Well, they never supported those games. There was like zero marketing. As a matter of fact, I think they stopped marketing with christmas 2012. Shortly after, PS4 took over.
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Sony: Indies, third-party games are Vita's focus moving forward
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Well, they never supported those games. There was like zero marketing. As a matter of fact, I think they stopped marketing with christmas 2012. Shortly after, PS4 took over.
Uh... because it's their platform and they need to support it?
This is pure bullsh*t from Sony. Last time I get suckered into buying a Sony handheld. What a con.
And because PSP had a big install base. Vita hasn't sold one tenth of what PSP sold, right? With PSP at ~80m and Vita below 8m.
Tearaway ads were on TV here.
I can't imagine it would sell particularly worse on the PS4 than it would on the Vita. If anything, being on a platform that people want to buy would do wonders for the exposure of the series.
Kids program?
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Sony's western efforts seemed half-hearted at best aside from Killzone, Vita doesn't seem to really have a problem getting indie support, I don't see this as a big loss. The system is what it is at this point.
Cornbread78
Member
uugghh, that is definately Sony waiving the white towel for it by basically saying: "well, if they want to make something for it, fine, but we're not going to waste our fu(king money on it"
Thanks Sony....
Thanks Sony....
dark_inferno
Member
That is just sad. I like playing indie games on my Vita but god damn it.
"I want to make an Infamous game for the Vita." <- What about that Sony?
You gave up Sony. And WE as Vita owners should show Sony how we feel about it.
"I want to make an Infamous game for the Vita." <- What about that Sony?
You gave up Sony. And WE as Vita owners should show Sony how we feel about it.
Sort of goes hand in hand doesn't it? It had more and better games to sell from more companies.
It also didn't have to compete with mobile. Like someone mentioned earlier in the thread, the 3DS probably won't even come close to PSP's numbers.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
Very disappointing, I was hoping to see them fund some RPGs.
Poetic.Injustice
Member
Yoshida is quickly becoming the spin doctor at sony.
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
Let's play all those fabulous Indie games you know from your mobile and tablet now on Vita too!
If that means that SCEA and SCEE will release fewer, if any in SCEA's case, games then it's completely fine, western developers don't know how to make portable games anyway and projects like Tearaway can still happen since the team was minuscule.
SCEJ is currently working on 3 big exclusives so no complaints from me if that's what they're planning.
SCEJ is currently working on 3 big exclusives so no complaints from me if that's what they're planning.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Well that's that.
kitschbeam
Member
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Japanese games will keep it alive for me, there's also all the indie stuff.
What do you expect? He is one of the more likeable guys ever.
What good is all that in a portable system? I don't think Now or remote play is going to help me on the bus or in the Tube.
Cornbread78
Member
Yeah, I haven't seen a VITA commercial in NA since that lame-a$$ CoD commercial for that flaming turd of a game...
How long before stores stop stocking vita and Indies/3rd parties stop making games for Vita ?.
I dont expect to see any new games made for Vita in 2015. Whoom ever is making it now.. will complete it and move on. This time next year, it will be all over. Vita is in a 12 month life support now.
Shame on you Sony. How difficult will it be to just make 2 games every year and keep the morale up.
I dont expect to see any new games made for Vita in 2015. Whoom ever is making it now.. will complete it and move on. This time next year, it will be all over. Vita is in a 12 month life support now.
Shame on you Sony. How difficult will it be to just make 2 games every year and keep the morale up.
It's fine with me to he honest. I want portable friendly experiences on my handheld not console games. I'll take Hotline Miami 2 over a watered down Uncharted any day of the week.
I can't blame them when no one buys the first party games that they release on the system, so it makes sense for them to push that support to the system that is actually profitable for them to sustain the momentum.
As long as it continues to get awesome indie games and Japanese support then I'm pretty golden with my Vita.
I can't blame them when no one buys the first party games that they release on the system, so it makes sense for them to push that support to the system that is actually profitable for them to sustain the momentum.
As long as it continues to get awesome indie games and Japanese support then I'm pretty golden with my Vita.
Sounds like he told the truth instead of beating around the bush.
OverBlood 3
Banned
Fucking awful attitude from Sony, I'm glad someone is putting out vita games even if Sony aren't gonna bother.
RadarScope1
Member
Well. Color me surprised that they're being this honest about it. Even though every fan of the platform knows this is what's happening (see yesterday's Vita vs Wii U thread) it's nice to put this to rest officially. Doesn't mean I'm not disappointed because this IS kind of disappointing - and unprecedented in the industry, no? Has a platform holder ever officially said "we're out" and handed the keys to third party devs other than at true EOL??? Even very late in past hardware cycles, it's never been put so bluntly that I can recall.
At least now people know exactly what the platform is. Let's quit bitching about a lack of console sized releases. I know it's not what was promised Day 1 but for those of us who got in later and cheaper and love indie and retro titles ... It's a fucking great platform.
I still contend that there's a place for second party games. Sony should give a dormant IP and a little programming or marketing support to indie teams who want to work on a high profile project.
And who knows - maybe we'll see the opposite of the Nintendo problem here. Third parties know they have little competition from first party games so it's a safer bet for weird and experimental titles.
At least now people know exactly what the platform is. Let's quit bitching about a lack of console sized releases. I know it's not what was promised Day 1 but for those of us who got in later and cheaper and love indie and retro titles ... It's a fucking great platform.
I still contend that there's a place for second party games. Sony should give a dormant IP and a little programming or marketing support to indie teams who want to work on a high profile project.
And who knows - maybe we'll see the opposite of the Nintendo problem here. Third parties know they have little competition from first party games so it's a safer bet for weird and experimental titles.
Well, you won't get that chance. This is surely the last dedicated handheld from Sony or any company other than Nintendo.
sixteen-bit
Member
Honestly, the writing was on the wall. For a while they could do cross-platform PS3/Vita titles, but that's not viable now that they're focused on PS4.
My Vita never leaves the house. I play games on my iPhone when I'm out.
Cornbread78
Member
Well, Wal-Mart has pretty much already stopped carrying VITA and no longer dedicated any space towards vita games outside of maybe 1 row in some stores...
Umm, that was pretty much as straight forward as you can get, by saying they are not focusing on 1st party games..
Wow, can't believe he said that. What a kick in the nuts for Vita owners.
sindbadthesailor
Member
I think I'm actually going to create a twitter account just to voice my unhappiness at Yoshida. Nothing inflammatory of course, but they should know that people aren't happy.
Kind of sad to think that ten years ago, Sony would have made sure to create portable spinoffs of Infamous, The Last of Us, Demon Souls, etc. The market's changed but Sony's shifted even more.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
None of the good vita games are from Sony anyway
This will be their last handheld.
That would be, Soul Sacrifice Delta, Freedom Wars, and OreShika 2?
To be honest, I'm more interested with SCEJ stuff.
So, what's the point in having remote play and Playstation Now on the Vita if, by your own admission, it never leaves the house that also houses the consoles that play the games already?
WC and bedroom gaming. It's heavenly.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
The truth hurts.
