Sony PlayStation Vita review - 4.5/5

[Shinobi-san]

RolStoppable said:

Shinobi-san said:

The author didnt say that comparing the devices spec wise is a stupid thing to do (its not... they are very comparable) he said gaming wise the comparison is stupid. And he compared the specs of a hign end smartphone to that of the PSV, in an attempt to justify the cost, greater processing power but less features. Spot on imo.

And secondly the ipod is not a smartphone, so i dont see whats wrong with that comparison.

With regards to the review and the battery info....i doubt they have a reason to make a bias review (which it isnt if you actually read it) and they definately wouldnt lie about something like the battery life. So unless you've had time with both the VITA and the 3DS to compare il believe them over you.

He could have compared the PSV to the 3DS spec-wise to justify the cost. He didn't, because he did his best to avoid any comparisons with the 3DS. Ctrl+F the review for "3DS" and you'll find barely any hits. There are really no critical comparisons in this review. Everytime the Vita is compared to something else, it's against a device that makes the Vita look better. Since he talks about the quality of games found on iOS devices, wouldn't it have made sense to at least once compare the Vita to its actual competitor, the 3DS, game-wise?

He doesn't lie about the PSV's battery life, but the 3DS's. If you take his word for the PSV's battery life (which he says is three hours), that's shorter than the 3DS's under normal conditions (and he certainly did test the Vita under normal conditions, not low end or high end). You don't need to believe me, you can quickly google it for yourself, because there have been numerous tests for the 3DS. On minimum settings, the 3DS lasts about five hours, with everything on maximum the battery dies in about two hours and 40 minutes. I don't need time with the Vita, because I can take the author's word for it. Someone who writes a glowing review like this wouldn't put a negative spin on the Vita's battery life.

Dont really wana get into a argument about this. You said the author said that comapring the VITA with smartphones is only something idiots would do, which by hes own admission makes him an idiot...just wanted to point out that he did not say that,and your reasoning is wrong. Did not want to get into what he could have done. Just had an issue with your incorrect statements to try and justify some bias point.

Wait so he lies about the 3DS and not about the PSV...err okay then(again i dont see a reason why he would do this). And i have done quite a bit of reading up on battery performance for both...from what i gather its about the same, sometimes they say 3DS is better sometimes VITA. I dont really think any1 is being bias but just reporting their experiences...after all we never really know under what conditions these devices are being played in. But for you to claim that the author is misinforming people purposefully is just wrong. I just cant see a reason for it.

And yeah this was a glowing review but most have been. Most reviews have been in the 4/5 area, 8/10 etc.