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what's up Internet Kevin here with TLD bring your overview and final thoughts on the PlayStation Vita now that I've had a chance to play a few of the games a bit more extensively as well as could tread some of the apps that are currently featured on the Vita I must say that overall I am quite pleased with the system the overall design and feel the handheld is very comfortable and the dual analog sticks work out really well and I must say that I do prefer them to the 3ds as Circle Pad not only that but the button placement is very reminiscent of a PlayStation DualShock controller so it's very familiar for those of you that are used to those including the four button setup on the front having two shoulder buttons and a thumb pad that's very comfortable to use now well some hardcore gamers may make the claim that the addition of a touch screen and touch pad is a little gimmicky for a dedicated gaming handheld it really comes down to the fact that it is an optional and secondary form of control that it's up to developers how to make use of and really I think Uncharted stands is a good example of what can happen where you add an additional functionality with the touchscreen but in no way is it required from normal gameplay now the screen is another strong point for the system as well not only do games have really good graphics for it but it also has really good resolution for a handheld gaming device at 966 by 544 which is roughly twice that of the PSP now while it isn't true HD quality considering the size of the screen it's very hard to tell the difference in a lot of games with some games even looking almost identical to their console counterparts such as Rayman Origins now one thing I would like to address in this review is that in some of our previous videos on the Vita I was seeing a lot of comments relating to people debating between getting a Vita now or waiting for some other kind of AI device or tablet to come out I would like to clarify that the Vita is not an app device it is not a dedicated app device it's much more long lines of a dedicated gaming console like the 3ds but does feature some popular apps as well since launch there are currently four apps available including social apps like Flickr Facebook and Twitter as well as the popular entertainment app of Netflix now there are a few more on the way including both Skype and Foursquare and while these are popular good apps to use it's not gonna offer the same range of versatility as a dedicated eye device or Android tablet it's not something you get for apps this is going to be a gaming system first and foremost with popular big-name apps being available for those that want to use them now that being said what apps are available are really fun to use I've watched a few movies on Netflix that look great on such a small screen and have also been able to check updates on both my Facebook and Twitter which do have pretty nice interfaces for a portable console now in the end the one most important thing that determines whether or not a Vita is worth your money or not is the game library a lot of people will argue back and forth whether you know which system has the best technical specs which ones have the best form of tight controls but in the end when it comes to a gaming system what most people remember them for are what games were available on it now this is a big problem for its predecessor the PSP which when it was first coming out a lot of people are excited for a due to its technical aspects once it was a release there really wasn't that strong of a library to support it the Vita seems to be trying to make up for this by offering a very strong starting point for games not only with Sony exclusive titles but also by having really popular ports available as well right away we're seeing games like Uncharted which was absolutely fantastic on it we saw a few ports as well including Ultimo vs. Capcom and Rayman Origins and there are many more titles on the way that do show a lot of promise including a lot of popular Sony exclusives such as LittleBigPlanet ModNation racers is already out and they even have one of the more popular sports titles and will be the show coming out too now while only time can tell whether or not the Vita is going to have a strong overall library they definitely have had a strong start so far and those of you that are fence oven charted or any of those other Sony exclusives that have been announced it's definitely looking like it may be worth it right away now so far I've mostly been praising the system as far as you know how the screen looks how tight the controls are the games that I've enjoyed playing on it but it is not without some major faults first off the battery life board is atrociously low as seems to be the case in a lot of modern gaming handhelds maxing out at about three to four hours of dedicated gameplay time now thankfully the Vita does employ one of the things they used of the PSP is that it does go into a hibernate status when it's really low on battery so you don't have to worry about playing your game to the battery as low and all of a sudden have it die and lose all your progress sony has also made a few changes hardware wise compared to the PSP that i'm not a very big fan of including removing the ability to have a video out and also changing to proprietary style memory card meaning that you can no longer buy a standard SD card you have to buy a much more expensive specifically designed card for the Vita which normally costs roughly about twice as much as an SD equivalent I'd also like to note that in the one week that we've had the system it has crashed on me twice one of which occurred while we were recording this video thankfully there was no actual major damage to my save data or hand for like that nothing was corrupted and problems of the sort can and hopefully will be addressed through patching now since we picked up the first edition video we do have one that is capable I haven't had the chance you two extra trout any full-on online gaming with it yet just because of what games are available but I have made use of it with a number of different apps now the 3G plan does come in three different packages offering different amounts of data going as low as 250 megabytes for the month and as high as 5 gigs for 50 bucks for that month now this isn't contractual you just pay for the one month and then you get to use it until you either the month ends or until you use up that amount of data I am able to use Facebook and Twitter freely as a result but for those of you that like watching Netflix that will eat up through your data plan really fast so overall the Vita is a solid handheld and currently is well worth the investment for anyone who's a fan of Sony exclusive titles and hopefully as time goes on we'll see a lot more additions to the library making it worth it for just about everyone else as always guys thanks for watching your videos if you haven't gotten chance to it makes your check out our Vita playlist which shows all different Vita coverage we've done for the past week and if you're feeling extra awesome make sure to that like button and I'll see you guys next time