Of all the handheld I've had, I've never really carried them anywhere except maybe to my summer cottage. I don't really have a good enough TV over there so I could drag my PS2 along. Therefore, whether ot not the design is bulking and doesn't have a cover is not an issue to me. Yes, I am a Sony fanboy to a degree, but this also applies to everything from Nintendo. At the moment, I'll be saving my euros for the PSP.