In an interview at the Eurogamer Expo in London, Sony UK’s Fergal Gara has been speaking about the possibility of  the Vita TV and slim Vita redesign making their way to western territories.
Currently, both bits of kit are slated for release in Japan only, but with the new Vita hitting those shores in just two weeks on October 10th, the discussion around potential UK launch dates is a hot topic.
When questioned Gara told CVG that UK consumers should “watch this space”, adding “let’s get it out in Japan, see how successful it is, and take it from there”.
He also hinted that that Vita TV may be released in the UK.
“Same situation, really,” he said. “Japan is a great place to launch that kind of device. PS Vita is strongest in Japan, and that brand has the most traction in Japan. Also, streaming media services are far more established in Japan than other territories, so it made a lot of sense to launch it there. But we are delighted by the interest that’s been shown by western media and the public, particularly in the UK.”
It appears that if the demand is there and the Japanese market proves successful then we may well see Vita TV in UK homes at some point in the future.
Source:Â CVG
Bilbo_bobbins
I want one, please release it in the UK.
3shirts
“Watch this space… cos there’s no TV to watch, haha, trololol” — Sony spokesman
Tuffcub
“Watch this space.. there will be sports. And Indie games… eventually. Ish”
Scythegpd
#dealwithit
cam the man
Sony should be thinking of releasing Vita TV worldwide with all the positive comments etc.
ron_mcphatty
All you need is a new box in English and a new power cable to launch in the UK. Plus some good old British QA testing, market analysis, advertising, retail contracts, shipping contracts, region conversion, translated manuals, patches for favourite western games to remove touch controls and holes punched in the placcy bags so children can’t succeed in suffocating themselves. Oh and a black one. After that and whatever else needs doing I’m fairly sure they could ask for £120 for just the console and still sell plenty! We love our gadgets.
bigkingy
Don’t know what all the fuss is about….. There’s no doubt it will release in the uk, but probably not until the first quarter of next year.
tactical20
How well it does in Japan is not necessarily an indication of how well it will do in UK/Europe/West. And I don’t think Vita sales is that helpful either. I mean I have no intention of buying a Vita, but would definitely buy a Vita TV.
RudeAwakening
I’m still slightly confused to why someone would want this.
james123
Play your Ps4 games on a second TV. Sold!
theberzerka
Ignore relatives when being forced to visit them, then proceeding to their tv to play ps4. Awesome!
gaffers101
Go on Sony make it a December release, please.
bigchrissyc
They need to release this worldwide for sure. This would make them a lot of money, fast. Do it Sony!
Jag
They really should bring it out over here but they need to make sure there are two additions.
Netflix and BBC iPlayer.