Anbernic's "Vita" says thanks for the memories

 I vaguely recall when the iPhone launched, Steve Jobs saying "...and we've patented the shit of out it." So, I was a bit surprised a few months later when poor knock-offs were flying out of clone factories in what became the Android scene. 

Therefore, I'm not too surprised that Anbernic thinks they can shit all over the memory of the Vita, and PlayStation won't do anything about it. After all, they've stolen pretty much every handheld design, including the PSP Go, for their Android retro knock-offs, so why not steal the names too? 

Update: Early video reviews give this knock-off a bit of a kicking over some poor design and performance trade-offs, basically it does not play Vita games. Makes me wonder why Anbernic didn't approach Sony and ask to recreate the Vita's store with third-party and indie games to at least give it some credibility. 

On the other hand, we also have Anbernic showing off a bunch of Vita and PSP games in play, so what's the reality?

Well, Sony legal might jump in with a Trademark (which they still hold) dispute, but likely only to squeeze some cash out of the Chinese firm. Which any Chinese court will laugh out of the room. 

Anyway, that aside, what we have is a lookalike Vita, available in, ooh, black and white. How original. In standard and Pro versions, likely with a juiced up processor and more RAM.

As a retro-box, I'm sure it'll be lovely. But despite the name, its just another generic box of parts in a fast-fragmenting and overloaded market, so is unlikely to stand out in anyway from the many rivals. Cold, alone, unloved, just like the original Vita, so they got that right.