Finale Fireworker
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The Vita comments on the PS Blog are very typical. Virtually every PS Blog post even tangentially related to the Vita is flooded with handheld enthusiasts demanding to be acknowledged.
Some are polite.
Most are not.
But it does raise the question: why does the PS Blog seem to go so far out of its way to not mention the Vita? Many games coming to PS4 and Vita only get PS4 coverage, and sometimes neglect the handheld version entirely. There was a lot of confusion over Super Star Wars because the PS Blog only plugged the PS4 version.
Fans should absolutely be more civil and acting like furious children isn't constructive. But as a Vita enthusiast myself, I understand how frustrating it is to have the device deliberately ignored by its parent company. After PSX, people were tweeting at indie devs (myself included) to make sure the Vita versions of their games hadn't been cancelled (like Rain World and Ray's the Dead) because Sony only marketed them as PS4 games.
It's really strange. Sony is incredibly selective when even acknowledging the Vita and usually doesn't at all.
But if the PS Blog (and NeoGAF) is any indication, Vita has many, many, many loyal and passionate fans who buy almost everything that hits the console. We are begging to be sold to, why not sell to us? We are still a ten million player install base. It's not like we aren't profitable for small projects like this.
Banner Saga (along with Bastion and Grim Fandango) are what put me over the edge to finally buy my Vita last year. I've been a faithful ever since, and I only JUST got Bastion and am will waiting for Banner Saga.
But I am used to waiting.
Some are polite.
Most are not.
But it does raise the question: why does the PS Blog seem to go so far out of its way to not mention the Vita? Many games coming to PS4 and Vita only get PS4 coverage, and sometimes neglect the handheld version entirely. There was a lot of confusion over Super Star Wars because the PS Blog only plugged the PS4 version.
Fans should absolutely be more civil and acting like furious children isn't constructive. But as a Vita enthusiast myself, I understand how frustrating it is to have the device deliberately ignored by its parent company. After PSX, people were tweeting at indie devs (myself included) to make sure the Vita versions of their games hadn't been cancelled (like Rain World and Ray's the Dead) because Sony only marketed them as PS4 games.
It's really strange. Sony is incredibly selective when even acknowledging the Vita and usually doesn't at all.
But if the PS Blog (and NeoGAF) is any indication, Vita has many, many, many loyal and passionate fans who buy almost everything that hits the console. We are begging to be sold to, why not sell to us? We are still a ten million player install base. It's not like we aren't profitable for small projects like this.
Banner Saga (along with Bastion and Grim Fandango) are what put me over the edge to finally buy my Vita last year. I've been a faithful ever since, and I only JUST got Bastion and am will waiting for Banner Saga.
But I am used to waiting.