Funny thing.

I've been thinking about getting a Vita since its release. The price was kind of a put-off, I could've afforded it but I didn't really want to.

However, since I spend almost 3 hours on the train to work every day, a handheld is a must have. Sometimes it's just too loud in the train to read, so I'm better off with gaming.

So I changed my mind, put a Vita along with a 16GB card, a travel case and the game Dynasty Warriors: Next in my Amazon shopping basket.

When I wanted to place the order today, I saw the Vita dropped from €249 to €219. Not a great price drop, but I'm still glad I waited just that one day with my purchase. I'm sure it'll be getting even cheaper over time, but right now I feel like buying it :)

The only issue I have is with the current game releases. There isn't even a handful of games I'm interested in. But I think they'll be coming, on April 20th they release Disgaea 3 - Absence of Detention here in Europe, that's another title I'll get, but other than that, I have to be patient...

Anyways, I'm generally looking forward to my Vita experience, as most reviews have been very positive :)

Funny thing.

I've been thinking about getting a Vita since its release. The price was kind of a put-off, I could've afforded it but I didn't really want to.

However, since I spend almost 3 hours on the train to work every day, a handheld is a must have. Sometimes it's just too loud in the train to read, so I'm better off with gaming.

So I changed my mind, put a Vita along with a 16GB card, a travel case and the game Dynasty Warriors: Next in my Amazon shopping basket.

When I wanted to place the order today, I saw the Vita dropped from €249 to €219. Not a great price drop, but I'm still glad I waited just that one day with my purchase. I'm sure it'll be getting even cheaper over time, but right now I feel like buying it :)

The only issue I have is with the current game releases. There isn't even a handful of games I'm interested in. But I think they'll be coming, on April 20th they release Disgaea 3 - Absence of Detention here in Europe, that's another title I'll get, but other than that, I have to be patient...

Anyways, I'm generally looking forward to my Vita experience, as most reviews have been very positive :)

I would wait till after E3.

Man 3 hours on the train every day, damn right you need a handheld! I rarely have to travel so don't feel the need myself, but hope you enjoy your purchase, nice job saving thirty eurospacebucks.

Three hours to work? And then three back again in the evening? That's six hours of your life every work day spent riding a damn train. You gotta find a job closer to where you live! (Or live closer to where you work.)

6 hours a day on a train? Wow. A handheld is absolutely a must... and perhaps a closer workplace?

@MooseyMcMan said:

Three hours to work? And then three back again in the evening? That's six hours of your life every work day spent riding a damn train. You gotta find a job closer to where you live! (Or live closer to where you work.)

No no, it's 3 hours total ^^ I work abroad because I earn more money that way. If I'd live in the same country I'd work, the higher paycheck wouldn't make a difference.

I would recommend a DS Lite for now,vunless you've exhausted that platform for games already.

@Morrow said:

@MooseyMcMan said:

Three hours to work? And then three back again in the evening? That's six hours of your life every work day spent riding a damn train. You gotta find a job closer to where you live! (Or live closer to where you work.)

No no, it's 3 hours total ^^ I work abroad because I earn more money that way. If I'd live in the same country I'd work, the higher paycheck wouldn't make a difference.

Three hours total is still more than I would ever consider doing, but that's at least reasonable. And the "I need to make more money" argument is always a valid one.

@SlasherMan said:

6 hours a day on a train? Wow. A handheld is absolutely a must... and perhaps a closer workplace?

No, 3 hours ^^

And I won't find a workplace that well-paid in my own country, so I work abroad ^^ I don't mind it though. I like it there, my bosses are nice as well as my colleagues, so I gladly accept the train ride.

Amazon...Euros....Are you German?

IF YOU WORK IN NL, YOU ARE STEALING A JOB FROM ONE OF MY COUNTRYMEN, GOOD SIR.

After the slow fizzle that was the PSP, If I'm going to buy a Vita at all, i'm going to wait a good while to see where it's headed.

@Sooty said:

I would recommend a DS Lite for now,vunless you've exhausted that platform for games already.

I had a DS Lite and got a 3DS as well, but I must say Nintendo's lack of trophies/achievements is kinda demotivating. I enjoyed a lot of RPGs back in my Nintendo days, as I owned a SNES, N64 and the DS handhelds. I kinda grew out of it though.

@Morrow said:

@SlasherMan said:

6 hours a day on a train? Wow. A handheld is absolutely a must... and perhaps a closer workplace?

No, 3 hours ^^

And I won't find a workplace that well-paid in my own country, so I work abroad ^^ I don't mind it though. I like it there, my bosses are nice as well as my colleagues, so I gladly accept the train ride.

Oh, that's a lot more sensible. I thought it was 3 hours to work, and then 3 hours back.

@ColonelRick said:

Amazon...Euros....Are you German?

IF YOU WORK IN NL, YOU ARE STEALING A JOB FROM ONE OF MY COUNTRYMEN, GOOD SIR.

After the slow fizzle that was the PSP, If I'm going to buy a Vita at all, i'm going to wait a good while to see where it's headed.

lol how'd you guess I'm German just from Euros and Amazon?! :D

No, I work in Switzerland. I'm living close to the frontier anyways ^^

@SlasherMan said:

@Morrow said:

@SlasherMan said:

6 hours a day on a train? Wow. A handheld is absolutely a must... and perhaps a closer workplace?

No, 3 hours ^^

And I won't find a workplace that well-paid in my own country, so I work abroad ^^ I don't mind it though. I like it there, my bosses are nice as well as my colleagues, so I gladly accept the train ride.

Oh, that's a lot more sensible. I thought it was 3 hours to work, and then 3 hours back.

I don't think that would even be possible for me ... I start working at 7.15am, that means I have to get up at 4.55am to catch the train at 5.41am. If one way would be 3 hours I would have to get up in the middle of the night! D:

@Morrow said:

@ColonelRick said:

Amazon...Euros....Are you German?

IF YOU WORK IN NL, YOU ARE STEALING A JOB FROM ONE OF MY COUNTRYMEN, GOOD SIR.

After the slow fizzle that was the PSP, If I'm going to buy a Vita at all, i'm going to wait a good while to see where it's headed.

lol how'd you guess I'm German just from Euros and Amazon?! :D

No, I work in Switzerland. I'm living close to the frontier anyways ^^

LOL, I dunno, whenever I hear Amazon and paying in € mentioned, I automatically think of Amazon.de, even though there are other 'national ' amazon sites.

We don't have an Amazon in the Netherlands. We do have bol.com, but it doesn't have the same range of products amazon has...

@Morrow said:

@SlasherMan said:

@Morrow said:

@SlasherMan said:

6 hours a day on a train? Wow. A handheld is absolutely a must... and perhaps a closer workplace?

No, 3 hours ^^

And I won't find a workplace that well-paid in my own country, so I work abroad ^^ I don't mind it though. I like it there, my bosses are nice as well as my colleagues, so I gladly accept the train ride.

Oh, that's a lot more sensible. I thought it was 3 hours to work, and then 3 hours back.

I don't think that would even be possible for me ... I start working at 7.15am, that means I have to get up at 4.55am to catch the train at 5.41am. If one way would be 3 hours I would have to get up in the middle of the night! D:

Well, I've known people who pushed themselves to extremes when it came to their jobs, so even though it sounded crazy and perhaps unlikely, it wasn't all out of the realm of possibility.

Well, anyway enjoy your new Vita!

Thinking of picking up a Vita for the same reason. I have to say SRPGs like FF Tactics, Disgaea and Tactics Ogre seem to make the best games for train rides. You lose hours easily without getting too focused and if there are interruptions you don't even need to pause.

@Vorbis: True. I'm looking forward to the Disgaea 3 port :)

If you have already have a PSP (not the Vita) then it's worth noting that Tactics Ogre, FF Tactics and Disgaea 1 and 2 are already available as well as the excellent Jeanne D'Arc. Dunno if you can get them on the Vita but I don't see why they shouldn't be in the digital store or what not. Valkyria Chronicles 2 is another turn based game that's worth noting too.

@eroticfishcake:

I have a few PSP titles, Disgaea 2 is one of them. But my motivation to play those is rather small, as they have no trophies or achievements... I played the hell out of Disgaea 2 already anyway. But thanks for the suggestions ^^ I'll try to platinum DW: Next until the Disgaea 3 port arrives :)

Hopefully it drops to $199 here in the states by holiday 2012. I'll get it then for sure.