PlayStation Vita - WiFi, Used-Good from Amazon Warehouse deals-$163+ w/ FS

Quote from Terdinglage : Ordered one, need to decide quick if it is worth it; anyone lend any opinions on the merits of the console for this price? Is it money well spent? How long till there are emulators for older consoles?

IMO, it isn't. I'm much happier with my PSP GO with LCFW. If the Vita had a more compelling library, sure. But it's in trouble as it is right now. Same goes for the Nintendo 3DS (I just picked up another DS Lite from tech4less for under $50).

Proprietary memory cards FTL...

ordered one under the like new condition for $186. I could have waited for the walmart deal next week for $200. But here i didn't pay tax.

I wonder what fully playable game it comes with.

Quote from momomchine : Everyone keeps talking about holding out till a price drop. But if there's a price drop any time soon (and that's a big if) it will almost certainly drop the 3G version to $250 and the WiFi version to $200. This deal has the WiFi for $163. I got my WiFi version from Amazon Warehouse for $187 and I couldn't be happier.

Well you are probably correct. But in that case, would you rather have it now, or wait a few more months and have brand NEW unit for 13 bucks more???

I'm holding off...but TU its a nice deal for those that want it now...

I've been enjoying Resistance and MK a lot. Got in on the $30 Metal Gear and Gravity Rush sales on newegg. Can't wait for those. It's a great system. Should be $199.99 new soon.

Quote from mclovin07 : Well you are probably correct. But in that case, would you rather have it now, or wait a few more months and have brand NEW unit for 13 bucks more??? I'm holding off...but TU its a nice deal for those that want it now...

For all interested, I had posted this deal last weekend and I bought one for $163 in "good" condition. I received it yesterday, and although the box had been previous opened, the unit itself looked fantastic. I couldn't find any cosmetic imperfections. Well worth it for $163 IMHO. I picked up Wipeout at Walmart for $20, and I'm set for the time being until more games come out and drop in price.

The way I figure is if I snipe out the games at $20 or less, this system is totally worth it at this price. Even with my old fat psp, I think I only bought 6 games over its whole life span, but they were games with high replay value (madden, burnout, etc.)

Quote from devlogos : For all interested, I had posted this deal last weekend and I bought one for $163 in "good" condition. I received it yesterday, and although the box had been previous opened, the unit itself looked fantastic. I couldn't find any cosmetic imperfections. Well worth it for $163 IMHO. I picked up Wipeout at Walmart for $20, and I'm set for the time being until more games come out and drop in price. The way I figure is if I snipe out the games at $20 or less, this system is totally worth it at this price. Even with my old fat psp, I think I only bought 6 games over its whole life span, but they were games with high replay value (madden, burnout, etc.)

The nice thing about the PSP Vita and original versions is that the games and hardware DO drop in price to reflect value.

Nintendo irritates me. Their games remain priced high and they sell their hardware for disproportionate profits. Plus I generally hate Nintendo games but that's another story.

Def' picking up one of these soon.

Quote from dickmagnus99 : The nice thing about the PSP Vita and original versions is that the games and hardware DO drop in price to reflect value. Nintendo irritates me. Their games remain priced high and they sell their hardware for disproportionate profits. Plus I generally hate Nintendo games but that's another story. Def' picking up one of these soon.

A lot of the 3ds games are dirt cheap now some under $10 on amazon.com. Also the 3ds sales have picked up and its a system that people are buying the vita isnt really flying off the shelves right now. I look for a price drop sometime this year. I have a friend who bought the system with some games and he seemed very underwhelmed by it. YMMV of course.

Quote from devlogos : For all interested, I had posted this deal last weekend and I bought one for $163 in "good" condition. I received it yesterday, and although the box had been previous opened, the unit itself looked fantastic. I couldn't find any cosmetic imperfections. Well worth it for $163 IMHO. I picked up Wipeout at Walmart for $20, and I'm set for the time being until more games come out and drop in price. The way I figure is if I snipe out the games at $20 or less, this system is totally worth it at this price. Even with my old fat psp, I think I only bought 6 games over its whole life span, but they were games with high replay value (madden, burnout, etc.)

I just now cancelled my like new condition order for $186 and bought the used-good one for $164. It says it comes with a fully playable game. did you recieve any game included with the vita.

I just nabbed a 164 one. Not shipping until the 9th though.

Given how badly the Vita is doing, I'm not surprised all of these supposedly "Used PSP" deals keep popping up. Sounds like this is Sony's under-the-table tactic to get rid of excess stock, which I'm sure is plentiful.

Quote from Terdinglage : Ordered one, need to decide quick if it is worth it; anyone lend any opinions on the merits of the console for this price? Is it money well spent? How long till there are emulators for older consoles?

I love my Vita. $163 is a stellar price.

I also love my Vita. Resistance: Burning Skies is nice, even though it got some poor reviews. I'm enjoying all aspects of it. Uncharted: Golden Abyss is another great reason to have a Vita. Gravity Rush coming in less than two weeks. There's a great port of Mortal Kombat.

considering it, really good deal

OOS

Ill wait for next week... E3