I think the Vita and the Play were just stepping stones in convergence. Phones are getting bigger and bigger, they just need to cram Vita's controls into a phone. The biggest problem is software pricing. Phone users are used to getting games at like a dollar. Hell look at Sonic CD, it's 2 bucks on phones, but 10 on PSN/360. If Sony were to make Vita a phone instead of a dedicated gaming machine, no one would be able to sell games at 40 dollars. Hell I look at Square Enix games priced at 15 dollars on my phone and I don't wanna grab them as I feel they're too expensive, but I spent more than that on that same 15 dollar game on my DS. Once Sony finds a way to get users to buy games at 30-40 price ranges on a phone, then handhelds and phones can be merged.
