Sony PSVITA Discussion

[Victory23]

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I'm open to a GTA on Vita. It worked well enough on PSP with Vice City Stories, which to me actually gameplay-wise is better than the original Vice City personally. It'd be a sure system seller too, so there's that.

[18 eighty 5]

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I'm open to a GTA on Vita. It worked well enough on PSP with Vice City Stories, which to me actually gameplay-wise is better than the original Vice City personally. It'd be a sure system seller too, so there's that.

I don't know if any one title can 'save' the Vita, if we are keeping with talking in such dramatic terms. I think its the whole package. It is very expensive in every aspect. The games, memory cards, the unit itself, the cost of additional apps or perks not to mention the game list isn't that strong unless you get ps plus.

For me, just rationalizing the sheer cost just to get started is a challenge. To get the console, a decent memory card, ps plus, a couple of good games...sheesh!!

[mrprice33]

Once I wrap up P4G I'm selling my vita.

[VTPack919]

GTA would be sick on this thing. I really want some MLB info though. I can start to feel the itch!!

[mestevo]

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I've seen all these articles (if you can call some of them that) saying the Vita is dead. Is it really in that much trouble? I'm assuming most of the people writing these "articles" are fanboys of other systems. Seems kind of stupid to declare a system dead when it hasn't even been out in the US for a full year.

The real question should be what is coming that is confirmed that will sell more units outside of the hysteria of Black Friday? The doom and gloom articles kind of write themselves, as Vita hits record lows in Japan, Sony's stock downgraded to junk due to such bad performance in many areas of the company, another console has been released to compete for resources, etc.

So flip the question, instead of is it dead, what brings the Vita to life and keeps it going? PSN+ is a huge start and a great addition but that shines a much brighter light on the memory prices. Providing a trickle of free games for a relatively small cost may be less than ideal for Sony also. Cross-buy/play are nice, but how much support will either idea get?

What's going to sell more units? I think a good start would be making the black Friday pricing permanent now, and cut the price of the proprietary memory in half of what it is now. Push bonuses to PSN+ to get annual subs, and try and get some momentum going post-BF. They said they weren't going to cut the price before the holiday. Time to lie.

[18 eighty 5]

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Once I wrap up P4G I'm selling my vita.

How come you want to sell?

[Flawless]

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The real question should be what is coming that is confirmed that will sell more units outside of the hysteria of Black Friday? The doom and gloom articles kind of write themselves, as Vita hits record lows in Japan, Sony's stock downgraded to junk due to such bad performance in many areas of the company, another console has been released to compete for resources, etc.

So flip the question, instead of is it dead, what brings the Vita to life and keeps it going? PSN+ is a huge start and a great addition but that shines a much brighter light on the memory prices. Providing a trickle of free games for a relatively small cost may be less than ideal for Sony also. Cross-buy/play are nice, but how much support will either idea get?

What's going to sell more units? I think a good start would be making the black Friday pricing permanent now, and cut the price of the proprietary memory in half of what it is now. Push bonuses to PSN+ to get annual subs, and try and get some momentum going post-BF. They said they weren't going to cut the price before the holiday. Time to lie.

It would help if Vita could turn things around in Japan. Japanese publishers still really throw their weight behind handhelds. It should have been a home run there, and I have no idea why Sony didn't lock up Monster Hunter which was one of the keys to the PSP' success. The PSP has such an awesome library of Japanese games.

The western markets have completely changed though. Publishers are much more likely to support 360, PS3, PC, PSN, XBLA, Steam, iOS, and Android before the handhelds. Now we have Wii U and looming consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Unless Sony or Nintendo are funding the development, you're looking at mostly ports and shouvelware. The hardware and memory pricing aren't the only barriers, but software pricing is too. $40-$50 portable games in today's market is to expensive. The perceived value has changed with the rise of cheap mobile games and free-to-play.

[CaptainZombie]

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Which title in the Instant Game Collection are you most excited about?

[HKPound]

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How do you get the Playstation Plus and free PS All Stars from the Gold Box deal? I've gotten an email for the 10 bucks off promotional credit for Assassins Creed III, but nothing else.

[CaptainZombie]

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How do you get the Playstation Plus and free PS All Stars from the Gold Box deal? I've gotten an email for the 10 bucks off promotional credit for Assassins Creed III, but nothing else.

Send Amazon an email or call them saying you didn't receive your extras from the deal.

[thaSLAB]

How do you get the Playstation Plus and free PS All Stars from the Gold Box deal? I've gotten an email for the 10 bucks off promotional credit for Assassins Creed III, but nothing else.

They came together in a separate email. There was a code for PSABR and three 30-day trial codes for PS+. The email was entitled "Your PlayStation Vita Assassin's Creed III Liberation Bundle Bonus For Ordering From Amazon.com" - I actually got this email before the rebate code email.


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[VTPack919]

Sweet deal. Now make a cheaper bundle around 200 and we'll be set for a holiday sales boost (hopefully).

[ckarlic]

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Wonder if they are going to do a PS Vita bundle with MLB 13 the Show.

[mrprice33]

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How come you want to sell?

There's nothing coming down the pipeline that I'm really interested in. Soul Sacrifice looks meh, and I'm not really into baseball. Other than that there are 2 other announced games for next year, by my count.

I don't think we're going to see much in the way of announcements at E3 or Pax, either, and if we do, they're going to be what, another year+ away, at best? By then I'll be knee-deep in Next Gen and seriously not caring lol.

[Burns11]

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The Show
Soul Sacrifice
1. Sly Cooper
2. Killzone Mercenary
3. Dragon's Crown
4. Legends of War: Patton
5. Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
6. Warrior's Lair
7. Rainbow Moon
8. Valhalla Knights 3
9. Phantasy Star Online 2
10. Tales of Hearts R
12. Zone of Enders HD

Then there are the announced or quasi-announced projects that currently have few details, like Yakuza for Vita and Bioshock