PlayStation Vita[UPDATE 6/11/2011]

Like Dos and Klown said, in short "Too many gimmicks".

I only hoped for a 2nd Analog stick, but they just have too insert useless gimmicks that is not related mainly too gaming.

I wished for
-A better CPU/RAM other Performance upgrade.
-a 2nd analog

But they just have to put in a "smartphone".. sigh seriously stop putting excess baggage in my entertainment please...

People stop hating.Just wait till someone jailbreaks it then you all are gonna want one.

No one is really hating. They're just giving their opinion and or critique on the product, and if you only wanted praises and happy comments for the announced system, you should just go to a fanboy site.

Although I really don't care for the GPS and touchpad ( If I wanted a smartphone, I'll just go buy iPhone/Android lol ), I'll still probably pick it up when the price is cut down.

300 USD is cheap compared to a xbox 360 and playstation 3 when they were first released.

^ but this isn't a home console, it's a handheld. I wish it'd act more like one.

300 is expensive for a portable device. Quite the unfair comparison between consoles and handhelds... But... If we're going that route, this PSP2 is more expensive than the Wii on launch day, more expensive than the XBox 360 Slim now, and about the same price as the PS3 now. And... It's not gonna give you as good a gaming experience as any of these machines.

Act moar like a portable gaming device plox. Like that thar Nintendo 3DS.
Save me a hundred or two by removing useless crap that my phone can do.

and you think 500 for a ipad 2 isn't?

iPad 2 =/= Smart Phone.

An iPad is not a portable gaming device. It is a tablet. Learn to compare like things. Stop comparing apples to oranges.

I use it for games.The got this one awesome racing game that copy's GT and GTA china town wars for it too.

I can't help but see a pun there with the apple being apple inc with the earlier iPad 2 reference and oranges being Sony.

Anyways, the 3DS was what, $250? The rumored price for the PSP2 is $300-$350 depending on what model exactly you go for, so I'm not seeing the big difference here. I think what will separate the SKUs in price manly is the 3G. Just like the iPad SKU prices. I'll say fifty bucks being the difference here since most people seem to be "Anti-gadget" and most likely wouldn't take a second look at the 3G model. When you're talking about buying hardware, fifty bucks isn't going to make that much difference at all from the consumer stand point. I hope no one here actually thinks the 3DS price tag is justified, but the PSP2 just fifty bucks more isn't. That's pretty ridiculous. Again though, all just rumored.

The price of the PSP2, if rumors are true, isn't any more expensive than the original PSP when it launched if I remember right. I think the PSP was $249.99 at launch, so a fifty dollar increase over the last 5 years. When you look at it strictly from a hardware stand point, it's actually a good deal. The iPhones are $600-$700 if you just buy them and don't lock yourself into a contract with a provider. Now that is too expensive. Imagine if Sony priced the PSP2 at those prices, which if you look at the specs, they could. What does the iPhone have that the PSP2 doesn't that wouldn't justify the PSP2 being as equally expensive? The iPhone is reaching out into the gaming community as well, so why shouldn't Sony with the PSP reach out to the smart phone market? If Apple and other phone makers can form their hardware to reach a once untouched audience, then Sony, Nintendo, any brand should be able to as well without being badgered to death before they even show what they can do.

As for the gadgets that are included, I don't really have an opinion one way or the other. If the touch screen (which Nintendo has shown can be a winning "novelty gadget"), SixAxis and touch pad are actually put to good use, then it's certainly great. However, if like Sixaxis in the PS3, it's nothing but a stupid waste of space not really contributing anything to the games, it and the other aforementioned gadgets are completely unneeded and are just uselessly (From the consumer view point anyway) driving up the price for no reason. Let's all hope that doesn't happen. I actually like my games to be fun.

Until I know the price for sure and get to play some of the games, the PSP2 in my opinion is advancing what a portable gaming device can be. If these advancements actually make for better games is to be seen. I don't believe a device should hold itself back, it should constantly move forward adding more and more features and power as long as it makes for a more fun, useful, enjoyable experience.

Holic brings out his Wall of Text manufactured by Sony.
No one cares.
I lol.

Im buying this definitely, I dont care if they phased out UMD's at this point

We've still got till about the end of the year to give "real" critique about the PSP2 (because consumers will actually have it). So until then, I'll just say I'm really digging the dual analog sticks and new graphics.

I'm not a "true" Sony fanboy, but I have been enjoying my Slim since like forever. I hope to enjoy the NGP just as much for my handheld goodness.

I'm definitely waiting until good games come out before i buy this. I remember when I fist bought my psp 1000, it took months for me to play actual psp games rather than just snes/genesis roms. And like most ppl already said, I'm not really impressed with the gimmicks. Gimmicks is what kept me away from Nintendo DS.

As long as it isn't region locked I'm sure I'll pick it up within the first week it's released in Japan. I was originally only gonna get the NGP ,and already have funds set aside for it ,but a couple of great deals showed up on the 3DS in my area ,and online so I ended up paying the same amount most people here in the states paid for one ,but have both a US ,and JP model (one in blue ,and the other in black).

So far i have saved up one-fity.

New info!!!!

Check the first post too for more information.

I want one. Definitely getting it.

I just jizzed after seeing this. Aside from Gears of War 3, this is the one thing I want the most this year. Defintely getting one.