PlayStation VITA Trademark Registration of New Generation PlayStation?

Is PlayStation VITA the street name of Sony’s Next Generation Portable?

Sony has applied for trademark registration of PS VITA and PLAYSTATION VITA, which speculation suggests will be the name for its new PlayStation.

More to be revealed at its E3 press event today.

In light of Sony’s E3 press event, much enthusiasm has continued to grow about Sony and Nintendo’s upcoming consoles.

Sony is expected to unveil its second Play Station, PSP2, or Next Generation Portable (NGP) as it has been known up until now.

In the last week or so, there have been rumours that the hand-held console will be renamed ‘PS Vita’.

On Friday, Sony applied for an EU trademark registration for PS VITA and PLAYSTATION VITA, seeming to confirming the rumours.