Stuck and need a suggestion

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Ok, so I have some disposable money finally, and I am wanting to get a hand held. I have had both DS's and A vita in the past, but I noticed with the slim ps vita they went from an oled screen to an LCD screen. I am interested in all types of games, but which is better for the money now? The new PS vita, or the new 3ds xl?

 

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Skiver is right. This decision comes down to what kind of games you like. If you are really into Nintendo titles then getting a Vita seems foolish.

 

Frankly, I have a Vita and I never play it. I might pick it back up when KZ: Merc comes to PS+ but I'm not sure.


Edit: If you do decide to get one of the New 3DS XLs you've probably come in at the best time because the 3D effect is supposed to be better and you get the performance bump and the extra buttons.

 

The 'new' Vita looks more like a hardware downgrade to save on production costs.

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Skiver is right. This decision comes down to what kind of games you like. If you are really into Nintendo titles then getting a Vita seems foolish.

 

Frankly, I have a Vita and I never play it. I might pick it back up when KZ: Merc comes to PS+ but I'm not sure.

Edit: If you do decide to get one of the New 3DS XLs you've probably come in at the best time because the 3D effect is supposed to be better and you get the performance bump and the extra buttons.

 

The 'new' Vita looks more like a hardware downgrade to save on production costs.

 

The new Vita is actually better with everything but the screen. Better buttons, speakers, battery life, charge point (standard USB now) and more comfortable. The screen is arguably the most important part though.

 

It's not a bad LCD screen, OLED just looks better.

 

OP depending on your budget you might be able to pickup a cheap OLED Vita 2nd hand. Ultimately it depends on what games you want to play.

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I did mean that the screen was the downgrade as it is no doubt the most or one of the most expensive parts in the device. I don't know about "better buttons" beyond the Start and Select being larger and round instead of small and oval/ellipse. I don't know how the speakers are better & it might be a moot point if someone uses headphones. Battery life is supposed to be better and standard USB for charging is always better than Sony and their fixation of proprietary connectors. The larger size and reduced weight is supposed to be more comfortable.

 

Unless you were comparing the OLED and the LCD side-by-side you probably wouldn't notice the difference, but there definitely is one.

 

 

OP needs to let us know what games rank as his favourites to offer any useful advice.

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