PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi model Aqua Blue

Great device for handheld gaming! Coming from the playstation ecosystem made it easy but I didn’t realize my preference for sony until I tried the vita.

The original PSP came out when I was still in middle school, and by the time I was a junior in HS I finally saved up enough to purchase and play; Dissidia (final fantasy) became my favorite game and I played it until the 1000 model finally broke. It’s been since 2010 that I’ve just done without, until now! The PSVita can play almost every psp game as well as a litany of PS1 classics, all without any removable carts to lose! This is my numero uno for on the go gaming!

First off, It's definitely worth getting one of the colored models from Japan of the PS Vita Slim! All the colors are gorgeously vibrant and have a matte texture (unlike the standard black ones which are shiny fingerprint magnets). Plus they are more fun! Purchased mine brand new here on Amazon and it came in perfect condition.PROS:-Half the reason I got this was for compatibility with PSP and PS1 'Classic' which you can download directly to the Vita. I love my PSP, but its def convenient having it all in one! Plus most of them are pretty cheap on the PSN.-Great for Travel. I really wanted something to play while traveling or just on work lunch breaks (though I also play it at home a lot hahaa). The Vita slim is great for that and has tons of travel pouches and cases for protection.-There's a very large community of hardcore PSP and Vita fans. Including FB pages, blogs, and helpful YT buying guides. Please check them out!-There are LOADS of Vita games. More so because its region free and can play many PS1 and PSP games as I mentioned before. There's everything from old school RPGs to open world adventure games to shooters... I don't no why people say theirs "no games".-It plays FPS and open adventure games incredibly smoothly... just like on a console. So don't think this is just for simple, side scrolling games.-The console looks and feels premium. The screen alone is impressive for a little handheld. I will say, I am a female with dainty fingers and fits/plays nicely in my hands.CONS:-Vita games have been really hard to find physical copies of... I found a few used for $10 cartridge only. So you will have to go online if you want physical copies (like Amazon, Ebay or the Gamestop online store). Other than that you can download them directly from the PSN.-Now we get to those infamous memory cards... Sony made cards specific to the Vita, so you cant go out and set any mini SD card like with the PSP. They are STILL pretty pricey and you will find yourself having to put off buying more games as you run out of space on your current memory card. Good job Sony >:c That being said, Don't bother with the small 4-8GB cards. I got a 16GB and have a bunch of PSP, PS1, and few Vita games on it with still plenty of room. It will last you a good while. Get the 32-64GB only if you plan on buying and playing much of the Vita game library... or just have many for a bigger card....NOTE: Yes it is a Japan import, but the Vita is region free! You can set it to English at startup and when you sigh in to your PSN account it will get to that region. Only difference being the Select button on Japanese consoles is the "O" button while in the US it's the "X" button. So in the Vita home menu it will be "O", but if you play an American game it will be "X". Hope that makes sense. Its been virtually no issue to me and I've played for many hours.

This is SECOND blue so called Japanese version I have received and both were send back. FIrst was clearly defective and did not recognised any of 2 available PS Vita memory card using in US version PS Vita. Second unit arrived with absolutely useless in US 3 prong cord ( see pics). When contacted customer service received standard answer. "You have purchased Japanese version and all what comes with it. " US consumers please do yourself a favor by simply NOT purchasing this Japanese version. Difference in price between US version is practically NONE. It is normal nowadays to have multiple electronics products in families with many kids, and anything made for use for outside of US should not be allowed in US market. Now I will have to go back and still purchased US version anyway, and this Japanese version was waste of time and efforts.

Ever since I purchased a PS Vita PCH-2001 (USA/NA) version, I've been eyeing this aqua blue PCH-2000 (Japan) version like a hawk. The last two digits after each PS Vita numbers are region codes; example PCH-2001 is 01 USA code, PCH-2000 is 00 Japan code etc. I'm seeing some reviewers who have the PCH-2006 and little do these consumers know that the product they received from some of these sellers are the Asia 06 Hong Kong/Korea code version. I have no issues with any PS Vita versions, but I like to get what I actually paid for, and in this case I strictly wanted the Japanese aqua blue. You can also tell if it's the Japanese version during your first initial setup of the device, it will default to Tokyo.I took a chance and made a purchase from seller cus mart with FBA (fulfilled by Amazon) of same day delivery. Everything arrived on time and the product came in BRAND NEW SEALED boxed. The PS Vitas in Japan are still in production and they actually do not have clear seals. The seller I purchased from added them as extra security and I'm very grateful. All PS Vitas are region free so I'm able to enjoy all of my new physical and digital games on this device. This device only comes stocked with 1GB internal memory, so I went ahead and purchased a 64gb from the same seller and they did not disappoint. Extremely happy with my new PS Vita, it's an absolute beauty in person! It's hard to describe how stunning the color of this device is as I noticed in different lighting it will either look darker or lighter. The entire body except for the back touchpad is all matte finish so no fingerprints - yeay!The X and O button functions on the Japanese versions are reversed and can easily be changed in the accessibility menu under settings. I recommend just leaving the X and O on default as it's only reversed on the LiveArea screen. Once a USA/NA game starts it defaults to what western gamers are accustomed to, X=confirm, O=cancel/back. You can also login to any PSN region you have, but be aware only one account per PS Vita, blame Sony. If you have multiple PS Vita proprietary memory cards, you can set each memory card with a different PSN, again blame Sony. Other than that, this PCH-2000 version functions just like the USA/NA PCH-2001 version. For those curious, my model version came stocked with 3.65 firmware. If you are looking for firmware below this, it is best to ask the seller of your choice as these are still in production and very popular in Japan.