I'll definitely grab Vita day one. If it has 3 hours of gameplay I'll be satisfied.
My PSP used to last 2:45 minutes more or less. I had a second battery just in case and never used it much on the go. In the end I realised that even when travelling abroad I didn't even have full 2,5 hours of free time to game.
My PSP used to last 2:45 minutes more or less. I had a second battery just in case and never used it much on the go. In the end I realised that even when travelling abroad I didn't even have full 2,5 hours of free time to game.
Heh, Sony didn't shoot themselves in the foot with this one. If you want power, you better be prepared to "pay" for it since the battery technology hasn't really advanced at all (at least not when it comes to consumer electronics, of course they are testing all kinds of solutions, which still remain too expensive to be used in mass market electronis). Though, even taking this into account, Vita's battery life is pretty much the same as PSP's, so I'm not sure what you people whining about. 3 hours really isn't as short as it sounds.
It's not like iPhones or Galaxy Ss last any longer when doing some heavy gaming or otherwise power-draining stuff.
It's not like iPhones or Galaxy Ss last any longer when doing some heavy gaming or otherwise power-draining stuff.
[QUOTE="Lamaomgrofl, post: 5663606]Pretty understandable. Its a portable PS3 (in a way), so of course its gonna need a lot of power. Also, does it have a USB charger? If it does, i could pretty much survive on that battery, since i own a portable USB charger[/QUOTE]
Yeah good point. I'm around computers a lot through my day, so charging via USB would be pretty cool
[QUOTE="floetry, post: 5663757]Lol.[/QUOTE]
I think I missed the joke ^.^
Yeah good point. I'm around computers a lot through my day, so charging via USB would be pretty cool
[QUOTE="floetry, post: 5663757]Lol.[/QUOTE]
I think I missed the joke ^.^
People are whining just not in a very outspoken way. I think when the horrible 3DS battery life was announced people took a stance of "well the vita will surely be better!" hearing that it might be similar make people cautious with their words so as not to be laughed at. Let's be honest here it's damn annoying to hear it'll have poor batterylife, I think the choice to not give the system a replaceable battery that might be capable of holding a longer life hurts the overall excitement for the device. Yeah I still want it and I will probably get it day one but knowing that I'll have to make sure everything is off and keep the screen brightness low just to sustain as close to a 5 hour battery life as possible irks me deeply. Knowing that someone's going to take the opportunity to sell me a piece of garbage battery extender that makes the system awkward to hold annoys me.
The vita isnt perfect, It'll probably get better later on, but the quality of content right now almost forces a person to get it now rather than waiting 2 or 3 years for the inevitable upgrade... which after seeing some of the "upgrades" the PSP suffered makes me think it might be best to be an early adopter even with those problems.
The vita isnt perfect, It'll probably get better later on, but the quality of content right now almost forces a person to get it now rather than waiting 2 or 3 years for the inevitable upgrade... which after seeing some of the "upgrades" the PSP suffered makes me think it might be best to be an early adopter even with those problems.
[QUOTE="Rtc, post: 5666397]I personally am ok with the 3 hour battery I'm buying the wifi only model and I'll mainly play it at home except on lunch at work which is 1 hour[/QUOTE]
Yes I think the battery life will be okay for people, in most cases
and if not, they can buy the extra battery thingy, which you know will be expensive (which sucks) but atleast the option is there
Yes I think the battery life will be okay for people, in most cases
and if not, they can buy the extra battery thingy, which you know will be expensive (which sucks) but atleast the option is there