Last night at 2011 E3, Sony made the first official announcement about their next generation handheld gaming console – the PlayStation Vita.

“Successively launching in the global market for $249 starting the end of this year, PS Vita incorporates a beautiful 5-inch multi-touch organic light emitting diode (OLED) as the front display and a unique multi-touch pad on the rear. Two analog sticks enable a wider range of game genres. Together with the front touch screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new gameplay, enabling entirely new experiences.”

Sony partnered with AT&T to offer 3G and WiFi connectivity for the device.

Make sure to check out some videos and more images of the PlayStation Vita after the jump.

Sony Ericsson has announced their new Xperia Play smartphone this month. For the first time the company fuses their cellphone and their gaming divisions. The so called “Playstation Phone”, which is releasing March 2011, comes with a full Playstation game controller integrated. All other phone functionality is based on the Android platform. Let’s see if they can get some folks away from their iPhones with this little machine. In terms of looks it did also not turn out too bad actually.

A closer look at the Sony Ericsson Xperia “Playstation Phone” follows after the jump.

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Sony Playstation console, they once again teamed up with Nike on a pack of sneakers. As part of the pack they present the Nike “Move” Huarache Trainer and the Nike “Killzone” SFB Boots. The two sneakers mark the release of the new Move Motion controller and the Killzone 3 game. Both sneakers features lots of interesting design details, that are worth checking out. As usual the pack will only be released to friends and family.

Many images of both sneakers follow after the jump.

Nike has already collaborated several times with Playstation on sneakers and they are amongst the most hunted of all time. Today we get a first look at the new Playstation Nike Air Trainer 1. The sneaker was designed with Ron Eagle of Playstation and will for sure turn heads. Multiple graphic elements have been put on the black base of the sneaker. We are impressed with the amount of details, materials and colors of the sneaker, but of course it is too extreme to be loved by the mass. Limited to only 24 pairs, the sneaker will unfortunately never see a general release.

Detailed images of the Nike x Playstation Air Trainer 1 follow after the jump.

About 4 years ago, Nike and Playstation got together to create the Nike Air Force 1 “Playstation”, which was at the time one of the most hyped and hunted sneakers. To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Playstation 2 in Japan, Sony asked Nike for a small re-release of the sneaker. This time it comes once again in a very limited run of less than 50 pairs and compared to the original it has been slightly updated. It still features the Playstation logo on the heel and of course the gradient colorway. The sneakers are only given to media, Sony execs and VIPs this time, so you might have to try your luck on eBay.

Solecollector has one pair to give away via an auction, that you can check out here. The shoe is now at 1125 USD and the auction is still running for 8 days.

More images of the 2009 Nike Air Force 1 “Playstation 10th Anniversary” follow after the jump.