The problem with the Vita.

[Euphoria14]

Price:

$250 is just too much to ask for a dedicated gaming handheld.

iPads cost $500, but they do more than just games. iPhones play games, make calls and a multitude of other features.

 

Making a Vita phone would have also been a disaster. Not even an iPhone can last over 2+ hours when playing games. What makes anyone think gamers would want a gaming phone that taps out at 2 hours? Not to mention it's resources would also be tapped for the phone features nobody would want because why would you want a phone with analog sticks? It would be a frankestein monster.



Looking back now, they could have done without the back touch panel. That alone could have reduced the price by ~$30+ and allowed them to launch a WiFi model at ~$200 and a possible cut this year to $170.

What I have learned with my time using the Vita is that my fingers always rest on the back touch and if the game made any use of it I ended up getting annoyed because I would need to curl my fingers inwards just to prevent myself from touching it.


I think it was a mistake.

 

 

What Vita needs is a $170 price tag and games to cost between $30-$35, not an average launching price of $40+. Not to mention it should have used standard Micro SD cards.

Everything is just so expensive when it comes to the Vita. It's a real turn off.

 

Other than that I actually think the software on the way is quite good. Plenty of games in the style I prefer.