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Andrew House: PS Vita a 'legacy platform' outside of Japan and Asia
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Awesome, this might mean lots of PS Vita games will get cheap on the PS Store. ^.^
What an amazing legacy this system will have.
SCE really did an amazing job with this device. Shame, it didn't have much mainstream / mass-market appeal, but oh well to me it's definitely a very valuable device that I enjoy almost every day. =)
What an amazing legacy this system will have.
SCE really did an amazing job with this device. Shame, it didn't have much mainstream / mass-market appeal, but oh well to me it's definitely a very valuable device that I enjoy almost every day. =)
ieptbarakat
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At least the retail games are region free, although at this point it's better just to get a japanese account for digital games.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
This. Most of us have realised that AAA efforts on the console are dead, but I'm happy with it being a localisation/indie machine. I'm nowhere near done with mine yet.
MikeE21286
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yep, we're done here
A portable with two analog sticks to allow non-spider people to play comfortably, a screen with higher resolution than a scientific calculator's and specs compatible to a 21st century device - aka. that don't make you wonder if it still use vacuum tubes.
It really didn't stand a chance.
It really didn't stand a chance.
God Eater 2 has also been released for PS4. It has high chance to be localized.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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I think a lot of us will. Vita will go down in history as the greatest failed platform of all time, and I think we'll be looking back on the thing very fondly and condemning this terrible generation for not buying it. Vita is one of a kind. And the cool thing about Vita is that even when the system basically died and even Sony stopped supporting it, it somehow still got a fuck ton of great games for years! That's something that cant be said for systems like Dreamcast. Vita's legacy will be that it was the most alive dead system ever.
James Scott
Banned
Dangan Ronpa 1/2 are really great, Persona 4G is amazing as well. Shame to hear them say this. This is like the 2nd or 3rd time?
If they aren't interested in supporting he platform I don't see them pricing at a point were making money off of it is very unlikely
We noticed Andy. The whole 'not promoting it or making games for it' part sort of gave it away.
I'm moving on to the Nvidia Shield
Especially if it's still viable in Japan. If it's cheaper here, why buy there?
Well there's not too much going forward that I'd buy on it. Ys 8 I'll get on PS4 just like anything else with a PS4 version. I'd typically get all the games with PS3 versions there as well but I've got rid of mine so Stein's Gate and the like will be bought on Vita. I wonder what else there even is for me to buy? If it's not an RPG/Visual Novel from Japan, i'm likely not to care about it.
What's the price right now? I can't imagine it being too high right now.
on paper we can't blame Sony for the Vita support
in the first year they assecured titles from the biggest franchises (CoD, AC, Need for Speed) regardless how they turned out.
On top of that they released some first party titles with a decent budget (Uncharted, GR, KZ). It's just the Vita's didn't sell.
The only thing Sony missed imo is they had to release titles of their biggest IP (Gran Turismo, GoW, another Uncharted). You can be sure a gran turismo moves hardware, unlike a Killzone...
My only hope is SE releases FFXII HD on the Vita and I would be more than happy with my portable RPG machine
in the first year they assecured titles from the biggest franchises (CoD, AC, Need for Speed) regardless how they turned out.
On top of that they released some first party titles with a decent budget (Uncharted, GR, KZ). It's just the Vita's didn't sell.
The only thing Sony missed imo is they had to release titles of their biggest IP (Gran Turismo, GoW, another Uncharted). You can be sure a gran turismo moves hardware, unlike a Killzone...
My only hope is SE releases FFXII HD on the Vita and I would be more than happy with my portable RPG machine
Yup. It's baffling as to why they decided to just drop all major first party support for the system after their initial set of heavy hitters (Uncharted/Killzone/Gravity Rush/etc) failed. It would have been more logical to find out why they weren't as successful as they should have been and adjusted their strategy accordingly.
I think it's $199 for the Borderlands combo? Mind you, it only comes with an 8GB memory card. Which is serviceable for the casual user, but anyone interested in more hardcore digital distribution or gaming will likely want something better.
Iacobellis
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I feel like this was Sony's plan all along. Why else would they have released just about all of their major first party franchises in the first year?
I'd hope. Namco has actually...been on a role. Last generation they were fat fucking garbage with localizing games. The fact Project X Zone 2 was outed at a non-Japanese event is telling.
I do worry about Square's games, personally. Sega's a non-starter, considering the mess PSO2's been for an English release, so Nova is fucked. I am getting tired of hoping for fucking hacks to platforms, which open piracy, to play games in English. If the game is from a major Japanese publisher, they might as well not bother given the situation of Vita, which is what they've already been doing anyway...
soul creator
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Playstation Fati
or Mors, or Letum, or a bunch of other shit according to random searches. Latin!
PSP/PS2/Vita. The " its apparently still out there" club.
It's disingenuous to suggest that only people who care about the Vita will disregard Houses' statement, especially when the longevity of the platform is also put into question when Sony brands it as a "Legacy System." How long before the game servers are shut down? How long until the Store no longer functions? By 2017 will I still be able to play EDF 2017 and Killzone: Mercenary online?
Edit: I've got to stop getting riled up over Sony and Vita.
They weren't successful because the only people left buying dedicated handhelds are parents of toddlers and Nintendo fans. Nothing would've saved the Vita, especially not more expensive games that most people would rather play on a console.
Those of us that loved it, loved it. We are few in number though, and well outside of any viable mainstream market.
Yep probably, but I think there's a decent chance it will be cross-platform between PS Vita and PS4. It's also an SCE Japan Studio game after all, and PS Vita is still somewhat important in the Japanese market for SCE Japan.
No. PSN support for PSP only ended this year. (but you can still download PSP games from download list and purchase PSP games from PSN Web Store)
Expect PSN functionality to last still at least 3 years for PS Vita. Maybe the PS+ program for PS Vita will be discontinued in a couple of years, but definitely not the whole PSN network.
Strongly recommended for any portable gaming enthusiast imho.
I guess they thought it might be worth pursuing that niche audience with minimal investment. A very niche device (pointless to most people) without proper TV/VoD support imho.
Stay salty.
To each their own of course. ^.^
giancarlo123x
Banned
I showed my support but I guess it wasn't enough. Damn good system but those memory card prices.
HypnoDarkrai
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This is the quote that the article is using.
House doesn't say that 2nd quoted text in the OP, that's the author's interpretation.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-05-27-sony-admits-first-party-lineup-a-little-sparse/
House doesn't say that 2nd quoted text in the OP, that's the author's interpretation.
jmaine_ph
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$169.99. Rumors about a drop to $89.99
WickedLaharl
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EatinOlives
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That, or it's canceled.
It would be neat to see a port of Gravity Rush 1 on PS4 to coincide with a hypothetical release of GR2 on the same platform.
It was Nintendo's "do or die" moment. If they navel-gazed at that point the failure would've been so big as to actually threaten their entire business.
Vita failing isn't Sony's "do or die" moment, nor do they have the resources to pour money they don't have to a handheld platform they know has lost all appeal in light of the competition (mainly mobile games).
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Nvidia Shield? Ew. I'm holding out for the Steamboy.We noticed Andy. The whole 'not promoting it or making games for it' part sort of gave it away.
I'm moving on to the Nvidia Shield
But bey I don't need anything other than Vita for a while anyway. The indies keep coming plus there's remote play and PS Now.
family_guy
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Prices will probably go up since they'll probably quit restocking them.
MikeE21286
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I'd be surprised if we had a Sony MSRP drop, but I would definitely keep my eye out for retailer-specific fire sales at some point in the near future.
I've been itching to buy a Shield for a while and I just upgraded my PC. It's time.
My Vita ain't going anywhere though. It's still my favourite handheld and my backlog is fucking huge.
Ugh there should a memory card price drop instead :[
Even lower than a 3DS? That'd be crazy :O
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