B1rvine Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Is there any options to buy a new vita, either original or the slim, anywhere? I know I'm pretty much out of luck but figured I'll ask anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30 Year Old Boomer Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 You can always try online sites like Amazon, I'm pretty sure they sell new Vita's. Not sure about stores though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlruka Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Amazon has a lot. Gamestops have them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckSwimmer Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 GameStop would only have the Slim in stock new (possibly the aqua blue one). GameStop is pretty much the only retailer who has vita games in their store. Best Buy, Target and Walmart don't even bother with the system anymore. If you were to find an original new, which I like better compared to the slim, you'll basically only find that on amazon. It might be a slightly higher price than usual, but it's better than going to another game store that sells retro/imported stuff and pay $400 for one there.. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateak Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Is there any options to buy a new vita, either original or the slim, anywhere? I know I'm pretty much out of luck but figured I'll ask anyway. Amazon, Ebay, Gamestop. They aren't nearly as rare as you would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1rvine Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Gamestop doesn't have them new, at least within a 100 miles. Yeah, it appears amazon may be where I have to go, unfortunately... I really don't like Amazon, and I was hoping to trade some things in. Edit: How do I know if it's an original or slim? If I'm going to order online and have it shipped I want the original. I would have settled for a slim if I could pick it up fast, but now I want the original if its from Amazon. Edited October 15, 2016 by B1rvine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Wolf Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Edit: How do I know if it's an original or slim? If I'm going to order online and have it shipped I want the original. I would have settled for a slim if I could pick it up fast, but now I want the original if its from Amazon. Original Slim Notice how the original has oval buttons for Start, Select, etc, while the slim has circular ones. The slim has a border around the screen and the original does not. The camera and speakers also look a little different. Looking at the original really makes me appreciate what an immaculate machine it is. Edited October 15, 2016 by Undead Wolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckSwimmer Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Gamestop doesn't have them new, at least within a 100 miles. Yeah, it appears amazon may be where I have to go, unfortunately... I really don't like Amazon, and I was hoping to trade some things in. Edit: How do I know if it's an original or slim? If I'm going to order online and have it shipped I want the original. I would have settled for a slim if I could pick it up fast, but now I want the original if its from Amazon. Just a thought because this idea just hit my mind. I'm not even sure if we still sell them, but I remember seeing that we sold like amazon gift cards.. I'm not sure if the amazon kindle gift card or whatever was currency. Just thinking from the top of my head, if they have amazon gift cards there, you could always trade in your stuff and then purchase the gift card with your trade-in credit depending on if the card is still there and able to be scanned, money added to it and activated. I don't think there would be a problem.. I only know that you can't put the trade-in credit towards a visa gift card. Check with your local GameStop and see if they have the cards and if you could use trade-in credit to purchase the cards. Edit: I'm pretty sure the same value in-store credit &cash promo is going on right now so just in case if they give you an issue, you could sell the stuff for cash and purchase the cards there or somewhere else because the value is the same. jesus christ, i was off from work today and it sure as hell feels like i wasnt lmao Edited October 15, 2016 by DuckSwimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiopile Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Original is a 1000 and the slim is a 2000 model number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Original is a 1000 and the slim is a 2000 model number. So is all 2000 models LED or is there still some that are OLED, because I been looking into getting the Glacier White one from Japan on ebay but it listed as OLED. :\ So confuse. White is nice but if not OLED, might not be worth it >< I dont care for much battery life, besides 3-4hrs is plenty for me. I need that beautiful screen! hehe Edited October 15, 2016 by ERGOPROXY-DECAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Fly Spider-Guy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 As someone who recently caved and picked up a couple of preowned ones for him and his missus, nope. At least, not for anything short of a small fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Awesome Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 You can get the Borderlands 2 bundle with an 8gb memory card for $220 usd on ebay or amazon. That's the slim model though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Online shops have plenty. Retail stores probably gave up on selling them, though. So is all 2000 models LED or is there still some that are OLED, because I been looking into getting the Glacier White one from Japan on ebay but it listed as OLED. :\ So confuse. White is nice but if not OLED, might not be worth it >< I dont care for much battery life, besides 3-4hrs is plenty for me. I need that beautiful screen! hehe All 2000 models are LED unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Just got my OLED model Vita off ebay, It was in pretty excellent condition. Been testing running it the last 3hrs straight.. so far so good. Paid 133$ for it. Mainly because it was listed with either a 8GB or 16GB memory card. But seller lied... and it was only a 4GB. Hopefully she will partial refund me (or a bad review will follow..) .. so I can actually buy a new 8GB memory card at least, as they run around 25$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Just got my OLED model Vita off ebay, It was in pretty excellent condition. Been testing running it the last 3hrs straight.. so far so good. Paid 133$ for it. Mainly because it was listed with either a 8GB or 16GB memory card. But seller lied... and it was only a 4GB. Hopefully she will partial refund me (or a bad review will follow..) .. so I can actually buy a new 8GB memory card at least, as they run around 25$? 8GBs are still pretty insufficient if you want to play digital games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 8GBs are still pretty insufficient if you want to play digital games. Nah it dpends i play 3-4 games at the time and tehyare all on my Vita i Have Trillion (And this one Wight 3.2Gb), Digimon and Senran Kagura: SV Digital + Persona 4 Retail on it (Plus Crazy Market and Run! Sackboy Run! But so are really low), it just depends if he play some games at the tiem ro want like 7-8 to swap whenever he want then yes 8 Are few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto-Tomato Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 For the original I'd recommend one of these too: Excellent grip, unfortunately it has to be removed for charging, however apparently there's one for the Slim which can take the charger whilst on. I have the original Vita and this grip, I'd recommend it, very comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Nah it dpends i play 3-4 games at the time and tehyare all on my Vita i Have Trillion (And this one Wight 3.2Gb), Digimon and Senran Kagura: SV Digital + Persona 4 Retail on it (Plus Crazy Market and Run! Sackboy Run! But so are really low), it just depends if he play some games at the tiem ro want like 7-8 to swap whenever he want then yes 8 Are few Yeah I plan on just 3-4 games. Nothing crazy. Already have Ps3 and Ps4 games to juggle. Vita really is just for me to pass some time when on lunch break or even while working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Yeah I plan on just 3-4 games. Nothing crazy. Already have Ps3 and Ps4 games to juggle. Vita really is just for me to pass some time when on lunch break or even while working. Yeah then in my Opinion even 8GN nis Enough are not many the games that occupy 3GB or around that Most of AAA games occupy from 1,5 to 2 GB so at least 3 could be on your Vita, then if you get bored and chance just copy it on PC to keep the save and everything and play a new one i do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Yeah I plan on just 3-4 games. Nothing crazy. Already have Ps3 and Ps4 games to juggle. Vita really is just for me to pass some time when on lunch break or even while working. If you don't pick 3-4 Japanese digital games, you will probably be okay with 8GBs. However, Japanese digital games easily go over 3GBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstarmaste1r Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) For the original I'd recommend one of these too: Excellent grip, unfortunately it has to be removed for charging, however apparently there's one for the Slim which can take the charger whilst on. I have the original Vita and this grip, I'd recommend it, very comfortable. Honestly I think the grip is unnecessary accessory where I don't see the point of using a grip that is a portable along with it if you want to play games with it. Pretty much better to buy a vita cradle where its only original vita which is why OLED is by far better than slim. If you don't pick 3-4 Japanese digital games, you will probably be okay with 8GBs. However, Japanese digital games easily go over 3GBs All I say is 32 gb is the best option for you to get. Steep price but heck if you're the type of gamer to download games from psn mostly along retail games, then buy that. Lesser than that I could say 16gb is better but you may face with low mb. 8gb and less is awful tbh. Edited October 20, 2016 by Superstarmaste1r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markcavan Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 For the original I'd recommend one of these too: Excellent grip, unfortunately it has to be removed for charging, however apparently there's one for the Slim which can take the charger whilst on. I have the original Vita and this grip, I'd recommend it, very comfortable. Hey @RedMustang72 what grip is that ? Is it the Assecure Soft grip or Nyko Power Grip or something else ? I've been using the official sony grip (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Licensed-Trigger-Grips-Playstation/dp/B0072A4JVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476991973&sr=8-1&keywords=ps+vita+grip) for a few years now and I'm due to get a replacement (overuse) and wanted to get one without triggers for L1/R1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 All I say is 32 gb is the best option for you to get. Steep price but heck if you're the type of gamer to download games from psn mostly along retail games, then buy that. Lesser than that I could say 16gb is better but you may face with low mb. 8gb and less is awful tbh. I definitely agree with this. As I keep saying, 32GB is the best one you can get. But if ErgoProxy really wants to keep their Vita count on 3-4, I just confirmed 8GB could be sufficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto-Tomato Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Hey @RedMustang72 what grip is that ? Is it the Assecure Soft grip or Nyko Power Grip or something else ? I've been using the official sony grip (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Licensed-Trigger-Grips-Playstation/dp/B0072A4JVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476991973&sr=8-1&keywords=ps+vita+grip) for a few years now and I'm due to get a replacement (overuse) and wanted to get one without triggers for L1/R1. It's BigBen Interactive that produce that exact grip, was years ago I bought it, can't see it on Amazon, but there are numerous listings like it. I appreciate grips are all a matter of preference, and although this is a little bulky, just a little, for gaming on the go, it is very comfortable to use. It feels like holding a dual shock, isn't obtrusive in any way other than the charger, and has a really nice smooth finish to it. I'd wager the quality of the similar ones isn't too different. As a tip, the Vita 'can' ever so slightly move, see-saw, in the grip, I used two short cuts of weather-strip, vertically, and it gives an ideal snug fit. Don't use the Vita without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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