No-contract PS Vita AT&T data plans start at $15/month

I am getting the 3G version only because it is included in the first edition bundle, I'll most likely never activate the 3G. I still have unlimited data from at&t so i'll just use my phone as a wireless hotspot.

@the13stuff there is limit to the wifi version has well you can only use it in a wifi hotspot but with the 3g one you can be online almost anywhere and with the 3g version you get both wifi and 3g and what made me decide on getting the 3g version is games like ruin and unit 13 plus I don't have a stupid smartphone

Not the best choice. Better to add mobile hotspot on your phone for around the same price that can connect any device then pay for a service that is limited to one

free is for me

49dlls a year would be just right!

Man AT&T charges so much for its data plans...

Sorry, I stopped reading at "monthly fees". There's virtually no reason to get the 3G version of the Vita if you look at the limitations of what it can do as opposed to the Wifi.

@Icehearted: the consumer has always had all the power in this industry. It is what it is for one reason: because consumers voted for it with their money.

Good lord, $15 for 250mb of data. Most expensive internet browsing ever? But honestly, you would have to be an idiot or stupidly rich to willingly pay for that.

3G would be great for the Vita...if it weren't so expensive. The argument could be made that 250MB is good for some minor browsing and surfing, but who doesn't already have a cellphone that can do that? The main bonus of having on-the-go connectivity would be online gaming wherever you go and that probably uses more than 250MB a month. :|

Sony will probably drop 3G as fast as they dropped UMD movies. PSVISTA 3G will be the new PSP GO

ok.....this no contract has me rethinking my psv choice...but then i do notice those at work with me with AT&T cant keep up with my Verizon. If only they went with Verizon this would b a no brainer.

Assuming the wifi only vita has bluetooth, people already paying for a mobile/cell phone contract (myself included) could just use their phones for 3g connection... Seems better than wasting all that extra money on something that wont work half the time you're stood next to a large building lol. Still would be interesting to hear the prices they come up with for other countries, all our added tax in the uk will make prices funny.

@demonic_85 you can't even do that with unlimited plan because all 3g providers put a 25mb download limit on it meaning the largest file you can download is 25mb and who wants to download on 3g anyways it is way to slow and take forever

It's pay as you go, folks. Not a required, mandatory monthly fee. You would pay for it when you use it. Reading comprehension. Geez.

So Wifi only it is then, cant even download a full game with 3G service.

the vita should be cheaper if you go with the 3g, not more expensive! like they do with cell phones. paying more for the 3g capability is insane, wi-fi all the way!!!

AT&T have the worst service. $120 a month for a home phone vs $30 for cable phone, which includes voice mail, caller id, and more for free? :P

wait so if you get the 3g you will have to pay either 15 or 25 every month to utilize it? Thats kinda bs

my phonebill right now is $25 a month for 400 minutes, unlimited texting, and unlimited 3G data... Sounds like a bit of a ripoff to me.

i lol'd when they mentioned AT&T at E3 and the whole crowd went "BOOOOOO!"

"Gamers who pick up the $299 3G version of the PS Vita can choose to pay monthly fees of $15 for 250MB of data, or $25 for 2GB of data." . take it from here Nathan Explosion - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKss2uYpih8

I'll get the wifi first....

PSP 3g = $300.00 Games = $40-$50 Knowing you're going to spend $180.00-$300.00 on monthly fees in a single year? Priceless.

Lol. Have fun downloading games with 250mb of bandwidth.

3G supports asynchronous multiplayer gaming, not real-time

I think the best way to describe this is this sucks and if it's going to be about $15 dollars/month for 250 MB or $25 dollars/month for 2 GB of data that really sucks and I live up here in Toronto, Canada and that's going to be almost double from Rogers or Bell and it will most likely Rogers Communication's. So I'm wondering will I be able to get this with out a monthly plan or is that out of the question and I say this with such concern because this handheld interest's and I just want one to just play game's on and not to do anything else with it.

If you have a cell phone that offers the Mobile Hotspot feature, I'd go with Wi-Fi only version and skip AT&T's plans. I have it on Sprint for $30/mo w/ unlimited data. That way, you'll always have a mobile hotspot if you have your cell phone and enough battery charge.

That 3G model is going to go to the way of the PSPGo. Horrible idea.

how much for the wifi-less version? or do we have to wait 5 years fr that one.

I wonder how much will it take before this 3G Vita becomes a rare collector's item.Judging by all this,its getting there,especially after the fact how its not doing very well... @Freezezzy Yeah,all very true.Sure,gaming evolved.But it evolved in probably the worst way possible.It grew too much,too much money in gaming now,and for gaming industry to be profitable,gamers need to be ripped-off and constricted as much as possible,while being looked upon as nothing other than walking dollar bills.Sad days for gaming as we once knew it :(

might switch my preorder, that's not bad for 3G and I'd mainly use it to stay connected to the internet, not so much downloading a full game or movie etc. The only thing is that I can't see myself posting pictures via the internet using the old webcam quality Vita cameras.

here's what i'm gonna do. i'm gonna walk over to gamestop, buy a ps vita wi-fi only model, with 32 gb mem card and uncharted golden abyss. when the ps vita gets released in north america on 22-2-12, i'll go buy all the games, and Bam!! there you have it,

@Freezezzy You are my friend for life, man. You win an internet. Just when I thought the interwebs were getting lost in a mire of insanity.

@Freezezzy Comment of the year!

@Freezezzy Sign me up. I'm barely 18 and i've already miss the ps1 era.

[quote="Freezezzy"]Gaming used to be so much simpler. You'd just buy the console, buy some games, plug it in, and play.[/quote] I was thinking about this earlier; feels things have come a long way in the wrong direction. With hard drives and broadband the line between the simplicity of the console experience and the complexity of the PC experience has blurred substantially, more so in this cycle than all previous cycles combined. I feel this is why the business is stagnating. Add to the items you mentioned a stronger drive to profit with an incomplete experience (and DLC extras) rather than with quality experience and this has gone from being one the the best new forms of entertainment to an uncaring, metacritic induced, cash-grabbing, cluster-f**k. Companies that were cool have become soulless, devs that did it for more than money have become entitled manipulative pricks, and too many of have splintered off into bickering babies defending comanies that see us as little more than dollar signs. We've slid deep into this muck, the next big cycle could either turn things around and give the power back to the consumer, or it could very well make many of us reconsider the hobby we've loved and supported for a big chunk of our lives.

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@Tsuchikage Because Xbox totally doesn't have the option for a monthly fee. You are also forgetting that this isn't something normal as cell phones use this program already.

Wi-fi all the way. I refuse to give AT&T any kind of profit.

Why is it according to people on this site that if something costs money the company is being greedy? Sounds to me the posters are being greedy for thinking everything they want should be free

WiFi version ftw.

4G Mifi card: Verizon

Hmm, I guess i'll have to wait a bit for a price drop.

@Gam3r2011 totally agree dude, its not like AT&T would LOSE money, greedy noobs

Why would you buy a Vita? Cuz you wanna game on a pad and buttons and bring it wherever. PS2 on the go! F*** yeah!

+1 Freezezzy

I'll stick with Wi-Fi. I'm home most of the time anyways.

That's too expensive. There should be a yearly charge--$50-$60 a year, maybe?--similar to Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus, not a monthly fee. This will make people broke; we're already paying too much for phone service!

@Freezezzy Lol, true story. Depending on how next gen consoles are, this may be the last gen I catch up on.