PlayStation Launch and Pricing Date Fixed for Europe

Sony in Europe (and the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand) has issued release details for the PSP2.... sorry, PlayStation Vita.

The date: "PlayStation Vita will be available throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia from 22nd February, 2012."

And on the pricing:

From €249.99 (RRP) [AUD$349.95 (RRP) / NZD$449.95 (RRP)] for the Wi-Fi model.
From €299.99 (RRP) [AUD$449.95 (RRP) / NZD$549.95 (RRP)] for the 3G/Wi-Fi model.

Yes, there is no UK pricing right now.

And the specs:

Platform name: PlayStation Vita
Model number: PCH-1000 series
CPU: ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU: SGX543MP4+
Main memory: 512MB
VRAM: 128MB
External Dimensions: Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largestprojection)
Weight: Approx 279g (3G/Wi-Fi model)Approx 260g (Wi-Fi model)
Screen(Touch screen): 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLEDMulti touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touch pad: Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Cameras: Front camera, Rear cameraFrame rate: 120fps@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA)Resolution: Up to 640×480(VGA)
Sound: Built-in stereo speakersBuilt-in microphone
Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Threeaxiselectronic compass
Location: Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model only)Wi-Fi location service support
Keys / Switches: PS buttonPower buttonDirectional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)Right stick, Left stickSTART button, SELECT buttonVolume buttons (+/-)
Wirelesscommunications: Mobile network connectivity (3G/Wi-Fi model only)3G modem (data communication): HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGEIEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)
Slots/Ports: PlayStation®Vita card slotMemory card slotSIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only)Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In],
Power: Built-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3.7V 2210mAhAC adaptor: DC 5V
Operatingenvironmenttemperature: 5?~35?
SupportedAV contentformat: Music-MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM)Videos-MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High/Main/Baseline Profile(AAC)Photos-JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG

Source: Sony