SONY is going to launch PS Vita Pushed to 2012 soon.

Gamers around the globe were hoping for the PS Vita to be released this holiday season. Sony EVP Kazuo Hirai came out and told Associated Press reporters the handheld will go on sale at the end of the year in Japan and early next year in North America and Europe. There still isn’t a set release for the Vita but the price will be set at $249.99.

Sony EVP defended the pricing of they Vita by saying “We packed so much into the device and made it very affordable, there is no need to lower the price just because somebody else that happens to be in the video game business decided that they were going to lower their price.”

I’m sure whenever the Vita comes it will be a big hit. Strategically, it doesn’t make any sense for the Vita to come this year. Sony has enough exclusives coming to hold them over until beginning of next fiscal year. So, I like the delay, it gives Sony time to market other things like possible bundle sets for exclusive games like Resistance 3 and Uncharted 3.

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