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[TomShoe]

From inside-games.jp (Translated)

Game Tech, has begun the Pre-Order of the PS Vita TV dedicated monitor integrated controller "DEKAVITA7". "DEKAVITA7" is a monitor integrated controller that can be used by simply setting the PSVita TV on the back. Monitor size is 7 inches (PS Vita 5 inches), enabling continuous play of up to 5 hours. Because it is a monitor that can be connected to an HDMI input and USB controller, it can also be used as an external monitor and controller of the PS3. Pre-Order are being accepted at the official site. If ordered now, it can be purchased for 19,800 yen (excluding tax).

Specs and other info:

DEKAVITA7 (Dekabita Seven)
Compatible models: PSVitaTV
Monitor: IPS LCD
Monitor size: 7 inches
Display size: about 154.2mm (H) × about 85.9Mm (V)
Monitor resolution: 1024 × 600
Dot pitch : 0.15 mm
Viewing angle: left and right: 175 ° up and down: 175 °
Pre-Order Period: November 11 from 12:00 November 30 11:59 p.m.
Sale time: Scheduled for 2015 Spring
Price: - Normal price (tentative): 23,000 yen (~$199) - Pre Special Price: 19,800 yen (~173)


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More information at Game Tech's official website.
Retrofit me if old.

 

[Jonnax]

Why does this exist?

This sells for 19,800 yen.
The vita slim is 19,166 yen on Amazon
The VitaTV is 11,300 yen

It is cheaper to buy a PSTV and a Vita.

 

[Willy Wanka]

At that price you may as well just buy a Vita.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

It alone is more expensive than a Vita.

 

[Takao]

retrofitted: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=930649

this is so bizarre, ahah

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

someone over at sony is wondering if they should invest in this. The joke is that they forgot that the vita still exists.

 

[Guevara]

Not far enough: Now I need a dock for the Dekavita so I can put it by my TV and use it as a PSTV.

 

[Mesoian]

At that price you may as well just buy a Vita.

Seriously. So weird.

I mean, sure, you can take it out and hook it up to your TV when you're at home but...yeah man. So bizarre.

 

[MCN]

So it's a Vita, but more expensive, ridicilously huge and without the touch panel?

 

[KimonoNoNo]

Some people was asking Sony for a bigger Vita with extra buttons for remote play; well here you go knock yourself out.

 

[kunonabi]

Some people was asking Sony for a bigger Vita with extra buttons for remote play; well here you go knock yourself out.

Why would anyone want a bigger Vita? That thing is gigantic as it is.

 

[itchyass86]

It's a portable vita tv. Just like the vita except it has a HDMI out. Maybe that HDMI out might be worth it for some folks. Certainly not worth it to me, though. But who am I to think for someone else?

 

[Takao]

It's a portable vita tv. Just like the vita except it has a HDMI out. Maybe that HDMI out might be worth it for some folks. Certainly not worth it to me, though. But who am I to think for someone else?

Not really. There's plenty of Vita games that aren't compatible with PSTV and therefore this.

 

[MCN]

It's a portable vita tv.

You know what else is a portable Vita TV, and has more features and more compatibility?

A fucking Vita

 

[striferser]

Might as well buy Vita, not only cheaper than this, you can also play some vita only game.
Probably buy PS+ as well for cross save, or just use content manager...

 

[Takao]

Might as well buy Vita, not only cheaper than this, you can also play some vita only game.
Probably buy PS+ as well for cross save, or just use content manager...

Or just use the same memory card.

 

[Luigi87]

Not far enough: Now I need a dock for the Dekavita so I can put it by my TV and use it as a PSTV.

I like the way you think.

 

[bobawesome]

This is so ridiculous that I can't help but to be awestruck by it. I'll take eight.

Whoops, bumped the wrong thread.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

At that price you may as well just buy a Vita.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Seventy70]

You know what else is a portable Vita TV, and has more features and more compatibility?

A fucking Vita

Can you hook a Vita up to a TV though?

 

[Odrion]

I thought this was going to be something about a mod that lets you play all Vita games on the Playstation TV. ;_;

 

[rekameohs]

 

[Gryph]

Human ingenuity truly know no bounds.

I've got to respect that they made this work...

 

[Remark]

just get a vita holy shit

 

[autoduelist]

Why would anyone want a bigger Vita? That thing is gigantic as it is.

I would buy a 7 inch vita in a heartbeat to replace my lovely oled vita. I play it at home, and I like big screens. If I had the disposable income, I'd buy this.

It's also potentially awesome for remote play. Would prefer a Sony version built for the purpose over this, though.

 

[Strike]

You can't even play every Vita game on it.

 

[Shengar]

This monstrosity is as big as Wii U gamepad.

 

[Animefreek]

Vita XL

 

[Dunkley]

Reminds me of P4RGaming's article about Sony wanting to make a portable version of the Vita TV.

 

[Shizuka]

You can now pre-order it and watch videos of it running (with a PSTV and PS3) here.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I appreciate the absurdity of this.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

The ability to take HDMI input and work as a dinput controller for PS3 would have made me consider this if it wasn't a 600p screen

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

We need a gif of Xzibit laughing while wearing a serious Xzibit Tshirt

 

[Gintoki]

If I could hook up a small factor windows machine to this.. I'm in

 

[PumpkinSpice]

So it's a Vita, but more expensive, ridicilously huge and without the touch panel?

Vita without the rear touchpad is kind of an improvement.

 

[Parakeetman]

So it's a Vita, but more expensive, ridicilously huge and without the touch panel?

Good the rear touch panel has got to be one of the largest dumbfuck inventions Sony has ever come out with. The unit has L2 / R2 triggers which by far beats out a rear touch panel. Sides if it is functioning as a Vita TV then there would be no functionality for such games that would need a rear touch panel anyways so its pointless trying to bring it up.

 

[Novocaine]

I mean having L2/R2 buttons is kind of cool. But I'll stick with my Vita. I think it's cool though.

 

[Parakeetman]

You can now pre-order it and watch videos of it running (with a PSTV and PS3) here.

No you cant preorder it since if you could read Japanese you would see that at the bottom it says preorders are closed. Hell even the English page says that.

 

[Alienous]

What? Lol.

 

[super-famicom]

要らないよ。

 

[Iorv3th]

That trigger placement looks so uncomfortable.

 

[UCBooties]

Sure, I want it. I can't articulate why though. I have a Vita TV and a Vita so I guess I just want the L2/R2 functionality...

That way my wife and I could both play games portably using the one account so that has some appeal.

I'm sure I will never get one though. The cost in prohibitive and I'm sure it has ZERO chance of being sold in the West. My tepid desire for it does not extend to the hassle and expense of importing it.

It's still neat though.

 

[semiconscious]

i trust these guys: what they lack in purpose they make up for in ludicrousness ...

 

[2+2=5]

Honestly this is what Vita should have been since the beginning imo(well with a better design lol), a handheld that could have been used as a home console(the PSP had a tv out after all, why not Vita? )

 

[Shizuka]

No you cant preorder it since if you could read Japanese you would see that at the bottom it says preorders are closed. Hell even the English page says that.

Stay snarky, Parakeet.

 

[DualX]

Is this still a thing you can order to the US? Been trying to do so through my phone, but the mobile site doesn't want to cooperate. I've been the switch quite a bit and would love to have a bigger vita device.

 

[lestar]

at first I thought it was a benheck DIY project, but then I lol'd. This abomination can not be real and official

 

[Okami Haundo]

What the fuck is wrong with this timeline? This can't be real...

 

[OmegaZero]

No touch screen, less battery life then a 2000 and limited to PSTV compatability. No wonder I haven't heard of this until now.

 

[DualX]

No touch screen

There are a ton of games that don't require it, and the games I want it for don't either.

less battery life then a 2000

5 hours is better than the Switch.

limited to PSTV compatability

Not with the whitelist mod.