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Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has admitted that the company’s PlayStation Vita 3G model is an experiment and, even more so, an "investment in the future."

Many gamers have been a little sceptical when it comes to the handheld’s 3G model, but that’s something Sony and Yoshida expect.

"I totally agree with where you're coming from," he said when speaking on the matter with IndustryGamers.

"It's a new thing to have 3G capability in a portable gaming system, and when we were working on the design of the hardware, it's true that we believed in what we could do with 3G, but unless we have the system in the market and developers can try things and get feedback from consumers...it takes years to experiment and find a new way to use it, but unless we start somewhere we cannot even experiment."

"So 3G is our investment in the future," he added. "I hope some consumers will believe in that investment of their money for the future. These systems last many years, and we will upgrade firmware, add new features, but it's not easy to update hardware."

"The main purpose we believe in for having 3G in PS Vita is the social connectivity features that we have put at the center of PS Vita. When you open a game, you don't automatically start a game, but you're taken to one page which is constantly updated from publishers as well as your friends doing activities or giving you in-game items. So all that social connectivity is enabled by the 3G."

PlayStation Vita releases across North America and Europe tomorrow.

 

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