Lighter, slimmer PS Vita heading to Australia in June

16 May 2014

Steve Wright

Sony Computer Entertainment Australia today confirmed that the lighter, slimmer PlayStation Vita wi-fi model will be available in Australia from 4 June.

The new PS Vita model, otherwise known as the PCH-2000 series, features a streamlined form factor and 1GB internal memory card. It’s 20% slimmer and 15% lighter than the original PS Vita and sports a high-definition LCD display. The unit also boasts a longer battery life that will provide up to 6 hours of gameplay and 7 hours of video play.

The PS Vita slim will retail for $269.95 AUD.

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.