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Top PS Vita Games for the Boys

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The holiday season is fast approaching and by now, you should already be window shopping or even shopping for gifts for your loved ones. Parents looking for gifts for their young boys can check out the new Playstation Vita or the new games available for this device.

This is the latest version of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) that offers a lot of features other than being able to play games. But of course, most people buy this mainly to play their favorite video games.

Here are the Top 5 PS Vita games you can purchase not only for your small and big boys.

Street Fighter x Tekken – This features a mix of Street Fighter characters and fighters from Tekken. A total of 50 fighters are involved featuring excluive combatants such as Pac-Man and Cole McGrath. What’s great about this cross-play game is that it is not just exclusive to PS Vita owners as it also allows players to fight online against those who own the PlayStation 3 versions of the game. A product of Capcom, this game is now available at $40.


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What’s New with the PlayStation?

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I used to see my nephew play this PS game console almost every day without fail. That was many years ago.

Then when I had my son, my husband eventually gifted him with a Sony PlayStation at the age of 7 or 8. He even bought a steering wheel accessory that can be attached to the device and allow the player to play a car racing game as if he’s really maneuvering a real steering wheel.

After a few years, my son again received the portable video game gadget PSP from his dad.  And now after several years, here comes the newest version of the PlayStation  called the PS Vita. But many of you may not know that in between, Sony actually released several versions of the PSP.

Indeed, Sony never ceases to surprise its consumers. From the original PlayStation console, it has produced several portable models through the years with the PS Vita as the latest. And despite the stiff competition with the other manufacturers of handheld gaming devices, the company continues to create more advanced gadgets. Along with these advancements came more sophisticated games as well.

In terms of features, each of the portables that came after the PlayStation (from the PSP 1000, 2000, 3000 and PSP Go to the new PS Vita) had a unique set of features from the previous versions. So let’s see what upgrades have been made to the portable PlayStation or popularly known as  PSP through the years.

PSP 1000 – optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), connectivity with PS 2, PS 3 and the internet, serial port, memory stick PRO duo, headphone jack

PSP 2000 – video out and mic port, memory stick PRO duo

PS-3000 – new screen, built-in microphone

PSP Go – all in one port, headphone jack, mic, memory stick micro

PS Vita — front and back cameras, rear touchpad and motion sensing

In terms of storage, only the PSP 1000 had a smaller capacity at 32 MB while the rest had 64 MB or higher at 16 GB as in the case of the PSP Go.

All have a Wi-Fi capability except for the PSP E1000. The PSP Go, however, was the only model that had Bluetooth.

The PS Vita, being the newest version, is more advanced as it already features a touchscreen and has a storage capacity of up to 32 GB.

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