Sony announces a February 22 , 2012 , release for the PlayStation Vita . The game will be available in North America and Europe on March 3 ( Japan ) and April 1 ( Australia ) respectively. -- Sony plans to release the PlayStation Vita , a portable video game player , on February 22 , 2012 , in the United States , Canada and Europe , the company announced at a technology conference on Tuesday . The device will debut in Japan on December 17 .
Sony announces a February 22 , 2012 , release for the PlayStation Vita . The game will be available in North America and Europe on March 3 ( Japan ) and April 1 ( Australia ) respectively. The device will debut in Japan on December 17 .