Vita Lite for 160 bucks.

99 U.S. dollars since Sony wants you to get your games digitally and the biggest proprietary memory card you can buy is 32 gigs and that costs $100 then it will start selling. They can do a bundle probably next holiday at the soonest that has the wifi vita, 32 gig card, and a PSN game all for $200 and then it will be at the price people will start to buy it at. Heck if they want to push with the cross buy games it will bundle with one of those. Until that happens, I'm put my interest elsewhere.

Honestly, I think $250 would be fine if it came with 4 or 8 GB of memory, either on board or via flash cart. The real problem is the lack of any killer games at the moment, with the possible exception of Uncharted. Hell, say what you want about Nintendo, at least they made sure to release a major game at launch (Nintendogs+cats) and another multi-million seller a few months later (Ocarina 3D). And that's not counting some decent selling secondary titles (SSF43D and Pilotwings Resort).

So, much to my disgust, I have to pronounce the 3DS's early software lineup better than the Vita's. Explain to me about how Gravity Rush is a game-changer all you want, the 3DS had more games that sold units.

In my opinion, if Sony wants to sell the Vita, they need to go beyond what sold the PSP. The PSP was barely a success, especially considering its low attach rate. The Vita needs some BIG games, and preferably by the end of 2013 if they want to keep on having 3rd party support.

Games that made the PSP a success are a good start. A new Gran Turismo, 3D Platformers, and God of War need to be announced soon and join Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, and Sly 4. But what if Sony opened a digital store that would obliterate the Nintendo eShop with games for as low as Free? THAT would make the Vita look like a cheaper alternative, especially with cheaper memory.

You,forgot to add a free option. That would be my sweet spot. hahahaha.

$150.

Sony needs to accept that dedicated handhelds are the domain of elementary/junior high age kids and that's about what they can afford outside of a small niche of hardcore players that probably end up buying every game system just about.

Sony/Nintendo are also I think going to have to learn the hard way that $40 portable games aren't going to fly for much longer either. $19.99 for new games via digital downloads is going to be about what people will be willing to pay in the long run IMO.