He Says the PlayStation Vita is Already Dead

aw3str1k3r: The Playstation Vita is dead.

I say this as an early adopter of the handheld. I feel like the system has already been abandoned. Sony made that much clear at E3, where they showed very little support outside of a pair of spin-off games from two major console series'. What makes that fact even clearer is that we will now be entering a 6-week period that does not contain a single retail release for the Vita. Sony continues to make the same mistakes as they did handling the PSP, and seems to find new and exciting ways to disappoint me, the consumer.

[Dante112]

Guess I won't get a chance to play CoD, Bioshock or the Assassin's Creed game since one guy on Kotaku's site said that the Vita is dead. *weeps* Won't be able to play the new games I bought as well (MGS: Collection Edition, Unit 13 and Gravity Rush games) /s

Man, journalism is at it's all time lowest. The Vita hasn't even been out for more than 6 months and they're already trying to doom it. Funny enough, the 3DS had less games during the same time period yet no one complained. Personally, I'm loving my Vita and with the Gaikai-Sony deal, I'm seeing HUGE things for the Vita. With that kind of tech you could just get a 4gb one and still play all the games you want with the streaming tech + wifi.

Edit: Just because Sony didn't have the Vita in it's E3 conference doesn't mean it's doom. There were tons of games on the E3 show floor for people to play, even Kotaku covered that.

[PopRocks359]

"Funny enough, the 3DS had less games during the same time period yet no one complained."

Uhh, I don't know what rock you've been under, but plenty of people complained about the 3DS' launch.

The Vita's a great piece of hardware, but Sony are crippling it by marketing it as a handheld PS3. Doesn't accomplish anything since their primary userbase already mostly has PS3s. Sure there's cross-platform play, but why buy the same game twice for a feature like that? Why not offer free downloads of a game (or at least discounted) for those buy one version of the game and want the other?

Basic point: they should focus less on cross-platform play, less on PS3 ports and more unique gaming experiences.

[blitz0623]

kotaku is dead

[ronin4life]

@blitz
What does that have to do with poprocks comment?

4 disagrees and not a single explanation...
Is it because the site is kotaku? (Wasn't paying attention and had no interest in flamebait, just surfing comments)
I don't know about kotaku being dead, but I haven't liked them for a long time...@.@;

[nix]

i read the headline. then i read the site name.

[victorGma21]

Where is Loco Roco, Patapon, God of War(exclusively to Vita, not a port) etc?

Maybe fanboys will love to use games like Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (which sold 20.000~40.000 copies and is already dead in sales) or UMvsC3 (which sold very bad) but looking at the software sales we can safely say people don't want ports/remakes/multiplatform titles for vita. They want a unique/exclusive experience like Gravity Rush or Uncharted Golden Abyss.

Sony's strategy isn't working.

[nukeitall]

I think the issue is the high price tag of $250 plus a memory card requirement to play non-must-have games. Most people in that demographic has a smart phone, and they can keep themselves busy with it instead.

Why would I care about YouTube, Netflix or any other app on PS Vita when it likely does better on my iPhone anyhow that I have a paid data plan? I'm not going to pay extra just to have it on the PS Vita!

So it's left to gaming experience strictly, but with a weak release schedule, high price tag, secondary spin-offs and less user time it's a wonder the darn thing sells.

Handhelds are no longer a necessity, it is a secondary purchase. Price it accordingly!

[StanSmith]

PopRocks and Victor hit the nail right on the head.

Ports of console games on Vita will not sell it. In my opinion, the only titles that should be straight ports from PS3, are Lego and yearly sports titles

Developers (Sony included) need to stop looking at handhelds as an opportunity for a quick cash in and treat them as separate platforms just as they do Wii,PS3 and 360.

[JoySticksFTW]

It's a tough position for Vita really.

For some people, the $250 price tag is holding them from purchasing a Vita.

Especially when you can buy a 160gb PS3 for the same price right now. And $50 more gets you a 320gb PS3.

And if rumors are true about a cheaper Super Slim PS3 on the way, Vita is going to need a price drop or some seriously killer apps (like FF:CC or the GoW games were to the PSP, or Gaikai streamed games) to compete for gamers' cash.

Vita games are good, and more games are coming. But how do you justify a Vita purchase over a PS3 purchase if a person has neither right now.

And for those that already have a PS3 that weren't early Vita adopters, there are still quality titles coming out on PS3 already taking up gamers' time and money.

I personally think the Vita will be fine once the price is dropped, and Sony reveals its Gaikai plans for the system though.

[DragonKnight]

You guys are ridiculous. In some of these comments I see the same kind of people who were, at the announcement of the Vita, all "what? only $250?! HOLY @#$% MEGATON OMGWTFBBQ DIS IZ DA BEST!" And then you saw the list of games for launch window and did the same thing. Now, the Vita hasn't been out even a year, and you're saying "It's too expensive" because Nintendo couldn't sell the 3DS for the same price. Gee, I wonder why. Maybe it has to do with the 3DS being a marginal upgrade to the DSi.

You're saying "the Vita doesn't have it's own unique experiences" conveniently leaving out that it does, and that any device (console or handheld) never has a f*ckton of new IP's at its launch. Also conveniently leaving out all of the announced titles, and all the games at the E3 show floor.

The problem with the morons at Kotaku, and the idiots who share their sentiment, is that they make E3 press conferences bigger than they are. The Press Conferences are just the projects of the PR department of each company that has a conference at E3.

It's ironic that journalists don't read, they don't pay attention to announcements. And it's funny that in one breath people will say "CoD will make anything sell" and in the next say "CoD won't help it because it's not a unique experience."

The 3DS has mini versions of Wii games, rehashes of the same ideas, and though it got off to a bad start it seems people WANT these rehashes and mini versions of console games. It takes Mario 9872394579537 to start selling mass quantities of the DS. Why? Because it's an established franchise and people know what to expect, it's a no brainer and no risk to release it. You people seem fine with that, and yet b*tch when someone else makes the same sensible move with their NEW device?

The level of stupid just keeps rising and the collective I.Q. of gamers keeps lowering it seems. Pseudo journalists like those at Kotaku need to be issued permanent gag orders and you people who think the Vita is dead or dying need some more schooling.

[darkgod]

um there were loads of 3ds complaints? lol more so infact. so lets not go there. but this guy is dumb vita is far from dead.

[small44]

Because any new ip and unique game won't never sell more then Uncharted Golden Abyss.

[victorGma21]

@DragonKnight
"And then you saw the list of games for launch window and did the same thing."

Speak for YOURSELF buddy. I don't think you have a crystal ball.

"You're saying "the Vita doesn't have it's own unique experiences" conveniently leaving out that it does, and that any device (console or handheld) never has a f*ckton of new IP's at its launch."

Nobody is saying vita doesn't have any unique experience. We are saying vita needs MORE games you can only find on vita in order to give more reasons for consumer to buy it, MORE exclusive games to justify your purchase. Why is it so hard for you and some people to see it? Go check the software sales so you will realize nobody wants multiplatform games on vita. No need to be so defensive just because you enjoy your vita, sometimes you need to say the truth and stop defending it.

"CoD won't help it because it's not a unique experience."

Again, speak for YOURSELF. You are making assumptions. If it's indeed just another multiplatform game, then I think it will probably have bad sales just like any other multiplatform on Vita. If it's an unique game you can only find on vita (like Resident Evil Revelations on 3DS), then we can expect bigger numbers.

"The 3DS has mini versions of Wii games, rehashes of the same ideas, and though it got off to a bad start it seems people WANT these rehashes and mini versions of console games."

You don't know shi* about what you are talking about, why are you even trying to argue? So you are going to forget about games like Professor Layton, Pilotwings Resort, Nintendogs + cats, Dead or Alive Dimensions, Steel Diver, Mario Kart 7, Mario 3D Land, Inazuma Eleven GO (it's a big japanese series) etc? All those games were launched at the 3DS's first year and all those games you can only find on the 3DS, people had tons of reasons to buy it. Then people had games like Resident Evil Revelations, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D, Fire Emblem, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Mario Tennis, Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin, etc. Again, tons of good games you can only find on 3DS. That's what Vita needs.

"It takes Mario 9872394579537 to start selling mass quantities of the DS."

3DS never sold as poorly as vita is selling (even before Mario was launched).

"Why? Because it's an established franchise and people know what to expect, it's a no brainer and no risk to release it."
Yeah an that's why Sony should release an exclusive God of War game for Vita like they did with Uncharted, that's why Sony should develop a Loco Roco, Patapon or Gran Turismo exclusively for vita. Stop with the "PS3 in your hands" ad, that's not what people want. I already have a PS3.

"The level of stupid just keeps rising and the collective I.Q. of gamers keeps lowering it seems."

You are proving that with your actions.

"you people who think the Vita is dead or dying need some more schooling."

No, vita is not dead as Kotaku said, but Sony seriously need to change it's strategy.

@StanSmith
Exactly!

[Kurt Russell]

Vita is a great bit of kit, but sadly I haven't bought one because of the limited amount of games and types of games available. Although games like Uncharted blow me away with their graphics I sadly would prefer to sit down and play it on my PS3. For portable gaming I am generally looking for a quicker fix as I only play them when travelling about. Wipeout type games are what I need more of (not space racing shooters but you should know what I mean)for me to part with that amount of cash.

[guitarded77]

Sony may have had limited Vita exposure at E3, but there was so much other stuff to show. Remember, Vita is less than 5 months old. GamesCom and Tokyo Game Show are just around the corner and Vita will have a presence at both. Finally, if PS4 is announced at E3 next year, Sony will be concentrating on the system features of the new console which in turn will leave Vita to showcase the huge line-up of games. All of this can/will happen in the next year. I don't think some people realize that the life of a console is a marathon and Sony runs a hell of a lot further than the others.

[DragonKnight]

@victorGma21: 1.What the hell does a crystal ball have to do with the reaction seen at the announcements of launch window games? In case you haven't noticed, the Vita is out already.

2.Have you read the comments? THAT'S ALL THAT ANYONE IS SAYING! And umm, do you own a multibillion dollar company trying to release devices and software worldwide? No? Then how is it that you and people like you are experts on time? Do you think games take a week or a month to make? OF COURSE THEY DON'T! That's the problem with people this gen, they are impatient and unrealistic. They want games that were just announced to be released today. You're not paying attention to Vita's games, you're paying attention to big names and big announcements. That's the problem.

3.Clearly you didn't see that I made that statement with quotations around it signifying that that's what other people have been saying. I personally have no opinion on what CoD will do for the Vita, I was pointing out the hypocrisy in what people are saying.

4.Most of those games are rehashes and remakes, same as the what you're saying is the problem with Vita. And I find it hilarious you mention games that took some time to release on the 3DS and yet are moaning about games not already being released on the Vita. It again points to the problem that you are all impatient and willing to call the Vita a dead or dying system simply because YOU can't wait and have no business sense. Nintendo relies on the sure thing of games like Mario series and Zelda series to make money on the 3DS and it's ok for them. But for Sony to do the same with Vita whilst the unique Vita only games are being developed and printed is wrong? What the hell is wrong with you people?

5.And so now you're brining specific numbers into the argument when the argument was that they both had bad starts. That's what is important. THEY BOTH HAD BAD STARTS! So bad in fact that Nintendo felt they were forced to lower the prices of the handheld because no one wanted to pay $250 for an upgraded DSi. But it's ok, they get a pass right?

6.How do you know that they aren't? What, because it wasn't at the E3 press conference, it doesn't exist? And news flash, PEOPLE WANTED A PS3 IN THEIR HANDS WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT THE VITA! The same thing everyone's b*tching about right now are the same things they PRAISED when they first heard about the Vita. HYPOCRISY.

7.I'm not the one that accepts rehashes on one system and condones them on another.

8.You mean the strategy of releasing games? Yeah, that is a good strategy to change. Sony can't seem to please anyone. First people started b*tching about not being able to play PS1 games on the Vita (which I shouldn't need to remind you are not unique experiences only available on the Vita), then people started b*tching about app interaction (not being able to play a youtube link directly in twitter) and now it's impatient morons thinking that games can be made in seconds, blaming Sony for doing exactly what Nintendo or any other company would do with a new device.

You people don't even deserve a Vita.

[Diver]

nuke dude its amazing the way you operate. not what you do but cause you think people are too stupid to notice. i went an looked at your post history. i looked at your last 42 posts. i started wit this one

http://n4g.com/news/1031384...

then i set up a rating chart an put 1s ever time you said soemthing. if a comment was a 'pro' comment it meant you either applauded something the company was doing or you defended their actions or ithe way they went about. if you made a 'anti' remark, it meant you ridiculed the item feature or plan or else you downplayed how important it was. 'personal attacks' speaks for itself. an 'other' were comments relating to pc or were middle of the road somewheres between the positive an negative.

note: some comments were counted more than once because in the same post you talked up one company while attacking another. overall your record is tells us exactly who you are an what you are doing.

look at the okami okami article. you claim to be a PS3 owner an this is why no one believes you. you couldnt even bring yourself to talk about the ps3 version in a positive way. the best you could manage was this

http://n4g.com/news/1027034...

an you been busier than everbody hating in gaiksi threads. must be worried. you are stealth trolling. your problem is you got mad an went negative too quick. downplay is better than attacks. also you gotta make one or two good comments bout your target but you hate an fear Sony too much for that. see this ain't personal im just reporting the facts.

totals:

comments:42
pro ms:1111111111 (10)
anti ms (0)
pro sony:(0)
anti sony:1111111111111111111 (19)
pro nintendo:11 (2)
anti nintendo:(0)
personal attacks:11 (2)

other:111111111111111 (15)

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

LMAO @ people calling the Vita dead before it even hits the holiday market in the West...
The TWO major issues with the Vita is the memory card price and the games.

The things is, both require time. The memory cards will drop in price over time and games require time to make.

I personally will be getting the Vita Assassin's Creed bundle instead of waiting for the Vita to drop in price so I'm sure many others will be doing that as well. I really expect the Vita to move several million units this holiday.

In my opinion if Sony puts a 16gb or 8gb memory card in every Vita box and has several game bundles (Uncharted:GA, CoD, LBP Karting, PSA Battle Royale), the Vita should have a VERY successful fall/holiday this year and put to rest all the doom and gloom.

I do agree though that the Vita needs more games unique to the Vita. Cross-platform ports are good once you ALREADY have the Vita. Ports aren't a reason why you should go out and get one though. When I say games unique to the Vita I'm not talking about new IPs. I'm talking about spin-offs from popular franchises that aren't ports that already have a large fanbase. Games like CoD:Declassified and Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation are examples of what I'm talking about. Both games alone will move tens of thousands of units each.

If the Vita can a Monster Hunter game or a Kingdom Hearts game or a God of War game sales will pick up. People like to put the burden on the price, but as shown when Gravity Rush released (if VGchartz estimates are close to the actual numbers) Vita sales spiked. And the games wasn't even advertized and Gravity Rush is a new game and not an established well known franchise like Assassin's Creed or CoD. So imagine what the sales will be like when those game are released and advertized this fall/holiday.

The Vita isn't and never will be.

EDIT: LOL @ Diver

I've been noticing that about nukeitall too. He reminds me of Logicwins the way he stealth trolls and reminds me of IHateYouFanboys the way he claims to be "neutral" but only talks positive about anything not Sony related and the majority of his negative comments are directed at anything Sony related.

lmao

[PopRocks359]

Jeez, the replies here... some of you people are insane. All I said was the Vita needs more unique experiences that you can't get elsewhere.

Jesus, I even said it was good hardware! N4G community everybody.

[sikbeta]

I'll buy when Soul Sacrifice comes out, deals are enticing and that game is going to rock! also I'll totally expect a dual-pack for Battle Royale, so when I get the Vita, I'll be able to play on both systems, I'm keeping an eye on AC:L for Vita as well, but aside of Uncharted Portable, Gravity Rush and SS, there isn't much for me, hope Sony gets more games for that thing because I'm not going to buy a system for a bunch of games >:(

[orange-skittle]

@ NIX
STFU! Would it make a difference if it was IGN, CNN-TECH, G4TV, Game Spot, or GameTrailers? No! Kotaku is a well known and respected site by many. If you're a Vita fan so what, but the site isn't discredited because of a someones opinion. The fact is he is right. No games in a 6 week stretch...what kinda sh-t is that? Summer will be over before they launch another title. That's suicide. They marketed this thing heavily only to not show support at the most publicized consumer expo

[Ult iMate]

@PopRocks359
>>and more unique gaming experiences.
If you look at 3DS, you can clearly see, that gamers do not need "unique gaming experience". They need iterations of famous franchises and multiplatform ports.

@JoySticksFTW
>>Especially when you can buy a 160gb PS3 for the same price right now. And $50 more gets you a 320gb PS3.
WTF? What will I do with PS3, when I'm outside the house? Do you often play your PS3, when you on the plane or in the train?

[irepbtown]

So Sony just spent $380m in buying Gaikai (which will most likely be used on the Vita), and the writer says 'I feel like the system has already been abandoned.' ???

Kotaku...

[pixelsword]

Kotaku's quality of writing is so inept that you have to wonder if someone's paying them to be this stupid. After the acquisition of Gaikai the Vita is an obvious recipient of the services Gaikai will offer and yet they say this?

I think after this if I see a kotaku article, I'll just post their story so they won't get hits.

Sony trolling from big sites fishing for hits has never let up.

[PopRocks359]

@ Ulti Mate

How are Kid Icarus Uprising, Resident Evil Revelations, Dillon's Rolling Western, Sakura Samurai, Mighty Switch Force and an actual sequel to Kingdom Hearts 2 not unique experiences?

One of the biggest announcements for the Vita in the past couple of months was that Sly 4 and Playstation Smash Bros. are going to be on the platform. Why would I want to buy either of those on a Vita? I already own a PS3. I'd rather play them in HD on a console. The Vita needs its own experiences. The 3DS failing to pick up in sales when Zelda 3D came out is proof of that.

[Ult iMate]

@PopRocks359
Kingdom Hearts, Resident Evil, Mario - are not unique experiences. In what way are they unique? It's just like I said - they are new iterations of old franchises. They are not unique - they are offering well known gameplay for their series. Monster Hunter, Zelda, MGS, Street Fighter 4 are ports from other platforms. But they sell tons on 3DS. So I don't see, how gamers need unique experience like you say. They buy ports and iterations of old franchises - that is what I see in the sales, not what you said. Just open your eyes and realise the truth.

If gamers really so in need of unique experience, they should buy millons of Gravity Rush or Unit 13 - those games deserve big sales because they are trully unique. But look at the games sales to see that they are not selling like crazy. If you were right, Gravity Rush would be topping the sales but that is not happening, so you wrong. It's sad, but true (and it's saddens me too): most of gamers do not need new IPs and unique experience, they tend to buy franchises they already know and games they already played.

>Why would I want to buy either of those on a Vita? I already own a PS3.
Are you blind or something? It's the same reason why do gamers buy Monster Hunter 3 and other multiplatform ports on 3DS. They already have it on their Wii or other platforms, but they buy it on 3DS again.
And the other reason your argument is ridiculous - how often do you play your PS3 on a car, train, plane, in a waiting line or bus? But PSV give you an opportunity to play big games on the go. There's no sence for PS3 for me, when I'm outside the house. Yes, I do play PS3, but why shoudnt't I play those big games, when PS3 is not available? Why shouldn't I continue playing Sly 4 outside the house just because someone said they have it at home on the PS3?

>The 3DS failing to pick up in sales when Zelda 3D came out is proof of that.
Zelda is the proof that gamers will buy a millions of multiplatform port of a game of a famous franchise they already play like 10 years ago.
As far as I know, Uncharted Golden Abbyss is the other example of best selling game on a platform. So don't tell me about gamers need unique games, because reality is otherwise.

[victorGma21]

@Ult iMate
If it's a game you can only find on 3DS, it doesn't really matter if it's an interation of famous franchises. What really matters is that games like Mario Kart 7, Kid Icarus, Resident Evil Revelations, Kingdom Hearts 3D and many others are games you can only find on the 3DS, so if you enjoy those franchises you will HAVE TO BUY a 3DS in order to play it, which gives much more reason for people to buy the system. You have a flaw in your argumentation because games like Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, UMvsC3, Mortal Kombat and many others on vita are games from famous franchises and yet, it looks like people don't want it.

Don't try to be smart, you're actually acting stupid because it's like saying "Skyrim" isn't a new experience/new game you can only find on current HD consoles/PCs because it's just a new interation of old franchises.

Or it's just like saying "Metal Gear Solid 4" isn't a unique/exclusive experience for the PS3 because it's just a new interation of old franchase. You see how dumb your comment is? If people love Metal Gear, of course they will buy a PS3 just to play it because they can only find it on the PS3, just like Resident Evil Revelations, Mario 3D land, Kid Icarus and many others can only be found on the 3DS. It's funny how people use the word "exclusive game you can only find on PS3" for MG4, but you don't want to use the same sentence for Resident Evil Revelations. You are making yourself look stupid or fanboy.

-As for Gravity Rush
And people is buying Gravity Rush much more than games like Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, UMvsC3, Mortal Kombat or some other vita multiplatforms, which goes agaisnt your argument. However, there is no marketing for those games, what do you expect?

"But look at the games sales to see that they are not selling like crazy."
Yeah, but they are selling much more than multiplatforms on vita, which destroys your argument. Also the hardware is also selling poorly, there is no userbase yet because a lot of people don't have reasons to buy a vita yet

-As for Monster Hunter 3G:
No? Monster Hunter 3 sold well on every platform just because it's one of Japan is main games, you can't even use it as an example! You should use games like Street Fighter IV 3D, but this game adds so mane new features that it's easy to understand why it sold so well on the 3DS.

"And the other reason your argument is ridiculous - how often do you play your PS3 on a car, train, plane, in a waiting line or bus? But PSV give you an opportunity to play big games on the go."
Yeah but people DON'T WANT IT! Look at the software sales, don't be stupid again. PS3/PSV multiplatforms aren't even selling above 100k. It's NOT a reason for consumers to buy it and it's not working.

"There's no sence for PS3 for me, when I'm outside the house."
And there is no reason for you to buy the same game twice unless you have extra money or you are retarded. I will prefer to play a portable game or something differente I can't find on my PS3.

-Zelda:
Zelda is one of the most acclaimed series in history, OF COURSE people will buy it, stupid comment again. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Mortal Kombat and some other games on vita are selling like 50k copies only, so it doesn't seems to be what people want on vita.

-As for Uncharted GA:
Lol? Are you dumb? Uncharted Golden Abyss is a NEW game in the series. It's a game you can only find on vita and if you love thse series you will HAVE to buy a vita in order to play it, that's what we are talking about.

[JellyJelly]

"Assassin's Creed III: Liberations and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified do a fine job of placing big names into the Vita's future, but little brother versions of AAA releases would not sell a person on a whole new gaming system when the big brother variant comes out at the same time on systems many people already own."

Why anyone who already owns a PS3 or 360 would buy a new console in order to play lesser versions of games coming out on their other console is something I don't understand.

[r21]

because some people like to play console like games on the go, like me for example.

[g-nome]

I like to play and download at work , can't do that with a big console now can you?

[rezzah]

Because you play new games different than the ones on home consoles.

Try playing AC Liberation on your PS3 or 360.

[MasterCornholio]

According your logic people wouldn't buy a 3DS to play lesser versions of Mario Kart, Super Mario, Resident Evil and Monster Hunter.

See my point? Mario Kart 7, Resident Evil Revelations, Super Mario 3D Land are all original titles on the 3DS and all three are System sellers. The problem with your logic is that Assasins Creed 3 Liberation isn't a port of Assasins Creed 3 instead it's a completely new game based on the same universe as Assasins Creed 3. This is the same thing as Revelations which is based off the same universe as the resident Evil games but it's a new title.

Next time before you post do your research.

XperiaRay

[TBM]

@jelly

last i saw AC Liberations isnt the exact same game as AC3 seeing as this one stars a female assassin lead. care to explain exactly where this is an exact port of AC3. same goes for CoD Declassified.

i love people who think they know how to run a multi billion dollar company lol.

[mewhy32]

I think Jelly has it right. People that already own these games aren't going to run out and buy a portable console to play the dumbed down versions of the same games they already own on xbox or ps3. That'd be crazy. Sony need to copy another of Nintendo's ideas in that it needs to make more exclusive software for the vita and it needs more, much more, marketing dollars or it's just going to end up being another PSP type deal.

[Knushwood Butt]

I like to play them in bed, and, well, anywhere I feel like really.

Is that hard for you to understand?

[small44]

Why every game come in handheld should be a lesser versions of games coming out in other console game like LBP vita is a superior game for exemple.
And why someone will buy a ps3 if he can play the games in xbox360 and why someone will buy a xbox360 if he can play the same games in ps3?
Why someone will buy a 3ds if he can play for exemple a better resident evil in ps3?

[orange-skittle]

@JellyJelly
I agree!!!! Why would I buy a $250-300 handheld to play a lesser version of a title? It's dumb and anyone who says they game on the go have no f*cking life or a job. This other moron(G-Nome) says he downloads games at work...what an idiot. Lets see how long that idiot stays employed. I guess those are the nerds you market to.

@TBM-The same company you are referring to reported a 3.4 billion dollar loss a few months ago, so thinking those executives make good decisions might be in question

[TheDivine]

I agree AC Liberation is Like RE Revelations but the difference is RE Revelations didnt release the same day as RE6. If that happened i wouldve gone with RE6 and im a huge Revelations fan, its one of my fav handheld titles ever. Black Ops Declassified also drops with Black Ops 2 and everyone i know will get BO2. Not saying i wont get the vita games but down the road when theyre 20 after i beat the console games.

Castlevania on 3ds is more similar (releasing same day as LOS2) but even that is a totally different game (2d not 3d, different genre).

If the vita AC and COD released now or 6 months after the console games i think they would make a bigger impact. Who knows though, im sure they will push mad systems at Christmas.

[MastaMold]

"shakes head"

@ blitz6023, spot on!

Sent from my PS Vita

[Nimblest-Assassin]

Jesus Christ.... Why do you guys keep approving these articles? It's the same song and dance everytime. It's actually become boring now. The vita is barely 6 months old, and people keep complaining it's dead. Even more surprising when kotaku a qoute on qoute forefront in video game journalism, ignores the fact there where 25 vita games on the show floor, compared to the 11 for the 3ds....but I guess people think the vita is dead, because it doesn't have as much sales as the 3ds, even though the 3ds has been out for more than a year.... What a world

[StanSmith]

It's not about how many games there are available and upcoming for the platform, it's about the quality of the titles.

The Vita is far from dead, but, the only games I would class as quality are AC:Liberation, Uncharted, LittlebigPlanet and Gravity Rush. All four, unique to Vita and not some cheap port.

[Seraphemz]

stansmith - Soul Sacrifice looks like a really good game, and im sure that they are going to come out with Monster Hunter for the Vita soon which will increase the sales big time.

[NOKIDDING]

"3DS had less games during the same time period yet no one complained."

No one complained?

Sorry but...where have you been?

Everybody complained and SONY specifically said they wouldn't do the same mistake.

[fuzzybacon26]

I 110% agree. The Vita is not dead. I got mine on the week 0 early addition and love it. I play it almost every day. E3 has become a joke in the gaming industry. NO ONE takes it seriously, especially when G4 is only cable channel that covers it. It was like watching 3 days of lets make fun of sony because the one guy that might accutally play games (Blair i am looking at you) has bashed Sony from the beginning.

I guess I am just at the point where I am sick of people looking at Sony and being oh they suck so everything they do sucks, and because something hasny been released oh Sony must be giving up on it. I am not a Sony fan boy, I fact I do have all three systems, 3ds and Vita. But lets look at the facts, if we are comparing E3 Pressers, M$ lets bring out technology that the other systems already have and dont care about, IE Internet Explorer, and lets see how much advertising we can do so in 2 weeks we now can make you by a tablet. It was a complete advertising compaign for their new tablet. Wii U is still Nintendo and showed every game we knew about last year. Sony kicked ass because it showed one thing that gamers have been asking and aksing pulling their eyes out and screaming for and that is games. Were all the games a hit no, but they showed games and games and games and games and then more games.

Sony is by far not even close to closing up shop on the Vita,

@field
A-men
Army Corps of Hell
Asphalt: Injection
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
BioShock
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Broken
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
DJMax Technika Tune
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock
Dragon's Crown
Dream Club Zero Portable
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
Dust 514
Dynasty Warriors Next
Earth Defense Forces 3: Portable
Egg 'n' Roll
Escape Plan
Everybody's Golf 6
FIFA Soccer
Final Fantasy X HD
F1 2011
Ghost Recon: Final Mission
Gravity Rush
Great Little War Game
Guacamelee!
Mittsune Miku: Project DIVA F
Hustle Kings
Jet Set Radio
Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge
Kickbeat
Killzone
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7
Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
LittleBigPlanet
Little Busters! Converted Edition
Little Deviants

and there are still more. So yeah the PS Vita dead sure. oh wait and I havent even said anything about GAiKAi. So Kotaku do some damn research, and before you decide to make an ass out of yourself why dont you look at everything.

[secretcode]

It's Kotaku. Who the hell cares? The site hasn't been relevant in years once they started the whole "Now we cover toys and stuff because Japan ^_^" shit.

The first year for a new system is usually the roughest, the Vita needs time and continued support.

[Jirachi]

Actually people did complain when 3ds struggled it was eve doing slightly better (key word slightly) then vita is now. Now Vita can turn it arround,but the fact that people where claiming 3ds was dead and it was doing better then vita is seems a little hypocritical.

Again i think vita will do fine. Maybe not as well as 3ds(becuase 3ds is cheaper it's gonna sell better,imo)But i don't think vita will flop at all.

[Canary]

The Vita is dead. This summer. In North America.

I don't see why that's a big issue. The 3DS was dead at this same time last year, and it's doing fine now.

Besides, Japan is getting a ton of top-tier summer releases, so if you're up for importing (and you damn well better be if you bought a Vita) it's kind of a non-issue.

[SephirothX21]

Why bother get the Vita if it will only play the same games as consoles but at inferior quality? For Gravity Rush and Unit 13? Look at all the great multiplatform games available for PS3 and 360. There are too many great games to play to be bothered with hardware that is inferior to consoles and doesn't provide a unique experience. The 3DS provides a unique experience. The Vita isn't selling because it is just a very toned down PS3 that is portable and with touch controls. Though touch-screen controls are just being applied to games for the sake of having touch-screen controls and not to actually improve the experience. I can't see Vita succeeding for that reason. Sales don't lie.

[Ult iMate]

>The 3DS provides a unique experience.
For example?
Mario?
Zelda?
Mohun?
RE?
MGS?
Unique experience indeed. /S

[kikizoo]

Don't use "journalism" and "kotaku" in the same sentences...

it's just a blog, where fanboyz talk to other fanboyz (like the frustrated xbots, allways jumping on anti-sony articles : the only game they can play)

[schlanz]

"Funny enough, the 3DS had less games during the same time period yet no one complained"

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[Patriots_Pride]

Sony: Hey lets make this awesome device and spend millions on R&D....so its finally finish...what next...hey look a butterfly (TROLL FACE)

[ATi_Elite]

I think the Vita has a lot of possibilities!

I'm just waiting for a proper phone App for it and I'm buying one!

Kotaku like over Web Journo's are just experiencing a slow news cycle cause of the summer so they are just making up crap for web hits!

Leave the Shock Journalism to Howard Stern!

[Shok]

You think this is bad? At least the Vita is ACTUALLY out. People are calling doom on the Wii U and the system isn't even out yet. The Vita has at least been out for 5 months lol.

But yea I agree, it's still to early to call doom. Plenty of systems have been in this same situation.

[xtremeimport]

I just bought one today. seems to be pretty "alive" to me.

[jamesensor]

I'd probably loose my head and buy a ps vita if I could play my ps2 games in a memory card :D but I don't like playing everything downloaded or in "the cloud". I feel I don't have the game and they assume I have internet everywhere (and I don't like registrations either, I can't borrow to friend, resell it, etc). I have the psp because there's physical media. I like to collect stuff ^^

[Lovable]

Yeah and wait how PS vita sales goes up once FFX and Persona 4 gets release. It'll soar like the PS2.

[omarzy]

Those are PS2 games. Persona 4 is almost 4 years old, and FFX is about 10 years old. Wouldn't it be better for Vita games to boost Vita sales instead of PS2 games to be the main sellers?

[Lovable]

Those 2 games I've mentioned are the best of the best in the PS2 library. Do you have any idea how many people including me are waiting to play this 2 games on the go?

[omarzy]

@lovable. oh, i would be waiting eagerly as well, no question about it. I was just saying that the current vita situation is not very optimistic when you bet on 4-10 year old games to boost sales. I do want to play persona 4 the golden for the new social link, characters etc.. I'm sure they will boost sales a good deal, but potential vita owners need something unique to vita like Gravity Rush, and i am eagerly awaiting a new ratchet and clank with online multiplayer.

[mxkite]

I strongly disagree here the 3Ds strategy is doing the same they trow ports and ports from ports to the system so...

[Snookies12]

Well Persona 4 The Golden certainly boosted sales for Vita in Japan when it came out. Persona 4 The Golden was the best selling game that week over any console game as well.

[Technical World]

@mxkite
Not really, while the launch and launch window were full of ports or remakes it's not so much anymore. Original Mario, Mario Kart, Luigi's Mansion, Resident Evil(s), Paper Mario, Dead or Alive, Epic Mickey, Frogger, etc. Not to mention completely new IPs like Heros of Ruin or Pushmo. Definately not Nintendo's strategy. At least not now that they learned that wouldn't work.

[Ult iMate]

@Technical World
>Original Mario
For g-d sake don't put words Mario and original together.

[smashcrashbash]

Anti Sony sentiments on Kotaku? What a concept. I remember all the claims that the PS3 was dead too from all the 'experts'. The PSVITA has more games then just a 'couple of spin offs' if you even bothered to watch the floor part of E3 and it's the summer drought and as everyone knows we don't usually get major releases from ANY console in the summer.

@ PopRocks359. As the owner of a multi-billion dollar company I guess you would know better.

[PopRocks359]

Careful, your fanboyism is showing.

[Soldierone]

Kotaku says the Vita is dead.....I laugh at another website banking of hits early just like when PS3 was dead when it launched.....You'd think people would learn, then websites just copy and paste their mistakes every time.

[Hufandpuf]

if you even read the description, it wasn't Kotaku saying that, they were quoting a Kotaku member, not journalist.

[Tired]

@Morganfell 'hear hear' Bubbles!

[milohighclub]

Lol this article is a joke. Sony buys gaikai kotaku writes article stating vita is dead. time to ban kotaku from n4g???

[0pie]

kotaku is well known to not really like the Playstation brand. Actually, a lot of people say that they are a bunch of xbox360 fanboys.
I never go on that shit website but that what a couples of persons once told me.

[Patriots_Pride]

Someone once told me that unicorn tears can make your willy larger....I managed to buy some unicorn tears from ebay for $1000 but it did not work : (

[Ethereal]

Well Kotaku just went down a notch for me. This is not journalism... Just trying to get clicks. None from me.

[majiebeast]

Kotaku is a joke no journalism involved at all just amateuristic blogs and calling it news. Their hate for anything sony has been known for a while.

[AgreeFairy]

You don't have to listen to a crap site like Kotaku to know that the Vita is dying.

[Fyflin]

I'm actually getting more use out if mine now that ever. Currently working my way through MGS2 for the second time, not too far into MGS3, I've nearly finished Gravity Rush and I've finished about half the races in Wipeout/Fury. It's getting more use than my PS3 at the moment.

Can't say I'm too worried at this point.

[Fairchild Channel F]

It takes time to make games. You have launch games, then a trickle of games and finally the real games start coming in. Been that way for every console since the beginning of consoles. Might be a year but they'll arrive. Saying anything is dead 6 months after launch is moronic at best.

[tweet75]

like most playstation consoles the first year is filled with mediocre to good games the biggest classic great games come after the second year or so

[Qrphe]

I remember when the 3DS and Nintendo were dead last year. I also remember when the PS3 was dead years ago with NO GAMES.

Oh well

[Lance_Leon_Lionheart]

Gravity Rush says hi

Just got my ps vita along with a few titles, and i gotta say the overall quality of the build is very nice. LiveArea is so much better than XMB (imo).

Also having a blast with Resistance: Burning Skies multiplayer.

[BlaqMagiq24]

Anyone who thinks the Vita is dead is beyond retarded

[Sanquine90]

Oke , this site kotuko wants more hits. Hmmm lets make a vita (before succes: 3ds) is doomed article

[KongRudi]

There is nothing wrong with the amount of games coming to Vita. It's a fairly steady stream now in the summer, I've got a big backlog allready.

The problem is the media don't want to cover handhelds, that's a problem both 3DS and Vita face.

At E3 forinstance, Sony had more than 20 games in the booth, but the only ones who gave a decent rundown of impressions of the various games there were, PSNation-podcast and PSNstores.
Hobbyists, while the professionals media - like IGN, Gametrailers, Kotaku and similar outlets completely ignored it, if it weren't on the press-conference.

And it's also wrong to doom any handheld system, without having a TGS in it's lifetime.
3DS were also pretty badly represented, until first TGS after release.

[DiRtY]

6 weeks without any retail-release. That is just sad.

Sony gets a reputation for messed up hardware releases. PSP, PS3 and PS Vita can be used as a reference.

[omarzy]

Giant enemy crab. Massive damage. Riiiiiiiidgeeee Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaceeeerrrrrr. 599 US dollars.

[KongRudi]

Don't look at console sites like IGN.
Much better to check PSP-sites- and blogs like psp2roundup.blogspot, psnstores, and psnation podcast for PSVita news.
Regular media don't care about the handheld games.

Last mnoth we got;
Resistance: Burning Skies, Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, Pulzar (PSN only), Gravity Daze, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Metal Gear HD Collection
Pretty good for a summer-month.

And in July and august we're getting.
Jet Set Radio HD, Sound Shapes, Urban Trials, Orgathythm, DJMax Technika Vita, Madden 13, Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles, and Sine Mora.

Not really sure how many of them are retail, but I guess Sound Shapes, DJMax and Madden are.

And we know that games like Oddworld is in for certification, and will most likely also make it before fall-onslaught starts.
Also I would guess there are more smaller PSN-games for Vita.

[NoTheMama]

Meh, doesnt bother me if Vita dies out or not really. Im very happy with mine. Im not a huge Sony fan, but the Vita is my kind of handheld. I don't need a million games, just enough to keep me happy. Im currently playing Metal Gear HD, then planning on picking up Gravity Rush. And thats plenty for me atm.
But I can see where this writer is coming from, but I couldnt care less. If it fails, it fails. No skin off my nose lol

[souljah45]

Cmon guys the new 3ds isn't even coming with a charger for uk and japan. Where's all the commotion and articles about that bullshit?

[Slugg3r]

I'm hoping Vita gets it's own GTA. I spent so much hours in VCS, truly one of the best games for PSP.

[CommonSenseGamer]

Ive not seen one person with a Vita yet in Wellington New Zealand. Most of thd stores here also give it very little shelf space. Its just not selling in these parts.

[mechlord]

I remember sony saying something about 60 games for vita coming.

Im thinking there are lots of offerings on psn and maybe sony wants to push people into there and i would also want to question the validity of that "6 weeks no retail" piece of data. where did you get it from? I dont think youve played all there is to play on the vita, so unless you need to know that games are coming out for the vita so that you can be happy about using it, i dont see how this is a problem for you. Am still playing The 3rd birthday on my psp, for the record...

[Sanquine90]

Anyone who wants the vita to die is not a supporter for the gaming community! Gaming in it's downfall... Downloading for free and the crisis ( cheapasses who do not understand the economy. We need to spend more. Not spending money is the main reason for the crisis in most europe countries ).

[JoeSchmoh]

RIGHT!

[psp2roundup]

My concern is the lack of western development news... 90% of the stories I've posted since E3 are from Japanese sources, and not all of western developers can be on holiday or working under NDA... Seriously, five or six big games and this dribble of AR and smaller titles won't help Vita succeed in the west... it needs an onslaught of games in every segment.

[mxkite]

nintendo 3ds does not have any games that can be called a seller game all it has is ports , ports and a bunch of mario games wich names I can not care less so saying that the PS vita is dead is indeed retarded

[AIndoria]

Only issue I see with Vita is the high price tag. 150$ please? :P

[Straightupbeastly]

I guess you haven't seen it's been selling well under 100,000 copies a week. It takes money to make games. Sony is not making money on the vita that is why they've abandoned it.

If you're selling oranges and no one is buying them, you are still forced to keep buying
Fresh oranges if you want to stay in business. Problem is, you're losing money so it's not a business anymore. That is where Sony and the vita are

[AIndoria]

Persona 4 Golden gave a big boost to sales (at least game sales) in Japan. It has a cult following in the West, which is very small but *shrug*
I guess only one game doesn't make it worthwhile.

[phantomexe]

i picked up the vita at launch with uncharted and since then i've seen nothing i want to play other then AC. i'll get 200 disagrees but i kind of wished i had waited.

[Psychotica]

Exactly why I haven't bought one yet. I am waiting until Christmas time then there should be a bunch of games.

[mxkite]

do not expect 200 disagrees you are not that especial

[josephayal]

is alive
my VITA still working