NEWS: Vita Vaults to Travel Country

With just days till the launch of the PlayStation Vita in Ireland Sony have unveiled a nationwide tour which will allow gamers to experience the Vita up close.

PlayStation has ensured that thousands of gaming fans will have the chance to try out PS Vita for themselves by creating two striking custom built mobile sampling units, The PS Vita Vaults, which will tour the country over the coming weeks, starting Thursday 16th February.

PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita), PlayStation’s revolutionary state-of-the-art portable gaming device, goes on sale in stores across the country next Wednesday 22nd February and The PS Vita Vaults will ensure Irish gaming fans get to experience PS Vita’s many exciting features in a tailor-made gaming environment, while also getting the chance to play the wide range of games available on PS Vita from launch.

The PS Vita Vaults tour schedule is as follows:

Dublin: South King Street, Thursday 16 – Sunday 19 February;
Limerick: Arthur’s Quay, Wednesday 22 – Sunday 26 February;
Cork: Mahon Point SC, Wednesday 22 – Sunday 26 February;
Galway: Eyre Square, Wednesday 29 February – Sunday 4 March;
Waterford: John Roberts Square, Wednesday 29 February – Sunday 4 March
Kilkenny: Canal Square, Wednesday 7 March – Sunday 11 March
Dublin: Location TBC, Wednesday 7 March – Sunday 11 March

PS Vita boasts a wealth of features which have got gaming fans in Ireland and throughout the world excited about the new possibilities for portable gaming: a 5-inch OLED multi-touch screen and rear touch pad, dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras and six-axis motion sensing system. All these features deliver a truly powerful console-like gameplay experience which sets it apart from any other mobile gaming device in the market.

Those lucky enough to visit the PS Vita Vaults will also get a chance to experience PS Vita’s innovative social applications – Party, Live Area, Near and Cross Play – which allow gamers to be constantly connected to their PlayStation life, as well as those of friends and fellow gamers.

All those who visit the PS Vita Vaults will also have a chance to win a PS Vita and copy of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for keeps! As if that weren’t enough, gaming fans also have the chance to win an exclusive experience to have the PS Vita Vaults come to them!! Those interested need to visit PlayStation’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/sonyplaystationireland to register.