Vita design sucks compared to the PSP

[greenmedic88]

To each his own I suppose.

I never really warmed to the PSP personally and in particular, I hated the analog disc.

I will say that the right face buttons on the PSV feel too close to the right analog stick though. However, moving the analog sticks lower to the bottom of the handheld would result in a less comfortable grip.

While it's a personal thing, in general, placing sticks at the bottom of a controller as opposed to closer to the center of mass is not something that's done by anyone really. It's awkward.

The face buttons on the PSV are also smaller in the interest of moving the analog stick closer to center. Same with the d-pad. I prefer console controller sized buttons. The PSV d-pad is smoother though. Different mechanism than soft carbon contact switches? I haven't bothered to look it up.

Honestly, short of adding grips at the bottom, which would torpedo portability, at best the designers could have moved the analog stick down maybe 2-3mm. I don't know how much of a difference that would have made.

Does anyone carry around a 3DS with the dual analog grip attached that's not carried in a bag? It's really awkward.

We'll see what they do with future redesigns though. As much as a like it (better than any other handheld I've owned over 30 years), there's still room for improvement.