Sony's Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed on Twitter that the forthcoming Sony PlayStation Vita will be region free. When asked if the new handheld would be region free, the president of Worldwide Studios at Sony Computer Entertainment said in reply "Yes it is". This means you'll be able to import games from the US or Japan and play them without a hitch! PlayStation Vita launches in Japan on December 17. No release dates for other regions have yet been announced, but we'd hope it might be available i...