Vita enjoys positive US launch

Handheld met with "enthusiasm".
Text: Mike Holmes
Published 2012-03-09

Sony has today revealed that the US launch of the PS Vita was met with "overwhelming enthusiasm".

SCEA's Patrick Seybold said in a statement: "After months of anticipation, the US launch of PlayStation Vita saw overwhelming enthusiasm amongst gamers, resulting in exceptional hardware, software and peripheral sales."

"Customer satisfaction rates are very high and momentum will continue as gamers get their hands on a deep line-up of blockbuster titles that take advantage of PS Vita's unique features, including cross-platform play with the PlayStation 3."

Although they didn't point to any specific figures to quantify the statement, Sony were eager to remind us that the PS Vita had shifted 1.2 million units worldwide since launch.

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