Will the Vita have a lifespan of twelve years or more?

[kristianity77]

Soundwave said:

I will eat my hat if you can find a new Vita stocked by North American retailers in 2-3 years time. I think Sony is phasing it out this year and will have a Dreamcast-like price cut for it to clear out retail inventory and that will be that in North America for the Vita anyway.

It isn't really "that powerful" either, the average modern smartphone runs circles around a Vita. The chip inside an iPhone 6 destroys the Vita. 

A 3 year newer piece of hardware destroys older hardware in terms of power shock horror.....

The fact remains though, regardless of a mobiles phones supposed "power", whether it be android or apple, all that power is doing in terms of games is making striped candy or digital birds look sharper.  Mobile phone gaming is woeful, always has been and always will be.  It'll always be a 2 minute "on the toilet" go to for the majority.