As more reviews of Vita games pour in, something is becoming ever more apparent. Expectations are too high. I am not denying that there are a few reviewers out there that appear to have agendas; although this is not verifiable and is based entirely on good old fashioned gut feelings garnered from the trends on particular sites. Many will relate to that and many will think it convenient, but no one can deny — coincidence or not — that the recent slew of so called ‘system sellers’ have been getting rather low scores. Having said that, we have to also acknowledge that a good amount of reviews are written with honesty, even if the score displeases some folk.
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Another pretty sizable factor is that I believe that there are too many PS3 ports, and not enough unique AAA content like Gravity Rush. Sony also needs to find a way to muscle back Monster Hunter to their platform for Japanese sales. Which is the most important part of the world for hand held success.
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Nintendo know what they're doing when it comes to advertising. They push the fun and hardly ever (if ever) push the technology. This, I believe, is why comparisons are seldom used outside of Nintendo products and so the 3DS is automatically associated with 'fun' and gameplay. Sony need to learn this from Nintendo to avoid unfair comparisons
Also, I SHOULD be able to play ANY PS3 game on my Vita via remote play on my Wi-Fi connection.
Ninty stopped supporting the DS when the 3DS was released and along came the 3rd party developers. Sony on the other hand is still supporting the PSP. So a lot of Japanese 3rd party developers have not jumped ship yet.
Not to mention games that have a western audience will not be localized because the PSP is dead outside of Japan.
Its like the Vita is being sacrificed in the number 1 handheld market (Japan) just for a few additional sales for its predecessor.
The Vita will not succeed without Japan.
Should I brand dumb ass to your forehead? You asked for authentic Vita experiences and we ARE getting them! Exclusive LBP, ACL, Ragnarok Odyssey, COD Declassified and so on. Don't even try to play that card.
Sony needs to make more games like Gravity Daze, Tearaway and Soul Sacrifice. That is what will make people buy a Vita. Especially Tearaway.
Media Molecule said that they noticed Vita games put touch features in just because they could. I couldn't agree more and that is one of the things that ruined Uncharted. I think Sony just needs to make new IPs and not give them check lists.
Final thing. Why do hardly any Vita games have multiplayer? I'm pretty sure the PSP had multiplayer... When they have Uncharted 2 & 3 with multiplayer then the Vita version without it, that just makes it seem like an inferior machine.
TL;DR-Sony has learned nothing from the PSP.
@logic the vita ports are of newer games not just old ones,like I said the 3ds has ports too.
Like what?
The lack of good games is what is holding it back. I have three games for it: Uncharted, Ragnarok Odyssey and Project Diva F (I bought it during my trip to Japan - there were so many advertisements that I felt compelled to buy it). None of them are that fun. I also downloaded some demos, like Gravity Rush, Katamari, but didn't get excited to buy any of them.
Maybe I'll start liking it when they release some great RPGs for Vita.
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And then you have PSMobile, minis, PSP and PS1 games.
Quantity and quality are two very different things. Even in the quantity department, Vita is still lacking.
I admit that some of Vita's games, while I don't really want to play them, I would buy them if I had nothing else to play. But as I already have so much to play on my PC, 3DS, PS3 and even Wii, I don't have time or desire to buy "it doesn't look so bad" games.
All the PS1 and PSP games I wanted to play, I already played on my PSP.
Price could also be lower, it's certainly not helping. And include at least a 4GB memory card for God's sake.
^^ this explains why a lot of vita games get bad reviews which in turn discourages a lot of potential buyers and game development studios. the vita is way better than the 3ds and as a lot more potential but my feeling is that most reviewers expect low quality from nintendo and a lot of reviewers grew up nes fanboys because nintendo has been around for over 3 decades(game console department). theyll give low quality nes games good scores a lot of times basing them on there own merit but with vita games they rate it according to the merits of console games. people might not want to admit it but the 3ds is a low quality toy and it doesnt take the vita to illustrate that. the initial asking price was insane for the 3ds and i think its still too high for such low quality.with nintendo products it is expected to be low quality and low tech but with sony it is expect to have high quality with the latest tech. fun is subjective and is a euphemism used to describe a lot of simple and bland games. i guess some people think its torture to play LBP, killzone gt5 and other games. those games can be fun depending on the player. throwing rocks in a pond can be fun.
the vita needs to acquire more big name games where potential buyers feel like they are high quality games with high ratings worth their time and not watered down games with less quality and features they are use to on consoles.
@Arius Dion: I agree that expectations should be high, but what I'm trying to point out in this article is the fact that expectations are 'too high'; in other words, unrealistic. And I agree, Sony are almost asking for that comparison because of the way they are advertising the Vita.
Sure it has to be with expectations being too high. Expectations should be high when it comes to gaming, whether its M$, Sony or Nintendo.
Vita's issue stems from having a flawed mission; Attempting to be a console on the go rather than a gaming handheld, there is a difference. That is why Vita games are compared to PS3 games, Sony asked for that comparison.
The price, while it may be high, is justified by the tech, but the games aren't motivating would be consumers.
Its unfortunate, its a slick handheld, well made with quality, but consumers buy a video game system for the games and that is what is holding Vita back.
Think back to the GameGear and Lynx vs Gameboy.
EXACTLY!
At the end of the day, the 3DS has triumphed over the Vita with sales and game quantity AND quality, and it will continue to do so for the rest of its lifetime. The Vita is still a great system, but if it continues to go at the rate it's going, it will fail harder than the PSP. You and the rest of the minority can bash and be ignorant all you want; nothing is going to change for your benefit.
Peace...
more Vita only games
new IP's just for Vita
Then the Vita will be on top ... ya :)
We wait and see