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  • Videos And Gallery: Our Hands-Ons With The PS Vita

    Devin Coldewey

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    Wednesday, June 8th, 2011


    We had a pleasant morning checking out the Sony and Nintendo booths, getting hands-on with a few launch games and feeling up the hardware. The device really is remarkably light; you’d expect such a powerhouse to be heavy and bulky, but it’s quite petite. Unfortunately the units there were all tethered, and all their untethered units were broken. Just block out the cords with your hand and it’s almost the same.

    First we checked out Hot Shots Golf, then cel-shaded adventure Gravity, the impressive Mod Nation Racers and Little Big Planet, and then Uncharted: Golden Abyss, perhaps the most anticipated title. You can skip ahead to the clip you want above or just watch it straight through because it’s all good.

    And of course we had to take a few beauty shots, so here you are:

    (lovely, the gallery is broken. we’ll get around to this, sorry)