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Vectrex Mini interview - David Oghia talks up the nostalgic vector powerhouse

Having been wowed by the news of the Vectrex Mini at Gamescom , I rushed off some questions to VectrexOn's main man  David Oghia . After a post-event, well earned, break, he's kindly given us a lot of detail about the project and some new images of the unit to share.  Update: the Vectrex Kickstarter is live and blew past its first funding goal in ab out 15 minutes, and approaching £450K and 2,500 backers in its first day.   His story mirrors mine somewhat, Vectrex represents a glowing, unaffordable, obelisk of gaming power from our youth! But he's had the energy and drive to do something about it, and met the right people to get the job done!  What first got you interested in Vectrex and what spawned the idea of a Mini version? I’ve always been passionate about retro-gaming, but my first love was computers rather than consoles — the ZX81, then the Commodore 128. I only really discovered the console world in the late 90s, which is when I got my very first Vectre...
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Rumours of a bigger Vita sneak out of Japan

IIt didn't take long for Nintendo to shove an XL on the original 3DS. So should we be surprised that Sony might be sneaking out a larger-screen Vita?

Reports from a Japanese newspaper (Tokyo Keizai, which appears to be a university, making the story sound a bit fishy) suggest a PCH-2000 model will come restyled to match the PS4, sporting a 6.3″ OLED but at the same resolution and with 1 GB of system RAM. Surely they could squeeze full HD into that without upsetting the applecart?

The extra memory will let more programs multitask, but won't be accessible to games to preserve BW compatibility. The question is, besides what's the point, is will it include some internal storage or support for cheaper memory cards? That'd be nice, along with decent speakers which are appearing in phones and tablets now.

The Vita is already plenty big and users are asking for HD-out, not a larger model. The idea might appeal to Japan, but is part of their insane, must have every colour/size/shape culture. The west won't bat an eyelid, unless perhaps it offers full Android and acts as a phablet too.

A reveal, if true was slated for TGS, but if the leaks prove true, why wait for such an inconsequential announcement. Any name suggestions? PSV-Go, PSV-Stay, PSV-Wideboy?

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