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RIP Playstation Vita Sony Never Learns From Their Mistakes

We have all seen the news stories. The Vita is not doing so well in Japan. The 3DS has outsold it every week now, and Sony hasn’t really said much. There were even rumors that the 3G model of the Vita would be canceled for North America. All of this begs the question, is the Vita doomed before it even launches in North America.

TurretKiller4512d ago

LOL

Yes they do

Good price
Launch games
Developer friendly

basicaly all the complaints about the PS3 they fixed for the PSV.

Saying they don't learn is just obvious trolling

GraveLord4512d ago

The media loves bashing Sony. They can never do anything right.

Dante1124512d ago (Edited 4512d ago )

Lol, Doomed article no. 4012. When will it end?

Edit: Even Mezzo recognizes this bs.

Intentions4512d ago

Correction. The media loves bashing gaming in general.

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BluEx6104512d ago

Lots of articles saying Vita is already doomed.... It's not even out worldwide yet. It's like saying Wii U is doomed b4 it even launches. I personally think PSV will do well overall. Maybe not right away, but once people see what kind of games it supports, like Call of Duty, UC, MvsC3 ETC, it'll sell like hot cakes. What are hot cakes anyways??

BattleAxe4512d ago (Edited 4512d ago )

I can see the 3G models being scrapped for the Vita in North America since the data plans in the U.S. are complete crap, and they're bound to be far worse in Canada since we get ripped off all the time with this stuff. Other than that, I think the Vita will do reasonably well.

Mr_Bun4512d ago

Wait...so the article is bitching about the Vita having portable versions of the top PS3 games??? I didn't realize that Sony was only allowed to put their top franchises on the PS3

Lame article is lame

Solid_Snake374511d ago

Oh god.... Why do they insist on saying Vita is dead? IT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED IN THE WEST! How do they know it failed? Wow, can i borrow their time machine?

superadvanced4511d ago (Edited 4511d ago )

well the psp launched at 250 while ps2 was no more than 200 dollars maybe even 150. and the psp is the best selling non nintendo handheld of all time. 250 dollars back then is 290 of todays dollars because of inflation. vita is actually really cheap

Kthalas4511d ago

@ superadvanced
" well the psp launched at 250 while ps2 was no more than 200 dollars maybe even 150. and the psp is the best selling non nintendo handheld of all time. 250 dollars back then is 290 of todays dollars because of inflation. vita is actually really cheap "

Actually the PS2 launched at $299 not $200. $250 in 2000 is worth $328 in today's money. By comparison $250 in today's money is worth $190 in 2000 prices. So the Vita would be cheaper in today's prices versus the PS2's prices 12 years ago. You are right about it being cheaper :)

superadvanced4508d ago

in 2005 the ps2 was 200 dollars or less. im not taling about the launch of the ps2.

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xPhearR3dx4512d ago (Edited 4512d ago )

This portable system cost half, if not over half, of what the original PS3 launched at. I wouldn't call that a "good" price. People can say "Well, the technology put into it is worth it". That doesn't matter to the average consumer. The $$$$ matter.

Once the PS3 dropped in price, many people went out and bought one. Same thing is going to happen to the Vita. It's going to sell like crap until they lower the price. Hell, for $300 you could get a damn PS3 and a game.

@Dante112

Where your product receives the most success in terms of sales (Being Japan). Yes. Less than 200,000 a week is crap. Had that been American sales, I wouldn't be surprised.

Dante1124512d ago (Edited 4512d ago )

Close to half a million Vita's sold in a little over 2 weeks in one nation is selling like crap?

Edit: @ dark

Exactly.

rexbolt4512d ago

i never bought a hot cake b4 XD and well vita sold 42,00 this week that amazeing lol XD HAHA

Soldierone4512d ago

Just curious where you can buy a new PS3 and a game for 300 dollars....

xPhearR3dx4512d ago

@Soldierone

Anywhere dude. The PS3 is only $249.99, slap on the Metal Gear Solid Collection and you're looking at $300.

Hicken4512d ago

Dude, be real.

New handhelds sell at how much at launch? I want you to go back and look at every iteration of DS, and every iteration of PSP, and tell me what the launch price was.

Then I want you to tell the prices of consoles at that same time. Nevermind launch, where you argument makes exactly NO sense; just tell me what console prices were when each handheld iteration dropped.

THEN I want you to look at the value of each of them, relative to their price, and compare it to the value of the consoles at their prices at the time.

THEN I want you to explain to me why so few people were saying this for the various DS systems, especially the 3DS.

THEN I want you to explain to me how, if it weren't until the PS3 dropped in price that people started buying it, it managed to outsell the 360 nearly every year since its launch.

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dark-hollow4512d ago (Edited 4512d ago )

its not even out worldwide yet!!!!!

I wont even call those idiots "journalists"
Another no name site feeds on trolling n4g like parasites!

TruthSeeker4512d ago

Um last time i checked it hasnt even launched worldwide yet... so its a bit premature to say its already dead. No name website tryin to get #hits

4logpc4512d ago

@bluex610

Hotcakes are microwaveable pancakes you get from mcdonalds...if you ever wanna call in sick go for it

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farhad2k84511d ago

Wait until the Western release.
All it needs is CoD and FIFA, and then the creators of this article will be eating their own words.
Battlefield may even make its way on to it.

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-Mezzo-4512d ago (Edited 4512d ago )

PS3 = Will Die
Nintendo Wii = Will Die
3DS = Will Die
PSP = Will Die

An now

PS Vita = Will Die.

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The only thing that's dying is "Video Game Journalism", due to some 'Journalist's Doing 'Journalism' from their Mom's Basement.

TheHater4512d ago

Missed the good old days of Nintendo Power. You know, actual video game journalist giving the inside scoops on games and secrets within games.

LettingGo4512d ago

Totally agree! The same goes for the old PSM.

*sigh*

MGRogue20174512d ago (Edited 4512d ago )

blah blah blah blah... blah.. blah blah.. =/

I personally think the PS Vita is going to do pretty well in sales.. in both the US & UK. Lots of "PS3 exclusive" type of titles like Uncharted & Killzone will make sure of that.

And let's not forget the almighty Call of Duty.. Going to be a HUGE system seller, for sure.

D3mons0ul4512d ago

Some day, people will just ignore articles like this and they'll stop writing them.

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night DLC Adds Free Gameplay Modes

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has received a bunch of new DLC, including two new gameplay modes, for free.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader821d 19h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 18h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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