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Sony Pegs Vita Battery Life At Three To Five Hours

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by Phil Kollar on September 14, 2011 at 02:55 AM

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Given the relative power of the PlayStation Vita compared to other handheld gaming devices, one of the biggest questions about the system has been its battery life. Now we have an official estimate.

Sony has revealed that the Vita will run for between three and five hours on a single charge while playing games. This estimate is minus any bonus features such as bluetooth or a network connection -- things that will likely drain the battery much faster.

Sony also said that the handheld will be able to play video for five hours and music for nine.

So three to five hours of game time (if you're not doing anything else). Is that enough for your handheld gaming needs or are you going to hold out for an upgraded model with better battery life?

[via Andriasang]

Filed under: News, Sony, TGS, tokyo game show, TGS 2011, vita, playstation vita, TGS2011

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by Velimir Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:02 AM

It's not so portable now is it?
by Stranger Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:02 AM

Can anyone say Game Gear?
by Boyzby Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:10 AM

That's longer than my phone would last if I played games on it and it doesn't do the crazy graphics and have real buttons like the Vita, so it doesn't really bother me too much. How long does the 3DS last?
by quincygamer Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:11 AM

can i duct tape like fifty batteries together? will that help? lol
by Laws(Of futire Joy and Harmony) Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:11 AM

Can't the 3DS do that with 3D mode on
by xghost777 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:12 AM

Oh great, it is as bad as the 3DS. Small battery life is the bane of everything portable.
by NeroFrost Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:13 AM

Still getting it!
by Primera_1 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:32 AM

How about on standby?
by xPixelatedx Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 04:02 AM

Nice, now this should shut everyone up about the 3DS battery life being a catastrophe to gaming. Seriously guys, 5 hours is a while, my iPhone lasts about as long playing a graphic intensive game.
by EseBones Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 04:11 AM

*** the 3DS can only play *** graphics from that look like the GAMECUBES with 3 to 4 hour, so *** the vitas battery realy beter since it can play beter graphics for bout the same an a lil bit more.
by HKM Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 04:42 AM

I can understand a lil thing like a Vita with so much power has to pull a lot of juice so the charge time is eh reasonable lets say that.If there is a upgraded power version for the same price as the WiFi model I'll buy that if not I'll just get this not that much of a prob to me.
by Sam Adams Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 04:43 AM

I will still buy it, considering I never play a handheld in public so I can just bring the cord whereveer im going. But Nyko will make a battery for it just like they did with the 3DS and then ittl be 7-8 hours, that sounds good.
by Sam Adams Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 04:43 AM

I will still buy it, considering I never play a handheld in public so I can just bring the cord whereveer im going. But Nyko will make a battery for it just like they did with the 3DS and then ittl be 7-8 hours, that sounds good.
by Dusknight6 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 04:49 AM

Good enough for me.
by Stitch Jones Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 05:00 AM

That's just not enough for a handheld. With the sting of the 3DS launch still in my pocket, I am simply not going to invest in the Vita.
by gamefan4564 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 05:01 AM

that isn't that bad, considering the hardware
by Adrian Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 05:12 AM

Truth is, many of us don't play portable games much longer than 3 hrs at a time anyway. I didn't freak out when they announced the battery life for 3DS and I'm not gonna freak out about the Vita's either. When I'm at home, I usually play with my 3DS plugged in, so I don't give a poop.
by Cloud33113 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 05:15 AM

well i would only play 1-2 hours on a long trip so this is perfect.
by R3N36AD3 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 05:34 AM

i could care less. i usually play my PSP plugged in mostly whenever i'm at home and make sure it's fully charged before i leave the house. if i'm going on a long trip, i'd rather sleep.
by Kitt Kiwi Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 05:35 AM

Now Sony drones can't say it's better than the 3DS battery life because you can you can increase it's life by truning the 3D and wireless signal off. So which handhald is better?...... Not Vita!