Two-hundred and forty nine US dollars

The only thing that will sway me to PsP2 at this point is if it really does have mobile phone features. That alone would justify me carrying it around. Music + Games + Phone in one, do want. (No, do not want an iPhone.)

I'm looking forward to 3DS though. The problem with GC and Wii for me was always horrible lack of GOOD 3rd party stuff. but i'm seeing a decent amount of 3rd party announcements so far. Seems like all most developers care about is what system will make their games look the best.

isn't 250$ exactly what the Wii was at release?

That's Playstation Phone for you. A PSP with phone. PSP2 isn't gonna have phone feats.