PlayStation Vita; Vita meaning life in Italian. The name is very interesting considering Sony seems to not want to use PSP for reasons I see involving pop culture and the lagging of the PSP brand in comparison to Nintendo DS systems. There's been rumors going around suggesting that PSP2, or NGP's retail name is PlayStation Vita. There are significant domain filings from the past that prove this is a legitimate PlayStation name. Sony's registration for PlayStatation.NL, which is now UK.PlayStation.com, is registered by domain company ASCIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Companies like Sony tend to use 3rd party domain companies instead of filing domains themselves to keep major projects under-raps before media can uncover it. With their track record, ASCIO is an official domain registering partner of Sony, and it just so happens that PlayStationVita.com is registered with that very company. We can safely assume that PlayStation Vita is a possible name for NGP. This does not confirm however that Sony will be indeed using the name as NGP's replacement. View the domain filing "who is" listings below citing the ASCIO domain company. Sony's E3 2011 press conference will reveal all.

 

Update: PlayStation Vita was apparently a codename for the PSP2/NGP according to Digital Trends. If it is to remain as only a codename, Sony will let us know at E3.

 

Note: The image seen above is a presumed leaked promo shot of PSVita, it easily be troll submitted to add more fuel to this rumor. Image obtained via GamesPundit.

 

[Who Is PlayStation.NL, Who Is PlayStationVita.com] -- Brandon Brown | Staff