Sony PS Vita 2000 Philippines Price and Release Date : What Makes it Different from Sony PS Vita 1000?

Along with the release of the Sony PlayStation 4, Sony Philippines unveiled its new, lighter, and more compact version of the Sony PlayStation Vita, the Sony PlayStation Vita PCH-2000 (PS Vita 2000)!

So what exactly makes the PS Vita 2000 different from its predecessor?

The new PS Vita 2000 is 15% lighter and 20% thinner than its sibling, the PS Vita (PCH-1000). With the prominent reduction in size, the PS Vita 2000 has a more comfortable feel on the hand, providing optimal comfort to the user. Most of the innards, however, like the Quad Core 2 GHz ARM Cortex A9 CPU, Quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+ GPU, and 512 MB of RAM are retained.

Sony PS Vita 1000 (top) and Sony PS Vita 2000 (bottom)

Having a hard time pressing the Home, Start and Select buttons? Sony definitely heard your call as it redesigned these buttons, giving it a more circular design that’s a lot easier to press! There’s also a new status light on top of the new PS Vita to indicate charging and notifications.

Both models sport a 0.3 MegaPixel camera in front and at the back

The rear touchpad size has been slightly reduced; the grips on the back given a boost as to minimize accidental presses during gameplay.

Ever wondered what that mysterious port behind the plastic flap on 1000 was for? Well, you can say goodbye to that as Sony finally got rid of it.

While the PS Vita 1000 utilized a 5-inch 960 x 544 pixel OLED display giving more vivid colors and better viewing angles, the PS Vita 2000 decided to replace it with a same sized 220 pixel per inch (ppi) LCD screen which has lower power consumption therefore prolonging the device's battery life.

The PS Vita 2000 totally scrapped the proprietary connection and charging method in favor of a way better micro USB Type B port. It also has a 1 gigabyte (GB) internal memory. Hurray for more storage!

Released last January 14, the PS Vita 2000 is now available nationwide, comes in six colors - namely, White, Gray, Yellow, Pink, Brown, and Black, and has an official suggested retail price of Php 11,999.