wraggster
October 14th, 2013, 23:34
The new PlayStation Vita 2000 model can be charged using micro USB - a non-proprietary standard used on many mobile phones.
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida tweeted the news on Sunday evening, stating: "You'll be happy to know PS Vita 2000 can charge with a smartphone charger with micro USB".
The original version of the Vita - the only model currently available in Europe and North America - uses a unique charging cable provided by Sony.
The redesigned Vita was announced (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/428439/new-lighter-thinner-playstation-vita-announced/) at the Tokyo Game Show in September and launched in Japan on October 10. Western release dates have not been announced.
Priced at 19,929 yen (£128 / $200 USD), the new model is 20 per cent thinner (15mm) and 20 per cent lighter (219g) than the original Vita.
Although the new Vita's five-inch LCD panel replaces the original's OLED display, a Sony exec has claimed the LCD screen will not be of inferior quality (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/429129/new-ps-vita-lcd-screen-not-inferior-to-oled-insists-sony/).
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/433722/new-ps-vita-supports-micro-usb-charger/
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida tweeted the news on Sunday evening, stating: "You'll be happy to know PS Vita 2000 can charge with a smartphone charger with micro USB".
The original version of the Vita - the only model currently available in Europe and North America - uses a unique charging cable provided by Sony.
The redesigned Vita was announced (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/428439/new-lighter-thinner-playstation-vita-announced/) at the Tokyo Game Show in September and launched in Japan on October 10. Western release dates have not been announced.
Priced at 19,929 yen (£128 / $200 USD), the new model is 20 per cent thinner (15mm) and 20 per cent lighter (219g) than the original Vita.
Although the new Vita's five-inch LCD panel replaces the original's OLED display, a Sony exec has claimed the LCD screen will not be of inferior quality (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/429129/new-ps-vita-lcd-screen-not-inferior-to-oled-insists-sony/).
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/433722/new-ps-vita-supports-micro-usb-charger/