PS Vita Dev Kit is Undoubtedly Retro
Posted by Christopher Ingram
Retro already?
It’s quite hard to fathom the thought of the PlayStation Vita as retro before it has even seen its release, especially when the upcoming handheld is unquestionably powerful and chocked full of unique features. But, the dev kit that developers have been working with looks awfully familiar to Vita's younger sibling; PSP Go.
Eurogamer writer Johnny Minkley recently posted a picture of the PS Vita dev kit on his Twitter page and had this to say about it:
Even though it's not even out yet, the original PlayStation Vita dev kit already looks retro.
The dev kit looks awfully similar to the PSP Go, only with different button layouts to adjust for the second analogue nub. Judging by the hand that's holding the system it looks to be quite the small system compared to the PS Vita we know of today too.
Does the PS Vita dev kit have a retro flair to it? Would you like to a design similar to this released in the future? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
[via twitter.com]
#1
Roopa132 said:
I'm glad they didn't keep this design.
While the PSPGo was very portable it also wasn't that comfortable to play with.
I don't have a problem at all that they scarified smallness for comfort.
#2
hamispink said:
I would like to see a slide-out version after 3-4 years when the technology has shrunken down like the psp go. I want a more portable vita, but for now I would rather have an oversized comfortable handheld, then to sacrifice comfort to get it to the size where it can "mostly" fit it into my pocket
#3
turtlelink said:
Retro? Eh, not really. Good portable design. Maybe for a Vita 'lite' or 'slim'.
#4
J-Forest-Esq said:
I wouldn't say the PSP Go was retro exactly. Although I wouldn't mind something a little bigger than this in the future. That Dev kit looks too small. also, should there be a "see" somewhere in that penultimate sentence?
#5
Tatsumaru said:
Nah, I think the vita design is good as it is.
#6
gustave154 said:
RIP PSP Go
#7
DrCruse said:
The placement of the analogue sticks looks painful.
#8
Bankai said:
I wish the Vita itself looked like this. I love the PSP Go.