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Forums - Gaming - Which Should I Buy?: The Vita Or The 3DS

sabvre42 on 30 March 2015
JazzB1987 said:
Mr.Playstation said:

So this summer apart from finally buying a Ps4, I'm thinking about a handheld to go along my brand new console. I'm still undecided about what handheld on the market I should get, so I reaslly want your guys help to make this decision. Below I listed some plus points to why I want to buy that handheld console.

1. 3DS ( Either a 2DS or New 3DS Xl ( I don't have a charger though ) : Games I want to play ( Super smash brothers, Mario Kart 7, Luigi's mansion ( Various others though their not on top of the priority list ) that's about it for the 3DS, I really want to hear your tips on the Pros which this little handheld has.

2. PsVita ( Remote Play, Games I want to Play ( Bunch of Ps2 ports, The amazing Spider-man, Uncharted, Killzone ), Good bright screen )


Remote play on Vita is crap. It has so much input lag its not even funny. The only use for it would be like turn based RPGs without timing based mechanics. The New 3DS XL screen seems to be brighter than the Vita screen.

3DS chargers cost 1 dollar on ebay (there also is 3DS to USB chargers so you can charge it on your PS360/Wii/WiiU/PC/PS4 etc)


Alot of Vita games get ported to the PS4 you might see Killzone and Uncharted on PS4 in the near future. So from a library perspective I would go for 3DS. But dont waster your money on a MONO 2D only 2DS. Buy the New 3DS XL instead.

 

You clearly have never played remote play, or don't have your network set up right.

 

I literally have zero lag, and I've even been able to play resogun 80 miles away from my PS4 (this is a twitchy game).



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skypulse on 30 March 2015
Mr.Playstation said:
LemonSlice said:

Great choice! :) Once you get the system, there will be many more games you will get interesting in. Which model have you decided to go with?


I think I'm going to go with the New 3DS Xl but if I'm short of money I don't mind going with the 2DS.


I've bought a 2DS, and can't really recommend it. It's just such a clumsy format.

I would definitely hold on a bit longer so you can buy a (new) 3ds.

I've got a Vita too, and I really love the system. I do feel a bit sad, because the (physical copy) library is almost getting no new stuff (atleast in Europe, different story in Japan to say the least).



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Augen on 30 March 2015
JazzB1987 said:


Remote play on Vita is crap. It has so much input lag its not even funny. The only use for it would be like turn based RPGs without timing based mechanics. The New 3DS XL screen seems to be brighter than the Vita screen.


I have played hours on remote play and had zero input lag.  I do play the Vita within 2-3 meters of the PS4.

The Vita OLED screen is the best screen I have seen on a handheld, but honestly that difference is not major to me.

It is pretty simple as both are quality hand helds with great libraries, what is your personal perference?  To me this is first generation of hand helds to have two compelling systems so cannot go wrong either way.



Skullwaker on 30 March 2015
Mr.Playstation said:
Thanks guys for all your help. At the end I'm going with the 3DS, since while the PS Vita has a couple of good games which I really want to play over any game found on the 3DS ( I am a PS fanb** at the end ), I also wanted to try out a couple of Nintendo 3DS games such as Super Smash Bros, lugi's mansion, N64 to 3DS ports and Mario Kart 7.

Great choice! The N3DSXL has made me appreciate handheld gaming so much more; I definitely recommend it. Of course it has a huge library even outside of the Nintendo staples, though.



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LivingMetal on 30 March 2015
Mr.Playstation said:
LemonSlice said:

Great choice! :) Once you get the system, there will be many more games you will get interesting in. Which model have you decided to go with?


I think I'm going to go with the New 3DS Xl but if I'm short of money I don't mind going with the 2DS.

 

I'm not a fan of the 3d feature so I'd opt for the 2DS, but I'm waiting for an XL version.

Being an RPG fan, it would be hard to give up a VITA because of Persona 4 Golden.  And then you have Ys: Memories of Celestia.  But then you have the PSP RPGs you can play via download to the VITA.  But again as an RPG fan, you have the Dragon Warrior, Etrian Odyssey, and SMT franchises on the DS that are backwards compatible with the 3ds/2DS.  I have both the DSiXL and PSP so lots of RPGs for me.  But my biggest issue with handheld is the fact that they are handhelds (not a fan of small screen).  So my PlayStation TV allows me to play Persona 4 Golden on my big screen.  Good luck.



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Namiirei on 30 March 2015

Both ?

For me, the 3ds was really great until the end of 2013....but since then, it's really poor for new games.

On the other side, the Vita was bad....until 2014, and now it good lot of games constantly.

It's really 2 different systems, get both if you can.



KLXVER on 30 March 2015

If you have to ask, then get the Vita...



Kuksenkov on 30 March 2015

Why are you even asking? You KNOW you'll get a VITA anyway.



Mr.Playstation on 30 March 2015
Kuksenkov said:
Why are you even asking? You KNOW you'll get a VITA anyway.


See my post a few posts up . Anyways I asked since in the past couple of months I've been going through a phase were one day I am in love with the Vita and another I'm in love with the 3DS, therefore I've been having a hard time choosing which console to buy and can't buy both since I practically only have the money to buy one and buy a suitable library for.



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hsrob on 30 March 2015

If going the 3DS route, I would strongly advocate getting the New 3DS. Some might disagree but there are at least a few good long threads you can search for that go into the pros and cons in some detail.