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  • PlayStationVita (PCH-2000 series) Wi-Fi model body × 1
  • USB cable × 1
  • AC adapter × 1
  • Power cord × 1
  • Printed matter × 1 formula
I fell in love with the psvita orange color

I bought this instead of blue. Blue was out of stock. I was worried about this orange color because it seemed a bit childish, but the moment I first saw it arriving, I fell in love with the psvita orange color. It is really perfect design and color. Finally I apologize for my English.

Works Fantastic

I love this vita. Perfect, lightweight, works fanstastic. I was a little iffy about ordering it but it was worth it. The firmware is 3.65, at least the one I received. There is no memory card included, which is expected. The coloring is exactly like the picture. American charger was included. I would not suspect this as a refurbished product if not for the firmware. It literally looks brand new, fresh out of the factory. The only thing, which isn’t an issue or bad thing, is that the left analog stick is a little too sensitive. However, I have looked it up, and it has nothing to do with seller, but rather maybe the system itself. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, doesn’t interfere with my gameplay. If you are looking for bright, imported vita, this is it for you. (Owned it for a month)

Get whatever color you want. Orange is great!

I really wish we got these awesome colors in the states. When I saw Japan received an orange Vita, I knew I had to have it. Picked this up and have not been disappointed. I LOVE THIS CONSOLE. It's vastly underrated and I really wish the states loved this console as much as they do overseas. Also, it really doesn't matter what part of the world one gets their Vita from, it can be set to whatever language you speak and follows where the account is from to show the PS Store of your region.

Neon Orange PS Vita Slim (PCH-2000) Review

Grab yourself a tasty beverage, sit back and relax while reading my review of the Japanese Import Neon Orange Sony PlayStation Vita Slim (PCH-2000). Pros: -Build quality is phenomenal! The unit feels sturdy in your hands and has just enough weight on the handheld to not feel "cheap and flimsy" like some may think, due to the systems noticeable weight reduction as well as overall thickness. The neon orange color looks amazing in person and commands attention of onlookers around you when you play your PS Vita in public. It screams "I am a gamer!" I even had a few folks ask me "What new phone is that?!" They thought it was some sort of new hot phone on the market apparently. The buttons on the unit feel more tactile and responsive as well as the "select and start" buttons are far easier to press now that they are more protruding from the system vs the same button layout on the older PS Vita original launch model which were almost flush with the system face. The notification lights have been removed from the "PlayStation" button and instead are now two LED indicators on the top of the system near the game port. One always stays lit green while the system is running on a full battery, and turns orange when charging. The other flashes blue intermittently if a notification is received while you are away from the home screen and in an app. The reduced size of the rear touch pad is awesome! More room on the back of the system to rest your fingers with far less accidental activation of rear touch pad commands in games that use the rear touch pad as a control method. For gamers like myself with much larger hands? (I wear a 2XL glove size) this is a most welcome upgrade. Expect longer hours of gaming time as well since the this new PS Vita Slim has been reduced in size and is substantially lighter in weight and easier to hold for longer periods of time. -Charging and Battery Life: This new slim model PS Vita now features a Micro-B USB charging and data port at the bottom of the system instead of the proprietary charging and data port of the older original PS Vita model. Charging times from a low battery vary, but here are some estimates based on my testing. Charging from a USB 2.0 port on a PS3 game console takes around 4 hours. Charging from a USB 3.0 port on a PS4 game console takes around 2.5 hours. Charging from the included wall charger takes around 2 hours. Again, those estimates are from my testing and your actual mileage may vary. You can also charge the system from a desktop or laptop computer's USB port, a powered USB Hub, or USB portable battery bank. This new PS Vita system doesn't appear to be very picky on the power source of your choice, just as long as it's USB and outputs at 5v and 500mah or greater. The system takes advantage of "Smart Charging" power negotiation and can accept charging at up to 5v and 2000mah for a more rapid and less time consuming charge. This rapid charging does not cause the system to get hot, nor very warm for that matter and is perfectly safe for the handheld. This new PS Vita Slim also makes an extra 1 to 2 hours of useable battery life while playing games on the system over the older original model. (Pro Tip: Switch off "Use Wi-Fi in power save mode" in the power options to increase wireless transfer speeds, but take a small dip on battery life, which is negligible at best. The wireless transfer performance increase is far worth it, in my opinion.) The new LCD screen on the device doesn't display colors quite as beautiful and natural as the OLED screen of the original model, but in all fairness, for the amount of energy savings the LCD screen saves and adds to game time from battery? It's a worthy trade off in my opinion. Also, if you've never seen the original launch model PS Vita in action, you won't even notice the quality loss difference from OLED to LCD. Less contrast and color saturation on the LCD is all, but again, the additional added gaming time from battery makes the LCD panel worth it! -Game Library: This PS Vita slim unit as well as ALL PS Vita handheld systems in general are region-free in regards to game card and PSN digital library compatibility. This system plays ANY game from ANY country, no matter the language barrier. (Pro Tip: Asia (Hong Kong) "English" physical game card releases are more often than not fully localized for the English language in regards to subtitles, menus, and sometimes even spoken language in games. Consider ordering these titles to pad out your game library with physical game cards if that's more so your style vs digital downloaded games. A good source to acquire these games is from Play-Asia or even from Amazon. Limited Run Games is also another company to look into for physical PS Vita game cart releases of downloadable digital only titles from the PlayStation Store) -Community: For ALL things PlayStation and PS Vita, check out the following websites; "Kinda Funny" (PS I Love You XOXO) with Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty as well as "PSNation" with Glenn Percival and Josh Langford. They are the kingpins within the PlayStation community IMO. Both the site's staff and community at those websites are very knowledgeable, intelligent, and are PlayStation and PS Vita lovers, fans, and enthusiasts. At these websites and their respective podcasts, you'll find tremendous love and support for the PS Vita handheld and all things PlayStation. Not even on the official Sony PlayStation blog or website will you find this level of love, dedication, and commitment to the PlayStation and PS Vita. Cons: -System Storage Memory: The system only has 1GB internal flash nand memory useable by the end user for save games, game patches, and downloads. My advice? Completely disregard this ridiculous low amount of memory and purchase a PS Vita memory card at a larger capacity ASAP! (Note: Installing a memory card into the PS Vita will disable the 1GB built in system storage memory and that memory will no longer be accessible by the end user. You are given the option to transfer all of your content from the 1GB storage to your memory card, so there is no need for a backup/restore procedure upon initial storage memory upgrade of your handheld) Unfortunately that is another con to be noted. PS Vita memory cards are crazy expensive beings that they are Sony proprietary technology. So be ready to open up your wallet again. -LCD Screen Display: The screen is definitely large and high enough quality to display games in near HD quality, but the resolution is only qHD at 960x544p and 220 ppi. Which isn't the worse image quality on a 5 inch 16:9 LCD panel, but is definitely worth noting the visual dip in quality vs. screens we are use to looking at daily on our smartphones. Overall brightness is another issue with the LCD screen on the PS Vita Slim. Is the system playable outdoors in daylight? Forget about it! The screen might as well be a mirror. Okay, so what about on a cloudy overcast day or playing outdoors in the shade? Nope! Still not happening. The screen not only doesn't get very bright on the highest brightness setting to begin with, but brightness is actually forced down by the system's firmware / game software to dim to around 80% brightness level when you start most games on your handheld. To sum it up, this system can't be played outdoors in the daylight, plain and simple. A very unfortunate situation for sure. Other Thoughts: Beings this system is a Japanese import. The "X" and "O" buttons are inverted for accept and cancel commands vs button command configuration on a NTSC: US/CAN (Region 1) PS Vita system. This inversion typically only applies to system level commands and doesn't effect game controls while playing in game for most games. The system's initial language is in Japanese by default, so upon first boot or fresh set-up / system restore, you will have to scroll all the way up towards the top of the language list to select "English" or whatever language you prefer. Conclusion: By in large, I highly recommend the purchase of this handheld gaming device. Whether you are a PlayStation fan or you are just looking for a portable handheld that has graphics and performance nearly on par with a PlayStation 3 game console and has an amazing game library of several hundred PS Vita games to choose from. (Not failing to mention even backwards compatibility with several hundred PSP and PSone video games) There are really amazing, high quality, and AAA production games to choose from as well on the PS Vita. There are virtually no shovelware and low quality "free to play" game titles like you will find on your smartphone's App Store today. [Overall Review Score: 4.5/5]

Super sexy vita!

Great color. This was a gift for my fiancée and she loves it. Works just like my US Vita except the x and o may be mixed on certain apps. Most games I have played use the same controls though.

Awesome Color - Changes in different lighting tho

Unit is awesome. The orange is great in very bright and dim lighting. However, if you’re under a soft light (such as stands kitchen lighting), the unit starts to look pink. If you play under soft lighing and don’t want a pink-ish orange unit, pick something else. I play mostly in bright conditions or dim so the pinkish coloring doesn’t show as much.

Ran great

Great delivery, when it arrived it was running good. The only thing that confuses me is that it's not packed like it's brand new I have a feeling it was used so everybody is pretty buying used ps vita overseas since no one bought these console first release now they are screwing us over and making more money by selling us used crap. The reason why i say that is when it arrived I opened it and I could see finger print on my ps vita screen, as well as a little bit of scratch here and there other than that the console ran great.

Easy to love by those already fans of PlayStation.

Easily the most powerful portable gaming system around today, this Japanese version comes new in the box and the color is definitely something different. I don't know if it really can pass for orange but it is pleasingly unique. The body is a tad light, but feels well made solid, and the touch pad on the back is the perfect size after being made smaller since the original psv. Ps4 remote play makes it worth it all by itself, and although Sony may be done putting out flagship games for the system there are many titles worth exploring and new indie gems still being released. This little guy is easy to love and you wouldn't regret a purchase for yourself or a gamer in your life.

I love it.

Its has a matte finish and as most screens smudges easily. Work fine had no problems with set up and as all jap import vitas the x and o is reversed. While I know the Vita is mostly dead in the US (there are still a few games still coming) but thats fine with me and part of the reason in bought it, I love the games I can get for a lower cost than when they first came out and any games overseas too. And with remote play I can play ps4 games away from the tv. Update: Still going strong still loving my Vita. Been doing remote play as much I play on it no problems. -29th September 17

Bought a second one... just in case. [~_^]

Quick review: I love it. I love the color. The X and O buttons being "switched" on the interface screen is not an issue. It's a VITA! Overall, it's awesome!!! Now, here's the reason I bought this. I purchased the Borderlands 2 Vita bundle and I ordered this one so I could have a second one, but also because all of a sudden Vitas are becoming a 'rare' item when you search for them here on Amazon. The original regular US black Wi-Fi version; gone. The BL2 bundle; gone. All that's left are the Japanese import models and the refurbished ones. I know Sony has discontinued the Vita, but I figure I better get another one before they ridiculously go up in price or are gone.

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