Playstation Vita is officially launched in Singapore today 22/2/12. For the fun of it, let’s review the available swags in the market.
Water Pouch Available if you preordered Vita through Sony store
The awesome tagline says “The Thirst of Online Gaming”. However, I don’t think I’ll ever use it. It holds too little water and the plastic quality looks questionable.
Post-it Pad Available if you preordered Vita through Sony store
Probably the biggest post it pad I have ever seen. Nice and useful.
T-Shirt Available if you purchased Vita through Sony store *limited stocks*
The best of the lot, the design is nice and shiny. Everyone loves shiny stuff
PS Vita now available at all Sony stores at SGD399.. or if you don’t need the swag, check our PS Vita Console prices
Like every new console, PS Vita has its fair share of hardware issues. The good news though, is most are not fatal. If your PS Vita is unable to power on or unable to detect SIM card, you probably tried to change your SIM card while the PS Vita is powered. Please only change your SIM cards after you fully shutdown your PS Vita, or until Sony patches the bug.
The Sony PS Vita (Wifi model) will be launching in Singapore on 22 Feb 2012 with a suggested retail price of S$399. The set does not come with games or any accessory.
The 3G model has yet to be announced as they are “still in discussion with the carriers”. IDA does not allow phone companies to carrier lock their phones, so we suspect there will be data bundle options in the near future. Otherwise we really can’t imagine what is worth discussing :/
There will be 27 English games launching with the PS Vita. The trailers are all below~~ For the best prices, do preorder PS Vita console and games early. We offer 7 day price protection and guarantee you the best prices in Singapore or Malaysia for all our preorders.
When you thought that sharing limits were cut from 5 to 2 was bad. It now gets even worse.
With only one registered account tied to a console each time, this means that users will not be able to access multiple region PSN stores at the same time. It also means that the initial PSN store selection is all the more important. No prizes for guessing that the US PSN would be the most popular in terms of speed of updates and content. And of course, language. Singapore defaults under the Asian PSN store, specifically Hong Kong.
How does one unlink a PSN account then? You would have to format the Playstation Vita.
December is upon us and that means that the latest console from Sony is about to hit us!
The word on the street is that Singapore is probably getting the console on 19 December 2011, earlier than Hong Kong by FOUR days! Please do note that the info is subject to change, of course, but won’t it be awesome that we would be getting the Sony Playstation Vita ahead of our closest counterparts!
Let’s get down to business. Sony, this time round, will be blitzing customers with bundle pack after bundle pack, three to be exact.
Taking lessons from the past, Sony will be releasing each bundle with a supplied memory card, USB cable, screen protector and a case. Sounds very much like our all in one bundle for the PSP.
PlayStation®Vita Accessory Pack Summary
Product Name
PlayStation®Vita Accessory Pack
Model No.
PSVAS-10000
Release Date
Suggested Retail Price
Content
Case x1
Protective Film x1
Cleaning Cloth x1
Card Case x1
Wrist Strap x1
Yup. Pretty much everything you would need right from the get go.
This is how a standalone 3G Playstation Vita would look:
PlayStation®Vita Product Summary
Product Name
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model)
Model No.
PCH-1106 ZA01
Release Date
Suggested Retail Price
Content
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) x1
USB Cable x1
AC Adaptor x1
Power Cord x1
Printed Materials x1
You might ask, “Where’s the stated memory card?” That is where it gets really awesome. Sony will be bundling all the above items together with their flagship titles each in 3 separate bundles – Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Shin Sangoku Musou NEXT (aka Dynasty Warriors)
With my information on hand, each of these bundles will be getting a 3G or Wifi Vita bundle EXCEPT for the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 which will be getting a 3G bundle only.
The following is a rundown of each pack.
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) Value Pack – UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss (Chi & Eng Version)
Product Name
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) Value Pack – UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss
(Chi & Eng Version)
Model No.
PCHAS-1106A
Release Date
Suggested Retail Price
Content
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) x1
USB Cable x1
AC Adaptor x1
Power Cord x1
Printed Materials x1
PlayStation®Vita Game UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss(Chi & Eng version) x1
PlayStation®Vita Memory Card (4GB) x1
PlayStation®Vita Accessory Pack x1
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) Value Pack – Shin Sangoku Musou NEXT
Product Name
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) Value Pack – Shin Sangoku Musou NEXT
Model No.
PCHAS-1106B
Release Date
Suggested Retail Price
Content
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) x1
USB Cable x1
AC Adaptor x1
Power Cord x1
Printed Materials x1
PlayStation®Vita Game Shin Sangoku Musou NEXT x1
PlayStation®Vita Memory Card (4GB) x1
PlayStation®Vita Accessory Pack x1
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) Value Pack – ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3
Product Name
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) Value Pack – ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3
Model No.
PCHAS-1106C
Release Date
Suggested Retail Price
Content
PlayStation®Vita (3G/Wi-Fi model) x1
USB Cable x1
AC Adaptor x1
Power Cord x1
Printed Materials x1
PlayStation®Vita Game ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 x1
PlayStation®Vita Memory Card (4GB) x1
PlayStation®Vita Accessory Pack x1
Herein begs the question, how does the Official Sony Playstation Vita carry case look like? I would like to let the following video answer that question. In full Japanese but just let the demo do it justice.
And here are the rest of the launch titles for Singapore. The most noticeable omissions from the list would be Katamari and Ridge Racer. Bummer.
< PlayStation®Vita launch titles> (in alphabetical order of the title names)
I wasn’t quite optimistic about Vita and I blame a certain fruit company for killing sales of handheld consoles. The last 2 handheld consoles (Sony PSP Go & Nintendo 3DS) didn’t sell great. However, I believe Playstation Vita could reverse this trend.
If you haven’t already done so, you need to check the official website for Playstation Vita. This little monster can do almost everything, except 3D. continue reading »
