It baffles me that people are so worried about the future of handheld gaming. This generation of handhelds is more or less starting out a lot like the last, and yet there's a lot more doom and gloom this time around.
Simply put: if smart phones ever do replace handheld gaming systems, it won't be any time soon.
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Phoenix Wright posted... From: TheCodeisBosco | #009 Though I will say that the Vita shouldn't be launching at $299. That is a pretty high price tag. It's launching at $250.
Oh, really? Heavy Iron said it was launching at $299. Guess that's further proof that they don't know what they're talking about. :P
$250 is going to be a tough sell too, though. All things considered, I actually think that's a solid value for the technology the Vita's packing - but most people are going to look at it, think "A handheld for $250?!?" and walk away. People hate paying serious money for portable systems; people even thought the DS was overpriced at $150 back in 2004.
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From: TheCodeisBosco | Posted: 8/15/2011 5:28:13 PM | #015 Oh, really? Heavy Iron said it was launching at $299. Guess that's further proof that they don't know what they're talking about. :P
$250 is going to be a tough sell too, though. All things considered, I actually think that's a solid value for the technology the Vita's packing - but most people are going to look at it, think "A handheld for $250?!?" and walk away. People hate paying serious money for portable systems; people even thought the DS was overpriced at $150 back in 2004.
There will be two versions.
$299 with 3G, and $250 with just regular wifi.
I prefer the 250 one honestly.
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I've yet to see a single game on the Vita that interests me. I have a feeling it will be in the same boat the PSP was: no games of interest for the first 2 years, then suddenly a good number of them pop up.