Looks like we agree here, mobile gaming and handheld is to different marketsm why so called experts and market analysts say otherwise is mind blowing.

There are always defective units at launch for every console so I would suggest waiting a few months just so Sony can address the problems with the launch units. I've read that some users have had their systems freezing up a couple times and needing to perform hard resets on the system. Unless you need to play the latest Uncharted and a bunch of expensive ports, I would wait a while, but that's just me.

Well from what I can tell, it's totally worth it if you like handheld gaming. The battery life is mediocre (5-7 hours per charge), the launch titles are pretty awesome in my opinion, and from what I can tell there are no issues with the hardware (and the supposed errors it's been said to have are almost nothing.)

If you can afford it and you liked the PSP at all, get this. seriously.

You can lead a gamer to the 3DS but can't make him buy it either, so what's your point? He is right when he asks what the 3DS even has to do with this thread at all, and the price of it means nothing, especially if it doesn't have the games some of us want, which is why we are in a Vita thread.

I personally think the current lineup of Vita games is already on par with the 3DS games in spite of not even being released yet. Lumines, ModNation (I liked it., shuddap :P), Uncharted, and a slew of Downloadable games is on par with the 'great' games the 3DS has. Excluding ports, what does 3DS have? Mariokart, super mario 3D Land, Resident Evil Revelations, Nano Assault, and Pilotwings? in a year? Vita has Uncharted, Lumines, Wipeout, Hot shots Golf, and Touch My Katamari?

Once we factor in downloads, 3DS has Pushmo and Mutant Mudds (whatever that is), but Vita has gravity Rush, Super Stardust Delta, Motorstorm RC, and Escape Plan. If you factor in Ports, that means the 3DS also has Zelda Star Fox, Street Fighter, Skylanders, and some others, whereas Vita has Rayman, BlazBlue, Fifa, MArvel vs Capcom, and more.

I'd say this is damn impressive, and I'd be inclined to add Little Deviants and ModNation Racers to that list.

nintendo is currently ahead, but Vita isn't even officially released yet.

Yes, it's worth it. ESPECIALLY if you get a decent sized card and download PSP games like I plan on doing with Disgaea and a few other gems that I could never find on PSP. (thinking about getting the Persona games, too, but they are pretty expensive and to be honest I'm not sure if their style fits me well.)

I don't have the money to buy the Vita just yet, and I won't until summer, but right now, I would say that the launch is great. Three things the Vita has that the 3DS didn't are a fully completed OS, decent launch titles, and plenty of games to look forward too. I'd say go for it around May (wait until Sony fixes any defective units).

I don't think the people in my around are interested. The Gamestop and Wal-mart I go to have plently of Vitas left in stock. Gamestop only had three people at the midnight launch. Wal-mart is overstocked, they had six Wi-Fi Vitas on the shelfs and plently of 4 and 8GB cards. I didn't see the 16 or 32GB cards on the ailes or their place holders so I don't know if they are selling them or not.

Been following CheapyD's experience with the Vita and while it looks beautiful it just doesn't seem worth it. Meh titles outside of Luminies, and they are doing the same thing they did with the PSP (IE portable versions of console games, not my cup of tea. Granted the 3DS has some to, but seems to be a bit much on the Vita.)

Also First Party Nintendo > Sony (HANDHELD WISE).

So no.

many handhelds have ports of console games, Vita thus far seems to be the only one particularly capable of emulating them well, take Rayman ORigins for instance. It's just a lot of fun, beautiful, and no performance issues at all. Great experience. Plus there's the PSP store if you didn't have a PSP (I've already discovered what I feel is shaping up to be a great game: Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness), so there's already a list of like a hundred or more games to chose from, many of which are cheap.

I think it's worth it if you can afford it, but if not, it's best to wait for a price reduction.

Actually nothing, either HW or SW, is worth buying at launch, but God bless all those good willed early adopters that debug new HW and SW and help companies recouping investments and driving their prices down for the rest of us, so I voted YES to encourage them.