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Daily Reaction: How To Fix The Vita’s Sales Woes

With the news that Sony’s Vita has sold less than half what the PSP did in the same timeframe, Daily Reaction discusses what Sony should do next, taking a look at the realistic measures the company could take to turn the handheld into a success story. - PSLS

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Foolsjoker4283d ago

Hopefully Sony does get their act together..

doctorstrange4283d ago

Here's hoping, it's an awesome handheld.

insertcoin4283d ago

Steps 1 to 100: Have More Games.

dbjj120884283d ago

Agreed. Not enough software.

Foolsjoker4283d ago (Edited 4283d ago )

Its not just about titles tho, its about having a reason to play your vita over your home console. With the size of the Vita, many people really dont treat it as a full portable device.

doctorstrange4283d ago (Edited 4283d ago )

It won't get titles unless it sells.

Foolsjoker4283d ago

Just saying its not about quantity, the PSP has a good backlog but didnt really help much. Although, its hard to tell with all the piracy issues it faced. Its more, we really are yet to see a console seller that demands to be played.

bicfitness4283d ago

It needs a more aggressive featureset and software - apps, reader, document editor, streaming software, proper remote-play - in addition to stellar software as it is clearly competing with tablets and smartdevices. I have a tablet, a smartphone and a Vita, and sadly I only ever squeeze two of those in my bag when I'm headed out the door. Most of my Vita playing happens at home, but I would travel with it more if it had productivity software.

I'm also really hoping for a revision with a Gorilla Glass screen too, as that beautiful OLED looks rather cheap in direct sunglight.

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Ult iMate4283d ago

Sony did Uncharted GA, Unit 13, Resistance, Little Deviants, Motorstorm RC, Mod Nation Racers, Gravity Rush, MLB'12, Everybody's Golf, WipeOut, Escape Plan, Sound Shapes. And also in developement LBP, Sly 4, PS All Stars, Soul Sacrifice, Ratchet & Clank.
WTF else do you want? More than dozen Sony's games in half a year for Vita. No PSP ever had that much love from Sony.
And also there's Dokuro, MGS HD, Katamari, Rayman, some fightings, a whole bunch of downloadable games. Project Diva f, Persona 4, Assasin's Creed, Ys Celestia Sea of Trees to come.
What more games are you talking about? You just need to be less ignorant - there's a whole lot of software out there and in developement for Vita. Gamers just turn a blind eye to PS Vita's software.

one2thr4283d ago (Edited 4283d ago )

Exactly!!! Everyone is hopping on that "Sony hate bandwagon" and the people that know so little to nothing about the Vita are usually the ones that claim the Vita has "no games" or bring up sales figures as if their investors...

Funny how I own a vita (since launch; 3G model; with a 16gb memory card) and have not played a vita game that i didn't like...

If anyone claims that the vita is worthless after playing Gravity rush, super star dust, Uncharted, rayman, sound shapes, escape plan, motor storm rc, etc....

Then their straight up lying or clearly not a "real gamer"...

Simple as that...

Question to anyone: When did Sony become the bad guy(s) anyway?...

KentBlake4283d ago (Edited 4283d ago )

Many people don't seem to realize this, but the Vita has more worthwhile games than the 3DS (especially if you consider the 3DS came out much earlier).

I have both, and the only 3DS games that are really good are the Nintendo ones (and maybe that Resident Evil game).

Of course both are worth having (or else I wouldn't keep both), but I lean towards the Vita.

GribbleGrunger4283d ago (Edited 4283d ago )

This is getting so boring. Conversation is dead on here. I'm really starting so suspect anyone on this site with more than 3 bubbles. My immediate thought -- whether it's logical or not -- is: friend of a mod. I recently got called out for trolling in one article because I pointed out that PSfanboys are different from PSfans... but funnily enough, a comment I made in the same section about Sony sometimes make mistakes, never got labelled trolling. Speaks for itself really

doctorstrange4283d ago

I once slept with a mod... but he never called me.

Foolsjoker4283d ago

Sorry about that, esp the itching...

GribbleGrunger4283d ago

I want to know how the bubble system works then. I post reasonably most of the time and even if I have something negative to say about someone, I couch it in jovial or melodramatic ways, so that it's not taken too seriously. I've been bubbled many times in the past few weeks but my bubbles stayed at three. One person today, just ONE (who had three bubbles) took a bubble away. How is that possible?

Foolsjoker4283d ago

Gribble meet the internet, internet meet Gribble.

one2thr4283d ago

I lost a bubble because I said "I didn't know sexuality counts as a race?.... (O_o)? Mindf*cked..."
Of course I didnt use an asterisk, but I wasn't the only one using "bad language" within the comment area of that post...
But I guess I've lear ed my lesson /s...

knifefight4283d ago

I once lost one because there was a story that took place in Philly and I said "Iiiin West Philadelphia, born and raised!" I mean come on, no love for Fresh Prince?

Shikoro4283d ago

This thing is fucked up (sue me). They said when they started that indie game company that they are working on a redesign. I hope that they won't just change the look of the site, but some of the functionality as well.

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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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Vader8221h 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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XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

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

ApocalypseShadow3d 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.

Zachmo1822d 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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Hereandthere1d 15h 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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Notellin1d 21h 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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Hereandthere1d 15h 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.

ApocalypseShadow1d 1h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

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

Hereandthere1d 15h 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.

ApocalypseShadow1d 2h 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.

OtterX2d 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.

Cockney20h 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.

RNTody2d ago (Edited 2d 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?

Inverno2d 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.

Inverno2d 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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fsfsxii1d 21h 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.

Inverno1d 19h 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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