CNET: Playstation Vita review

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RolStoppable said:

Zim said:
Gotta agree with them about the size issue. It's really the only thing where I think Sony made a mistake on the Vita (well except no included memory card *sigh*). I always felt the original DS was simply too big and why sales didn't explode till the lite. The Lite was pretty much the exact right size. The Vita definitely lands more towards the DS Phat side of things.

Not actually sure if the Vita or DS Phat is bigger. DS was taller but Vita is MUCH longer. Weight wise they are pretty much the same. The problem the Vita has is that I can't really see how they would make it much smaller without shrinking the screen. They could make it a little bit thinner but that's about it. If they shrink the screen would that work with all games? Would text become too small, graphics hard to make out etc?

I'm really not sure if they got too hooked on screen size over portability.

In another thread there was a picture of the PSV and the DSi XL side by side. They are approximately the same size, so the PSV is bigger than a corpulent DS.

On topic: 3 out of 5 stars doesn't bode well for the Vita. CNET is more on the tech junkie side and if they aren't impressed, then Sony has a flop on their hands.

It is a poorly written review... when you complain about the battery life - yet admit that it is on par with the competition, expected games to be $1, estimate the price at 300 pounds (its 270 pounds at GAME for Vita+Unchrted:GA+Memory Card) vs. 120 pounds for the 3DS (its 140 pounds at GAME) and write your review like its trying to compete with smartphones - well what do you expect the verdict to be.

The review should of compared it to 3DS where the battery life is on par, game pricing is fairly competitve (with the expection of Uncharted), and Vita has a price disadvantage (SONY should of aimed for $199 USD for the WiFi, maybe less RAM / weaker CPU + no sixaxis would of got them there).