The writer was writing out of his element and comparing it to what he knows is my assumption. I completely disagree with this review and it needs to be rewritten.

Despite me hating both, I would rather get a Vita then an Iphone anyday just because I like the Vita slightly better than the Iphone.

first time i heard it called "bulky"
most reviews say, while it is big, it is sexy and sleek.
also first time i didn't hear much praise for its screen, they didn't seem too impressed.
also i disagree with game being very expensive. i do agree though that Uncharted is over priced, it shouldnt be $50, but most games are $30-$40 at retail. and on psn they will be even cheaper, and download only games will be even cheaper (sub $19)
but yes memory cards are too expensive.
and it seems like the Vita should cost ~$200 GBP for wifi, and $250 GBP for 3g

I have an Iphone and an Ipad 2, I never play games on either one. They both cost more than a vita, when you think about it. Sure you get an Iphone once every two years for 200 bucks, but have to pay near 100 dollars a month after that initial 200 dollars. Guess what happens when you drop one in water? They want you to buy on at full retail. Yeah.. It's happened to me. The Ipad was 500, I was better off buying a 500 dollar lab top. They battery does last a week at a time or more, but only cause i never use the damn thing.

I really hope Sony steps up their game with the apps for this thing, because when you really think about it, it could be your go to device, even in a world covered in apple. I could carry around a 15 dollar cell phone with a 10 dollar a month plan and use my vita for every thing else. It's not overly big, sure I wont be carrying it in my pocket. I carry my Iphone in my pocket and it's scratched to hell, at least on the back.

Anyway, stupid review for many reason. Here's a hint CNET. Gamers don't want to game on Ipods.

Wasn't it CNET who said that the thing wouldn't even be released in the West? So why are they reviewing it?

You'd think there'd be an editor who looks at these things before they go out no...?

I'll summarize it: It sux because it's not ipod and you can't load it with zylion of 1$ clones of angry birds. Oh and it has so many buttons poor reviewer had problem deciding which one to push ;)

I'd like to see ts guy put an ipad in his pocket and while his at it he can also shove one up his @ss

Omg.. Some guy from a mainstream site doesn't like the Vita!?!? Burn him!!!! And his kittens!!!! Burn!!!

Gotta agree with them about the size issue. It's really the only thing where I think Sony made a mistake on the Vita (well except no included memory card *sigh*). I always felt the original DS was simply too big and why sales didn't explode till the lite. The Lite was pretty much the exact right size. The Vita definitely lands more towards the DS Phat side of things.

Not actually sure if the Vita or DS Phat is bigger. DS was taller but Vita is MUCH longer. Weight wise they are pretty much the same. The problem the Vita has is that I can't really see how they would make it much smaller without shrinking the screen. They could make it a little bit thinner but that's about it. If they shrink the screen would that work with all games? Would text become too small, graphics hard to make out etc?

I'm really not sure if they got too hooked on screen size over portability.