I was referring to leaving it sitting at the OS main screen and not in a game. The discussion I was having was in regards to battery life compared to that of a smartphone. I was curious that since the Vita can outlast the iPhone or an Android device while in game, which would outlast the other if left sitting at their main home screen.

Is there a phone out there that can last a while when gaming and using it for calls? I know my Galaxy S doesn't last very long and I game on it A LOT!

I also was unaware that your point was that a Vita phone would be used 90% of the time for the games. I wrongly assumed it was written as to say that a Vita phone would have poor battery life when gaming compared to other smartphones if used at the same rate whether it be for calls or for gaming.

My apologies.

As for a "Vita Phone", all we would need is a beefed up Xperia Play with the ability to play downloadable Vita titles.

Read the conversation I was having. The initial part of it was talking about a Vita phone, then someone said it would need a better battery. Then I said that when gaming the battery outlasts that of any stock smartphone (Phone without an extended battery), so I then was curious what the home screen battery life comparison would be like.

The entire conversation there is about phones and how Vitas current setup would compare, even though it can't make calls.

As for why that matters, it is quite simple. Just ask all the media outlets who spend all their time comparing the two.

lol 10 yea rs? theyll be lucky to get 5 ,

at this rate , in japan at least they will need a miracle if they want a 10 yr plan and in the us . which already dislikes psp

i don't know . unless they can turn things around ,. the vita will have to settle for 2nd again

That's funny too

I have a feeling that the Vita's phone will be announced a year or so from now. Sony will not want to waste the platform if it fails to succeed as a stand alone console.

That's reasonable - we have around 1-2 years before high end mobiles reach PSV processing power then probably another 2-3 years before mainstream phones get there and at that point of time they should have PSP3 launching and PSV going into the todays role of $100 PSP