At GDC this week, Sony's Chris Norden described the PlayStation Vita's shape as "Super Oval." I had no idea that was an actual thing, but if it was, you'd think it would be reserved for the truly fantastic. I'm thinking about living eggs, like Humpty Dumpty or Sheldon from Orson's Farm. Those are some really super ovals.
Norden also boasted that the Vita's touchscreen is so sensitive, it can offer sub-pixel precision. Basically, if you cut your fingers off and replaced them with straightened paper clips, you could still enjoy as much Uncharted as you ever could.
What the Hell am I talking about this morning? Screw you, Sony, putting inane concepts in my head!
PS Vita's form factor is 'super oval,' touch panels are extremely high-resolution [Joystiq]
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8:40 AM on 10.13.2011 | 
Pretty sure those were already there, Jimbo :D
*Hipster off*
Feels really nice in the hands though.
WANT IT NAO!
Chris Norden: Rest assured guys, it's super oval.
*uproarious applause*
Needlessly accurate isn't bad per say but I'm guessing that extra precision that they aren't utilizing is costing $ and pushing the price of the units up.
So I'm going to make a wild prognostication that the next PSVita SKU is going to be sporting an adequately accurate touchpad instead of a needlessly wasteful super high resolution touchpad.
So says Scuffles, So shall it be!
Yeah, but you'd probably scratch the screen... still an interesting idea to try out. *looks at butcher knife, paper clips, and fingers* 2012 can't come any sooner.
HA.
I almost skipped your comment. Nice work there.