this be simply a beautiful and amazing piece of hardware . have play uncharted , FIFA Soccer and Wipeout 2048 for the last two day now , I can honestly say that Sony have deliver on all the high promise that be make over the last year . most of the thing that other reviewer criticize seem to be unavoidable : of course the battery life have to be much more limited than that of the iPad , and of course a 5-inch screen will not replace you hd-tv . also , in contrast to the iPad , every Vita be heavily sponsor by Sony - time will tell if they ever get they money back . the one thing that I think could and should have be avoid be the low placement of the two analog joystick . this be fix if you buy one of the various `` hand grip '' or `` trigger grip '' - I buy Sony 's for $ 18 , and it fix the problem .