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It's Too Soon for a PlayStation Vita Price Cut

Sony is in a less-than-desirable position right now, as outlined in a recent New York Times piece. Vita not exploding out of the gate is relatively low on the list of problems for the company, which hasn't turned a profit in years. But with new president and CEO Kaz Hirai recently pronouncing gaming as one of the pillars upon which Sony will turn things around, bigger things have to be expected from Vita. A middling success (if it can be called that) is not enough.

Akuma-4382d ago

The vita doesn't need a price drop. It's well worth the price it cost now. The vita is selling fine now and sales will pick up as new quality games are released throughout the year

sknygy4382d ago

I don't think it need's a price cut, but it needs some games to make the purchase worthwhile. If I bought one today I honestly couldn't name a game except Uncharted and Army Corps from Hell (Pikmin/LKS fan!) that I would want.
Sales in Japan are concerning, this past week they dropped to their lowest at 8k, 3DS never went that low!

gaffyh4382d ago

Army corps of hell sucks tbh, best games available are the download-only titles and Rayman, Uncharted and wipeout

Lucretia4382d ago

what does it matter the 3ds's sales werent that low. that only happened because of the price drop. there were no games on that console until like 2 months ago, basically a year later.

the vita isnt even half a year old

KongRudi4382d ago

Don't listen to gaffyh.
Army Corps of Hell is awesome, I don't know how it stack up to Pikmin tough, since I've never played that, but I'm at more than 10 hours of ACoH, and isn't even half done.
I were abit worried when I saw the trailer and imagined playing with the hardrock-music, all the time, but Vita has this nice custom music ability. :)

gaffyh4379d ago

@KongRudi - Trust me, it's nowhere near as good as Pikmin, and no where near as big as Overlord. It is a very basic game.

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Unexpecta4382d ago

Agree to the maximum.

If Vita needs anything, it's love. Because a lot of people are missing out on the satisfaction of owning one.

DeleteThisxx4382d ago

I own one. Although I see the potential, I've yet to be satisfied and I own about 5 games for it. I'm not losing hope though because it took many months for me to truly love and enjoy my 3DS. The Vita's time will come too.

Pixel_Enemy4382d ago

Yeah the price is fine it is the amount of games that is the issue. Once we get Gravity Rush, Resistance, Killzone and a COD this thing will sell like crazy. I am patiently waiting for more games to play on mine. I can't wait for E3 because I know it will be all about the vita.

Bimkoblerutso4382d ago (Edited 4382d ago )

It doesn't really matter if the price is worth it or not. I don't think anyone is accusing the price of being unreasonable for what you get. It's just a lot of money to shell out for a handheld gaming device.

It's a premium price tag in a relatively weak market right now.

DeleteThisxx4382d ago

Are you referring to the video game market? Because that is flourishing, currently surpassing movies as the number 1 form of entertainment. I'd hardly say that's weak.

If you meant to say in a weak economy, than I agree.

Bimkoblerutso4382d ago

^Well, the economy AND the video game market:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1...

In general, just about everything is hurting right now.

DigitalAnalog4382d ago

So far only Uncharted: GA is doing all the work in western territories. Wip3out does follow a strong suit but we need to get games like Gravity Rush and other unique quality titles to push the system further.

A price-cut would kill the Vita as SONY is barely making a profit with the current price. Blame Nintendo for over-pricing it's hardware from the start creating a false sense of "value" when the price-cut merely cut the bonus of what the system is worth. This is not the same case for the Vita.

That and the mandatory use of the memory-sticks will turn off some potential customers.

a_bro4382d ago

no need for a price cut. i think the perfect time to do it would be in the fall/winter of this year though.

it just needs games right now.

the biggest problem that i think most would agree though is the cost of those memory cards, they're just a bit too expensive.

Yangus4382d ago

Need many AAA games.....and maybe!!little price cut.

metsgaming4382d ago

Absolutely no point in cutting the price any time soon. If they did they would
A - lose money
B - still wont catch nintendo (for the people who care all about sales)
c - cant keep up with a price war with nintendo because the vita costs more

make the price way below cost is done to become a loss leader they cant do that in this case they would just have a loss, no way they could catch a year ahead 3ds that is way cheaper to make.

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Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?

ravens5214d ago

Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.

MrNinosan14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens5214d ago

... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.

VIK212114d ago (Edited 14d ago )

Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan14d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens5213d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens5213d ago

Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.

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Barlos14d ago

Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.

Barlos14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.

I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.

Tapani13d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum14d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman14d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim14d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

I disagree Batman

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