Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld will support an external battery peripheral to further elongate the device’s battery life.
Speaking to IGN, Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony Worldwide Studios, commented, “If you have noticed, we have just announced the peripherals for PS Vita. And one of the peripherals is the external battery. That extends the battery life of PS Vita.”
“So if you’re flying from New York to San Francisco, or vice versa, you have no concerns if you have an additional external battery.”
Sony said Wednesday that the battery life for Vita would clock in at around 3-5 hours for gaming, though would last up to nine hours when playing music or in standby mode.
PlayStation Vita is scheduled for release in Japan on December 17, with a western launch following in early 2012.
via VG247