Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na June 6, 2011, na E3 2011, Sony kwupụtara na aha aha ngwaọrụ ahụ ga-abụ PlayStation Vita, na okwu "vita" bụ Latin maka "ndụ". N'agbanyeghi akuko nke
Ala ọma jijiji nke 2011 na Japan na-egbu oge ntọhapụ nke ngwaọrụ ahụ, Sony kwughachiri na ọ nọ na egwu maka mbubreyo 2011 ntọhapụ na Japan na February 2012 ntọhapụ ụbọchị maka ndị ọzọ isi mpaghara nke ụwa. E mechara wepụta ụbọchị ntọhapụ na Disemba 17, 2011, na Japan, na February 22, 2012 maka America na Europe, ọ bụ ezie na a tọhapụrụ mbipụta nke otu izu gara aga na North America na February 15, 2012, nke gụnyere ụdị 3G / WiFi nke ngwaọrụ ahụ, egwuregwu "Little Deviants", obere mbipụta ebu, na kaadị ebe nchekwa 4 GB. Vita malitere na utu aha 26 na Japan, Sony kwupụtara na e nwere ihe karịrị 100 utu aha na mmepe tupu ntọhapụ nke usoro ahụ n'ozuzu ya. Vita bidoro n'ebe ọdịda anyanwụ na utu aha iri abụọ na ise, gụnyere utu aha mbụ dịka "" na "Wipeout 2048", na ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri nke egwuregwu dịka "FIFA 12" na "Rayman Origins".