It can't have escaped your notice that the PS Vita launches today in the UK and US, and if you want to know the full story be sure to check out our updated PS Vita review, plus our special review feature which gives you the low down on every single PS Vita launch game.
As always we're curious as to what you, the readers, think of Sony's new handheld. Will you be picking up a PlayStation Vita for yourself either today or in the near future? Do you already have one fresh from the midnight queues? Or indeed, does the portable simply not interest you at all?
Vote with your feet or rather vote in our CVG poll and then flesh out your reasons for or against in the comments field below. We'll be keeping an eye out for the best, most informative reasons for or against and using them in a future feature, so safety's off and go!
Check out our special live report from the PS Vita launch.
Comments
59 comments so far...
DJbruce on 22 Feb '12 said:
I'll get one but not at the moment, Haven't got enough for food. Never mind a PS Vita
. Ah the life of being a student.
deepbluerd on 22 Feb '12 said:
£197 from ASDA! Game can go to hell with their prices!
lordirongut on 22 Feb '12 said:
A man is on his way with it! The minutes are passing slowly as Amazon make good on their delivery...
raredevice on 22 Feb '12 said:
I'm seriously considering it, but the games aren't lighting me up yet. I'm happy with the PS3, but I don't want more of the same on handheld, I want something different; otherwise I'd just play my PS3. F1 is supposed to be good, but it won't be as good as PS3 with the DFGT. I'll definitely keep an eye on it though. I know some will say I'm missing the point, but I'd play this at home much more than out and about, so it has to offer a unique experience; something that will make me sit down with the Vita for an hour rather than the PS3. So far, it's just emulating, which is good and very clever, but not worth £200 to me.
shalba on 22 Feb '12 said:
Rather than "later in the month" I think "on pay day" should have been an option
DAEDALUS79 on 22 Feb '12 said:
Got mine before 9am today, kudos play.com
a_adji on 22 Feb '12 said:
I got it today and its massive in size and definitely not or anywhere near PS3 Graphics
coruscant on 22 Feb '12 said:
Waiting for mine from Amazon
El Mag on 22 Feb '12 said:
I bought some bread today, it was Warburtons.
I tried to buy some milk as well but all they had was red top, don't that just p**s you off. It's blue top or nothing for me!
bamozzy on 22 Feb '12 said:
did you honestly expect it to have PS3 graphics???
To be honest - I wouldn't mind a Vita but cannot justify buying one! I have an xbox 360 and PS3 and tend to do all my gaming at home so cannot see it getting much use. I am also a driver so don't have the public transport commute option to play. I have a DS too which never really gets played for the above reasons.
I am a big Uncharted fan and would really like to play the Vita version but cannot justify spending that much on a console and the game just to play it - Maybe if I win the Lottery or something then it would be certainly on my shopping list....
stonecold77 on 22 Feb '12 said:
£197 on asda direct and £209 from amazon with free 8gb memory card and a game for £15. No wonder Game are circling the drain.
G_R7 on 22 Feb '12 said:
The only game on the last PSP that I wanted was Kingdom Hearts. While there are a few games for the Vita that I would play I won't buy the console. Sure, if a mate of mine got one with Uncharted I would play it until I finish it but thats not enough for me to go buy one at the moment. That and I'm still very much in love with my 3DS.
flash501 on 22 Feb '12 said:
I'll get one someday but not at launch. I can't justify paying that much for a handheld that I know I'll only play occasionally. I'm still bloody tempted though!
runadumb on 22 Feb '12 said:
Exactly this^
I keep buying these bloody handhelds and never using them. I thought the xperia play (which I haven't gamed on since christmas) would stop this madness but I still really want a Vita! I WILL HARDLY USE IT!
RandyChimp on 22 Feb '12 said:
Got mine at 9:30 this morning. Already having a blast, and I don't even have any full games for it.
TheCrimsonFenix on 22 Feb '12 said:
At the moment, no. We shall see a year from now. It may have a lot of support behind it but I'm going to wait until it has enough titles to justify getting it and to see if it has the same support and force behind it 12 months from now. Uncharted hasn't interested me since being majorly let down with the third game so more of the same just isn't going to cut it for me there. I was slightly interested in Lumines but ended up just remembering that I'd gotten it on the PSP when it first came out and while lots of fun, I can't see myself playing that as much as I did the first even if it has some fresh levels and ideas in it. The potential is there, I'm just opting to wait to see if they come anywhere near fulfilling it.
StonecoldMC on 22 Feb '12 said:
Robert Florence, the God of Games, was tweeting pics of his today:
https://twitter.com/#!/robertflorence/s ... 36/photo/1
Jammy swine!
Ali_ on 22 Feb '12 said:
Where's the, "I'm not insane, I'll pick it up later today" option?
budge on 22 Feb '12 said:
Skint la.
middle finger on 22 Feb '12 said:
How much worse graphics are than ps3?
WHERESMYMONKEY on 22 Feb '12 said:
I honestly can't justify spending over £200 just to play a new uncharted game. Maybe in a year or so once they've got a few more games on the system but right now i'm still more than happy with my psp.
Mmmmgrolsch on 22 Feb '12 said:
Got mine
It's one awesome and sexy piece of kit, well worth the money!
I have a feeling this is a successful Launch as I turned up late to pick up mine and there was loads of people buying them in both of the games and HMV.
bazzatuk on 22 Feb '12 said:
Got mine, it's great.
My 3DS was stolen from my house a few weeks ago, so I fancied the Vita. Definitely glad I bought it so far. It looks good, feels good and with the massive launch line-up and original PSP games to download I'm more than happy.
timewarp1 on 22 Feb '12 said:
My total bundle cost £325 at game. However I traded in an xbox 360 (finally found use for it) a old ps3 and a load of games and it cost me a grand total of £23
Really pleased with it, and can use my 3 mifi dongle with it. Really pleased with it so far 
Very_Silver_Ownz on 22 Feb '12 said:
Maybe one day but I can live without it as I have a phone for smaller and fun games to pass the time.
Also the launch games don't interest me and seems the Vita is going to be filled with PS3 ports which isn't the type of games I want. I think I'd probably play more PSP games on it than actual Vita games.
If someone gave it to me for free I wouldn't say no though
humanhand on 22 Feb '12 said:
Oh yeah! Getting one today!!! Yesss
dicky1993 on 22 Feb '12 said:
yeah maybe if the price goes down, i bought a psp about 2 or 3 years after release, and was dissapointed
KK-Headcharge78 on 22 Feb '12 said:
You traded two current gen consoles in for a Vita?
wwinterj on 22 Feb '12 said:
When more games are out for it that I want I'll buy one and by then the price will have dropped and maybe some useful updates to the system will be out. Aside from the lack of cash I have it would be silly for me to buy a Vita now with only Uncharted on it that I want.
I am curious though as to if PS3 users can see when Vita players are playing a game and there Vita trophies collection. As far as I'm aware this wasn't possible with the Japan launch.
RandyChimp on 22 Feb '12 said:
Didnt think about it much, but I live in a seaside town, small community, one game shop that would sell the vita. I went in at half 9, they'd already sold 10 or 11 units in half an hour. I didn't think they'd get many sales here, but if that's just in half an hour (and it's a student town, most people aren't awake till 12), I can assume it did well.
Darkwun on 22 Feb '12 said:
Equally baffled!
timewarp1 on 22 Feb '12 said:
Yup. I had 2 ps3's a fat and a slim and the fat was just gathering dust under the wardrobe. The 360 doesnt get used half as much as it should and GAme were offering £150 it which, you can bu a 250 slim from Amazon for £160 today. So backed all the game saves up and got rid of my dead stock
MrPirtniw on 22 Feb '12 said:
Yeah, I do it all the time- I traded my PC for a mobile phone- it has facebook on it and everything. I haven't read anything that appeals to me about the PSV apart from 2 games that I like- WipeOut and Uncharted- of which I already own versions of them on PS3 (Finally got round to finishing Uncharted 3- great game). And even then I'd prefer to play them on my big telly rather than hunched over in a darkened corner of a pub as my mates take the p1ss.
Only handheld console I own is the Game Gear which still works! ... but I have to plug it in to the wall now rendering it as portable as Lisa Riley.
timewarp1 on 22 Feb '12 said:
Yeah console trade in prices depreciate faster than cars. I could have have paid cash but may aswell get as much value out of the redundant consoles.
Uncharted GA is pretty good once you get into it. Not as much action, more exploring and taking photos etc, but theres this "black market" bounty hunter mode which sounds cool. Havent tried it yet as the Vita is on charge but I think it works by you putting out a wish list of artifacts, then with the Near app, people in your area who have Vitas can see what you want and hunt for them in their game and vice versa. Not sure if that is what its about but thats how I understood it to be. No Sully though (so far)
MrPirtniw on 22 Feb '12 said:
No Sully? Unforgivable!
razors edge on 22 Feb '12 said:
No, but when there are more than two games I want to play on it then It's coming home.
The_KFD_Case on 22 Feb '12 said:
The Vita doesn't interest me at all. If I were ever to purchase it in an alternate reality, it would have to be a spur of the moment purchase which would mean that it would have to be a massively discounted price - possibly time-limited - in order to pique my interest.
MD1500 on 22 Feb '12 said:
Waiting for a price drop or a redesign with some internal memory included....
Or 5 amazing games that I can't play a superior version of on any other format....
disgustingtramp on 22 Feb '12 said:
Yeah price is totally putting me off getting one. If you think about it, for what it actually is and what it actually does they have to at least knock £50 off it. The memory is also pricey. Just going to hold out, see what happens.
djreplay on 22 Feb '12 said:
Lets be honest KFD, you'd never buy a Sony product anyway. I heard that you didn't wipe your ass once cause it said Sony on the loo roll holder.
voodoo341 on 22 Feb '12 said:
Bond James Bond on 22 Feb '12 said:
No. I've got zero interest in the handheld. There are so many ambiguities with the system: £30/40 a game, Propriety Memory cards, Battery life is a joke, No Multi Account system, plus it's only a games system, it doesn't do much more than play games. I expect more from a £200+ device these days.
The PSV will be a dinosaur in a couple of years...
Mini-Nev on 22 Feb '12 said:
I got badly burnt with the PS Move as after launch there was little to no support for it. I would love a Vita but the only game I want IS Uncharted and I cannot spend £300+ (Vita, Memory Card and £50 Game) to just play Uncharted. If in a year there are a few games I want and there is good support and a price drop I will pick it up but by then I will most likely be saving up for the £800 PS4!
billysastard on 22 Feb '12 said:
well, as a gamer the vita is the first mainstream console that i have not bothered buying as a day one purchase since the atari 2600 launched before i started work and its the first mainstream console i have no intention of ever buying (along with ps4 and any other sony products) as someone who loved the psx and ps2 and even bought a psp 1000 (mainly for the "launch title" gt mobile
) sony have had to work really really hard to get me to never have anything to do with them again but whilst i made excuses for them and their scummy activities in the past, no more, i hope the vita sells like polluted water and gets hacked wide open for piracy because frankly sony deserve nothing less.
Barry316 on 22 Feb '12 said:
All you do is talk about Sony. You seem to be emotionally unstable and i hope you get the help you seem to desperately need. It's not healthy, let it go.
Darkwun on 22 Feb '12 said:
Show me on the doll where Sony touched you. It's ok Billy. Mr Stringer can't hurt you anymore.
The_KFD_Case on 23 Feb '12 said:
Heheheee! This is true, hence why I mention alternate reality.
I'll give Sony credit for what they've managed to squeeze in to such a small frame - doesn't mean I detest their practices any less. 
gypsygib on 23 Feb '12 said:
The poll is lacking, I wish I could vote, nah, not interested enough at the moment but I'll keep my eye on it
Mmmmgrolsch on 23 Feb '12 said:
Where atre people getting these prices?
I paid £280 yesterday for Vita, 8GB Memory card, Uncharted, and a £35 PSN card.
Mmmmgrolsch on 23 Feb '12 said:
RandyChimp on 23 Feb '12 said:
Overall, I paid £300+ for the console, a memory card, a travel case and insurance. I've had it for a day and I don't regret it. I may have to go without food and drink for a few weeks (or months, we'll see), but now I can play fifa and uncharted on the toilet (a previously unfullfilled dream, now made possible).
The Bossman on 24 Feb '12 said:
I'm holding off for at least a year, the price is ridiculous and so are the games.
Coldcuts on 26 Feb '12 said:
It does bring in the next age of hanheld consoles, but the pricetag for me it too high for a small number of game titles, short battery life, and no internal memory(sony-only compatible memory cards that are pricy dont help either). If a version comes out later with internal memory and other little improvements ill probably buy it.
Cocopander on 26 Feb '12 said:
I have to vote for in a year or after a price drop. I'm undecided as hell. I want one but dat price! I just can't cosign a purchase... nope. ( ._.)
saphiroth40 on 26 Feb '12 said:
the device is fine but the games are so overprice -.-... I mean economics are in a hard time yet games price keep goin up
prin_au on 26 Feb '12 said:
No, i don`t like it. Maybe, i will by PS3.
Fixi on 26 Feb '12 said:
Price needs to drop. Afther a we'll see the usual bundles of the console + a number of games for a lower price then the console alone now.
tudul on 26 Feb '12 said:
Nope
Mattoto on 26 Feb '12 said:
Later for me , waiting for vanillaware titles or good RPG on this console.