How Sony could save the Playstation Vita at E3 2015

[Nuvendil]

Ka-pi96 said:

Nuvendil said:
As for the mobile hybrid idea, I just don't see it. The Vita isn't going to attract the crowd playing free games on their phone they got for free with their contract :P . And gamers interested in a dedicated gaming device are not going to care because...they're interested in a dedicated gaming device. The 4G would be the only interesting thing it would have going for it.

But if it supported android as the OP suggests then it would have both the free mobile games as well as the proper Vita games, and would probably be available on contract as well.

A Vita of this type would cost significantly more to manufacture than a phone.  Which would inflate contract payments which is how you pay for devices.  And the issue here is why would the people not interested in a dedicated gaming device experience pay more - upfront or otherwise - for a dedicated device that won't play those free games any better?  And furthermore, as a substitute for a phone it would be highly impractical, far more clumsy than just a normal smartphone.  Just saying, the demographics this would supposedly appeal to wouldn't care enough about the advantages and would be off-put by the more clunky aspects inherent in the design.