[quote name='meta460085']I almost jumped in on black Friday then thought to my self that a redesign and or price drop was not far off[/QUOTE]
Vita doesn't really need a redesign, the device itself is great. But they need to drop the price, especially on the memory cards. They must think their customers are retarded and will buy it because it is Sony, people only do that with Apple these days.
Their target market (18-30) is very info-savvy and a ton know about the ridiculous memory card cost which turns many of them off. Even ignoring the fact that the majority of this group already owns smartphones that are better in many ways than the Vita. The only thing the Vita excels at is handheld games, but it isn't that hard to get by with Angry Birds if you are bored and have 15 minutes to kill.
I own a Vita since it actually does have a lot of great games that just aren't doable on Smartphones. Not because Smartphones don't have the power (many have much more power than the Vita), but simply don't have buttons/sticks/triggers and all that which I kind of consider a must for some reason