Got some hands on time with the vita and...

I was able to use a vita for awhile (not mine... $250 is a bit much for a handheld at the moment) and so far don't really get the complaining ppl are doing about the os... the problems aren't that big and can prob be fixed in a few months with updates. I thought it looked great and felt good in my hands, the graphics were good, build quality seemed great, etc. The main problems I had with it were: 1. Game prices are high, 2. a little long load times, 3. low battery life. I think those three problems are ones that can't really be fixed in the long term, and thus should be the ones that people look at when deciding whether or not to buy one.

I was able to use a vita for awhile (not mine... $250 is a bit much for a handheld at the moment) and so far don't really get the complaining ppl are doing about the os... the problems aren't that big and can prob be fixed in a few months with updates. I thought it looked great and felt good in my hands, the graphics were good, build quality seemed great, etc. The main problems I had with it were: 1. Game prices are high, 2. a little long load times, 3. low battery life. I think those three problems are ones that can't really be fixed in the long term, and thus should be the ones that people look at when deciding whether or not to buy one.

yachtboy

Game prices are also the same on the other handheld as well. Game prices are not a Vita centric issue. The only reason I am pointing this out is because people complain about the Vita games being high in price when the new releases on the other system are just as high.

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I was able to use a vita for awhile (not mine... $250 is a bit much for a handheld at the moment) and so far don't really get the complaining ppl are doing about the os... the problems aren't that big and can prob be fixed in a few months with updates. I thought it looked great and felt good in my hands, the graphics were good, build quality seemed great, etc. The main problems I had with it were: 1. Game prices are high, 2. a little long load times, 3. low battery life. I think those three problems are ones that can't really be fixed in the long term, and thus should be the ones that people look at when deciding whether or not to buy one.

gamenerd15

Game prices are also the same on the other handheld as well. Game prices are not a Vita centric issue. The only reason I am pointing this out is because people complain about the Vita games being high in price when the new releases on the other system are just as high.

Actually they are not the same price on the OTHER handheld, all their top games are £29.99 here in the UK, whereas UC, FIFA, Dungeon Hunter, Rayman, Wipeout are more than £29.99. Plus the digital downloads varies greater than £29.99 for some of the top titles.godfather_1

[QUOTE="godfather_1"]Actually they are not the same price on the OTHER handheld, all their top games are £29.99 here in the UK, whereas UC, FIFA, Dungeon Hunter, Rayman, Wipeout are more than £29.99. Plus the digital downloads varies greater than £29.99 for some of the top titles.Randolph

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[QUOTE="godfather_1"]Actually they are not the same price on the OTHER handheld, all their top games are £29.99 here in the UK, whereas UC, FIFA, Dungeon Hunter, Rayman, Wipeout are more than £29.99. Plus the digital downloads varies greater than £29.99 for some of the top titles.godfather_1

On Amazon right now I can get fifia for $38.18 or for $33.49 from a third party seller. Granted the prices change frequently. Nonetheless your arguement fails as far as the U.S. is conerned. Every other game besides Uncharted is $40 or less. Sorry to hear that prices suck in the U.K.

On Amazon, its says that a top-tier game like UC is $49.99 and FIFA Soccer is $53.99 compared to SM3DL which is $37.99, MGS 3D which is $39.96, I think that is a huge difference and I am only talking in terms of top-tier games.godfather_1

Give it a year or two, game prices will drop same with memory cards.Blake135

It doesn't change the fact that $40+ for a handheld is crazy. The costs for making these games are nothing compared to pc or the consoles, so how can they justify charging so much? Because they need to recoup the money from the hardware and there is less competition, plain and simple.yachtboy

It doesn't change the fact that $40+ for a handheld is crazy. The costs for making these games are nothing compared to pc or the consoles, so how can they justify charging so much? Because they need to recoup the money from the hardware and there is less competition, plain and simple.yachtboy

Vita development kits are about 1900 euros, Sony has stated that costs are lower and less intensive than the psp (http://fudzilla.com/home/item/26006-sony-claims-vita-development-easier). I can't speak for the vita or any current gen console, but while in China this past fall studying Chinese one of my classmates was a part time designer for ubi who had worked on the psp and ps2 and various points and always pointed to the much smaller development teams and budgets of psp games. Vita could be different, but I highly doubt it. That isn't to say it is cheap to make, but does it cost anywhere near pc or ps3/360 games?