PSU writes: "You don’t have to look far to find someone on the internet bitching about the price of Sony’s PlayStation Vita. In fact, let’s play a little game. I’ll bet you $249 that at least one comment below (or on N4G—hey, we know where people really like to bitch) will say Sony cannot be successful without dropping the price of the Vita. Wahhhh, get over it."
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As for a price cut, I don't care if it gets one. Sony should just price cut the memory cards and I'll be happier than ever.
Just buy the hardware when there are games you really want. Or ask Sony to open the system up to more carriers, produce new hardware with 4G support, and sell it at a discounted price with a contract that you can add on to your current plan.
Verizon's doing that now for any device for $10
If it's not selling, than it needs a price cut. No arguing that (I personally have no idea how well it's selling).
I would love to have one, great device, but for me right now it's not at that price point for me. If I had more cash (college student here) I would be all over it though. It's worth the cost, I just don't have it. I think a lot of people are in that boat with the economy right now.
What I think Sony should do is put the VITA temporarily on sale. Therefore people will jump to buy it as fast as the can while they have the chance. Then they can let it go back to normal.This will at least raise the number of people who own a VITA.
After that, they'll find something else to complain about.
EDIT: @smash looks like i struck a nerve because my opinion doesn't agree with yours and what does my name have to do with it? like really i could say the same thing about you "Crash Bash" so get your head out your ass please. nobody wants to hear you fanboy propaganda.
Go ahead and do what you want because the rest of us will keep gaming on the Vita.
WHICH ARE AVIALIABLE FOR OTHER SYSTEMS
when wiiu launch games come up you say
so what? half are ports that are availiable on cheaper systems a long time ago....
stay classy n4g
Depends on your taste i suppose. I don't own a vita but if i did have time to play one i'd probably get the Final Fantasy games 1-9.
They are classics and will no doubt never die.
"It has not only PS1, PSN and PSP and 60 plus VITA games plus cross play games and you are STILL saying it needs games. What do you think all of those things are? Potatoes? "
That is silly logic. It's like saying the Wii has loads of games because it plays Gamecube games as well as Snes, Nes, N64, etc.
The Vita NEEDS more games. Alot more. I'm not talking PSN games either. It needs full retail games. Without those, the console is not worth it's price point.
Sony have already released Uncharted and Resistance on the Vita. Neither has made much of an increase to it's sales and they are two of PS3's biggest franchises. Sony can't just copy PS3 games to increase sales either. It won't work as those who own PS3's would likely just buy them for that. Not many will buy a game twice.
The Vita has some fantastic hardware inside it, but it just isn't being used. It needs a price cut to give the illusion that you're getting alot of bang for your buck.
At it's price now (currently more expensive than a PS3 in UK) the value just isn't there. If they don't want to drop it's price, then they need to bundle either a 8gb or 16gb memory card with it as well.
As it stands now though, it's got a PSPGO stigma surrounding it. Consumers aren't being shown any confidence that Sony won't pull the plug on it.
just like you guys say ports on the wiiu dont count
you guys ask for original wiiu games
he is asking for vita only games
Also if you believe that multiplats are not games then you are crazy. I own a PS3 and while I do own exclusives, I own multiplats as well and there's nothing wrong with playing them. Seriously are you going to expect me to turn down Skyrim just because it's a multiplats? Of course not.
Ports are also games as well despite what many people will have you believe. Now try and tell me that Metal Gear solid collection, Mortal Kombat, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom, Street Fighter Vs Tekken, OddWorld Strangers Wrath, Sony Royal Brawl and Sly Cooper 4 shouldn't exist on the Vita because they are ports.
Vita has games, only haters and casuals say that it doesn't.
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But my insurance gave me a new one.
I am now thankfull it doesnt have any built in memory or else I would have lost all my stuff and game progress! I just inserted my 32GB Mem card to my new vita and Bam, 3 seconds passed and it was all there ready to go.
So I do not agree with you but those mem cards are sure way too expensive. a 50% price cut on the mem cards should make everyone happy. since that is about what other high end cards costs too.
I am not denying Vita's quality specs, but so far the Vita is pretty much offering console types of games that I'd rather play on my console. I am looking for something a bit more unique.
So far there are only 3 Vita games I'd like to play, so that isn't really enough to entice me into spending $350 on a Vita, game and memory card at the moment.
Not hating on the Vita, I think it's great. But it does need a price cut if Sony wants it to succeed.
yeah, sure, where ? and what ?
if you compare the vita's price to the dated 3DS, to the 700$ cellphones...others have to cut their price (but i'm sure a price cut before christmas will help for big sales)
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People need to relax. "Vita has no games" = myth. I still play WipEout 2048, platinumed Uncharted, I play multiplayer on Resistance (also platinumed), etc. I also own SSD, Escape Plan, UMvC3, Tales From Space, and that's not counting my PSP downloads (GTA Vice City Stories, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, God of War GoS, Final Fantasy Dissidia...).
Also some good ones coming up... Playstation All-Stars, Little Big Planet, Soul Sacrifice, Warrior's Lair, Jet Set Radio, Sound Shapes... (deep breath) Need For Speed, Call of Duty Black Ops Declassified, Assassin's Creed Liberation, Sly Cooper Thieves In Time, Madden '13... etc.
Now to understand fanboy psycology you must understand fanboys and why is it that the vita will never apeal to them. Have you ever heard the saying that there is no greater blind man than the man who does not want to see?
When the generation starts they won't buy it cuz it's expensive.
It could have a bunch of games but " there isn't enough games".
When it does have enough games it will be "the games it has don't interest me".
When the graphics are better than their system "graphics don't matter".
When their system has better graphics "I can't play with those graphics mine system has better ones".
When their handheld system brings out a handheld version of a popular console franchise it will be amazing and original.
When your handheld system brings out a handheld version of a popular console franchise they say "they should make completely original games for the system."...... which wont interest them.
Fanboys will even buy the system that they hate on forums all day, Not really to play and have fun... but really more just to be able to speak their trash with more credibility when they rarely even turn the thing on.
The thought of someone not enjoying something because of some fugging one sided love to some company is just downright proof of how stupid people can be. It's like not enjoying a ride on an awesome acura because of your blind loyalty to toyota or something.
don't care how much it costs,im buying another one,i recently had my 3g/wi-fi launch model stolen by my sister in-law. : (
There already are plenty of good exclusives.
I dunno why people keep saying there aren't.
Honestly, say what they like consumers will pay what they believe a product to be worth. They simply don't believe the Vita to be worth the price yet.
TrendyEntertainment said they are cancelling Dungeon Defenders for the Vita
The 3rd party developers won't jump on the PSVita wagon as long as the installed base isn't interesting enough to sell major games to.
And a total of 1.8 mln possible buyers isn't interesting for big AAA IP's. Those need to sell a couple of millions. And when we see that games like Uncharted or God of War on PS3 with an installed base of 50 to 65 million the last few years sell just about 4 to 5 mln copies... Wel go figure.