Brother wasn't able to find a Vita in Japan. Probably didn't look very hard but I didn't expect him to on his honeymoon lol. He did say he got 2 things for me though, and what they are is a secret. They're on the way home now so I'll see them soon and I'll let you guys know what Japan souvenirs I got!

Once I get my money back from them I'll start looking for a Vita around here. I considered just getting Android on my Switch instead, and buying some hall effect sticks, since it would be a lot cheaper to go that route and I'd get a little bit of extra juice out of it. However, the thing that interests me the most about the Vita is how portable it is. I can tuck it in a pocket of my backpack or my hoodie like I did with my PSP back in the day. The reason I don't carry my Switch around with me is that it's too big and I need a carrying case for it. That's also why, while I think the Steam Deck is cool, I'd never get one. Too big. If Nintendo's Switch 2 had a cheaper version without the screen I'd get it instead.

There are also just some Vita games I want to play that aren't going to run well on the Switch under emulation. So I think my mind's made up. Really don't want to spend over $100 on it though so I'll have to be selective.

There are also some cheap handheld emulation devices, but again, they're not gonna be able to play Vita games.