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PS Vita: Year In Review And A Look Ahead At 2013

"PS Vita was such a promising hardware but failed to deliver due to plenty of reasons, be it the games or the general price of the system which was beyond plenty of people’s reach."

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RandomDude6554156d ago

So now we're talking about Vita in the past tense?.........ok

It's like 2007 all over again.

http://gifb.in/BEBV

ABizzel14156d ago

Uncharted Golden Abyss
Gravity Rush
Wipeout 2048
Tales from Space
Jet Set Radio
Final Fantasy Tatics (PSP)

All free for PS+ owners to play on their Vita as well as all the free PS1 and PSP games that you can find if you browse those sections.

Little BIg Planet Vita
PlayStation Allstars
Assassin's Creed Liberation
Everybody's Golf
Escape Plan
Hustle Kings
Lumines
Shinobido 2
Super Stardust Delta
Unit 13
Sumioni

EVERY FIGHTING GAME PORT (Marvel vs. Capcom 3, SF X Tekken, MK, Blaz Blue...)
Persona 4 Golden
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Rayman Origins
Ninja Gaiden Sigma + (although ported way too many times)
Plants vs. Zombies

And a few more good games all made made up the best part of the Vita's library this year. Preach the no good games to yourself. People who actually played Vita had tons to play, maybe not immediately after launch, but picking up a VIta now (Black Friday @ amazon was the best bet), means you have a great little handheld with a solid library of games. The handheld isn't selling as well as it could or should giving it games and tech, but the handheld is far better than a C- for 2012.

B- at worst. Stop basing your junk on sales, and be a real journalist and tell people why they NEED to buy a Vita. Strong sales is good for the industry and good for development.

avengers19784156d ago

I really like the vita, My only real disappoint from being a day one buyer was that now they have different colors, and I would prefer to have a blue one instead of a black one. As far as games go it's well amazing, plus the screen quality is top notch, watching hd content on the vita is just great. The youtube, and netflix app on vita run really well... In my experience even better than they run on my PS3. I am looking forward to Soul Sacrifice, and I want a bioshock, a killzone, and infamous for the vita...
Soundshapes, Stardust, and unit 13 take up my vita game time now.

Give the Vita a chance, get a hold of one, play the games... and you will see it's a great device... They should sell it 179.99, even though I fell i got my money's worth at full price the day it came out.
INTERNAL MEMORY would have made it sell better... 16gigs and 32 gigs versions( i agree the memory price is a bit much )

JoGam4156d ago

I give the Vita a B+ for 2012. Looking for a better 2013. Happy Gaming People!

RandomDude6554156d ago

Everyone's buying it as a blur-ray player

-Falaut-4156d ago

Its true, I bought two just to play blu-rays. And I bought my Vita for the exact same thing. ...i didz...

stage884156d ago

It doesn't even have achievements.

kayoss4156d ago

@-faluat-
I highyly doubt you spend $400+ on two PS3 just for the blu-ray when you can spend less than $100 for each stand alone blu-ray with network connection and netflix. If you did then you are an idiot and you wouldnt be on a gaming website if you didnt play games on your ps3.

stage884156d ago

You don't get it, do you. Read the comments again. *facepalm*

HarryMasonHerpderp4156d ago

"Overall it was a forgettable year for the Vita owner"

Speak for yourself.

MizTv4156d ago

Same
I had alot of good gaming on my vita in 2012
And it will only get better

MizTv4156d ago

I'm very happy with my vita
I have been playing psabr like crazy

vlonjati774156d ago

hey Miz,ive oreder it online Ps3 version(vita code included) cant wait to play it,lonng time i abandoned fighting games(tekken used to be my fav,beside Mortal Kombat) i know im gonna get a$$kicked online,but i wanna have fun i couldnt say no to this game.bought 2 copies $30 each (just to support the developer)

P.s as always I never comment more then once on the same comment section.so anyone that feels like disagreeing with me,i dont care.important is that I agree with me :) have a nice day a$$ kikers LOL

OmniSlashPT4156d ago (Edited 4156d ago )

WHen you think of the best handheld games of the year, you think Soundshapes, Gravity Rush, Uncharted Golden Abyss, AC3 Liberation, Virtues Last Reward, Persona 4 Golden...not even one 3DS game, but somehow, the Vita has no games and the 3DS is that supreme, divine device that overshadows the Vita. In sales, yeah, pretty much, but in quality, both software and hardware wise? absolutely not.

But I guess it's the effect Sony has suffered since the release of the PSP. It was dead, doomed. Somehow it sold millions (and still sells). Then there was the PS3, overpriced, no games, a fail. Somehow it has delivered the best games of this gen and sold the same as the 360. Now we have the Vita. And I imagine when they announce the PS4, even if it is something amazing delivered by the gods themselves, everyone will hate it, write doom articles and repeat the cycle.

And the worse is that Sony is still dumb enough to continue with horrible marketing strategies and moves instead of doing what they did in the past, deliver.

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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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Vader821d 13h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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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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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

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

ApocalypseShadow3d 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.

Zachmo1823d ago

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

Rynxie2d ago

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

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d 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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Hereandthere2d 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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Notellin2d 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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Hereandthere2d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1d 17h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1d 17h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d 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.

Cockney1d 12h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d 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?

Inverno3d 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.

Inverno3d 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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fsfsxii2d 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.

Inverno2d 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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