Two SCE Execs Discuss The Months Until PS Vita Launch

Paul Sinclair • Oct 12, 2011 • Comments ()

With the big PS Vita launch date in Japan of December 17 looming ever closer, 1Up discuss what's left to be done with SCE's Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida and SCE Japan president Hiroshi Kawano.

Massive Launch Titles Line-Up

The Vita's launch lineup is planned to encompass 26 titles in Japan, by far the biggest launch library of any Sony console. "The real surprise to me is that it's been a very short time between when software makers committed and when they had a playable game on their hands," Yoshida said. "That's something we never could have seen on previous PlayStation platforms.

PS Vita The Developer's Console

- Kawano and Yoshida both took pains to point out that the Vita, perhaps more than any Sony system previous, was designed from the ground up for developers in mind. "To be honest, the design of the system has changed between the initial announcement on January 27 and the final version you saw at the TGS,"

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[SOURCE 1UP]