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hey guys this is Austin and today mute the review of the PlayStation Vita now as the successor to the PSP from 2005 this has a lot to live up to especially considering how well the 3s is doing but is it have what it takes at first glance the answer looks to be a giant yes just like the last generation the Vita absolutely destroys the 3ds as far as graphical capability goes it's powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex a9 CPU along with 512 megabytes of RAM it also has a quad core GPU with 128 megabytes of dedicated memory tech jargon aside that gives the Vita more memory overall than the PlayStation 3 graphics aren't quite up to the level of the ps3 but they're not all that far off the tech doesn't stop there either the Vita also sports a 5-inch OLED q HD touchscreen to put in perspective the PSP has a 4.3 inch screen and the 3ds has an even smaller 3.5 inch display or to make it a bit more clear the screen on the Vita is roughly the same size as the entire iPhone 4s as it's an OLED panel that means it's also very clear and vibrant with fantastic saturation and excellent viewing angles while it could be slightly high resolution overall this is the best display I've ever seen on a mobile device another thing sony tried really hard with are the different control methods you'll find the same overall layout from the PSP with shoulder buttons your normal PlayStation buttons and a d-pad but there are also now two analog sticks not only do having to make playing many more games a lot better they are also raised making them a lot more ergonomic than the slide pad on the PSP the Vita also has a touchscreen which is the only way to get around the UI and is used in some games along with the rear touchpad this is a fairly unique addition that can give you some interesting new ways to play games for example an uncharted golden Abyss you can use it to presume in the scope of your rifle which works really quite well you can also use it to push the ground up in the little deviants just as you would push up a piece of fabric from behind as if that were not enough the Vita also comes with a full complement of motion controls including six axis and a compass just like on the iPhone or Android this can come in handy for many different types of games and along with the rest of the controls really do a very good job of immersing you in the game going back to uncharted is a great example you can use the analog sticks and shoulder buttons ordinarily but when you need to zero in on someone you just flip the rear touch panel to zoom in and tilt your visa slightly to line the shot up perfectly between the gray and rolls large display and with a decent pair of headphones the video does a great job of sucking you into a game of course it's not all good news to start with the video is massive while around the house it's fine it's borderline pocketable it is fairly thin in lightfoot size but there's no getting around the fact that it's a huge slab of glass and metal the UI is also well not great to be honest on firmware 1.6 unlocking the video generally takes several seconds which while not a big deal is long enough for you to sit around wondering why it's taking so long the overall interface is also a bit too cartoony for my taste but I will say that runs very smoothly and there's hardly any light to be found most likely due to Sony keeping one of the CPU cores and reserved speaking of the responsiveness it's clear that the Vita has tons of power there's almost no lag to be found anywhere in the US or in games they'll be interesting to see how much farther developers can push the console the Vita has a pair of cameras I'm currently using the front-facing one to record right now and now as you can see negative are particularly good both the front and rear facing cameras maxed out at a resolution of 640 by 480 now as far as stills go as long as you have decent light you can take an okay snapshot but beyond that it's really not going to be worth much but the video is actually kind of decent so it does record in 480p at 30 frames per second so everything's nice and smooth as you can see in good light it's not too bad it over both the Stills and video degrade really rapidly when you get out of nice light so they get very saturated very grainy of course you can hear the microphone is not very good at all the Vita has two different ways of playing games you can purchase physical games which come on carts they're roughly the size of an SD card or you can download them from the PlayStation Store the Vita has no accessible onboard memory supplying a memory card is basically required they're close to the size of a micro SD card and entirely proprietary so you'll have to buy one from Sony they come in 4 8 16 and 32 gigabyte sizes at the moment and range anywhere from $20 for 4 gigabytes up to a wallet seering $100 for a 32 gigabyte card the Vita has compatibility with PSP games PSP minis and apps as a recording this review apps aren't live yet but will include Twitter Facebook Skype Netflix and many more when the Vita officially launches ps1 games should be available soon as well you can play PSP games by downloading them from the store and they run very well with the option to use the second analog stick the Vita as well as using a filter to make the graphics look a bit less pixelated with all this power you've got to pay for it somewhere and in the Vita's case it's in battery life sony claims three to five hours of life and i found that to be pretty accurate as with mixed use and some standby time i got around three and a half to four hours out of a charge certainly not bad considering the specs of the Vita and how thin it is but it would be nice to have a bit more longevity there are also some oddities for example the browser is reasonably fast however it doesn't seem to cache pages and has to read render the content anytime you scroll giving you a checkerboard pattern pretty much all the time the left shoulder button also squeaks when pressed hard on my console which is a bit odd considering just how well the rest of the Vita is built I'm willing to bet that I'm just unlucky but it is something to consider overall my nerd side which is about 90% of me absolutely loves the Vita the power is there and the controls are absolutely fantastic not just for a handheld console but for any console period like most new consoles it's probably not a bad idea to wait a little while to see what games come out as well as let Sonique work out the kinks however if you're looking for an absolutely awesome little console right now I highly recommend the PS Vita if you enjoyed and want to be awesome definitely be sure to leave this video a thumbs up and if you want to see more videos like this be sure to subscribe