Sony PSVITA Discussion

[mestevo]

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Looks like target is dumping all-things-Vita, may be worth checking out for some games on the cheap.

[Blzer]

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Looks like target is dumping all-things-Vita, may be worth checking out for some games on the cheap.

I tried to return used Vita games to BBY, and they didn't even take them.

[RockinDaMike]

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This is such a great system and it sucks that it failed. Hopefully there are still games being developed even if its indie games for the next couple years.

[mestevo]

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Shu blamed mobile (phone) gaming and price structure for the Vita's lack of success and why there's no Vita 2, sparking a fresh round of 'Vita failed because of Sony' articles... as the 3DS flopped and then sold 40m units in the same time period.

[Blzer]

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Shu blamed mobile (phone) gaming and price structure for the Vita's lack of success and why there's no Vita 2, sparking a fresh round of 'Vita failed because of Sony' articles... as the 3DS flopped and then sold 40m units in the same time period.

Well, they're not wrong... but then again that stuff was made available before the Vita was around. People will gladly pay 99 cents for one of those "Get the high score" kinds of games, but wouldn't shell out $40 for a handheld machine.

If this was out in 2005 and used Remote Play with PS3 as it does with PS4, pricing all cards 75% cheaper... this would have been the hottest thing of all time for about three years straight.

[RockinDaMike]

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I hope they keep making tell tale type games for the vita. I'm having a blast playing them on the vita with the touch controls.

[GlennN]

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Shu blamed mobile (phone) gaming and price structure for the Vita's lack of success and why there's no Vita 2, sparking a fresh round of 'Vita failed because of Sony' articles... as the 3DS flopped and then sold 40m units in the same time period.

You are exactly right - Nintendo proved the phone games were not fatal to a gaming device. I don't think phone gaming killed the Vita any more than electric cars killed regular ones. Phone games are not "real" games to me, and I don't think I am alone. I would never play my real sports games on a phone. The Vita is a miniature console. The phone is only capable of time wasters, not real games. They are just not the same thing. I think the Vita was done in by poor marketing, poor first party software support (well, poor support in general, but first party had to set the standard) and ridiculous memory card prices. I truly believe the Vita could have been successful if Sony did not have its head up its arse.

[kt-od]

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Something we figured was coming....

The Sony PS Vita is a cracking, turbo charged handheld with lots of amazing games, and even the ability to stream PS4 titles too, but it’s no secret that it’s never sold in meaningful numbers. Now after four years, Sony is finally calling it quits on the device, confirming in a new interview that it is no longer developing any first party games for the console.

In an interview with Japanese site 4Gamer, translated by DualShockers, Sony Computer Entertainment senior vice president Masayasu Ito confirmed that Sony’s own studios are no longer making games for the device. “Currently, first party studios have no titles in development for PS Vita,” he said.

- See more at: http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/news/....JNCZubJN.dpuf

[Don Jon]

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Something we figured was coming....

Got mine when it released. No regrets at all. If all the ps vita did was remote play then it would still be worth it for me. I do hope that they continue to keep the vita and ps4 compatible with each other with updates.

[DJ]

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Something we figured was coming....

Guess that means no more MLB The Show for the Vita.

Such a shame that Sony didn't properly market this handheld and overcharged for memory cards. And, when Sony did market the system, they were dishonest about what it could/couldn't do. That certainly didn't help.

I have enjoyed my Vita from Day 1, but this is definitely sad news because this also all but confirms Sony getting out of the handheld gaming market.

[Blzer]

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This is FUBAR.

[mrclutch]

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Guess that means no more MLB The Show for the Vita.

Such a shame that Sony didn't properly market this handheld and overcharged for memory cards. And, when Sony did market the system, they were dishonest about what it could/couldn't do. That certainly didn't help.

I have enjoyed my Vita from Day 1, but this is definitely sad news because this also all but confirms Sony getting out of the handheld gaming market.

Spot on. Those stupid memory cards turned me off as I'm sure it did no telling how many others.

[RockinDaMike]

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Does this mean they would stop porting tell tale games? I would hate to start over all of that on another system.

[mestevo]

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Memory cards and button parity with the dual shock controllers were what did it in for me. No profile management prevented a potential revival last year.

One big case study of what not to do.

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[DJ]

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Does this mean they would stop porting tell tale games? I would hate to start over all of that on another system.

Good question. I've played them all on the Vita, too.