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Angelus on 12 May 2013
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forevercloud3000 said:
Angelus said:
The main reason I would never buy a Vita is exactly because I am a hardcore gamer. I already spend way too much time playing video games at home, if I started taking them with me everywhere I would probably lose all pretence of a social life.

Maybe it's just me, but I think real gaming is something you do at home, not while you're out and about. I mean sure I might play some random little game on my phone for a few minutes while I'm taking the train or something, but I wouldn't try to use that time to play Killzone or whatever. I know there's quite a few people who would buy something like this and play it at home, but that just seems silly to me. I mean you got your HDTV and your home console right there so......what's the point?

Some people might argue it's a neat thing to have on vacation, but if I'm on vacation I don't wanna be playing video games. I mean that's hardly the point of going on vacation is it.

1. Video Games are a Vacation from Reality, so why not play them on vaca when the whole point of one is to get away from your norm?

2. I ride the bus every day to commute to work, Vita is whats keeping me from gouging my eyes out during that mind numbing 2hr ride.

3. I hear this excuse a lot, many want to see their games on their really big screens. Its a totally valid reason. Yet you do know with the Vita's power and OLED screen, and with the minimal distance  between it and your face, its about the same. Its the same reason why at certain distances 720 and 1080 bore no difference, its about how close you are. I personally like to do everything in bed. Read, Surf the web on Laptop, watch TV, video games, etc. I know have the ability to play something like Uncharted(on Vita) while watching Netflix on the TV.


I'm sorry but that's just not my idea of a vacation, and like I said, I play enough games as it is.

Fair enough if you enjoy it, and anyone else who wants a system like the Vita. I'm just saying that I personally neither see the need, or practicality for such a device. The good news for those who do value it is that Sony will likely do their very best to push out quality software for it for quite some time. I have no doubt that most people who bought (or plan on buying) one won't regret the decision, but I'm just saying that for me personally, even as a hardcore gamer, I have no interest in owning one, and I could imagine I'm not the only one.