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d21lewis on 23 February 2012
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Runa216 said:
d21lewis said:

3DS got an analog slider (two if you count the circle pad pro), spot pass/street pass, Netflix, AR Games, Motion controls, 3D graphics, video recording, a pedometer, and a bunch of minor tweaks (message/notification sytem, activity log, nintendo zone, Nintendo video).

Look guy, you can call me a troll or whatever you like.  You have my permission.  YOUR response was close minded and provoked the response.  Don't think you can just make bullshit remarks and not get called out.  You carry the name "writer" under your avatar.  To a degree, you represent the staff on this site.  I've watched you for a while, Runa and..... I'll just stop there.

Do some research, writer.

 

*for the record, my 3G PSVita sits side by side with my 3DS.  If you say it, be ready to back it up*

1 - I mentioned the analog slider, and the second one does not count since it was a post-release addition. 
2 - Netflix isn't hardware, and every console has that now.  
3 - AR games is software. Does not count
4 - I forgot about motion controls, I'll give you that.
5 - all that junk is software, not hardware.  in that case, PSVita has near, maps, welcome park, its own set of AR games, etc

The only thing I missed was the motion control, I accept my fumble there, the rest is just you and mr pokemon brawl trying your best to make the 3DS sound better than it is.  What you fail to understand is that I actually really, really like the 3DS, but as a piece of hardware it's inferior to the Vita. I fully plan to support both handhelds for the years to come, but the Vita is a much more impressive handheld.  Time and software will tell quality in the long run, but Vita had a hell of a better launch, and is by far the superior hardware. 

Have I said 'hardware' enough to make it clear what I'm discussing here?  (hint: it's hardware, not software.)  Like how you mentioned being able to download games on the PSV?  (Hint, that's not a hardware benefit, either).

We can discuss, debate, and argue until we're blue in the face about software (which could be fun since both systems have awesome games and there's great arguments on both sides of the spectrum), but that's now what this is about.  this is a thread about Vita, impressions, and opinions. Vita is more impressive and a bigger leap in technology than the 3DS was.  (although both suffer from 'more of the same' syndrome in the eyes of the public at large, sadly.)  

We won't debate.  I'm done here.  I posted my impressions.  If you'll look back, maybe a couple of posts below yours, you'll see that I praised the Vita as being on another level.  It's awesome.  You don't have to be impartial.  You're free to voice your opinion.  Just don't throw flames.  You're a writer for VGChartz, for goodness sake.  How about some professionalism?

Here's what I wrote: "As for my impressions: A VERY solid and capable system. The screen looks much better and sharper in my house than it did on the store display. Crazy thing--the same could be said for the 3DS. Something about those store display consoles that makes the system look worse than it really is. The system feels very sturdy. It oozes power.

I'm probably one of the biggest 3DS advocates you're going to find. I love that console. In just a couple of short hours, the PSV made that console seem under-powered. Welcome Park showed off a lot of the finer features of the Vita and I like it a lot. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what the system can REALLY do. It's downloading all of my PSP games from the PS3 to the PSV, right now. After I finish doing that, I'm just going to shut it down for the day. Haven't even given Uncharted a try, yet.

I've owned around 6 Nintendo DS's (one I bought for my kid) since it launched. When I got a PSP, it just seemed like a better fit for me. I really enjoyed both systems, but the PSP was just more of what I wanted a portable system to be. I already own a 3DS and my kid owns one, too. We love it. Hundreds upon hundreds of hours have been spent with it over the past year (didn't get mine until late June, though). I've only spent a couple of hours with the Vita and I can already see that the hardware is on another level. Now, if only there was a fucking game worth playing on it.

I do not regret the purchase one bit. It's an awesome piece of hardware, so far."