GP Editor, Marcus Estrada writes, "In case the news hasn't gotten around to you yet, the PS Vita is touting a lifespan of approximately 3 to 5 hours. That is, of course, if players remember to turn off wi-fi and bluetooth functions throughout their play time. Watching a movie fares a little better with 5 hours of battery life and up to 9 if all you're doing is listening to music with headphones on.
But since I assume most people have already found their standard device for music playing the biggest numbers to focus on are 3-5 hours. When the 3DS was found out to have similar gameplay hours it was a big deal-breaker for many. I have a feeling these estimates will also lose the Vita some potential customers."
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This is a very powerful handheld that does more than any other portable piece of tech does. It's only $250-300. The battery life is expected and not a deal breaker at all. I do think the memory sticks are too pricey, but that isnt a deal breaker at all. I will store most of my stuff on Ps3 unless I want to use it, the firmware is saved on an internal memeory slot, game saves are now on the gamecard itself and wont have installs at all. This is still a day one for me. This is a bump in the road of a perfect handheld, but I am way to impressed to stress over these things. I expect another company will make cheaper memeory sticks anyway.
If it loses customers, it may be just those who want to wait off for a remodel with better battery life/cheaper prices/more games
Not like a gamer who wants a handheld hasthe option to turn away to a 3DS based on battery life alone. These devices do a helluva lot more than they used to back in the day.
The battery life is definitely disappointing by yesterday's standard, but I personally am never gone for 3+ hours where I feel like playing my handheld for that long. When I get a handheld, I'll be doing most my gaming at home on a couch. For me, it's all about playing exclusive games. Experiences that I cannot get on a console today, especially JRPGs that seem to do much more better on handhelds than consoles are what I will base my major decision on.
with a quad core processor we all knew that the battery life wasnt going to be fantastic. 5 hours is a surprise for me, they must pack a pretty nice battery in these suckers. does anyone have any stats on the battery theyre shipping in it?
They make the Vita cost affordable but make the memory cards expensive. $132 for 32GB... get the fuck outta here. Even $40 is expensive for the 4gb. WTF sony. your making me think twice on whether or not im going to buy the VITA.
3 - 5 hours?
Thats more than the average travel time for me which is the main time I would be using it.