PS Vita celebrating 10 years in Europe today

There 10 years Today’s February 22, 2012That playstation vita It eventually landed in Europe followed by Asia and then America. The younger sister of the famous PSP, Sony had pulled all the stops to offer a new portable machine that had features never seen before and was innovative at the time. Front and Rear Cameras, OLED Touch Screen, touch pad Back for models with 3G SIM card port, gyroscopic function, two analog sticks, internet connection and even GPS. With trophies, friend list, online or local multiplayer, remote play, crossplay, etc… in all PlayStation universe.

In terms of titles available at PS Vita’s launch, we can count on big names like wipeout 2048, unknown golden abyss, gravity rush, everyone golf, Virtua Tennis 4, ramen origins, ridge racer, fifa or new licenses like escape plan, small deities Where reality fighter, Add to it compatibility with the entire catalog psp, Mini And ps one Available on the PlayStation Store, we’ve had enough of the show to be sure.

For this somewhat special anniversary, Planet Vita has released Archives Boxes to immerse yourself in the documents and events marking the life of Sony’s latest portable console.

10 Years of PS Vita in Europe: Throwback!

However, in retrospect we can get the impression that PS Vita Quite a secret in the media, Sony’s portable console benefited from many Advertising and Marketing Tools,

One of the most famous is undoubtedly the poster highlighting the double touch of the machine with a double breasted woman. Since the successful operation, the press of the time has not hesitated to speak about its perceived “sexist” side, even though the same ad with a man was also present.

A daring ad that would have caused a lot of ink to flow.

console overview event

A few weeks before its European exit, France had a chance to benefit from a console road show Via major cities such as Paris, Marseille or Lyon. One ps vita stand Then it happened in a shopping center with about thirty consoles available to the public and a team to answer players’ questions.

PS Vita in Lyon in 2012
PS Vita event in Lyon Part Die on January 26, 2012.
PS Vita event in Lyon Part Die on January 26, 2012.
PS Vita event in Lyon Part Die on January 26, 2012.

You can also find PS Vitas with basic staging at video game fairs, such as here in Switzerland, in polymanga 2012,

PS Vita in Polymanga in April 2012
PS Vita at Polymanga in April 2012.

PS Vita Presentation Booklets

Some Presentation Catalogs of PS Vita and its games exist and we were able to get our hands on one of the firstDate end of 2011, You can see it below by clicking on the images to enlarge them.

Catalog Sony PS Vita Winter 2011/2012

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In many games in physical versions, it was possible to find small sheets of advertisements For other titles frequently distributed by Sony, as well as for competitions or promotion of accessories for the PS Vita.

Some of them have been scanned by us which you can enlarge by clicking on them.

pir-hana wipeout 2048 poster
Peer-Hana poster signed by Wipeout 2048’s development team.

Happy Birthday PS Vita!

Through him 10 years of existence with us, PS Vita It has enthralled us from day one with its beautiful features and its many games in the box or in digital versions. Planet Vita Website That represents all the love we have for this fantastic machine and we look forward to continuing to talk about the PS Vita and its games as much as possible for years to come.

What’s your best memory with your PS Vita? Tell us everything in the comments!

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