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Andrew House: PS Vita a 'legacy platform' outside of Japan and Asia
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Basically business as usual then? Doesn't matter as localizations continue
No basically it means no major support from sony. Just 3rd party/indies
Suzushiiro
Banned
Sad for those of us who like the Vita, but it doesn't mean the flow of indies and Japanese games coming to the system is going to slow down in the West, just that we're not going to see WWS doing anything big with it anymore. Which really isn't anything we hadn't already figured out.
Karspankey
Banned
Bu-bu-but I just bought one 
Well yeah, Yoshida said so last year. But i guess having Andrew House say it has more impact.
I played like two games on it in the last year and half. I gave up on selling it too as i got no offers other than one or two dudes that wanted it for almost free. Nobody gives a fuck about it. In comparison, i sold my PS3 last month and had dozens of buyers interested, for a device that came out in 2007.
I played like two games on it in the last year and half. I gave up on selling it too as i got no offers other than one or two dudes that wanted it for almost free. Nobody gives a fuck about it. In comparison, i sold my PS3 last month and had dozens of buyers interested, for a device that came out in 2007.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Remind me never to buy a handheld by Sony
Don't underestimate the number of delusional Vita fans.
Toadthemushroom
Member
I know he was saying what a lot of us are thinking given how Sony has supported the platform in recent times but I appreciate the honesty. He was speaking at an investor meeting so he has to be honest to a degree about what Sony has in mind for the system's future.
E_Darkness
Member
I hope we still get localisations and this doesn't affect them too much. I need Digimon Cyber Sleuth.
I've enjoyed my Vita. Steins;Gate and Operation Abyss next week so the Vita isn't that dead to me. Not yet...
I've enjoyed my Vita. Steins;Gate and Operation Abyss next week so the Vita isn't that dead to me. Not yet...
We won't have to :x
family_guy
Member
Why did they even waste time on PSTV?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I can dream.
Could've been better with more support from Sony, no proprietary bullshit cards and if it didn't take a second revision to get mini-usb. Sony is at fault for this, not everyone that didn't buy one
I say this as someone who loves their white AssCreed Vita dearly. I'm just too poor to afford a 64gb vita memory card and the interface used is absolutely stupid. Also the games.THE GAMES. We needed more great games, Sony.
I say this as someone who loves their white AssCreed Vita dearly. I'm just too poor to afford a 64gb vita memory card and the interface used is absolutely stupid. Also the games.THE GAMES. We needed more great games, Sony.
bobawesome
Member
I'll continue to enjoy my indie and wacky third party games while everyone else laments the death of the Vita for the 3rd year in a row.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
PSTV was a last ditch effort to make the "Vita" platform relevent.
However, it was also mismanaged and, even if it had been managed correctly, it was just a product that didn't really have a place.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Works great as a remote play device for PS4 though.
Quadraphonic
Member
That said, what goes away first?
PS3 PS+ games or Vita PS+ games?
PS3 PS+ games or Vita PS+ games?
I'm really happy he came out and said this. Deep down, I needed some closure. LOL.
I think as long as niche stuff like Danganronpa etc. keep getting localized, I'll be good. Vita isn't even close to my primary system so a couple good localizations a year is more than enough for me, personally.
I think as long as niche stuff like Danganronpa etc. keep getting localized, I'll be good. Vita isn't even close to my primary system so a couple good localizations a year is more than enough for me, personally.
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
Bu-bu-but I just bought one
Why are people saying this? It will keep getting the indie and Japanese support it has always gotten. Why did you buy it if that's not what you wanted.
Goodacre0081
Member
pretty much an accessory for the PS4 at this point
Would have been cool to see a successor (or the Vita itself) developed with the kind of end-user & developer philosophy the PS4 was based on. I feel like the lack of demand is not simply the absence of a market, but also the inability of Sony to create demand as a result of numerous factors, not least of which the obstructive pricing model of memory and the marketing-driven idea that the Vita needs/will have graphics on par with traditional consoles, but neglecting the associated development costs that necessitate strong sales/extensive marketing. By effectively ostracizing mainstream mid-tier games and relying on a volatile model like this, it's no surprise that it became such a polarized platform in the development field -- anything new is either indie or caters to a small, but consistently supportive niche market. The most illustrative case is probably when Sony shat out stuff like PSABR and some other (decent) first-party content that was dead on arrival because they didn't care enough to tell anyone it was coming out.
Sony should have been upfront about giving zero fucks about the Vita's future, so at least everyone was on the same page and we wouldn't have seen good studios fall apart because they actually believed in the platform. What's equally unfortunate is that they kind of poisoned the well on handheld gaming in general. I think their Vita policies can only be described as 'impressively bad'.
Also, an OLED screen susceptible to burn-in on video game platform? Clever. Honestly, it all makes more sense if this was some kind of elaborate, evil ruse.
Sony should have been upfront about giving zero fucks about the Vita's future, so at least everyone was on the same page and we wouldn't have seen good studios fall apart because they actually believed in the platform. What's equally unfortunate is that they kind of poisoned the well on handheld gaming in general. I think their Vita policies can only be described as 'impressively bad'.
Also, an OLED screen susceptible to burn-in on video game platform? Clever. Honestly, it all makes more sense if this was some kind of elaborate, evil ruse.
Pankratous
Member
PS3, probably.
Vita will continue to have cross-play with new PS4 titles and relatively high indie support. PS3 is so close to being dead in the water, and it's library will be exhausted eventually.
dripdripsplash
Member
Haven't used mine for the past... I think it actually is the last 6 months minimum or so.
Might as well put it on sale on the internet.
Might as well put it on sale on the internet.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Both at the same time, everyone gets a 2 vouchers for 30 day subs to PS Now games of their choice each month.
PS4 still doesn't get Knack.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Or to repurpose the Vita components. Explains why they never tried to apply to a TV UI and went half in.
It was a legacy platform to Sony before it even came out. Sony can build a damn fine portable machine, they just have no clue how to support it. I would even go so far as to say all the other divisions in Sony probably hated their portables thats why they struggled with support for them.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
So Gravity Rush 2 on PS4 confirmed then?
Fuck you Sony
And especially fuck you Yoshida
They killed the best handheld ever without even trying to save it.
At least NISA, XSEED, Tecmo Koei and Namco Bandai are still there.
Last time I ever buy a Sony console new.
Fuck you Sony
And especially fuck you Yoshida
They killed the best handheld ever without even trying to save it.
At least NISA, XSEED, Tecmo Koei and Namco Bandai are still there.
Last time I ever buy a Sony console new.
Alec
Member
themagicalkitsune
Member
I have no problem playing PSX classics and PSP ports of great games on a nice clean screen.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Well, at least I got a few good games out of it
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