10 Reasons To Buy A PlayStation Vita This Holiday Season

While portable gaming skewed more towards phones and tablets this year, a lot of people missed out on one of our favorite pieces of video game hardware. The PlayStation Vita was slept on pretty hard when it dropped earlier this year but we didn't forget all the cool stuff that got packed into the next generation portable console. If you're looking for a last minute gift for the holidays or something to trick your bonus on, give the Vita a second look. Here's 10 Reasons To Buy A PlayStation Vita This Holiday Season.

The Vita provides very clear and powerful sound for music, gaming and social networking. It will provide using built-in stereo speakers and capture sound using a built-in mic.

The OLED screen on the PS Vita measures in at 5 inches. When viewing movies, gaming or Skype, the big screen is a big step over little smartphone screens.

Weighing in at just under half a pound and about the size of your hand, the Vita is a quick throw into a backpack or jacket pocket. Perfect for carrying to that boring party or road trip.

Sackboy is back. Considered one of the best versions of the game, the Vita' s LBP makes great use of the touchscreen and the tilt features. If you couldn't get enough of the stitched hero on the PS3, the Vita' LBP is for you.

If it's good for the front, it better be good for the back. The back of the Vita is an additional capacitive multi-touch pad that nearly spans the entire size of the device's length.

The Vita is one of the most hardware proficient and powerful gaming systems on the market. Its CPU is comprised of four core ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPcore processors. Its graphics processor consists of four core SGX543MP4+ components.

One of the first major handheld gaming devices to offer Wi-Fi and 3G accessibility, the Vita becomes more than just a toy but a link to the world. It operates on Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n and connects with 2.1+EDR, profiles A2DP/AVRCP/HSP as well. All that means you won't have to worry about your connection dropping in the middle of trash-talking your buddies on Skype or using a Bluetooth headset.

Enjoy the theatre without the theatre. Movies and television episodes are available at the Vita's fingertips. With the screen size, visual media comes across extremely well and vibrant.

While the other AC entries chronicle the males of the hidden blade, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation puts gamers in control of Aveline, the first killer female in the series.

You can control your PS3 from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection. On top of that, you can use the Vita as a PS3 controller if you have unexpected guests.