I don't understand why anyone would choose 3G based on how it is handled.

Is the idea of using online gaming everywhere awesome? yes.
Is it worth an extra $15 to $30 a month on my cell phone bill while still be limited to how much I can actually play? absolutely not.

If they let us use the SIM cards we already have in our phones it would be worth it. Some of the games they showed you could play over 3G (at least that what they said...).

Isn't the Party feature kinda like Skype? or am i wrong?
anyway getting the Wi-fi version first. might get the 3G version though (depends on the plan)

wifi cause i dont think ill take it out of the house much

3G provided it follows a decent pay structure ( i want to be able to pay for 3G access as i go and not have a monthly fee)

I want to no what you can do with the 3g first. If you can play games or just go the internet browser.

Unless you're grandfathered into an older unlimited data plan, its still a really bad choice. Even then you know AT&T will eventually force you to choose a new plan that is limited. It just makes no financial sense.... unless you can get the PSV for free through a two year contract... granted at $15 to $30 a month it would still cost you more in the long run for a limited data plan.

Why wouldn't MS allow Skype on Vita? After all, all Sony PC's have Windows and some Sony Ericsson cellphones have had Windows Mobile and MS doesn't even try to prevent Sony from using them. Sony uses MS products when those products are necessary for their business and MS uses Sony products when they need them. Skype on Vita benefits both MS and Sony so I doubt MS would even consider not allowing Skype on Vita.

For an extra $50, I'd rather just have 3G hardware even if I don't renew access fees every month, or even rarely at all depending on what the network services and apps offer.

What I don't want to do is end up buying a second PSV when opting to "save" $50 with a WiFi only model in the event that the device is good enough to actually use regularly as a net enabled portable.

I'm assuming the non-contract monthly fee will be the same as the AT&T iPad at $20, which is reasonable.

Not worried about data limitations since I'm already a 3G AT&T user and it's never been an issue and I have no intention of suddenly downloading GBs of data through 3G any time soon.

I pre ordered it at gamestop already for the wifi only model. Hopefully they will give us a real release date instead of just saying later this fall.