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[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Well shouldn't you care to some degree? If you want Sony or anyone else to continue to support it with new games, you should at least care a little whether or not its making everyone money. Unless you are fine with just the games you already own.

Why? There have been a steady stream of games throughout the devices history, with no indication of that stopping anytime soon. Couple that with an insanely huge back catalogue, remote play, PSM and PS+ I see no reason on a personal level to be worried about the Vita.


As someone who has begun to find AAA development increasingly distasteful, I really dont mind if there is a lack of boxed retail title big games. Cheap indies are serving me very well, thank you very much.

 

[Rezae]

The Vita is probably my favorite current system, but with next-gen systems coming, the Vita has done very little in sales to warrant much shelf space in the upcoming crowded retail environment.

 

[anexanhume]

It needs a true system seller for Japan like a full blooded MH game.

It will forever be niche in NA and EU I think. I still enjoy mine and the games it gets though so I'll continue to support it.

 

[DrFurbs]

Everyone should buy a Vita. It's so cheap now and with aLl the psp back catalogue there's always something to play. I've just started the metal gear HD collection. Perfect fit a hand held. In very happy with my vita. In fact I've played it more in the 2 months I have it then my ps3 all last year.

Class wee device

 

[neohwa]

not yet to sales and games, but it's looking good for the next few years.

 

[cafemomo]

And it's coming out just two days before Pokemon. That might play against it.

Two different target audiences

 

[Finalizer]

It certainly hasn't "turned around" in any notable way, I think it's just further cemented itself as a cool little device for those who really give a shit about what the Vita offers.

Very interested to see if the TVita makes any sort of headway next year though. Certainly not expecting anything amazing, but it could certainly be interesting at least.

 

[AOC83]

No.
It happened what was already obvious over a year ago:

No relevant third party support, almost no first party support and the sales are beyond abysmal. The only thing the Vita has going fo it is the indie support but that´s nothing to write home about since you can play these games on a multitude of different platforms anyway.

 

[omg_mjd]

No. They're making tiny steps in the right direction but Sony needs to get its act together vis-a-vis first-party software support as this is THE thing that affects the Vita's fate that they have complete control over.

The rest?
Hardware - The OG Vita's perfect as is. Not so sure about the new model.
Memory cards - Either slash the prices in half or include at least an 8GB card with every Vita sold.
Vita TV - Good product concept but marketing needs to focus on the media box aspect or it will probably sink into obscurity in western markets.
Indie Support - Keep it coming.
3rd Party Support - How about putting together an English localization team? The Vita's library in the US and EU would benefit from the JP titles that haven't come over.

But even if nothing else is done in the above list, it's still all about first-party support. The main reason I bought a Vita in the first place was because of Gravity Rush. I had no idea who developed or published it at the time (I wasn't following the gaming industry) but I just knew I had to play it. And apparently the Vita was the only platform that had it.

Compelling exclusives is what sells systems. As cool as Uncharted Golden Abyss looked, in the back of my head I knew if I really wanted to play an Uncharted game (which I didn't) I could just buy a PS3 instead. I have a feeling it's the same way with Killzone Mercenary too, that as amazing as that game is, I wouldn't have bought a Vita just to play it (although as a Vita owner I bought it day one).

EDIT: Also, the Vita has a very high attach rate. (Vita owners tend to buy a lot of games.) So that's a big pile of money left on the table because of its self-limited market. I don't know what more motivation Sony needs to make the Vita a priority.

 

[Salih]

I am still looking for a stupid excuse to buy one but haven't found one yet. The whole indie thing is a big turn off. Sony should focus on big 3rd party exclusive original games for the PSVita. Also I don't need a portable AssCreed, KZ or Uncharted - those belong to a console. I am not looking for a console-like experience on handhelds.

 

[seventynine]

Indie games are ideal for a handheld device.

Minecraft is on the way too.

Playing GTAV now and I'd kill for the ability to remote play it when the TV is otherwise occupied.

 

[kobashi100]

Vita has many system sellers coming up in Japan. Let's wait and see how those boost the Vita first.

please feel free to list these system selling games!!

 

[-MB-]

Answer is No.

 

[nelsonroyale]

From my perspective it continues to be a nice little system...Gravity Daze 2 was easily the most excited announcement out of TGS for me

 

[Hours Left]

They are starting to make some strides, but there is still a long way to go.

I truly hope they do make some headway though, I think the system has a lot of potential.

 

[immortal-joe]

Funny thing is, I recently bought another one, cause I got a stuck pixel on my launch unit.

Game was over when Nintendo secured Monster Hunter. Sony gave it a shot with a killer launch lineup combining some of their trusted IPs, hoping that enough people will see the appeal in amazingly powerful handheld gaming. They were wrong.

It does not take away from how incredible the Vita really is. There's plenty of quality in the library, just nothing that will sell systems.

 

[encephalon]

Let's see if it can even return to the steady 20k it was pushing in Japan recently. It'll be a small miracle if it pushes 50, and that's pretty pathetic.

 

[Mr Swine]

Isnt Vita selling better than ever in the US and Europe thanks to the price cut compared to what Vita is selling in Japan right now?

 

[thomasmahler]

The entire issue with the Vita is the fucked up price - That's always been the issue with Sony, the PSP _and_ the Vita both have just been too expensive. 250 EUR + 80 EUR for a memory card makes the handheld system way more expensive than the home console. On top of that, you don't have a lot of really heave system sellers on the platform - Bam, the situation explains itself.

Sony would've been smart to launch the system at 199, so that they'd now be at 150 and compete directly with Nintendo. It would still need great games to make it all work, but at least they'd be anywhere close to being competitive.

 

[witchedwiz]

Issue is sales..
In terms of games..
Psx games on vita cover it for old timers that want some retro fancy stuff..
Psp games on vita let you enjoy some great titles too..
Vita library is getting beefier slowly but steadily..
Indie stuff on vita give the console a geeky touch..
Yeah i'm in love with my vita!

But i won't escape from the truth that 3ds library atm is bigger even if we only consider quality stuff..
Oh well

 

[coolasj19]

VitaTV will come to the US and the UK did you really expect them to launch a system in the same month as the PS4 in the states? Even with that not in mind have you notice they haven't exactly said they will be launching the 2000 Vita in the US but you can be assured that it will come to the state's "As for the other color's that's a different story". My thoughts are that they will announce VitaTv during CES with the remodel Vita

Ahhh. That's a good idea. Seeing as how they are going to market the VTV as a more broad device than just to gamers that'll be the place to do it. It's absolutely frustrating how many people think the device is only for them. I don't know how they'll get the message across besides just pretty much ignoring people.

Why? There have been a steady stream of games throughout the devices history, with no indication of that stopping anytime soon. Couple that with an insanely huge back catalogue, remote play, PSM and PS+ I see no reason on a personal level to be worried about the Vita.


As someone who has begun to find AAA development increasingly distasteful, I really dont mind if there is a lack of boxed retail title big games. Cheap indies are serving me very well, thank you very much.

You should care because the amount of games, indies included, that will come to it are almost directly correlated to how many units are out there. And trust me, I'm starting to get confused more by the day, why can AAA games be system sellers but not indies. I only bought a 360 for Bastion, Braid, Geometry Wars, and Spelunky. Also, Yugioh 5D's but that's another story.

When I look at the Vita, I see tons and tons of games, big and small but mostly small, coming to it. And obviously, Sony hasn't abandoned first party support for it with Soul Sacrifice and Gravity Rush 2 and that other game. Honestly, when I look at the standard 3DS library, I see diverted Wii U games. More Nintendo stuff from established franchises. Nothing I haven't already played a few times before. Nothing is wrong with that but, it's to be expected. The Vita doesn't have that, it needs to do something unexpected. And those things going forward will be Indies, Gio Corsi's new 3rd Party Development Relations Studio for Sony, and the Vita TV. The Vita is going anywhere any time soon. Sony is gonna shove it down everyones throat. Vita Tablet and Phone June 2016.

 

[Deadlysword]

With the PS Vita you have access to a majority of the mainline Final Fantasy games, Metal Gear Solid 1 - 3/PW, & great library of PSP and PS1 games in your pocket.

PSP has that same functionality, in addition to other 'special' functions. The Vita is a fine piece of hardware, but with high memory card prices, a library full of ps3 spinoffs and ports, few truly stellar exclusives, and a bunch of indie games many of which can be played cheaper on your smartphone, and its easy to see why it hasn't set the world on fire sales-wise.

 

[Deadlysword]

EDIT: Also, the Vita has a very high attach rate. (Vita owners tend to buy a lot of games.) So that's a big pile of money left on the table because of its self-limited market. I don't know what more motivation Sony needs to make the Vita a priority.

I have to wonder if Sony's resources are stretched a little thin at the moment. They're basically battling on three fronts: current gen home console, next gen home console, and the handheld market. Obviously a ton of resources are being directed towards the upcoming Ps4, but the Ps3 still has a little bit left in the tank and can effecitvely be marketed as a budget HD console with a fully fleshed out library, competing directly against Wii U. I would anticipate support for Ps3 through 2015 at least.

The Vita seems poised to get the scraps of sony's focus at least until ps3 support is dropped and they've migrated 100% to ps4, at which point they can better position the Vita as a legitimate companion device. Its already missed the boat as far as being a mainstream handheld gaming console.

 

[Ken Masters]

Where is my Rayman Origins Vita?