Sony just shoot themselves in the foot?

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Recently Sony announced the Vita tv, and to save you a lot of reading it does this:

It plays most (not all) vita games, PS1 and has PSN access, all games can be played on a tv screen and you can use a duelshock 3 controller with the set up all for $100.


Now tell me this, why would you buy a vita when they have this?
 
The regular Vita handhelds would be good for people who don't own a TV, their TV does not have HDMI ports for plugging in Vita TV, or have unreliable power because of black outs which are more common in poorer places with unreliable power. Vita is also a handheld which they can take with them to game on the go.

I read the $100 model of Vita TV does not come with a controller which is disapointing when cheaper consoles like the $79 Gamestick comes with a controller, and consoles which cost $100 like the Ouya comes with a controller with a touchpad and the same amount of buttons. Plus both the Ouya, and Gamestick comes with 8GB of flash storage space instead of the Vita TV which only have 1GB of storage. The Ouya and Gamestick has USB and MicroSD slot to add more space with a USB flash drive, USB hard drive, or MicroSD memory cards which are more affordable than Sony's Memory Sticks.

The Dual Shock PS3 controller costs about $45, and Sony's 8GB Memory Stick cost $20, so if you included the price of a controller, and Memory card with the $100 Vita TV it would cost $145.
 
Portability is a big part why someone would chose the Vita over the Vita TV. 

I mean if you do any amount of travelling (like if you take a bus to work, like many in Japan do) then having the ability to play games en route is useful. 

Even if you don't do a lot of travelling, sometimes having a dedicated screen is nice. Like if you have a limited number of TVs at home and if they're all in use by people playing games or watching TV then you can still go play Vita. 


Though 100$ for Vita hardware is a pretty good deal. Especially if you already have a PS3 (with a few spare controllers) at home. (Or, after PS4 releases, you have one of them and can use a DualShock 4.)
 
From what I understand though is that the Vita has crap for battery life, your better off staying home and playing the games on the tv.

I know without a doubt if this comes state side, I'm getting this.
 
The battery life of the Vita is 3 to 5 hours, so it is okay since very few people play games 3-5 hour without resting on a handheld, and if you carry a charger, you can play the Vita while it is charging. Power outlets are also pretty easy to find at a library, and other places. You can also charge the Vita by USB when Vita is off. There are also external battery cases for the Vita to extend the battery life even more.

I feel the regular Vita models are a better deal since you can play all Vita games, use all Vita apps, it comes with a touch screen, controller, Motion Sensor, back touchpad, 2 cameras, and other features. Plus, there are free game bundles when you buy a Vita which come with a bundle.
 
I get about 4-5 hours on my Vita. (On the lower end if I'm using Wifi. But if I have it off, like when I'm travelling, then closer to 5 hours is accurate.)  Which is roughly on par with what the 3DS has. (The 3DS Xl might get slightly better battery, but then again the Vita-2000 gets better battery life also so it again evens out.)
 
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