3DS XL or PS Vita?

Do your own research. On this forum you'll get dumbasses with no experience with a particular handheld pushing their own opinion.FlamesOfGrey

Just look at the Libraries.

but in reality you should just look at these two games and determine your purchase through them.

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LegatoSkyheart

Two games I don't own. :P

Really liked the FE demo, and still pissed I missed the Persona sales. D=<

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"]Do your own research. On this forum you'll get dumbasses with no experience with a particular handheld pushing their own opinion.gettingpatches

I'm pretty sure alot of these threads are stealth trolls. It happened alot last generation with PS3 vs 360 as well. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt but if someone is too lazy or unintelligent enough to use the internet they're already on to research the price, hardware, features, scores, upcoming games on systems then too bad. Also, the fact that this section of the forums is a known fanboy cess pool.

I'd much rather have the 3DS. More games that interest me.

The Vita is nice to look at, the 3DS nice to play games on.
I don't think the Vita will have a long life. If you're buying the system to only play games on that are out now, I could see somebody angry with life buy a Vita.

KungfuKitten

It all accordings what you like I guess!

go for the vita over the xl

but go for a original 3ds over the vita..

i stopped liking the xl 

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The one with a future, ie, not the Vita.

XalonR

[QUOTE="XalonR"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The one with a future, ie, not the Vita.

DarkLink77

3DS XL. 

Too many big games starting to come out for it to ignore it much longer. 

the 3DS is an awesome gaming machine, it has really reinvigorated gaming outside of the PC for me, (which is pretty much all I have been doing for the past 6 months). The 3D is surprisngly well done in the game that i've played so far, Fire Emblem, RE revelations; and the graphics are also great for a portable. 

Vita didn't interest me at all, considering its steep price and lack of software. i would recommend the 3DS and Fire Emblem Awakening, you won't regret it. 

Well, like everyone else has already said, it really comes down to which games you like to play (because there's not alot of multi-plats between these two systems). But here are some other points you may want to consider:

3DS XL is about double the battery life of the Vita.

Graphically, they can both output pretty much the same quality visuals (minus the 3D). Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS looks just as good as any of the best looking games on the Vita to date.

The Vita has dual analog sticks (which I feel is very important).

The Vita can use WiFi or 3G depending on model.

The Vita has better social apps than the 3DS does.

The 3DS has dozens of other apps ranging from Music Making, Basic Programming, Animation, Drawing Tools, Etc, that I feel are fantastic.

I like the fold-away "laptop" design of the 3DS over the Vita's open design which leaves that gorgeous OLED screen vulnerable.

The Vita's Screen is marginally larger than the 3DS XL's. Vita= 5 in. 3DS XL= 4.88 in. (but you really won't notice the difference)

Depends what games you want.

Vita has the best RPG titles imo. 

Depends what games you want.

Vita has the best RPG titles imo. 

Gaming-Planet

This 100x! Some people forget that a system can have a lot of great games, but if they don't appeal to you then it will be wasted.

Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS looks just as good as any of the best looking games on the Vita to date.Micropixel

3ds xl unless you like  scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to support lol 

[QUOTE="Micropixel"]Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS looks just as good as any of the best looking games on the Vita to date.Blabadon

3ds xl unless you like  scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to support lol 

mariokart64fan

[QUOTE="Micropixel"]Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS looks just as good as any of the best looking games on the Vita to date.Blabadon

I would personally take the 3DS any day of the week, mainly due to more interesting games for me, and continuous support.

Of course its up to you really. The Vita has options to play older PS games, and a rather good RPG selection, but is priced quite a bit higher in comparison. Both are decent at what they do though.

Also 3DS is cheaper then Vita, and doesn't require ridiculous memory options and you can just use an SD card as expandable memory. FPS1337

The 3DS XL screen is bigger than 3DS, but the resolution is the same. 3DS XL graphics are pixelated.

[QUOTE="FPS1337"]Also 3DS is cheaper then Vita, and doesn't require ridiculous memory options and you can just use an SD card as expandable memory. Xaero_Gravity

  Yeah I must say that had to be the greediest design choice I have seen in a long time..  Sony not only forces people to buy their own sd cards as well as doesn't ship with the system, but its jacked up to like 2 to 3 times the price of a regular sd card.. Fvcking absurd.

If you have any form of intelligence then pick the 3DS. If you have just escaped from a mental institution and/or like picking peanuts out of poo then go with the Vita.

If you got PS+ get a Vita.

[QUOTE="mariokart64fan"]

3ds xl unless you like  scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to support lol 

Xaero_Gravity

3DS because its afforable and it has games

neither... for christs sake look at a tree or feel the sun on your face or lay in the goddam grass and contemplate something for a few seconds for crying out loud... you don't have to be plugged into something every second.

live for gods sake, live! live!!!!

They are both great but right now I'd go with 3DS XL, Luigi's Mansion is right around the corner and it just got Fire Emblem and Monster Hunter tomorrow.  Not to mention Pokemon in the fall.

[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"][QUOTE="FPS1337"]Also 3DS is cheaper then Vita, and doesn't require ridiculous memory options and you can just use an SD card as expandable memory. sSubZerOo

  Yeah I must say that had to be the greediest design choice I have seen in a long time..  Sony not only forces people to buy their own sd cards as well as doesn't ship with the system, but its jacked up to like 2 to 3 times the price of a regular sd card.. Fvcking absurd.

Lems are quick to forget that when they trash the Vita (not calling you a Lem, just have seen it in the past).

3DS XL. 

Vita is cool and all, but the memory card prices and serious lack of games are whats slowly killing it.

I have both, I love both. 

[QUOTE="Gaming-Planet"]

Depends what games you want.

Vita has the best RPG titles imo. 

Pete-B

This 100x! Some people forget that a system can have a lot of great games, but if they don't appeal to you then it will be wasted.

neither... for christs sake look at a tree or feel the sun on your face or lay in the goddam grass and contemplate something for a few seconds for crying out loud... you don't have to be plugged into something every second.

live for gods sake, live! live!!!!

Riverwolf007

[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"][QUOTE="mariokart64fan"]

3ds xl unless you like  scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to support lol 

Michael0134567

lol

3DS. Enjoyed the PSP, but I've enjoyed all of Nintendo's handhelds more. They always have a huge library of games that I really enjoy while the PSP had a handful. In the 3DS I know I'm getting something that will give me my moneys worth, while at this point in it's life the Vita can't.