Happy PS Vita Day!

In regards to my Valentine's Day post, I've decided to pass on the Playstation Vita for now. This conclusion was mostly reached over the weekend during a Lumines lazy afternoon on Saturday. So I crafted three arguments for why I can wait on the PS Vita.

1. I still play and love my PSP. It's battery life isn't what it used to be, but my silver PSP-3000 still gets playing time, usually in the form of Disgaea, but I whipped out Lumines and AvP: Requiem for a change of pace. I should chat about my library of PSP games sometime. Noted. Saving for later. As long as my PSP is operational, I will continue to use it. But this did bring one question to mind: If I download PSP titles for my future PS Vita, will I be able to transfer my current save data to the new console? Must find this answer.



2. How much money could I save by waiting? Right now the WiFi PS Vita is 249.99. The two games I'd buy right off the bat are Lumines: Electronic Symphony and Gravity Rush. Only one is a launch title, but both will run 39.99 as new games. On top of all this, I'll need one of Sony's proprietary memory cards; it's go big, or go home on this subject for me. I plan on embracing the digital distribution (so long as Sony keeps the hackers out, another good reason to wait and see) and pick up a 32 GB memory card for 99.99. On top of this, I'm going to want a case to protect this hot, new piece of technology. I'm not really sure what that will run me, but there is a bundle out there for another 39.99. It comes with a 4 GB memory card (which I won't need) but let's use it for the sake of the argument. Are you keeping track of all this math?
   

   249.99 + 39.99 + 39.99 + 99.99 + 39.99 = 469.95

   The grand total for everything, brand new, is 469.95. Also, let's think about sales tax. In Ohio, shoppers have to worry about a state tax and a county tax, which are 5.50% and 1.25% respectively. So, shopping at my favorite Best Buy in Grove City, Ohio, the tax comes out to 31.72. You want more math, you got it.
   

   469.95 + 31.72 = 501.67

   So the ultimate total for everything, brand new, is 501.67. Half an effing grand. The big question (or challenge, however you look at it) is: How much could I save if I waited a year to pick this bad-boy up? My psychic ability tells me there's a price drop in the PS Vita's future. Even if I'm a terrible psychic, this possibility is good enough reason to wait.


3. Besides, look at the Nintendo 3DS. This silly little handheld launched in the U.S. with a price of 249.99. That was in February 2011. At the end of July 2011, Nintendo slashed that price to 169.99; a significant drop and one that made the device much more appealing at a time when better games were becoming available. I think history will repeat itself here. Plus, right now, I'd rather go out and buy a Nintendo 3DS and a copy of Resident Evil: Revelations.

Which is exactly what I'm going to do.