I think at 149 with genuine hit games like GTA and Minecraft could see it salvaged in both western regions. I dont see it happening though.
Sony wont drop the price even though back in January 2012 the 3G Vita 1000 only cost them 159 for materials. They should be able to hit that price point profitably after 2 years and a hardware revision that includes no OLED and no 3G chip.
Sony doesn't really want to invest in software for the Vita. Even if it's all gonna be ports wouldn't GT and GTA be more worthwhile endeavors than BL2?
Memory card prices could be mitigated by not charging so much for the 8GB game carts. Games can be up to 5-6GB and have the rest for updates, patches and saves.
Almost all the issues with the system can be pretty easily solved. Sony just doesn't feel it's worth a genuine effort.







