BaldrSkies said:
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Well, it was the most powerful machine with phone hardware till the release of the iPad 4(about 1 year after Vita's release), came with a 5" OLED screen when high-end smartphones were mostly coming with 4.3inch screens and even the 3G version was cheaper to buy than any similarly spec'd smartphone at the time(Galaxy Note, I believe, was the only one with comparable screen, and it costed about 500 euros while having inferior hardware). Vita's hardware itself probably was making Sony lose money, however, thanks to the high priced memory cards that were obligatory if someone wanted to play games on the device, they probably had a profit on the hardware.
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Not sure why you keep repeating the "high price" memory cards required to play games. All you need is a 4gb card, which is less than $20, to save data from gamecarts. That 4gb card would likely last years if all you are doing is storing gamecart saves, patches, installing the apps like Youtube, and even buying some download only games. In many stores, and Vita retail packs, memory cards come free with the device too. I got an 8gb card for free when I bought my Vita at launch, although I gave it to a friend since I wanted more digital storage. But as for a requirement to play games, you're vastly overexaggerating the cost associated with memory cards, especially since it's common to get a card for nothing or nearly nothing.
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High price when compared to similar SD cards. I mean, when you can buy a 4GB SD card for $7 and a 8GB SD for $9, you know Sony's having some huge profit margins on their memory cards. About you getting an 8GB free with your Vita at launch, you got a great deal on that, since those were about $30 during these days.
