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Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Playstation Vita

The Playstation Vita is over a year old now and with the PS4 on the horizon, and the handheld still neck-in-neck with the PSP on the Japanese sales charts, PSU takes a look at five reasons to buy a Vita right now.

BeZdaBest4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

vita is a great device with a identity crisis ... hear me out....

its caught between
the handheld market(3ds main competitor)
cell phone market(the introduction of ps mobile & untapped 3g potential )
console (eventual remote funtion and console ports)
i feel as if sony is going to use the ps4 as a crutch to hold up the psvita..

psvita is spreading itself to thin trying to cover all base... its not doing particularly well..most would argue that isnt doing to good..most would argue that the psvita has some "aaa" titles..(uncharted.. resistance.g-rush.asscreed..&a mp;q uot;""cod ugh""" i personally love wipeout)... so why is it struggling..

i think they should focus on getting the games that will attract people.the hardware itself is appealing. but games still matter the most..

WhyWai884010d ago

I believe your phone also have identity crisis.. hear me out..

its caught between
a camera
a media player
& of cos a phone

BeZdaBest4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

i agree with you..BUT you can still buy featureless phones at next to nothing...but the vita is different.. what is the vita doing with its 3g/appstore(psm) nothing its a resource hogg..

the reason phone evolved were out of necessity..
would you rather be carrying a cell phone /mp3 player/camera.. or would you rather have all that in one... for the most part its been great.most people cannot go back to feature phones..

the psvita is doing nuthin great(expect for specs when only compared to the 3ds) look at the psp and the umd movies what happened to that

Dj7FairyTail4010d ago

with lack of exclusive killer apps or games to move units. 2014 better be better for Vita.

RankFTW4009d ago

PS Vita + PS Plus is the best combo ever. My only gripe is the price of the memory cards, I wish they were non-propriatery.

PeaSFor4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

my personal reasons.

1- Playing PsVita exclusive games(duh...)
2- Playing my digital ps1/psp game collection
3- Obvious interactivity with the PS4
4- Cross buy/save/play(like in Guacamelee)
5- Medias/apps

GameCents4009d ago

3 isn't applicable right now and is dependent on purchasing a $450 or so console. Pass.
Vita needs to be able to stand on its own. Currently, it is bombing everywhere outside Japan.

PeaSFor4009d ago (Edited 4009d ago )

your opinion dont matter when its MY PERSONAL reasons,
...even if it isnt released yet i will without a doubt get the ps4 on launch day.

the wii u is "bombing" EVERYWHERE......japan included..... but it wont stop me from getting it when a metroid/zelda will be released on it.

chrismichaels044009d ago

@ Gamecents - for a guy that claims Vita is "irrelevant", you go out of your way to click on, read and comment on every Vita article on N4G. Seems to me like the Vita is very relevant to your life considering how obsessed with it you are.

"currently it's bombing everywhere outside of Japan"
Oh and FYI.....if your going to continue going on your bitter fanboy rage against Vita, at least get your facts straight so you don't sound so ignorant and clueless. Sony has already reported the Vitas strongest sales have been in the US and Europe. Only recently have sales also picked up in Japan (since Sonys PSP is still selling strong in the Japanese market).

I_LOVE_MYSELF4010d ago

Next month I'm going to treat myself to one because of my ps+. Too good to pass.

Arai4010d ago

Ordering the crystal white AC III: Liberation bundle in 3 days from Amazon.
With import tax and Muramasa Rebirth limited edition it's going to cost me 650 USD.

Seriously expensive for a handheld, but hopefully I'll enjoy it.
I can see myself being lazy in bed streaming PS4 games to it, usage during flights, exclusive Vita games and the lot.

r214009d ago

Recommend waiting after E3. A vita price cut might be announced so best just wait till Sony's presentation is over.

I_LOVE_MYSELF4009d ago

Well, my birthday is the end of June so if a price drop is announced that would be a nice bonus :D

Agent_hitman4010d ago

Many gamers will buy PSVITA if they cut the price of it from $250 to $199.

Many Quad core tablets and smartphones these days have $199 price tag and you can play decent games with dazzling graphics like ShadowGun or Dead trigger.

In the case of VITA, the reason why it's not selling well is because it's pricey. Not because it doesn't have games, as a matter of fact there are plenty of VITA games out there. But sad truth is, none of those games are hardware seller..

Maybe if FFX remaster comes out, the VITA's fate with turn positive.

I_LOVE_MYSELF4010d ago

How is Uncharted not a system selling franchise, but a 10 year old HD touch up is? Sorry, but Vita needs more games specifically made for the Vita. HD remakes are welcome, though. Get a GT game on it and a GTA game.

imXify4010d ago

199$ with contract yeah.....

raytraceme4010d ago

the gpu's in these devices suck. The vita bar the ipad 4 is still more powerful than any portable device out there for the moment.

WhyWai884010d ago

LOL.. how many phone or tablet came with a price less than $200 contract-free?

GameCents4009d ago

Meh. People said the vita would sell bundles and loads at $250, that didn't happen. I doubt 199 would make much of a difference.

MastaMold4009d ago (Edited 4009d ago )

@Agent_hitman, $199 smartphones are what i call contract phones go buy an unlocked Galaxy S4 or Iphone 5 they cost double what a PS Vita cost. Alot of people dont understand what a smartphone really cost.

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DEATHxTHExKIDx4010d ago

My only reason to buy Vita are its exclusives.

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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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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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XiNatsuDragnel2d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

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

ApocalypseShadow1d 20h 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.

Zachmo1821d ago

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

Rynxie14h ago

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

ApocalypseShadow14h ago(Edited 13h 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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Hereandthere5h 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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Notellin11h 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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Hereandthere5h 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.

Hereandthere5h 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.

OtterX1d 3h 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.

RNTody1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h 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?

Inverno1d 2h 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.

Inverno1d 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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fsfsxii10h 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.

Inverno9h 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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