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The PlayStation Vita never really got its chance to shine in terms of popularity, with initial supporters quick to abandon it, followed shortly by being left behind by Sony itself. However, pre-production hardware is a topic that can unite even those who weren't fans of the Vita. For those that enjoy prototype video game systems and have a lot of money to burn, this PlayStation Vita development unit might just be for you. We first saw this "slider" prototype a few years back, when a user on assemblergames got a hold of one and posted a video, showing the differences between it and a normal retail Vita. The most notable features were that the prototype used normal sized SD cards, rather than the controversial and costly proprietary memory cards, and that it slid upwards to reveal its face buttons, much like the prior PSP Go.

This development unit has resurfaced once more, with new pictures giving us another look at the original design. A seller by the name of vandalsgames has put it up for sale, for the low, low price of $19,999.00. On the auction page, the seller claims that it's a DEM-3000H84 unit on firmware 0.990, and it comes with the original power supply, an HDMI cable for the HDMI out function, and the power supply, as the prototype lacks a battery.

This is it. This is the rarest and most sought after PlayStation Vita hardware ever. This is the famous PS Vita Prototype that was has been leaked and discussed all over the web in 2014-2015.

The system is in very good shape given the nature of prototype hardware. It's fully functional and the original SD card with development files are still on there. The HDMI video out feature works perfectly. The system doesn't have a built-in internal battery, as a result, it needs a power supply source to operate.

Source: eBay
Source: Assemblergames video

 

[Deleted User]

This would have been much better. The micSD cards really would have saved it. Oh well, sd2vita all the way now...

 

[Ryccardo]

Just before greed came and took over that lame brand owner.
If the commercially available Vita had used SD Cards instead of those overly and stupidly overpriced things

Sony has always been about gratuitous proprietary standards, well at least since the PS1 haha betamax, which lost to VHS exactly because of annoying licensing (and to Video2000 because it was too late - always wanted one of those)

 

[pohaxsf]

Sony has always been about gratuitous proprietary standards, well at least since the PS1

I was loyal to them, I saw nintendo as junk, now I never use their shitty platform, and I don't intend buying sony stock neither a system and I bet a million dollars (jk) ps5 will be like switch, but will fail because sony won't have back compatibility and act dumb with their weird sd shit again,

 

[DANTENDO]

Every week for about a year I must of googled vita bioshock

 

[Deleted User]

Still cheaper than a Vita memory card

 

[Sakitoshi]

Apparently, in Sony's eyes it goes;
-Proprietary MC > piracy
-Proprietary serial port > piracy
-Unused-unknown port >piracy

They've change the port in the Slim to say the least.

ftfy.

Sony used proprietary everything only to stop piracy, ps2 and psp got pirated to no end and sony didn't wanted the same to happen to ps3 and vita.
The thing that they didn't knew is that piracy is what makes systems sell.

 

[DANTENDO]

ftfy.

Sony used proprietary everything only to stop piracy, ps2 and psp got pirated to no end and sony didn't wanted the same to happen to ps3 and vita.
The thing that they didn't knew is that piracy is what makes systems sell.

It didn't sell because nintendo hav pokemon

 

[the_randomizer]

I am not interested in selling my vehicle, am I?

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lol, if you put cfw, you can access ps store and no ban, they DON"T CARE, they will care at this u think?

Only way to find out is actually buying it and trying it

 

[Sakitoshi]

It didn't sell because nintendo hav pokemon

nope, pokemon xy wasn't even announced until 2013, the vita launched at the end of 2011.

 

[the_randomizer]

nope, pokemon xy wasn't even announced until 2013, the vita launched at the end of 2011.

It didn't sell for a lot of reasons, using a useless proprietary storage medium instead of SD cards sure as heck didn't do it any favors.

 

[DANTENDO]

nope, pokemon xy wasn't even announced until 2013, the vita launched at the end of 2011.

Handheld gamers were still playing ds pokemon when vita was out

 

[Sakitoshi]

It didn't sell for a lot of reasons, using a useless proprietary storage medium instead of SD cards sure as heck didn't do it any favors.

that's true. but proprietary or not, the psp still sold pretty well because piracy was rampant.
the vita had state of the art security that took ages to defeat, so it didn't received the boost of sales that piracy brings.

 

[the_randomizer]

that's true. but proprietary or not, the psp still sold pretty well because piracy was rampant.
the vita had state of the art security that took ages to defeat, so it didn't received the boost of sales that piracy brings.

Hah, so much for the argument "piracy kills consoles", if anything, the DS and PSP still sold extremely well in spite of it.

 

[DANTENDO]

And I wouldn't say the vita failed I had a good couple of years on it with various games just didn't sell as well as Nintendo handhelds

 

[Deleted member 388531]

Will probably be bought by a collector and/or flipper and then hoarded until the price goes up. Sad, but it happens practically every time a proto is put up for sale.

 

[the_randomizer]

Will probably be bought by a collector and/or flipper and then hoarded until the price goes up. Sad, but it happens practically every time a proto is put up for sale.

Most prototypes are useless to average users, no?

 

[CoolStarDood]

I want someone to buy this and put CFW on it, but i also dont want that (to preserve it)

 

[Deleted User]

With that kind of money, someone's rent/mortgage is payed off for sure

 

[the_randomizer]

You know what would be hilarious? Is if if someone genuinely was stupid enough to pay 20K only for the thing to not work

 

[pitterpatter]

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