CTA Digital PS Vita Travel EVA Protective Case

First, I detected no funny smell from this. It smells like nylon or vinyl. Nothing offensive. I use the straps sometimes, and just ignore them other times. Depends on how much I think the thing will be bounces around in my bag. If you just put the device on top of the straps, they hide out of the way. The case holds the device snugly, and is very well padded. The zipper is stable, closes easily, and doesnt jam or open on its own. I think thats important for a case like this. I highly reccomend keeping the little baggie the clasp comes in. Its perfect for storing the super-tiny Sony storage cards. Then you can stuff that in the webbed area and have them together with your system and not easily lost in the case. I find no use for the clasp, but as clasps go, its a nice, sturdy one. Its large enough for the AR cards to sit in the top compartment, though a slot for them might have been nice. They dont fit in the webbed area--not quite. Its a good, basic case.

I dont have a lot of bad things to say about the product other then I really wish the inside of it was a more softer texture. I also find it hard to take it out, I find myself taking one strap off and like having to pop it out from there. So theres not a lot of breathing room to take it out on. I also wish they wouldve replaced the straps with something else to hold the PS Vita in because my analog sticks seems to get stuck on it quite a bit. But on the good side, it does do its job of keeping it protected and I havent seen any scratches from me taking it out of the case so far. The flap on it makes for good storage for games I would wanna take along on a trip and my screen cleaner I picked up. Its a nice simple in-expensive case and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a case that just gets the job done.

Tried Frebreze, that didnt do much, tried just airing it out, nada, put a dryer sheet in it and that sorta worked actually, but soaking it in the sink with dish soap for a whole day really seems to have worked. It smells like soap now, and maybe that heinous stench is still there, but its certainly masked to the point where it smells good-to-odd instead of outright bad. It was a very weird smell whatever it was, nothing like new shoes or whatever, was really pungent and foul. The pockets for the games were sewn shut on the wrong end based on the pictures, but you can still get games in them. Not sure if theyre secure or not since I only have one physical game at the moment, but it seems like itll work. I havent cut the elastic bands out yet, but they dont seem necessary; I havent used them but I think removing them might cause the Vita to slide around a bit inside. If it wasnt for the smell I wouldve given it 4 stars, and then 5 if the game pockets werent sewn in wrong. Its the kind of thing that some people seemed to have really lucked out on.

It seems well enough and I couldnt find many imperfections except I can see why a lot of people say the games fall out, depending on the direction you open the case the slot where you put the game could just fall out - having them face sideways could possibly fix this. but I mainly just plan on downloading games to my card. The straps seem to hold my 2001 series ps vita just fine but I do see why people complain that where the belt/belt loop strap is on the top and the zipper is on the bottom which could lead to it unzipping and falling out - I dont plan on doing that anyway as I already have too much stuff attached to my belt to begin. I didnt notice any chemical or smoke smell upon opening like others have had issues with. Also I received the correct color - Black All in all its a good product for me. Short list: Pro: Nice firm case - seems like it will protect well if dropped and protected from banging around against things in my backpack Inside is soft enough to not scratch the screen but could be softer. Straps work well for my ps vita model Construction is of good quality Cons: Game holder could be designed better Belt hook should be on the same side as the zipper when its closed The removal of 1 star is for the cons - if those features mattered to me I would probably remove another star - but they arent so 1 star removal as I recognize they are still flaws. Update: Yup my husband threw my vita down the stairs - it is undamaged - love it.

Nice case

*** 11/09/2012 REVIEW UPDATE One of the nylon straps that others have complained about, broke a few days ago. So, I ended up snipping them both off with some wire cutters. I wasnt being forceful or anything, was just trying to get the Vita out. So far, Id still recommend the case and am keeping the 5-star rating as-is. *** ORIGINAL REVIEW: After browsing a number of different Vita cases and checking reviews, I decided to pull the trigger on this one. A few notes: - The case shipped to me does NOT have any sort of weird smell. Another reviewer reported theirs did. - The two straps used to keep the Vita in place can certainly be slightly annoying, but they absolutely hold the device in place well. Im undecided on snipping them off or not. - Other reviewers reported that the games would slide out of the sleeve easily -- I did NOT find this to be the case, and I tried -- hard -- to make it happen. - Construction of this case, overall, seems very good. Some of the stitching isnt perfect, but for under $9, its impossible to complain about. To be perfectly honest, I think this case is better than the felt sleeve that came with my PSP1000. I feel confident in saying the case could be dropped from a fair hight and no harm would come to the Vita inside. So far, Im overall extremely pleased with the case and will put it through some usage over the next few months. Should my opinion change at all, Ill be sure and update this review.

I only use it to hold my Vita. I buy games digitally so its all in my memory card rather than having to worry about storing cartridges but the place holders for them feel snug and secure. I dropped it on the floor with my Vita in it once and it protected my Vita just fine. I like that the case comes with a belt loop attachment so i can hook it up to my pants and my Vita is right there.

I got this baby cheap. As long as it kept my VITA screen unscratched, it was doing a good job. And it did. This case is not the best at holding your VITA while playing it at the same time. I have the version 3 with a OLED and I found that the straps cut off the sides of the screen. I found this case way more effective for holding a glass pipe and other stuff. It has good padding and seals in any unwanted smells. Plus everyone thinks there is a VITA inside. For 10 dollars, this is a must buy.

The case is really sturdy and it holds the vita very well. It will definitely survive a moderately far drop without any kind of damage. The only thing I dislike about it, is that the elastic inside that is supposed to hold the vita is annoying as it grabs the joy stick when you try to remove the vita. I avoid this by just placing the vita on top of the elastic bands. Also the netting that is on the flap is pretty small, not really suitable for anything other than a pair of ear buds. There is also 4 game cartridge slots on the flap that hold the game cartridges in place nice and tight so there is no chance theyll fall out when opening. Other than that its a great alternative to the rocketfish hard plastic case that wasnt in stock at the time of purchase.