I understand this taking an "exclusive" away from Vita but how is this a big deal? No one actually purchased a Vita for Minna No Golf. I hope to get mine as soon as Minna No Golf 6 Portable Edition is announced with PSV featuring cross play with the PS3 version of the PSV port of Minna No Golf.
Why wouldn't they be? They might not be in the portable gaming market in 10 years though. I doubt any first party will be.
so what exactly is wrong with this?
a port?
no one is buying the vita version anymore, so it makes sense to bring it to a new userbase.
Or you know they'll buy the game now for a platform they actually own, really enjoy it, and then when said game, lets say Gravity Rush, gets a sequel they will remember the fact that they really enjoyed it and it will entice them to buy a Vita - because of a game they would have never played in the first place had it just stayed on the Vita.
Why would they buy a Vita, and not just wait for a PS3 port of Gravity Rush 2?
Why would they buy a Vita, and not just wait for a PS3 port of Gravity Rush 2?
Because they're not going to feel like waiting a year for a game they really want to play.
Miku is going to sell a ton of Vitas. All those people could just wait a year or however long it is to play it on their PS3 but they are choosing to play a game they really want to play as soon as its available.
It's one less reason to own a Vita.
Nice for the people that want the game though.
I don't think you know how HSG works. These games tend to sell for as long as a platform is available. Announcing this port will cripple the Vita version's sales.
Why would they buy a Vita, and not just wait for a PS3 port of Gravity Rush 2?
It's no secret that I'm a huge Vita pessimist, but eh, it really is just one game. Takao should wait for TGS before panicking.
Japanese Market =/ American market.
Because they're not going to feel like waiting a year for a game they really want to play.
Miku is going to sell a ton of Vitas. All those people could just wait a year or however long it is to play it on their PS3 but they are choosing to play a game they really want to play as soon as its available.
I don't think you know how HSG works. These games tend to sell for as long as a platform is available. Announcing this port will cripple the Vita version's sales.
or it's one more reason to own a Vita.
continue your game when you're on the go.
Because they're not going to feel like waiting a year for a game they really want to play.
Miku is going to sell a ton of Vitas. All those people could just wait a year or however long it is to play it on their PS3 but they are choosing to play a game they really want to play as soon as its available.
lol Takao. The Vita version just dropped to $19, it's okay.
or it's one more reason to own a Vita.
continue your game when you're on the go.
This brings up an interesting point. I hope the PS3 port isn't full price at $60.
Well, 6 is one of the worst selling entries in the series so this doesn't come as a surprise.
Because they're not going to feel like waiting a year for a game they really want to play.
Miku is going to sell a ton of Vitas. All those people could just wait a year or however long it is to play it on their PS3 but they are choosing to play a game they really want to play as soon as its available.
The game bombed hard on Vita and burned the brand pretty bad so I say it's no surprise that Sony wants to give the game another chance.
This, basically
I have never been given the impression that these games sold a large amount outside of Japan post-PS2 so I'm obviously talking about Japan in regards to its' sales.
The game bombed hard on Vita and burned the brand pretty bad so I say it's no surprise that Sony wants to give the game another chance.
A ton of Vitas? How much is a ton, in terms of units?
Day 1 on ps3 I love hot shots golf, but I rarely play portable systems so this is a big win for me.
wut.
The game was a launch title on a system that only JUST hit 2.2 million units. I'd hardly say this was the fault of anything other than Vita's poor performance. It's not like other Vita titles are selling gangbusters by comparison.
Yeah because waiting a year is SO HARD compared to buying an entirely new, expensive system. You're completely underestimating peoples willingness to wait. GTA VCS sales didn't go up after LCS set the PS2 port precedent, they went down. Even people that already owned PSPs decided to wait for the PS2 port.
It is the second highest selling Vita game in Japan ...
Next: Gravity Rush
I'd laugh, and then cry.
So what? It is still a big disappointment sales-wise compared to any other installment of the saga.
Minna no Golf PSP was at >370k at this point
Minna no Golf 5 was at >380k at this point
Last numbers we had, Minna no Golf 6 was at barely 100k + PSN sales. That's a big failure.
It is bad news because it sets a precedent for a platform that desperately needs every piece of exclusive content it can get. SCEJ has never ported a handheld game to a console before. In this thread you already have people asking when they can expect the Gravity Rush port. This is literally the only branch of SCE that I never expected to pull this, and yet here we are.