According to the latest word from Media Create, the 3G-enabled PS Vita has proven more popular than its cheaper Wi-Fi alternative. There’s not a huge difference, as sales of the two have been fairly evenly split, but the 3G won out by a hair.
The news is quite interesting, becauseprevious reports from retailhad the Wi-Fi model beating out 3G by considerable degrees.
In the United Kingdom,eight of ten customersare going for Wi-Fi over 3G. That’s according UKIE’s weekly chart, anyway. Sony Europe likely won’t give out official sales figures, so we might not knowexactlyhow well the system fares in the West.
I have 3G on my PS Vita since it came with the review unit. It’s a cool little feature, but not one I’d ever pay for. The Vita itself is too bulky to lug around like a phone, so I can’t see it being one’s first choice for social networking, and it’s still unsure how many multiplayer opportunities there are going to be.
Everything else you’d use a Vita online for requires a nearby Wi-Fi signal anyway, so it just seems like a monthly waste of money on top of an already expensive purchase. When I think about how much that 3G will need to be used in order to justify the cost, I fail to see how anyone would manage it without going on multiple camping trips and stupidly leaving the phone at home.
Media Create Sales Stats: Vita 3G vs Wi-Fi, 3DS vs GBA vs DS[andriasang]
