Sony: PS3 and Vita can do what Wii U does

Sony is claiming the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita can offer the same touch-screen controller experience as Wii U.

The Wii U is set to launch 30 November with one of its main selling points being the GamePad controller.

SCEA vice president of hardware marketing, John Koller, said the Vita could be used as touch-screen for the PS3 just like the GamePad.

"We tell our PlayStation fans all the time that what the Wii U is offering is something that Vita and PS3 can do quite easily," Koller told Engadget.

"It's dependent on the content. We need to make sure the content isn't force-fed. And, to us, making sure that the gamer receives the right type of experience is what's most important. We're going to pick our spots, but that technology does certainly exist here."

Wii U will come bundled with a GamePad controller but Koller said most Vita players already own a PS3 so the crossover would work.

He added: "You look at the Vita consumer and a very high percentage - almost all of them - own a PS3. So you see that crossover works.

"Whether we want to bundle the hardware together remains to be seen."

Last month Sony CEO, Kaz Hirai, claimed he wasn't concerned about low PS Vita sales as they were roughly what was expected.