Sony is really enticing me to buy a Vita

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If its any consideration... I have two brothers.. well more than two, but two that are in reference to this.

1) Plays on 360 a lot and only the more core games. He loves Halo, FIFA, Gears, Madden, NBA2K, etc. As well as more story based games (used to love pokemon).
2) Plays on PC a lot and loves rpgs, WOW, Diablo3, MonsterHunter, etc.

They both bought Vita's and within one month resold. lol. They both got great deals on craigslist that included games they wanted anyways. They both tried PSN demos and bought a few other games they would like. They both determined it was overall not for them and went back to their 'normal' consoles of choice. They both felt the hardware was nice, but the content was lacking and primarily the smartphone/tablet type of content. They wanted it to do games and a lot of smart features, but it simply isn't there in both categories.

They both agree with me that IF the Vita had ran normal Android (thus all its apps) and/or been the same basic hardware but a smartphone they would have kept it probably bought sooner.

I really think Vita is a niche gaming machine and destined to die early. I think if you considering it you have to ask yourself if you are good with a $250 console to only use for the games you see now. You have to consider that any game coming out that is of the same IP as a home console game, it will very likely be no where near as good as a game and then think does it still offer enough other unique content to overcome its entrance fee.

It is solid hardware. It truly is. However, its content may not be worth the entrance fee for you. That should be your only focus on making that decision.