming Wi-fi PlayStation Portable Vita. Perhaps the press is expecting a much lower cost since the anticipated gaming console was unable to adopt the 3DS. However, the manufacturer revealed a more shocking news that are sure to disappoint those who are living in US and Europe.

According to a report, Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President – Kazuo Hirai – confirmed that they are not releasing the gaming console this year for the US and Europe countries. He didn’t even give any specific dates for the Japan launch.

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Preview of LittleBigPlanet on PSP Vita

Good news: Vita’s touchscreen feature added more “depth, tactility, and immersion” on Sackboy’s movement, which made all the difference from its PS3 counterpart.

Bad news: The PS Cita version of the LittleBigPlanet will not be able to utilize the user content creted for its sequels on PS3 version. The Blu-rays discs of content cannot be carried over to PS Vita.

Another bad news: There be no “launch window” release of the game and its final version will likely to hit stores by next year.

But wait, here’s another good news, see the preview video after the jump.

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