PlayStation Vita games already discounted

And if AT&T and Version keep upping the price on their data and screwing customers over people are going to start looking back to these hand held devices that don't require any data streaming.

Thats not a discount

a handheld gaming device for the price of a console system?....in this economy? I think that's going to be a hard sell...better to save your money for the next home system.

The games are available digitally in the PSN Store for $5-$10 off in most cases. These sales on physical copies are likely because many people will opt to just buy all of their software digitally- nothing to carry around and a discount to boot. The physical copies of these titles are not going to sell very well and retailers like GameStop and Amazon need to get consumers used to them so that the downloading appears a less-desirable option. I'm surprised this article made no mention of the downloadable options and discounts. Seems like anyone with first-hand knowledge of the Vita would've considered these facts right away.

I bought a Vita, and let me tell you I had a PSP & hated it, I love the Vita, it is everything the PSP should have been, the only thing I don't care for is all the touch features, but still the touch features are as responsive as any iOS device I own

I'll wait and see if it catches on. If it does, I'll wait for a price drop and then get one.

Look at the market. The people who can afford these things are parents and since they can buy cellphones that offer a bunch of games buying a seperate handheld is redundant. While the applications on a iPhone or Droid may not be as slick as that on a Vita, look at the price tag and usefulness of the product. Then add in the popularity of the Nintendo DS and one can see that the Vita is doomed to failure. We are seeing signs of that before it is even launched.

Is the Vita just the new PSP?

Given that you can play only 1 player on the Vita they should make the games half the cost of the consoles version, Setting the price at $29.99 will get more people intrigued and actually be successful at sales.

The Vita is for GAMERS, not people who buy $.99 apps on their iphone. The core gaming market will always be smaller than the phone market. Doesn't mean its a failure. This system will succeed in the market its targeted at.

Those games suck... except Uncharted.

ha wait till cod comes out on vita....heard one is in works.

Sony just needs to install the market and iTunes on this vita and we will be talking business. Imagine the possibilities ?

This Vita thing is overrated

It's already flopped in Japan. It's the worst selling Sony system over there with even the PSP beating it, and the 3DS is selling more units than all three Sony systems combined.

It is because of sales. They expected to sale more units, but the launch price is way to much.

thank you sony for making a nice gaming machine the vita its awsome!!!

I am waiting on the 2nd generation Vita! 4G, Extended Battery Life, PS3 controller support for t.v. viewing!

Expect this to be one of the last hardware pieces you see from Sony. They are screwed.

Hate to break it to them but kids are spending more time on their phones and facebook now-a-days than they do playing psp's or vitas. The older gamers are most likely going through the economic crisis and cannot even afford to spend that kind of money on a "toy". These things are not very functional and they end up costing more in the long run through data plans, games, accessories. How many recalls are they going to issue over exploding batteries, or how many times is this going to create a security threat. It's just not worth the money right now. Look at all those people that rushed out to buy the 360 when they first launched only to find their hard drives failing. Or the people that ran out and got those new Ford Explorers when they first came out, only to find out they were flipping and the tires were blowing left and right. Save your money, give it two years to work out the bugs, and by then the next best thing will be out and you can get the vita for pennies on craigslist.