PS Vita Battery Offers Less Play Time Than PSP

The PS Vita will nable gamers to play for up to five hours on a single charge, according to a spec sheet released by Sony Japan.

The official details are approximately three to five hours of gameplay on one charge - the PSP Go was managed between three and six hours, while older PSPs were nearer four to six hours.

PS Vita will play video for five hours - the figures or based on "screen brightness [at] default setting, Bluetooth feature off, headphones used" and games being played offline, according to Sony.

You'll be able to listen to music for nine hours, while a full PS Vita charge will take around two hours, forty minutes.