So, before I get into the details I want to make clear that this thread is not meant to derail into a flame war nor do I intend to Troll PS Vita Fans. I like the device itself and am happy with it SO FAR. Now let me try to outline the parameters that led me to this decision:

1. I want a 3DS XL. I want it bad. I already own a 3DS and would trade it in in a heartbeat, but I am an ambassador and want to keep that status. Since gamestop wouldn't allow me to transfer my data I can't trade the 3DS in immediately but I could buy th XL and sell it seperately. But not only am I incredibly lazy I also don't really have the time right now to selling it myself via ebay or amazon. And they have a ridiculous quota on the profit I would make, which would leave me with more work for essentially not much more money, if at all. I also don't really have 200€ right now.

2. I want to cash in on the Gamestop deals in Germany since they are pretty good imho. So I was thinking about trading in my Vita instead. And I would gain immortality in the process since, as we all no, you can not kill that, which has no life....I'm sorry for that. Ok, moving on. Let me go into detail WHY I want to do this deal:

- For a PS Vita, Gamestop would only charge 49€ for a 3DS XL and on top of that INCLUDE a charging cable AND 20€ credit towards NSMB2. On top of that they are running a promotion which lets me trade in NSMB DS(I bought it for 13€ 3 months ago) for another 20€ off of NSMB2. The Gamestop employee told me that it would be cummulative, leaving me with NSMB2 for 5€. that's pretty rad imho.

-So they would directly give me 150€ for my Vita plus some exta stuff (charging cable, 20€ coupon). I bought my Vita about 2 weeks after europe launch USED in an Amazon warehouse deal for 190€ INCLUDING an 8GB memory card and the pre order stuff. That was a pretty sick deal, right? That's what I thought at that time so I spontaneausly ordered it. It's pretty much in mint condition and I put screen protectors on it the second I got it.  Since I can keep everything but the Vita itself I would essentially trade in my 160€ PS Vita for 150€ trade in value and get rid of the rest later when I have more time or hang on to it WHEN I MAY REBUY a PS Vita.

So do I hate my Vita and want to get rid of it? Not at all. But let me outline once again the pros and cons of the device FOR ME that leads me to the decision to get rid of it FOR NOW:

Pros:

-The PS VITA is very powerful and is technically superior in every way to the 3DS and in a lot of ways to the 3DS XL.

-The games look gorgeous.

-The device itself looks amazing.

Cons:

-I already bought and played every game that interests me, leaving me with essentially Monster Hunter Freedom Unite left to play. The games I have, Uncharted, GR, Unit 13 and MGS HD, do not really offer that much replay value and I'm not into Achievements to grind every platinum trophy.

-The next 3 months are pretty bleak concerning new games for the Vita. LBP at the end of september is pretty much the only game I am looking forward to. From the end of october on the line up starts to get really good and I am interested in AC:L, Soul Sacrifice and more stuff. But there is that other problem that

-From November on my wallet will pretty much belong to Nintendo. I pre ordered the Wii U and since I played my Vita almost exclusively at home (had it once with me at the lake, can't see shit on the screen when the sun shines), the Wii U is pretty much a direct competitor to the Vita for me, offers a bigger screen and better analog sticks.

-The OLED screen looks fantastic but I am a maniac and the 5000 hour lifetime of this screen is constantly running down in my head. I was totally freaking out when I played Monster Hunter Tri the other day with a friend and had the skype app running (which is awesome) to talk with him, since Wii speak is worse than garbage. The fricken screen just wouldn't turn off despite me not needing it and not making any inputs. This is bugging me big time, even if I would never reach 5000 hours of playtime. But then again, I am a monster hunter player and I sunk about 200 days into world of warcraft alone, so I know how fast those numbers can go up.

I am still very interested in the games the Vita will have to offer in the future but since nearly none of them are in the immediate vicinity I am thinking that it might be best to part ways for now and maybe get one again when the novelty of the Wii U has worn off and the price of the PS Vita goes down to a level where the deal I got will be pretty standard. AND THE 5000 HOUR TIME LIMIT WILL BE RESET THANK GOD.

Sooo, what do you think? I would like to know if my plan is sound, especially financially, or if I finally did go insane after all. So, stroke my back or shove me around, but keep it civil please.

Good .......

Vita now r in free down!!!!!!

Where are you getting this 5000hr number? The worse i've read for OLED is an average of 14,000 because of the blue OLEDs. That's 8hr a day for 5 years.

I've also read that in 2007 there were OLEDs that surpass the life of your average LCD significantly.

Wait, the PS Vita's screen only lasts for 5000 hours? As long as it doesn't dim that much, than I guess it's not a huge deal. If I only play the Vita 3 hours a day, it'd last me about 4.3 years. I don't play any of my video game systems every day, so it'd likely last me even longer than that.

Still, it's not good to know that it has a life span attached to the screen.

For your needs, and from what you say, I'd say go for it!

All screens have an expected lifespan attached to them. It's nothing new.

There was someone trying to trade his 3DS for Vita last week, if my memory failed me not......XD

I guess it is a right move to trade a Vita for 3DS XL.

Gamestop won't let you transfer your 3DS stuff over to 3DSXL? You probably just need to find a friendly manager there.
Ask the manager, not the cashier.

I've thought about that, too.  I don't think they would though.  Because it would mean trading in your 3DS before getting the 3DS XL.  If you were to be allowed to transfer the data before trading it in, it would mean they'd have to let you do it before actually paying for the 3DS XL, which I assume would bring the risk of the constumer not paying and the store being stuck with a used XL with someone else's data on it.   Not saying it's right or wrong, just that I can totally see them doing it.

I already asked the manager. The have no WLAN at the store. And even if they had, there will be other people trading their devices in and they don't want the chaos of dozens of people unpacking their handhelds to transfer their data. And what sperrico said.

Concering the OLED's life time. I have no idea where this number is from, I heard it from somewhere which is arguably a very credible source if you go by Wii U rumors^^