I know it's still not equal, but keep in mind European prices have tax included, which is usually quite high (around 15% isn't it?) while the US price is before tax.

No idea why people would want the 3G version to be honest. Don't any of these people have smart phones with 3G/4G plans?

Do what I am going to do for on the go gaming and browsing, just put that phone into tethering mode and connect to it's 3G connection via WiFi on the Vita.

I can't connect my Wii to the internet right now because my router uses protection that the Wii somehow is non-compatible with, so when I need any kind of internet I just place my phone into tethering mode and connect the Wii to it instead.

ah right, i didn't thought about that. german taxes are at 19% for everything (except food and books, 7% there).

Doesn't that 300€ include tax?

The $300 price for the US model does not include tax.

So while you will be paying more overall, it is not anywhere near $80 more. Maybe more like $35-40 more.

Then remember that in European countries the games are pretty much always less than the MSRP, while in the US they are not.

It balances out i'd say.

Try 22-23% ;) 15% VAT would be huge price drop for many European countries.

Sad redord is IIRC 25% VAT tax over the price of goods.

So 300$+20% = 360 USD.

But guys were there any tests on how in reality trophies work when transferring game from one PSV to another ?

The psvita officially launched here in Hong Kong today. I visited some local retails in two different districts (not the big brands like Sony Style or HMV) and it does seem popular because i saw a huge line and a couple of crowds , however not all shops were selling it.

 If you take a Vita game, which unlocked trophies on one Vita, and stick it in another Vita, you'll have to wipe all saved data to allow trophies to be unlocked. If you don't wipe the previous saved data the trophies don't work.

Obviously this is the most sensible way to do things, otherwises my mate could spend 200 hours grinding to the top level in some JRPG, hand me the cart and give me all the trophies in like an hour. Stops people from sharing trophies which is clever enough.

How is it possible that VAT is counted on top of Sony recomended price of 300 euros ?

Are Sony Iceland that greedy ? Or everyone else does it same way ?

Hey thier how much do the psvitas cost in Hong Kong? Bought my ps3 1 year after the launch and got it for £185(including 2games and 2 controls).

So would imagine that they are pretty cheap over there.