These electrical components magically power your PlayStation Vita games.

We were saddened to discover that the system is not powered by fairy-dust and the blood of Ken Kutaragi, but instead totally boring electronic parts.

Still, make sure you enjoy these photographs: someone sacrificed their PlayStation Vita just so you could look at its insides. That's hardcore science, folks. Hardcore.

[source pocketnews.cocolog-nifty.com]