The Playstation Vita just seems pointless. No, hear me out, I’m not just saying this because I can’t afford one and I’m a little bitter that I am missing out on an Uncharted game. It’s the games, the “great” launch line up which makes the Vita so utterly disappointing.

Let’s go over a few: Uncharted, Rayman Origins, F1, and, in the near future, Resistance and all the sports games you can shake a stick at.

Now, there really isn’t anything wrong with these games. Nothing at all. But, there is nothing truly special about them either. We’ve already played them on a PS3 before. Played them in 40 inches of glory. And while it would be nice to play Uncharted when I’m on the “road,” which I never am, and the majority of portable gaming is done from either the couch, the bed, or toilet I don’t want to sacrifice quality just so I can have the ability to play games 24/7 no matter where I am. (Well, I suppose its more like 3-5 hours)

The reason I had/have gameboys/DSs, and the reason why my PSP is collecting dust, is to play games that I can’t play on any other system. They offer an experience that is uniquely different from the console. Pokemon, Advance Wars, Professor Layton. Even if they aren’t uniquely different, they aren’t just watered down ports they will leave you wishing that this game was on the big console instead of a handheld. The Zeldas are Zeldas and the Marios are Marios.

Of course there will be some games for the Vita that will be new, unique, and exciting, but that’s not what Sony is selling with the Vita. They are trying to sell us on the idea that the Vita is almost as good as the PS3. Why do we need something that is almost as good as the PS3 when we have the PS3? Nintendo’s portable devices do so well cause they offer something different than the Wii.

No doubt Sony is pushing the boundaries of portable gaming and blah, blah, blah, but when you look closely, they are only selling a subpar PS3 that can be played outside your house for a very limited time.

-Max