OrbitalBeard
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Heh, I guess that answers the questions I had in this thread
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Andrew House: PS Vita a 'legacy platform' outside of Japan and Asia
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Waylon Drums
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If it wasn't for Remote Play, I'd be pretty pissed but I don't mind using it as a "GamePad."
Adding this to the OP.
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Jotamide
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Yep, still looking forward to play it for years to come.
D1renegade
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It's a shame that the Vita will most likely never reach its full potential
This with trophy support
This with trophy support
Way to be late for the confirmation party, Andy.
Good thing I've stopped buying games for the platform back when Disgaea 4 hit, then.
/Still waiting for Disgaea D2 Portable and FF:XII:I:ZJS HD portable and then the system can die in a ditch. Otherwise it's dead and buried until those hit to me.
lol Ironically enough that runs fucking horrible on the system. Skipped lines/stuttering performance.
family_guy said:
Good thing I've stopped buying games for the platform back when Disgaea 4 hit, then.
I'm still looking for FFX/X-2 to get the X-2 digital code to play.
/Still waiting for Disgaea D2 Portable and FF:XII:I:ZJS HD portable and then the system can die in a ditch. Otherwise it's dead and buried until those hit to me.
lol Ironically enough that runs fucking horrible on the system. Skipped lines/stuttering performance.
I agree. It makes the system a lot more expensive than what it should be. But if it really drops to $100 at least the memory cards won't be as much of an issue anymore.
Nope, won't even get that honor because of Wii U.
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
Interesting choice.
Android phone/tablet based handheld solutions are definitely going to be future for mobile/handheld gaming.
Physical handheld controls are going to converge with mobile/tablet gaming.
I think the next Nintendo handheld will perform worse than PS Vita commercially. Especially if they don't shake-up their approach to handheld gaming as a whole, but make a traditional successor to 3DS.
DoctorFling
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What does 'Vita' mean anyway? I don't speak Spanish
sturgboski
Member
Its interesting seeing Nintendo and how they handled the Wii U and comparing it to Sony and the Vita. Both have sold roughly the same amount in almost the same timeframe, yet Nintendo is the only one supporting the Wii U. Sony on the other hand said "screw it, we tried, we made games from big franchises and they didnt get an audience and this isnt selling as well as the PSP so lets not bother." Then again, while a portable Call of Duty could have done well and maybe swung some sales, it being a shit game followed up with a shitty game in the Resistance franchise definitely hurt the system. Hell, Modnation Racers was a shell of the console game.
I mean really, Sony could have supported the device more before making it an afterthought everywhere. Where is a Patapon sequel or even a qHD collection? Where was a Vita God of War or Gran Turismo? Definitely shot themselves in the foot not lassoing that Monster Hunter exclusivity.
/KevinSorboDisappointed
I mean really, Sony could have supported the device more before making it an afterthought everywhere. Where is a Patapon sequel or even a qHD collection? Where was a Vita God of War or Gran Turismo? Definitely shot themselves in the foot not lassoing that Monster Hunter exclusivity.
/KevinSorboDisappointed
KnightHart
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The Vita isn't allowed to actually die until there are literally no games coming out for it
Last time I checked I still need to play the new Ys game, and Danganronpa 3. So fuck it. You're gonna have to force your way to get this rotting corpse of a console off my hands
Last time I checked I still need to play the new Ys game, and Danganronpa 3. So fuck it. You're gonna have to force your way to get this rotting corpse of a console off my hands
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
So this means that similar to the PS2, games will still come from 3rd party developers and it will still be sold in stores, but Sony internally as developers and publishers are 'done' with the console? If that is the case....didn't we all know this ?
Sony not announcing any new software for the Vita at both Gamescom and TGS from their internal studios really hits home that they are done making new games for the system; they will let other developers/publishers take over for software.
Does this mean that their port of Revelations 2 is the official 'last' Sony developed game for the Vita? If so, at least we are getting a fun action tittle for the Vita from them :l.
....I love my Vita, and I own over 230 games for the system across everything (PSN, Retail software, physical tittles, PS1 games, PSP games, ect), so I feel that the Vita was well worth getting back in 2013.
? Sony not announcing any new software for the Vita at both Gamescom and TGS from their internal studios really hits home that they are done making new games for the system; they will let other developers/publishers take over for software.
Does this mean that their port of Revelations 2 is the official 'last' Sony developed game for the Vita? If so, at least we are getting a fun action tittle for the Vita from them :l.
....I love my Vita, and I own over 230 games for the system across everything (PSN, Retail software, physical tittles, PS1 games, PSP games, ect), so I feel that the Vita was well worth getting back in 2013
.EatinOlives
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Well, Sony's in pretty dire straits right now financially. Not only can they not actively support every single one of their devices for several years, they're also likely looking for things to kill.
The Vita isn't going to make Sony any money. The 3DS is basically the only go-to handheld for people who actually care about having dedicated portable gaming hardware. Everyone else can (and does) stick with mobile, hardware they probably already own and carry around everywhere.
They can't do anything to make the Vita anything other than a super-niche platform without pouring a tremendous amount of money into it, and even then there's no guarantee people will listen.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
What? Oh hell no. Doesn't have tbe indie support of Vita to keep up the kind of impressive lineup of games once Nintendo drops support. It's a worse version of tge Gamecube since at least GC had something resembling third party support in its life. Also the first party lineup of Vita was fantastic wben Sony were supporting it so Wii U isn't even abead there imo. Ninty made gamea for longer, but Sony certainly left their mark in those first two years.
I love Vita so much I made this post on Vita.
Chet Rippo
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I'm glad I decided to set up a Japanese account on mine then.
UpDownLeftRight
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I don't think we will get a successor per se, but if the adoption rate of remote play drops off with the end of the Vita, as in no longer supports remote play so perhaps on PS5. I could see them perhaps making a cheaper dedicated device for it, think Vita TV but handheld and streaming only functionality, be it through a console or PSNow.
Though this would require the Remote Play users to be a high enough headcount though and I haven't got a clue what the adoption rate is like. It would also require the adoption rate of Remote Play on Sony phones and tablets to a lot lower than it is on the Vita too. And arguably Sony would have a lot more success just unlocking access to the feature on all/most phone and tablets brands instead.
With some decent adoption statistics among the owners and a short sighted attempt to keep software locked to their own devices I could see them making some form of bare bones successor perhaps, but I'd prefer they just unlock functionality to other devices and not depend on selling their mobile hardware to access it.
As a platform on it's own merits Vita has been largely dead for a long time anyway so they may as well focus on what good they can carry forward from it.
Finale Fireworker
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I'm fine with Sony not making any new Vita games, because that's been the case for years. But I am worried they'll stop publishing, which makes a lot of indie games possible.
I think the memory card prices did a lot more damage than anything, really. $249 on top of the price of the card itself.
Great system, but Sony gonna Sony with their proprietary BS.
It should have just been a regular MircoSD and it might have done a bit better.
Sure, more support would have helped too.
I feel like they expected a level of support simply because they solved so many of the obvious hardware issues that the PSP had in attracting western support, but when it came out that Sony more or less licensed CoD from Activision rather than it being a project that originated from Activision, the writing was on the wall then and there. It also didn't help that this was the one time that the autonomy of the regional Sony offices really bit them on the ass, because SCEA never believed in the system at all. It's not doing great in Japan, but it at least has a following and software does relatively OK.
And even that is being tempered with the surge of Vita->PS4 ports, which is driving western audiences even further away from having the thought of considering a Vita even more.
Yeah, the only reason i'd play it again would be for a Danganronpa sequel, or Zero Escape 3. But by that time, i might have just found someone to buy mine or something and won't have it anymore.
Magic Mushroom
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I'm fine with it being my portable indie box.
Word. I play mainly indie and ps1 games or remasters on my Vita and I still have a huge backlog. One of my favorite systems even though it's been "abandoned"
So, just to be totally clear... This means for sure that there will be no new Vita models (outside of Japan at least)? I've held off on buying one because I was scared they might announce something like that during e3, but if this means there's no chance of that I'll just buy one next time there's a sale.
Stay salty.
(okay, I can someone understand the disappointment, but it isn't like there's a good alternative to a great handheld. PS Vita is still largely unrivaled imho)Good question. They're going to have to announce that they're going to discontinue PS+ for PS3 and PS Vita. It will be interesting to see how they handle that in terms of PR. I mean, if it's like in 2017, probably not many people will care about PS3 and PS Vita at that point, so they might not face too much backlash. They definitely will face it to some degree.
You know what's up! ^.^
KojiKnight
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It was all really connected. When the 3DS initially bombed at $249, Sony should have seriously known that their system at that price point PLUS additional fees wasn't going to do it... especially since they were trying to push the platform as digitally as possible.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Goddamn.
My Vita will retire alongside my Dreamcast as one of my favorite failed consoles.
My Vita will retire alongside my Dreamcast as one of my favorite failed consoles.
Mass_Pincup
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The WiiU may have more very great games but the Vita has way more great games and variety.
The library aren't in the same league in my opinion, almost all genres are covered with great games on Vita.
My favorite gaming system alongside the PS2.
ComputerBlue
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Just bought one a week and a half ago, wooo!
Doesn't matter though, there are a lot of great games on it that will keep me busy with it for a long time, plenty of good games coming out on it still. Don't need Uncharted and Killzones, but I do hope it doesn't lose western 3rd party support completely from larger devs. Something like AC Chronicles China should be on the vita, really no excuses as to why it's not.
Above all else, Remote play makes it more than worth it to be honest.
I love this machine, Sony just needs to bundle it with the PS4 as a remote play bundle, then it will get the support it deserves.
Doesn't matter though, there are a lot of great games on it that will keep me busy with it for a long time, plenty of good games coming out on it still. Don't need Uncharted and Killzones, but I do hope it doesn't lose western 3rd party support completely from larger devs. Something like AC Chronicles China should be on the vita, really no excuses as to why it's not.
Above all else, Remote play makes it more than worth it to be honest.
I love this machine, Sony just needs to bundle it with the PS4 as a remote play bundle, then it will get the support it deserves.
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