Playstation Vita to miss 2011 in Europe

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osamanobama on 25 June 2011

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So, what they're saying is "We'll release it late for a solid 50% more than people are paying in America, but it will still do well!"

And I get the horrible feeling that they're right.

hey, they have to make a profit in some region. lol.

and at least they are kind enough to make it region free.

but the pricing, though unfair, does make sense.

they have to put the price as low as they can go in America because they know it will be the toughest market to sell it in, and they have to make it up by jacking up the price in regions that will buy it more easily

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scottie on 25 June 2011

Not hugely surprising to be honest, considering how long a gap there was for the PS3

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TeddostheFireKing on 25 June 2011

I'll be terribly disappointed if this is true, but I wasn't sure if I was getting the system on release anyway, this way, hopefully more good games will be available for the European launch (like how Europe got Motorstorm with the PS3 launch but America didn't)

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Degausser on 25 June 2011

Is there any possible reason for me not to just import this thing? I'm not paying the £229 price when it's $250 anyway, I know games are region free so would I lose out at all?

Want it but my God Sony are making it hard for me to bother.

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sapphi_snake on 25 June 2011

Not surprised. Same thing happened with the PSP.

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mibuokami on 25 June 2011

I'd rather they delayed the launch of this entirely to next year if it means a better launch library.

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yum123 on 26 June 2011

was there any downside at all for buying a psp or ps3 not from your region i dont want to import and have certain things come back and bite me hopefully everything about the device is region free

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siphillis on 26 June 2011

too bad that importing and paying shipping cost and tax is about the exact amount you pay for a European version of the vita.

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Dr.Grass on 26 June 2011

If they manage to use the extra recources well and launch in America and Japan successfully, then I would say its a good move. I suspect that Europe is theirs for the taking anyway. I must admit I don't know many people who bought into a portable console last gen, but there is definitely a buzz going around- about the PSV. People seem to see it as a very powerful next-gen-portable, which is obviously what Sony wanted to achieve at this point.

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Ssenkahdavic on 26 June 2011

The thing is, if they know they will not have enough units available this is not such a bad thing.

Would look worse releasing a system during the Holidays where there is NO CHANCE of even being close to meeting orders. They might as well wait. Sony has never been able to meet demands at launch (the Go does not count) so maybe for once they will.

Pre-Order now if you want your system.