Everybody expected e3 to be a have a major focus on the vita instead we got wonderbook and an hour of gameplay from already announced games,disgraceful
Nhillistic is most likely developing the game and they aren't known for good mp
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Poor Vita performance dragging down Sony's entire gaming unit
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Everybody expected e3 to be a have a major focus on the vita instead we got wonderbook and an hour of gameplay from already announced games,disgraceful
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
I haven't seen 1... 1 commercial for the vita
fluffydelusions
Member
Serious question and not trolling but do people even buy Sony phones anymore? I remember back in the day they made some nice devices but the most recent device I even remember the name of is the xperia which got it's name tarnished from lack of updates.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I wonder why Sony hasn't responded to these types of articles...
Are they just ignoring the Vita and hoping it'll just magically take off some day?
Are they just ignoring the Vita and hoping it'll just magically take off some day?
NinjaBoiX
Member
So basically, Sony need to bundle their £200 console with £150 worth of free stuff? Man, you should work for them.
They aren't doing a very good job, but I don't think, "just give it away" is the answer.
corporate cheerleader
Member
That seems to be their current strategy,yes
SolsticeZero
Banned
One thing they really should do is sell bundle packages. I don't mean hardware bundles, I mean software. Bought the PS3 version of MLB the Show? Bam! Get the Vita version for $15 more!
You must be in Europe. I haven't seen a single TV spot in the states.
You must be in Europe. I haven't seen a single TV spot in the states.
Delusibeta
Banned
I would still expect a drop of 25% at the very least. Console market is saturated, nothing short of a new console or chopping the price in half would get these units shifted.
fluffydelusions
Member
But we haven't even seen what COD vita will look like and I'm sure the kind of gamers that pay for elite would rather just play on 360.
I hate how everyone seemingly forgets the massive drought that comes after every recent console release.
It's happened with every new platform released at least since the PS3 and everyone cries "NO GAMES!" but it's just because the console has just been released and I'm pretty sure most devs want to wait to release around holiday season.
Don't panic GAF!
It's happened with every new platform released at least since the PS3 and everyone cries "NO GAMES!" but it's just because the console has just been released and I'm pretty sure most devs want to wait to release around holiday season.
Don't panic GAF!
All they are doing now is console ports and a cod which is rumored to be developed by nhillistic will have garbage mp which is the main appeal of the game
foxdvd
Member
...outside a lack of games...I think more so than the price of the unit, the price of the average game needs to drop. They idea that they can charge near console prices for games because in their eyes it delivers a console like experience is flawed. You are never going to have a console like experience hunched over a portable device no matter how good the game is. You need to price your software right.
fluffydelusions
Member
But with handhelds it's a bit different since most western 3rd party devs don't touch them to begin with.
Horse Armour
Member
All we know so far is that COD Vita is made up of spec ops missions, we have no idea if it even has multiplayer or if the multiplayer is anything like the console versions e.g. same maps, same killstreaks, unlocks, guns, attachments, progression etc. It might not even make it out by this holiday as well considering the fact that all we have is a logo and a short Walmart blurb.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I really want a Vita for Uncharted: GA, but I really can't justify paying that much just for one game. They really need to get some more compelling software out the door to make the Vita more appealing to the mass market.
ThisWreckage
Banned
They need a price drop or they need to keep it the same price, but bundle it with a memory card and a game. It's that simple. Software isn't going to push it.
Forget western 3rd party devs sony's own devs like naughty dog and ssm won't touch it(rad made both the gow games for psp) and zipper which made the excellent unit 13 is now closed wtf?Even bluepoint is porting all stars to vita superbot won't even touch it
Canis lupus
Member
They sold 7.4m Xperias last quarter and expect to sell much more for the whole year. They should bring the Vita under their Smartphones and tablet division.
fluffydelusions
Member
Being that it has it's own campaign I doubt the maps will be the same as console versions. I also doubt 8v8 MP. I'd guess 4v4.
Fantastic machine...but they don't even try to sell it, this is a shame, best handled I ever owned that is on the fringe of collapse due to very bad marketing and PR communication.
There are good games already, they could push it further with a few other "bang" announcement, but it seems that they did not want to secure any of that either.
Sony has really lost it's hand for new Hardware release (PS3 release was shit, PSP Go was :lol: and now this).
There are good games already, they could push it further with a few other "bang" announcement, but it seems that they did not want to secure any of that either.
Sony has really lost it's hand for new Hardware release (PS3 release was shit, PSP Go was :lol: and now this).
Yeah ? They sold 7.4 million last quater .[Huge increase from previous year]
Mostly in Asia and Europe.
Good VFM phones imo.
fluffydelusions
Member
Wait, just last quarter or sales to date?
corporate cheerleader
Member
Maybe the Vita will take off once the whole PlayStation Mobile Suit or whateverthefuckitscalled is implemented.
It's still a very similar situation to what the 3DS was in.
It released with a decent launch line up (worse than the vita's if anything) then there weren't any big title releases until OOT:3D and then there was another several month gap untill MK7 and Mario bros 3D, then the 3DS was declared saved!
The Vita's time will come, just be a bit patient.
last quater. Their target is 30 for the year.
There's only been 1 PSP release this year if i remember it right - and that game only came out in Japan.
fluffydelusions
Member
Well maybe that is why then because here in the US they are not popular at all. It's pretty much Samsung, HTC, iPhone.
I think then the mobile game software sales will take off,if anything
fluffydelusions
Member
But Nintendo handhelds pretty much always do well right?
360 harwdare sales are way ahead of 2006-07-08 and ahead of 2009
Plus are very close to 2010 levels
2011 sales was a spike and was expected to go down from there
Double-edged sword at this point. PSP is extremely profitable for Sony now, and is actually selling better than Vita in Japan right now. What to do? Stop your best-selling system now in hopes of propping up the Vita?
The same could be said for God of War, but it worked. Of course the game must be good enough.
Canis lupus
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^Sony almost became extinct in the smartphone business but they somehow turned around with the latest phones. Seems they're back at 5% marketshare again http://communities-dominate.blogs.c...al-jamboree-year-of-smartphone-bloodbath.html
Always-honest
Banned
I have seen two big Sony keynotes. These guys just... try to do everything and give nothing the attention it needs. Sony is a mess right now.
Having said that, i love the Ps3 and the games i've played on it.
Lots of people don't even know there is a psVita though. There is zero hype around that product.
Having said that, i love the Ps3 and the games i've played on it.
Lots of people don't even know there is a psVita though. There is zero hype around that product.
Maastricht
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Vita will take off when it gets to 199 with 16GB memory, and if CoD, Assassin's Creed, LBP and the next FIFA and Madden are half decent, I'm pretty sure they'll help too.
They are in more trouble in Japan, where they'll have to fight a bit more to get some good exclusives on the platform.
They are in more trouble in Japan, where they'll have to fight a bit more to get some good exclusives on the platform.
Delusibeta
Banned
This is also true for the 3DS however. It'll also going to come into play when they inevitably attempt to charge $70 for next-gen console games.
Gow is a sp focused game,how exactly are you predicitng people will get both versions since 3g isn't good enough for portable fps mp?
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Nice couldn't have said it better myself
I agree
Isn't sony the worst video game company of all times when it comes to marketing? They really need yo fix that.
SniperHunter
Banned
They shouldn't have developed Vita after how badly PSP performed in NA and Europe...all that R&D should have been saved for PS4
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I remember the commercial for the Vita launch.
It wasn't very good.
Anyways, I own a Vita myself and just have not been interested in picking it up and playing anything until Persona 4 Golden.
phosphor112
Banned
Sony is a company with huge potential, and my favorite company in the industry by far, but they are hampered down by ignorance. Seriously, what are they thinking? I love my vita as well, but from the stupid pricing of the memory cards to people not even knowing what the device is just a small part of their problem.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
another good post
You've seen what PSP did in Japan? I think it would be foolish of Sony to not even try to penetrate the handheld market after the PSP turned a succes in Japan.
Plinko
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Not sure why Sony was surprised with this, especially with the ridiculously priced proprietary memory cards. Saying the system was actually $249 was a misnomer because of that memory.
That said, they can easily turn this around. Just give it some time.
That said, they can easily turn this around. Just give it some time.
First post widely misses the mark.
I hope people don't believe the Vita's performing badly because of a lack of exposure? It's performing badly because the mass handheld market has moved on from the antiquated image of paying £200 for a dedicated portable gaming device that plays your console experiences, on the go. You could market that shit as vociferously as you want and the spike would be superficial; the mass market just aren't that bothered, especially with the 3DS also eating up some of that limited audience.
Cosmo Clock 21
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Just like how the kind of gamers who bought yearly releases of madden picked up madden psp, right?
Does anybody know why exactly Vita heaven 2 has yet to happen? Lack of game announcements? Last one was only considered worthwhile by gaf cause of pso2, and that was in such an early development stage it was actually a turnoff for me.
Ken Masters
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With Sony's e3 showing of vita (hint: there was none) these sales shouldn't be surprising
Love my vita but there are simply so few games
Love my vita but there are simply so few games
I just watched the World is in Play commercial for Europe, which, imo, is brilliant. They should've had a steady stream of small commercials over the year like this, where people from all walks of life are playing Vita.