Opus Angelorum said:The PSVita is not and never will be comparable to the iPod Touch.
Who the hell is feeding you this shit!? Reggie...is that you?
Opus Angelorum said:The PSVita is not and never will be comparable to the iPod Touch.
Sell it and upgrade. Simple.Skilletor said:Thank god.
I've already got one of those.
It's a good point, but I don't think so.In a bizarre way the PS3 launch braced some people for the old high priced Sony I think. But for most GAFfers, I think they simply looked at the tech and concluded that Sony was going for broke again in the design it really has everything but internal memory and concluded that they had not learned anything, and so were surprised by a reasonable price. And not to pull out the hoary old inflation argument, but it really is quite reasonable, all things considered. Whether the public perceives it as so is yet to be answered but they managed to get it well under $300 for launch, which bodes quite well overall.OldJadedGamer said:But was the Vita's price only considered good when compared to the 3DS? I'm not saying it is or not but wonder if the reaction would have been the same had the 3DS been released at the real price.
well since sony has said they're competition is the ipad, and the ipad is marketed as that...is it really hard to believe? obviously itll have a huge game focus but i think it will still have that multifunction marketing.StevieP said:Oh wow, you guys actually believe Sony still wants to market this thing as a "lifestyle device" like the PSP? Dear lord...
btkadams said:well since sony has said they're competition is the ipad, and the ipad is marketed as that...is it really hard to believe? obviously itll have a huge game focus but i think it will still have that multifunction marketing.
Industry-watchers say PS Vita will struggle at confirmed RRP
Sony came under pressure to lower the price of the PS Vita following Nintendo's announced price-cut for the 3DS. PS Vita is set to launch in the UK for £229 or £279 for a 3G version.
Sony has since confirmed that the PS Vita won't launch in the US and Europe before 2012.
"We suspect Sony will lower the price of the Vita if they are unable to launch the hardware this holiday for US / Europe," Janco Partners' Mike Hickey told NowGamer.
"It seems unlikely under our current economic profile that a $250 price point can sustain meaningful channel velocity within a seasonally less significant period," added Hickey, citing Nintendo's struggles with the 3DS which launched in March.
The analyst also mentioned increasing pressure from mobiles and tablets which continue to generate "momentous market buzz."
Meanwhile Wedbush Securities' Edward Woo says Nintendo's woes are a warning for Sony. "I think the 3DS price cut and lack of consumer interest is a bad signal to Sony that they also face significant demand challenges for handheld consoles," he told us.
"I think they will try to maintain a much higher price given the likely high costs to build the device, but I think they will end up like Nintendo with weak demand after initial launch so they will have to cut the price soon too."
Sony has hinted that PS Vita launch details will be revealed at Tokyo Game Show next month.
Sennorin said:Lower PSV-price to 159, then lower 3DS-price to 99 bucks. huh
I'll be lovin' it.get2sammyb said:Why not just bundle both systems with a McDonalds Happy Meal?
[Nintex] said:The analysts are certainly not crazy for proposing this. Especially when you consider that the previous handhelds that did well like the Gameboy's, DS and PSP in Japan did so at low prices.
Eyeh4wk said:It's nice to want things, but I don't think they can't afford a price cut right now.
I'll be lovin' it.
Parmenides said:
get2sammyb said:Why not just bundle both systems with a McDonalds Happy Meal?
You know they will. And to think they learned their lesson with the digital cameras, sigh.1-D_FTW said:They could honestly lower it to anything and just jack up the memory card prices that much more. This is the biggest flaw in the pricing. The 250 isn't even real. You'll need a proprietary memory card and we don't know if they're going to screw us over on that.
You don't need a memory card.1-D_FTW said:They could honestly lower it to anything and just jack up the memory card prices that much more. This is the biggest flaw in the pricing. The 250 isn't even real. You'll need a proprietary memory card and we don't know if they're going to screw us over on that.
I heard they cut the RAM down to 128mb.Kafel said:They'll change the Vita components and then lower the price.
They've already started btw.
Eyeh4wk said:You know they will. And to think they learned their lesson with the digital cameras, sigh.
Mr_Brit said:I heard they cut the RAM down to 128mb.
Kafel said:They'll change the Vita components and then lower the price.
They've already started btw.
Mr_Brit said:I heard they cut the RAM down to 128mb.
Meisadragon said:They never revealed how much RAM the Vita has.
SkylineRKR said:its a high price for the consumers that are just out to buy a handheld device.
Sorry, but the spooging over the price had everything to do with the 3ds.Commanche Raisin Toast said:the "$250 is too much for a handheld" is quite the funny angle considering that price was praised damn near universally UP UNTIL the fucking 3DS price drop. no, the $250 price initially wasn't considered awesome BECAUSE of the 3DS, but because everyone though that it would cost $400 or more because of the technology. when it was announced at $250, everyone considered that a fucking steal. nothing about that has changed, it still is a fucking steal.
wtf does 3DS have to do with any of this? i don't see why it has any affect. this might actually be the only time sony's "our higher prices will make consumers think 'quality' with the product" tactic of old will actually work.
You will if you plan to download any games. Retail games will have space on the cards for writing saves and possibly some dlc though, so you could get away with no memory card if you plan to only ever buy physical.Mr_Brit said:You don't need a memory card.
Commanche Raisin Toast said:wtf does 3DS have to do with any of this? i don't see why it has any affect. this might actually be the only time sony's "our higher prices will make consumers think 'quality' with the product" tactic of old will actually work.
Commanche Raisin Toast said:the "$250 is too much for a handheld" is quite the funny angle considering that price was praised damn near universally UP UNTIL the fucking 3DS price drop. no, the $250 price initially wasn't considered awesome BECAUSE of the 3DS, but because everyone though that it would cost $400 or more because of the technology. when it was announced at $250, everyone considered that a fucking steal. nothing about that has changed, it still is a fucking steal.
wtf does 3DS have to do with any of this? i don't see why it has any affect. this might actually be the only time sony's "our higher prices will make consumers think 'quality' with the product" tactic of old will actually work.
I think it had everything to do with most estimates being $300+. Check the GAF thread for some prime crazy.elrechazao said:Sorry, but the spooging over the price had everything to do with the 3ds.
jonnybryce said:The new conversation is "Wait. If NINTENDO of all companies has given up hope for a successful mass market/mainstream $250 handheld should Sony follow suit?"
jonnybryce said:The original conversation was "Wow! We hardcore gamers are surprised and consider that a good value. Technoloy, fuck yeah!"
The new conversation is "Wait. If NINTENDO of all companies has given up hope for a successful mass market/mainstream $250 handheld should Sony follow suit?"
Two different things.
Mr_Brit said:I heard they cut the RAM down to 128mb.
I thought it was 32mb so that they can sell them for $99.Mr_Brit said:I heard they cut the RAM down to 128mb.
gamerecks said:But wasnt the tepid response to the 3ds at the $250 price point that it didnt offer a large enough change that warranted the price tag? That along with poor software offerings?
Nintendo had to cut the price based on the response of consumers.
pharmboy044 said:I thought it was 32mb so that they can sell them for $99.
gamerecks said:It was actually from 512 to 256.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-28-dev-corroborates-ps-vita-ram-cut-rumour
The original PSP had 64mb of RAM.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates, 1981patsu said:No, it's going to use your memory instead so that they can sell Vita at $49 !
The original PSP had 32MB RAM. PSP2000 bumped that up to 64MB, but game developers never had access to that extra 32MB.gamerecks said:The original PSP had 64mb of RAM.
No, all this RAM removal talk is just rumor based. We dont know for sure how much RAM the PS Vita will have or how much it originally had. But i'm sure that we will know sooner or later how much RAM the PS Vita will have at least.Shadow of the BEAST said:they removed more ram?
i thought it had 256mb ram and 128 mb vram. 384 in total.