2013 – PS Vita’s Last Hope

2013 needs to be a turning point, so what will it offer us?

[Embeepee]

The PS Vita is DOMMED in my brutally honest, non-biased opinion.

Good article AMP!

[MmaFan-Qc]

nothing but a blog, i wouldnt call it an article.

[OhMyGandhi]

...Then what would you call it?

Anyways, I've yet to purchase a Vita, and probably never will at this rate, Sony has yet to entice me with a SINGLE game, considered by most to be it's "system seller". They have many IPs, but for some reason, the transition to the DUAL ANALOG STICK has been difficult.

As someone who purchased the PSP for it's power, and a person who enjoys any company who makes good games, I feel like Sony has put the wrong people in charge of some of these titles.

Personally, I'm pretty shocked that even launch titles have failed, (with the exception of Uncharted: Golden Abyss).

C'mon Sony.

[chazjamie]

im selling mine. not really sad about letting go of this device. just waiting for some hits on my ad.

[AIndoria]

@RustedMan Persona 4 Golden. How about it?

[gaffyh]

@RustedMan - He'd call it a blog? Duh.

Sites like this are always quick to play the "it's doomed" card, it was the same with the PS3, and look at it now.

I'm not a big fan of what Nintendo is doing with the Wii U, but it's way too early to say whether or not that is doomed either.

[Soldierone]

@RustedMan, then don't buy one. You don't own one so how do you know if it sucks? You can't just play it once or twice and call it a failure..... If you don't plan on buying one, then stop talking negative about it and just leave it alone.

So none of the current games interest you, okay. So you rather go support the crap phone market instead? Have fun playing knockoff Gameloft games and updating your phone every 6 months to play identical looking games to your current phone.

"Surprised launch games failed" how? They are selling fine, even Ubisoft said they were happy with Assassins Creed numbers. Its launch, not everyone has one, and launch titles never see mind blowing numbers....

[FriedGoat]

I'm looking forward to the multiple rockstar games. https://twitter.com/jimreil...

[Dee_91]

I seriously dont get how 3million in 1 year is bad.
Can someone seriously explain it to me..
and please dont say 3DS because compared to 3DS at this rate the 360 ps3 and wii should be considered "doomed"
and I guess psp flopped too because it didnt sell as much as the ds? despite selling over 70million.
seriously I need an explanation.
It feels like PS3 2007 all over again.People claiming things with no real explanation just to tarnish the name.

[born2live]

@RustedMan
If you'd asked me what I think of Vita 3 weeks ago, I would have agreed with your opinion but, as a ps+ subscriber for my PS3 and with the deals on Black Friday, it would've been stupid for me not to buy one... You already start with 6 games (3 of which are real and high ranking Vita games) on PS+, and the bundle I got was nothing short of amazing... I still agree tho that they need to develop more games, and fast (the "coming soon" list is not as enticing as I'd like, at least in the short run), but buy one and you will not regret it. It's just the most amazing handheld I've ever had.

[slapedurmomsace]

@dmarc...because lets use the ps3 as example, it launched in 2006, at 3 million sales a year, it would be coming up on the big 20 million sold..not good. The sales have to pick up.

[OhMyGandhi]

Just because I am not liking where the Vita is going doesn't mean I favor the smartphone market of games, or Nintendo, or a damned NeoGeo.
I believe that mobile gaming is in flux right now, we don't know what we want. Are we going digital-only or not? are we using storage for game data or are we eventually switching over to streaming games over the internet? what imminent changes will immediately throw curve balls at the handheld market?

For some reason, I'm considered an outlandish fanboy who burns printed pages of Sony's logo but I'm not. Hell I've owned 3 ps3's because two of them have YLOD on me. I consider that to be a pretty damned loyal costumer.

If you guys feel satisfied with your Vita, that's fine, (and don't get me the, "well, don't comment on this article then" crap. Everyone has an opinion, and my opinion is worth the same as everyone else on here). I have never played the Persona series, I haven't been big into RPGs as of late.

But, I've owned every handheld, with the exception of the 3DS, and know that regardless of power, it's games that make the system, and why the "big boys" of Sony can't make their own portable adaptations of their franchises is beyond me.

Yes, it's very early, and I don't think the Vita is going to die anytime soon, (hence the needed clarification of my earlier post) but I am somewhat letdown by what I've seen. Yes, financially, it's damned difficult to settle for games with little replay value, (with the exception of the heralded Persona 4).

All I have to say is that the landscape is changing, and I despise Apple's self imposed monopoly as well as the idea that the five minute "flick the ball into the basket" style of App store flash game will seemingly conquer all handheld games.

I do have high hopes for the console, and developers like "Ready At Dawn" have shown that they are fully capable of making portable versions of their console counterparts, but I hope the trend doesn't go on for long.

[Ritsujun]

More like Wii U's DOOMED.
Please learn to spell, by the way.

[fatstarr]

Lol the delusion in the comment section right now is off the charts.

Ill message you when the wiiu passes vitas sales.

[JoGam]

Non-biased...lol. yeah right

[ConstipatedGorilla]

Why all the disagrees? You guys really think the Vita's going to hang around much longer?

[wishingW3L]

history is gonna repeat itself. Sony will not abandon the Vita just like they didn't abandon the PS3 when all we got on N4G (back in 2006) were articles about its doomsday. But guess what... PS3 has the brightest future between the 3 consoles. =)

http://www.computerandvideo...

Gabe Newell [2007]: "I'd say, even at this late date, they (Sony) should just cancel it (the PS3) and do a do over. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it'."

[Marquis_de_Sade]

wishingW3L, the vita is in a completely different situation to the PS3 though. The PS3 has only ever been competing against other consoles, whereas the Vita is competing for pocket space with increasingly powerful smart phones that do so much more than play games. I'm not arguing that a market doesn't exist for a dedicated handheld console, certainly "core" gamers will always prefer the physical controls, but Sony need the Vita to sell to more than just the core demographic.

[punisher99]

"Why all the disagrees? You guys really think the Vita's going to hang around much longer?"

Is it gonna just somehow drop off the face of the earth and disappear from existence??

[ConstipatedGorilla]

Punisher99,

No, but there will reach a point when nobody is developing games for it anymore, and I suspect that will be sooner rather than later. People don't want it. It's not selling. It's not that hard to comprehend really.

[insomnium2]

@gorilla

Why would you say this without giving Vita even ONE holiday season? It's christmas soon you know....

I got my Vita a couple of weeks ago and joined ps+. Now I'm playing gravity rush and enjoying the hell out of it. Does someone have a problem with that?

[PS-Analog]

@CG
I highly doubt that the Vita will fail anytime soon. Sony are laying down some solid foundations with the Vita like Cross-Gaming and adding it to PS+. It's also easy to develop on and port games to, so little resources are needed to get games on the platform and should encourage developers to keep developing games on it because it's not too risky.

That said, 2012 was a bit of a rough year and Vita failed to reach Sony's expectations. We fully expect the PSV to come back fighting and continue to seep the message into people minds of the awesome feature that is Cross-Gaming. Big games will probably come next year along with a price cut to start some momentum. It also needs a Monster Hunter game because right now in Japan, PSP is more prefered and even outsells the PSV on a weekly basis. They will inevitably get the Japanese moving from the PSP to the PSV soon.

The PSV is no where near dead and I continue to use mine and will do for a long time.

[ConstipatedGorilla]

@PS Analog,

I hope you're right. I'd like to see good stuff come out on it. I have my doubts though.

[nintendoland]

agree 100% and I don't hate ps vita. I think vita has no great games. Not a single one. Only ps store psp games such as gta are worth playing. Vita is flop. Get over it

[BlaqMagiq24]

"I think vita has no great games. Not a single one."

Says the nintendo fanboy that has never played one.

[Kratoscar2008]

Persona 4 Golden and Uncharted Golden Abbys are great games, P4G has been one of the most positive reviewed handheld game this year.

Fanboyism is AMAZING!

[chrisarsenalsavart]

just remind me what great games 3ds had at launch
xxlol

[unchartedxplorer]

Uncharted Golden abyss? Wipeout? Have you been living under a rock?

[Kennytaur]

Persona 4 Golden is the highest rated game of the year on any platform. If the Vita has no games, then I'm not even sure what the 3DS has...

[AcidKill]

"I think vita has no great games. Not a single one."

There are limits of trolling, dude! And I don't think this is the right place for you to troll.. Go moan your A** somewhere else!

[charted]

@unchartedxplorer

2 games hardly warrants a $300 (Australia) purchase. I would rather buy a PS3 with that money. Dont get me wrong, vita is a powerful device but it is not supported well by Sony.

[TheRacingX]

he's just mad because his mom said she wouldn't buy him one for Christmas.....

[FriedGoat]

@nintendoland yes, it only has the highest rated handheld game ever. P4P

[WiiUsauce]

I'm a huge Nintendo fan, and if I bought a Vita, which I will very soon, I'm just waiting for those stupid memory cards to drop in price (if they have somebody please tell me, I could've already been playing Persona), I could EASILY think of 10 games off the top of my head that I want for it.
not in any specific order, but this is just off the top of my head:
WipeOut 2048
Uncharted Golden Abyss
Persona 4 Golden
Mortal Kombat
LBP Vita
PlayStation Allstars
Lumines
Gravity Rush
Rayman Origins
Need for Speed Most Wanted

[Bowzabub]

3 words. Grand Theft Auto.

[wages of sin]

@Bowzabub,

Here's three more: Call of Duty. You guys say the same lame crap everytime. It's too predictable at this point.

The Vita is lame and it's not going to leave any signifcant mark. Just like the psps go.

And to you fools who say "Sony won't leave us!" get real. Sony has to save face that's why they would continue to support when no one else cares.

[stage88]

@wages of sin

Oh, you have one bubble. It makes sense now.

[specialguest]

No one game alone is going to save the Vita. If COD couldn't even cause a spark, then GTA definitely won't. It's going to take a consistent wave of great titles combined with price cuts to turn things around.

[feeter]

@ specialguest... CoD on the Vita was rushed but i doubt R* will do that... there are several things Sony needs to change to have the Vita sell better but only time will tell if they will do them

[tachy0n]

this article is only more proof of Apple and nintendo trying to kill the PSVita, they do that so people get scared and dont buy them,

i remember all the "oh PC gaming is DOOMZZZ!!!" and look, it still is alive.....

[Tapewurm]

If you haven't found a reason to buy Vita yet then there is only one reason.... You are poor! "Your family is POOR Kenny!!!" All joking aside :) There are several games for the Vita that warrant a purchase....having Uncharted, Assassin's Creed, Madden, MLB the Show, Call of Duty, Marvel Vs. Capcom, Unit 13,and several other titles that are out atm available on the go is just simply a dream come true .... If you can afford one and are truly interested in console quality in the palm of your hand....I truly recommend grabbing one.

[showtimefolks]

sony has proven it again and again that its not race but a marathon so don't expect sony to drop Vita anytime soon. also with more games coming out in 2013 vita is actually looking good.

can't wait for the game from LBP developer can't wait to play that

and the new killzone could be great too

people just want Vita to fail, since day one its been all doom articles, Vita launched with 20 plus games and people forget that and call it a failure yet wii-u launched with 20 plus games and all of the sudden its great? double standard

swansong

i think sony rather sell a little less but make a profit, they are in no position to loose money. and the same goes for ps3 and when they launch ps4. Every system from sony will have to make a profit so days of sony loosing money are gone. their margin for error isn't that big now.

if you just lost all those billions would you take more loss? or would you sell let's say 2 million less but make a profit on each sold.

[Blackdeath_663]

a really good monster hunter game would do wonders for the vita right now. the vita is a pretty impressive piece of tech and at a reasonable price too its a pitty there isn't much to get excited about as far as the games go. at this point i think its go big or go home for the vita.

[TheRacingX]

Ragnarock Odyssey is pretty good at filling that,

[swansong]

I think Sony will do a sort of re-launch when they are ready for a decent price drop. They should at least drop the price next year around march too $179 bundle with a 8gb card and a voucher for a Vita psn game.Then advertise the heck out of it like it just launched for the first time.

[TheEnigma313]

I think it's the price, if Sony drops it to $199.99 it will sell quick. I also think it needs to come with a 4gb memory card.

[Ju]

$200 and some built in memory. 4gb would be a start, but should be at least 16 in the long run.

I think it's not the price, it's the mem cards or/and their pricing. Adding 1 or 2 games in a bundle would sure be nice, too.

Everybody who gets their hands on mine is impressed. I guess it sure isn't the product which "fails".

[XB1_PS4]

Bundles at $179-$199 seem to be irresistable. I hope they have a good plan, because I don't want my vita to be unsupported anytime soon.

[Cam977]

Fortunately, us Vita owners have a backup incase the console was left to die - the Plastation Store! That's right, there are 100s of PS1 and PSP games for you to enjoy for a bargain price (in general).

[XB1_PS4]

I agree somewhat, but I can get all the PsOne games on emulator/PsOne and all the PsP games on my PsP. If I didn't have a PsP with a huge library of games, then yeah that would be a good deal on it's own.

[shivvy24]

theres great games already on it like uncharted and theres great future games like ratchet and clank , sly 4 about to come out on

[DragonKnight]

When it doesn't support a hater agenda, or a kid with no money, it's easy to ignore the fact that Vita already has great games on it and isn't expensive. Just another typical Sony hate article. After 6 years of the same recycled hate, you gotta wonder if there are scripts for these articles that get re-written over and over with minor changes.

[Kennytaur]

A sensible person appeared! I think the Vita is rather cheap for what you're getting and I've yet to finish a lot of my games because there are so many...

[andibandit]

To be honest, i've already played plenty of UC on my PS3, and i'm hardly inclined to shell out 180$ + 30$ +$Memory card, to play it again.

[MasterCornholio]

The main reason why i didnt buy Uncharted Golden Abyss (which is a new game in the series and not a PS3 port like you are claiming) is because i really didn't want to shell out 50$ for a portable version of Uncharted. But ever since it got added to plus i manage to download it and several other games for free with my Vita.

But i do agree with you that the memory cards are expensive but N4G (contest) a while back gave me a free 32GB stick so im not really complaining.

[DragonKnight]

@andibandit. In order for whatever you said to be true, you'd have to have had a PS3 to begin with. Plus, that $180 you mentioned was for a bundle THAT INCLUDES A 4GB MEMORY STICK! Failure troll is a failure.

[TheFirstClassic]

Uncharted on the Vita was awesome, but if you want an experience you can't get anywhere else go for gravity rush. It might not be perfect, but the gameplay is insanely unique, nothing like it. Also, the 4 gb card isn't so bad, I'm carrying around Gravity Rush, FF tactics psp, Castelvania, velocity, and mutant blobs on my card right now, along with AC liberation as my physical game. That's a good bit of games to have on you at one time. It isn't like you have to have every game you own on the Vita at one time, I'm using my ps3 to copy games to my Vita.

[Tetsujin]

Doom article #2358234 on Sony

[BanBrother]

No that was the one 5 minutes ago. This one is number 2358235.

[PS-Analog]

You clearly didn't read the article. It's optimistic.

[Hicken]

With a name like "Vita's Last Hope," where do you expect that someone will see the optimism?

[xtreampro]

Sony is doomed just look at their financial situation. Their TV's and the PS3 were and are the cause of their problems, they may be recovering now from the PS3 launch but it made a massive dent on the company and it's still stings them today.

Are you fanboys really this dumb or are you just trolling?

It's not a conspiracy against Sony you lemons.

[punisher99]

" Their TV's and the PS3 were and are the cause of their problems"

@xtreampro:

The Playstation brand as a whole has always been profitable for Sony, even in 2007 when they were losing at least 200$ on each PS3 console.

[TheBatman_Fanatic]

The Vita will be fine, some people just don't look at history. It takes time for consoles to get a bunch of good games, every console has gone through this.

[MikeMyers]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it was and is still far too early to be writing articles about its demise. Wait until after next years holiday season, then we will have a much better understanding how Vita is doing. Right now is the first holiday season so in 2013 we can expect more games since developers will then have more time with it.

[feeter]

I think next Holiday is too late... Vita sales need to pick up before developers fear they will not make money by making a game that will not sell well...

[MikeMyers]

This isn't like an iPhone that has stiff competition and gets replaced on an annual basis. Vita is a product that will be around for years and it takes time to build a fanbase.

[Nerdmaster]

But history also teaches us that lack of games and a high price can kill a console, even if such console is more technically advanced than the competition.

Launching a console is never a certainty of success. And it's not because Sony is a big company that it won't pull the plug on Vita if it doesn't sell well.

[ginsunuva]

Ps3 says hi

[Knight_Crawler]

@Ginsu - Yes Sony says Hi but thats one of the reason they are in the red and have been rated down.

Sony can not afford to bleed anymore money and what saved them with the PS3 was that the PS2 sold exremly well and Sony was using that money to support the PS3.

I love Sony as much as you but at some point they have to make huge profit and quick becuase Gaikai was not free and Sony had to shell out millions.

[DiRtY]

History tells us that the Vita is selling slightly below Dreamcast numbers and we know how that turned out.

The PS Vita is pretty much irrelevant already. Smartphones killed it before it even launched.

[FunAndGun]

lol, you comparing a smartphone to a Vita.

Smartphones can't do what the Vita can do. If you think they are comparable then you must be one hellava casual gamer.

Please show me a comparable game on Smartphones like Battle Royale or Gravity Rush. FPS with dual thumbsticks....hello!!

[Seraphemz]

You mentioning smartphones discredits you right there...

[Marquis_de_Sade]

You guys really are in denial if you believe smartphones aren't having an impact on PS Vita sales. I can think of few people who would be willing to carry a PS Vita in addition to a (more or less) essential smart phone.

P.S. Now I come to think of it, I can't think of anyone off the top of my head who owns a Vita.

[optimus]

I would throw in tablets moreso than smartphones. that is what people are flocking to given that you can get a tablet nowadaws for $150...hell, even the 3ds is struggling to keep up...I say if they want the vita to really sell they need to bring it down to $100 or less...not to mention that the games that are being developed are getting better and better with some reaching console quality levels...sure, you have virtual thumbsticks but most people are ok with it.

[Ju]

Virtual joysticks are no alternative if you can have the real thing. Tablet gaming might be an alternative, but I still prefer the Vita if I can get the game there.

Vitas library is okay, but I don't understand why the reviews are dragging most of the games down. Wrong expectations I guess. I enjoy most of them. More is always appreciated. But I can't afford them all anyway. I'm quite ok with what I have.

[mcstorm]

I do hope the sales of the PSV pickup as im loving mine at the moment. I got NFS which I am really impressed with the Graphics and game play are very impressive and I also have All Stars for it and again this game impresses and having both PS3 and PSV versions I like how they feel the same on both consoles.

[DomceM]

I am getting one as a gift for Christmas. My girlfriend is getting one too so she could play with me. We are looking forward to playing some Mortal kombat and LBP together on the hand held.

It will be very hard to care about the countless doom and gloom articles when I am enjoying the most advanced handheld in the world.

[Deusthousand]

You guys are crazy. Since having a vita I actually use it more than my ps3. And, if you guys think the only good game is Uncharted the you are really crazy. It has (arguably) the best Wipeout ever made. It got some good games for its first year. Its the same thing fools said about the PS3 first year out and some of those games turned out to be classics.

[TheFirstClassic]

Yeah I just can't put the thing down. Gravity Rush is one of the most unique experiences I've ever had in any game. Also, Unit 13 is an incredibly fun shooter which was knocked down for no story or competitive multiplayer, and Liberation is still a fun game. Uncharted was excellent. Wipeout is downloading right now so I would recommend the Vita to any gamer, and I would recommend ps + to anyone who wants to get one. You get more than your money's worth just from the three Vita games that come free.

[Williamson]

Gravity rush was such an amazing game for me too! Was kinda sad when I beat it since I never experienced a game like it, and the characters/story made me feel like i was watching an actual anime.

[vlonjati77]

hi Deus,you right man wipeout is awesome,on vita,i had also wipeout HD on my ps3 's hdd and never played it before,i said i would try it and i discovered that its very good game.Im enjoying Gravity Rush very good game,tomorrow we are getting Bioshok 2 and havent finished all my free ps vita games yet .Sony I hate you ,you are milking my time :)

[Genuine-User]

2013 looks good to me. So many quality games on all systems.

[TitanUp]

hoping to sale my vita for 150$ with mortal kombat and 8gb card

[Deusthousand]

I know someone that will buy it right now!

[cee773]

I will buy it right now for $150 this will be the ultimate ps4 controller

playstation mobile needs to become more like android play store/amazon app store get some student apps make it more than just a gaming device hell give it to Q let him trick it out for Bond lol. It has so much potential it could be used for everything It should have had the moniker It only does everything because in the end this device will mature in do time espcially when ps4 arrives I can see this device being the controller of chose on ps4 take everywhere game everywhere remotely from ps4 if it could be the ultimate ps3 controller it would sell just off that premise alone I wish they put GOW3 on the remote playlist they tease us with GOW1&2 via remote play

[1upgamer99]

Just like Nintendo with 3DS(only its even worse for Vita) People are not spending that kind of money on a hand held. Nintendo had to drop the price almost right after launch. Then they gave the people who had bought the 3DS already a free game. I am not a handheld guy really, BUT I really like the Vita and the 3DS. Handhelds have come along way. If I were to pick up a handheld, I would go with 3DS though. Not because Vita sucks, but there are a vast amount of games for the DS and 3DS.

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

10 free GBA and 10 free NES games. Id say it was worth it too I didnt own a single one of those games before.

[HarvesterOSarow]

I have spent 40 hours on my Vita with Persona 4 Golden in the last two weeks. That's more than my console games and I just picked up Borderlands 2 and Halo 4, as well as 8 other games for 360/ps3/wii.

Chalk it up to Atlus being awesome and Personas addictive nature, but all it takes is a few great games and hardware sells just fine. Same reason I haven't purchased a 3DS yet. Nintendo has to give me a few more games worth owning before I consider spending my money on the system.

[banjadude]

Can always trust Atlus/Xseed/NISA to pull through for the portable scene :)

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

lol I have a 3DS and, I said the same thing about Vita. Sony has to give me a few more games I care enough about to buy on Vita. Its all personal preference really.

[SqueezedWeazel]

Persona 4 is insanely good :-)

[DrJones]

LBP Vita!

[WalterWJR]

VITA is BEAST - V2.00 is BOMB - best mobile browser (excluding flash support) don't listen to these sheep and buy 1. There are a lot of people who want to see it fail for all the wrong reasons!

[Braid]

Best mobile browser among which devices, exactly? Are we including smart phones to your generalization as well? If so, that'd be Safari Mobile (iOS 6 version) as proved by benchmark tests.

On topic: all that Vita needs right now is developer support from Japan. I'm hoping that Soul Sacrifice's release might stir some things up in Japan, and devs would come up and start programming great games that'd appeal to the Japanese audience, which would eventually sell more Vitas, and as the user base expands, the Western developers will start giving Vita the attention it deserves as well; resulting in gorgeous looking, home console quality games like AC Liberation and NFS Most Wanted.

Oh, don't forget the first party support by the way: Sony needs to announce a God of War game, and an Infamous game ASAP, and then you'll see a dramatic increase in the sales numbers.

The device is not even close to its "doom", it's a gorgeous piece of hardware and what it's capable of is evidenced by some great games, the promise and the potential is obviously there, and the future looks bright for it, but gamers are still waiting for more AAA titles which is kind of tiresome, Sony should just try to shorten this process as fast as they can, with new IPs and game announcements to be revealed in the near future in order to keep Vita owners at least excited, giving them a reason to hold on to their systems. Other than that, it's still the most capable handheld out there, and the most powerful mobile gaming device ever released in the history of gaming- you just can't go wrong with that.

[tubers]

I recently got one and really liking it.

The hardware itself is a beauty and felt great but the flushed PS, Start and Select buttons are annoying as f***.

The interface was pretty fun too! I found it faster than the PS3's!

I do still understand why it's selling poorly though. :(

[TitanUp]

i do have a vita and it really isn't that good

[MetalProxy]

Compared to what? If there is a better "handheld gaming device" out there let me know...and now I dont buy things because of sales.

[tiffac008]

The Vita needs Japan. Currently there are more games being made and released on the PSP than on the Vita in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Sony should probably come out and stop supporting the PSP and create some incentives to get 3rd party developers put their games on the Vita.

The price will eventually go down, hopefully they permanently stick a memory card with every Vita but getting the games on the system is the key to its success.

The ball is in Sony's court. The gaming industry is just waiting for them to make the right moves.

[ziggurcat]

well, it's december, so i guess they gotta get in as many doom articles by the end of the year.

can't wait for the "top 10 sony doom articles of 2012" article to pop up here on N4G...

[air1]

You fools need to stop acting like vita has great games out. I got the shit and regret it..

How the hell can sony have more studios than ms and nin combined yet not produce 1 or 2 must have games for vita.

[strigoi814]

I wonder if someone can write an article about the Top 20 or Top 10 websites to write the doom article..

[strigoi814]

yesterday i saw a guy playing a shooting game on his phone..man i really was thinking..the guy has a huge hand and fingers he is almost covering the whole screen..and make me think..oh thank goodness i have a vita..with buttons gaming on the go will be awesome..just saying just saying the truth..

[SillyBastid]

PSVITA needs a Dark/Demon Souls related game by 'FROM SOFTWARE'. IMHO that would be a system seller. I would love farming for souls and titanite shards on my commute home.

This would also increase the sales of wrist attachments for the vita since everyone will want to throw it across the room with the difficult of the Dark/Demon Souls games....

oh how lovely it would be

[one2thr]

The Vita has plenty of games, I got 18 vita only games and have only beaten 5. And LBP and Sound Shapes, PSASBR, and many others have an endless replay value for what they provide.

To me its just people making up piss poor excuses of not trying it out nor going out of their comfort zone. Heck, I played the Gravity Rush demo for about an hour before the actual game came out, and felt like it was worth giving a shot. And boy was that a great decision. Including other unmentioned titles as well.

And am I the only person that took, "Dice" statement of bringing the "Frostbite 2.0" engine to mobile devices, code for "Yeah, we're looking to bring the Frostbite experience to the Vita"

I can bet my PS Vita, that there will be some jaw dropping games announced at 2013's E3, GamesCom, Tokyo Game Show, etc. That'll make every non-Vita owner(s) envious of those that do own a Vita...

Shame on people, trying to count Sony egg's before they hatch...

[Lex Luthor]

I've had my Vita for a good couple of months and during that time it has been gathering dust. Most of its games are just inferior ports of there PS3 counterparts.

Games like fifa, uncharted, assassins creed, most wanted and so forth are superior on the PS3 and cheaper too. More Unique games are needed.

[Ju]

Makes me think you don't have neither. How are PS3 games "cheaper" if Vita games retail in fact a least $10 below console versions?

[Whitefox789]

I remember reading that the 3DS was doomed, now after a price drop, and a Mario game.

The doom articles disappeared...

I'm continually wondering why people are "hoping" for consoles either mainstream or portable to end up with the fate of the Dreamcast[it was too soon :,( ].

[Andrespetmonkey]

Writer here.
Why do you think this is a doom article? It's quite optimistic. Maybe you should actually read it.

[vlonjati77]

andre hahahah from the moment you or any writer coments and try to prove their point to the commenters loses credibility as a proffessional writer,did I just write professional MUAHAHAHA ,99% of the time I just get in the comment section just to have a laugh at stupid people arguing hahaha

[Whitefox789]

Having the title stated as "Last Hope" is insinuating onto the reader that this is the PS Vita's last straw; if whatever X item that is PS Vita's salvation doesn't work then the system is doomed to fail.

As a writer, you should know the title of the article should be in tuned with its content so if what you say is true and that is, it's quite an optimistic article then maybe you should have an optimistic title.

[Andrespetmonkey]

@whitefox

I still think 2013 is the last year the Vita has to prove itself, and the title reflects that. But the difference between this article a doom article is that I don't think the Vita is destined to fail as I'm very optimistic for it in 2013. The title is quite provocative, but people should still consider the actual content of the article, and I'm right in defending it.

[microgenius]

it just needs a pricedrop just like 3ds

[SDF Repellent]

Foreseen this on my crystal ball back in March. Sold it along with 4 games after I bought it and hardly used it for 3 weeks. I really like it but with Smartphones these days, the VITA needs some games that define the system, and sadly, there are none thus far.

[youssef3740]

title should be author's last hope of being one

[aquamala]

Lots of "barely used" Vita's for sale on Craigslist , just what I noticed

[boybato]

yup, and I'm sure there are no pre-owned WiiUs being sold? Whats your point?

[josephayal]

Sony is struggling to attract third-party developers

[one2thr]

Its fun to see people, predict the future of Sony and their products. But hey lets use that talent for something more useful, like....

What are the PowerBall or MegaMillions lottery numbers for the next 3 draws, guys?...

[-Gespenst-]

He left out games like Time Travellers (the superior version), and Final Fantasy Type-0, which will probably be localized and released on the Vita.

Also the superior version of Virtue's Last Reward which just got released. Everyone should play 999, and everyone should play Virtue's Last Reward.

AC Liberation got really mixed reviews so I'd say it's up to people to try that one themselves.

And I'm sure there'll be some more interesting games released or announced next year.

[Lastcall]

PS Vita's Last Hope. And the lame titles of these articles just keeps getting better.

That's what the articles were saying after 2 years of the PS3's launch..hahahaha..

Hey Lookie amazing media hub writers!! I think PS3 is the beast all of all the console. No the world knows it.

PS products always have a slow beginning to a "I can't afford to buy all these exclusives cause there are just TOO many to choose from." LOL's.

[tubers]

My only problem with the VITA is the very long load times.. very detrimental to gaming on the go..

Almost demoted to, gaming on the bed only.

[bunfighterii]

A good FPS is needed direly to make use of those dual analogue sticks! I hope Killzone is way better than those paltry FPS offerings served up so far.

PS Vita wish list:

-Gran Turismo, with full 'Premium' car treatment- I would even jump for joy for a straight port of GT5, with of course a few more modification options.

-Grand Theft Auto/Just Cause or a new sandbox IP that's in the same vein of over the top open world.

- A Skyrim/Fallout style RPG- probably too ambitious for a handheld but imagine how good it'd be...

- Dead Space- the claustrophobic action horror seems to suit the Vita perfectly.

[deletingthis34675334]

I don't see how a Fallout or ES game would do poorly on Vita apart from the graphics. The Vita's hardware is akin to the original Xbox which had Morrowind (though I had no idea how good it played as I only have the game on PC). The Vita also has way more RAM than the original Xbox so in reality it is more powerful.

That being said I like this article. Nothing wrong with being critical of something you like. This is different from bashing the system but this journalist listed suggestions on improving the system and has concerns for the success of the system.

[3-4-5]

That was a good article. But I actually think 2013 will be a good year for both 3DS & Vita.

[MGregory666]

Removing those silly back tap buttons the Vita would help and I am piss sick of touch screen being the new cool thing.

[TheLastGuardian]

It would be a real shame if the PS Vita did fail. I love mine, I play it all the time. The game library is very good despite what some fools say.

Here's my favorite PS Vita games along with my scores:

Persona 4 Golden - 10/10
LittleBigPlanet PS Vita - 10/10
Gravity Rush - 9.5/10
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - 9/10
Sound Shapes - 9.5/10
Dokuro - 8/10
Lumines: Electronic Symphony - 9.5/10
WipEout 2048 - 8.5/10
Mortal Kombat - 8.5/10
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack - 10/10
Retro City Rampage - 8.5/10
Super Stardust Delta - 9/10
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation - 8/10

I haven't even started Ragnarok Odyssey yet and there's a lot more PS Vita games I want to buy. So you see, not only does the Vita have games, it has great games and plenty of them. Anyone who says "Vita has no games" doesn't know what they're talking about. If you're honestly not interested in any Vita games, you're not much of a gamer at all. Any gamer who doesn't own a PS Vita is missing out big time.

[Lethalsuperhuman]

Nba 2k14 too. Please 2k im begging or Nba live 14. Idc, i just need a NBA game. Or we need a NBA game.

And cut the price of the memory cards. I think they're too overpriced. In reality you need at least $400 to buy PS Vita, decent sized memory card, and games.

[Smokingunz]

I agree with this article. If the vita doesnt step up next year will be its last and thats a shame. However, the list of games that are coming out next year looks good. Now if their respectful companies makes the games they should be fine.

If I were sony, I would bite the bullet and drop the vita to $170. Fire nihilistic as well. I think a price drop will defi ately help, but if they're going to drop the price of the vita they should do it this year. Right now, because next year will be too late.

The vita has lots of potential but it needs that price drop. It also needs its own identity and its own games to attract people, instead of advertising it as a ps3 in your hands. I mean, who really wants a ps3 in your hand when tbe games are half ass anyway and we all have a ps3 in the house that we rather play on the tv with 8 buttons.

Before the vita tanks, id at least lime to see a redesigned, slim and liter vita with an extended battery life. If they can do that with a price drop they will be fine.

As far as cross play with the ps4, I dont see that happening. You cant even cross play with the ps3 unless it is hacked lol

As for the games, im looking forward to kilzone mercenaries, demon souls, and a few others. What ever happened to y's? I got a vita just for that game. Anyway, itll be sad to see the vita die so early (it will definately go down in history as a top tier handheld by a once top tier, and once loved company) I loved the original psp slim. It was one of my favorite system's and it had a lot of great games. Much better games than the vita.

[dboyman]

"Before the vita tanks, id at least lime to see a redesigned, slim and liter vita with an extended battery life. If they can do that with a price drop they will be fine. "

In Sony's current financial crisis they cannot afford to do that.

[MattS]

I don't see any proof that the author is in any way qualified to comment on the Vita's market viability in 2013 and beyond?

All I see is a discussion about the games being released next year. That's fine. But to make a judgement about whether the console has a future on the market you would need to be a market analyst.

Nothing about that website convinces me that the author is a market analyst.

[Rageanitus]

Sorry, but Uncharted was a very good game (not as good as the ps3 versions) but still very enjoyable.

Resistance was pretty good also.

[SqueezedWeazel]

I save so much hydro from sitting on my couch playing Vita then having my tv and ps3 running... Ps Vita is oh so glorious :-) haters gonna hate

[Knushwood Butt]

Soul Sacrifice. 7th of March in Japan.

[Axonometri]

Streaming PS3 games over 3G... LOL

[memots]

ok seriously....

The PsVita has been out for how long now?
Even before it was released there was doom article. Just let it go for fuck sake.

[fresh2death93]

There are ALOT of good games coming out in 2013 , they better step their game up and make alot of those for the Vita , imagine playing gta 5 on the vita!!

[H4all]

Vita has many TITLE, do you try it all? some reviewer don't really play, just con-damming the company and DEV TEAM..

[DarkZane]

PSO2 is obviously gonna come stateside, Atelier Totori will probably be picked up by NISA like usual.

As for Tales of Hearts R, Namco want to bring more tales games to the west and this is Hideo Baba's favorite tales game, so it has more chances to be localized than not being localized.

[PopRocks359]

If I read one more declaration of the death of or a dying platform, I'm gonna blow a gasket.

[Andrespetmonkey]

It's not a "declaration of death", it's a very optimistic article.
Urgh... I'm just fucking repeating myself now. Can you man babies please read the article before making all these false accusations?

[PopRocks359]

Notice that I never spoke specifically about the article? I'm saying I'm sick of people declaring any platform of being dead barely a year or two into its lifespan. Specifically I'm speaking in general terms.

Calm yourself.

[DJ]

The Vita is my favorite handheld, and remarkably gets a little more playtime compared to my PS3. I know it's hard not to get pessimistic, but the PS3 only sold 5 million units during its first year on the market. Now it's at 70 million.

Sony just needs to keep advertising and (possibly) bundle Vita with the PS Orbis when it debuts. That way they can compete with Wii U's one exclusive feature, which is using tablet device in conjunction with a console.

[StreetsofRage]

My Galaxy Note 2 with SNES and Genesis Emulators blow this thing out of the water.

[boybato]

who cares?

[Lvl_up_gamer]

I care. I have that on my Galaxy s3. After rooting the phone the whole world is open to you. So many emulators out there to play some of the games made.

Anyone with an android phone and is a gamer should root their phone to pkay games. I play so many awesome games on my phone. And that's not even include the games that don't require emulators. I also get free games.

[Benjaminkno]

I haven't even read the article. I'm not sure I need to. Vita is a success for some, but not everyone who has one is fully enjoying it. Though I think there's plenty of blame to go around even with consumers. I have no doubt that Vita will be more successful than it's predecessor, it's a superior machine.

Those who doubt that Sony's handhelds are not here to stay are just kidding themselves, they'll do their best to integrate the Ps4 with it, guaranteed.

[Rohered]

No hope without Square Enix!!!!