Why Are People Still Loyal To The PS Vita?

The Playstation Vita has been around for 2 and half years now and the fledgling handheld has become this generation’s Sega Dreamcast. This is due reasons such as poor sales and little third party support which has led to the Vita having a lack of triple A games.

[teflontactics]

Answer to the title of the article; because it's awesome.

Any negatives you can find regarding the Vita are overpowered by the positives, it's just a great console with great games.

[NukaCola]

Agreed. I love the Vita. It has a boatload of amazing games.

[DiscoKid]

I'm going to go with sarcasm with this one, Nuka. Amazing console doesn't equal having alot of amazing games. I love Sony platforms, and the Vita is awesome, but low-support means it's just losing potential.

[decrypt]

What is a PS Vita?

[PeaSFor]

@decrypt
for you? something you never intended to know.

[Bimkoblerutso]

Don't get me wrong, I love my Vita, but the VAST majority of games I play on it are games I've already played. They're almost always Classics I've bought off PSN or HD Remasters or Collections or re-releases of older indie games. Even it's greatest game (Persona 4 Golden) is a port of a PS2 game.

It makes it hurt even more when we get truly great exclusive games like Danganronpa, Soul Sacrifice and Tearaway because you realize how badly Sony (and third party devs) is squandering the systems potential.

[miyamoto]

Thank you PlayStation for sticking with the hardcore gamer 'til the very end.
Through the thick and thin.
You will until you give yourself to him.
Even if fate is up against your will.

But brace yourselves!
PS Vita Second Wind is coming!

[Patrick_pk44]

This. It might to have a strong first party support like Nintendo, but Sony has an amazing and huge list of third party supporters. Vita is amazing.

[user5575708]

well me personally i like some JRPG's such as YS, tales of, persona. vita has all of these out already or coming out along with handheld fighting games such as blazblue. marvel vs capcom and street fighter x tekken.

and the remote play feature really compliments the ps4 as well and the games dont really lose much quality when playing on the vita screen. cross save with ps3 is cool too. imagine playing final fantasy X HD at home and then taking the save file on the road with you to continue.

i understand that its an expensive option but its worth the buy if you have the money to spend. the real problem is that its only for the hardcore crowd. the mobile phone market and 3ds cover a more vast audience and will surely have better sales in the long run

[MrPink2013]

The better question to this article is why is anyone loyal to anything (not just Vita) if there are better products out there? Vita is the best handheld device available imo but the problems are expensive memeory cards and lack of software. Iy really is a great device but nobody can claim there is a steady flow of good support coming for it. Sony has turned it into more of a secondary device for the PS4 than a standalone handheld.

[Pogmathoin]

I love Sony platforms.... Want to make Sony baby V's.

[Sharky231]

I love my vita! The one argument is that there's no games but that is clearly wrong. The remote play saved my marriage! Lol! There's not that many negatives to me. I think they've just not been marketing it the right way.

[breakpad]

when a real Mon Hun or more refined Toukiden -Sacrifice games will come on Vita then you ill see why people is loyal to Vita...advice go buy one for yourself

[Magicite]

I still dont understand why most people prefer 3DS instead of Vita.

[voodoochild346]

More games that those people prefer. It's really that simple. Handheld gaming is all about the games since graphics aren't as big of a deal for most people as long as they're good enough.

[PSNintyGamer]

Because opinions

[SeanScythe]

Because when I'm working nights and have nothing to do I can play my PS4 from work.

[Chaz3010]

The PlayStation Vita has loads of third party support! It lacks in first-party support. Bandai Namco, Koei Tecmo, NIS America, even Ubisoft have released their fair share of games. Even then, first-party titles on the Vita this year outnumber those released on PS4/PS3, we've seen the Sly Cooper Trilogy, the Ratchet and Clank Trilogy, God of War Collection, PlayStation Vita Pets, Soul Sacrifice Delta release with Freedom Wars and Oreshika incoming from Sony this year.

Sure there are no AAA games, but what denotes a AAA title nowadays? AAA-titles that we used to enjoy are few and far between, with publishers tightening budgets and cutting studio sizes due to risk. AAA titles now (with a few exceptions) tend to be just franchises with annual sequels that offer minor tweaks on the previous game. I prefer the innovation that we see from some of the smaller developers, and the Vita is a haven for that type of game.

[-Alpha]

This is pretty shoddy settling.

We know what an amazing first party of handheld exclusives can be like, as Nintendo supports the 3DS amazingly.

All your third party titles exist on PS3, so where's the justification in spending so much money on another platform just to have your games on the go? Most people don't live a busy enough life to want to play their games like that.

Nintendo has shown that you dont need big budget games to be successful, but their handheld exclusives are mostly high quality.

Any innovation you see from smaller devs is already available on other platforms as VITA has no huge exclusive third party support. The issue here is lack of first party support. Sony has pretty much let the VITA die. It's a great piece of hardware but we've seen it constantly ignored at the big shows when it comes to the future of software.

Instead of giving us titles like Jak, Ratchet, and a bunch of middleware PS2 exclusives that could be successful, they just let it die and don't try for it anymore. As it is now, it's a great device for remote play, but it's unfortunate that they couldn't create the handheld to be a dedicated machine for exclusive titles like they initially tried for at launch.

[ShadowWolf712]

"It's a great piece of hardware but we've seen it constantly ignored at the big shows when it comes to the future of software."

Except, you know, that pre-TGS conference where they not only showed off a buttload of games but announced there were 100 titles releasing for the Vita by March 2015. And the fact that Freedom Wars, a first party title, did obscenely well in Japan and even sold systems.

Vita's not dead, it's just been asleep.

[Mr_Writer85]

100 games from now to March is not alot.

Also how many are coming to the west?

And lastly how many games will be released on the 3DS during the same time?

[ShadowWolf712]

I'm sorry, did you just say that 100 games in a period of 6 months (averaging at 16 games per month and 4 games per week) isn't a lot?

As for how many come to the West, not sure yet. But there's quite a few more than people realize.

This handy little guide should help.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

[-Alpha]

@Shadow

Throwing out numbers doesn't mean much, sorry. Name some quality, proven titles, quality over quantity.

This still doesn't change the fact that, by and large, Sony's first party output is virtually dead. Let's not pretend that Nintendo doesn't far outpace Sony is quality and quantity.

Look at how the VITA first released with some promise from Sony and look at them now.

[ShadowWolf712]

Off the top of my head? Ys, Soul Sacrifice, God Eater, Yakuza, Ronin of Ukiyo looks fantastic, Pier Solar's developer wants a Vita version to happen, Digimon Cyber-Sleuth (which, along with Digimon Games in general, has a real shot of coming out here), Frozen Synapse, Tales of Hearts R...

[-Alpha]

^ Cool, let's wait until they come out and are proven to be well received :)

[rarity]

Because it has the games I like both in the present and the future. I love the vita's niche game library that's just me.

[Hozi]

Why are people still reading silly articles such as this one?

Stupid MuthaFockas yo!!!

[Thehyph]

A good rule to follow for n4g is to not click on stories with titles beginning with 'why.' They're always bad articles.

[HentaiMasterRace]

Because it's like a baby bird that has fallen off it's nest and needs to be nurtured. You can't just leave it alone and hope for a quick death, SONY!! Seriously, they need to find better ways to support the system. Lower the price to $170, with 32 gb costing $20-35. Sure that's cutting them money, but having expensive devices sit in their storage for ages with no sales is worse. Advertise it with the price cuts and with more games. You never see Vita commercials anywhere outside of Japan.

[GasTankKiller]

Because it still has a purpose.

[Rimgal]

I wonder how many people actually read the article, or seen the video included in the article.

Because if people actually read the article, they could see that the guy is not bhashing the console, actually is doing the opposite. He's giving the reasons why there are so many people that love the Vita. And that includes the author.

[GdaTyler]

It's the trend these days. People just giving baseless comments due to not even reading the article, just what they see in the title.

[insomnium2]

If the title would be "why people are..." instead of "why are people......" there would be no negative tone to it. Bad writing if the author meant this as a positive Vita article.

[kayoss]

My personal opinion is because I see the potential in the vita. I use mine almost every day. From playing ps vita games to playing my ps4 remotely. The ps vita is like the step child that has been over looked. But once everyone see its talent it will shine.

[Spotie]

Cuz it's awesome and has awesome games. Sure, they may not be for everybody, but so what? The same is true for every console. May as well ask why people are still loyal to Xbox or Nintendo or gatorade or Ford or Apple or the Jets.

Stupid question.

[HentaiMasterRace]

The thing is, those devices are actually selling. Sony needs to show everyone, reasons to buy the Vita. I personally believe that at the moment PS4 is their main focus. I don't think their done with Vita, and I hope they give better support to it in 2015. It's not too late to make the Vita profitable.

[GameDev1]

Am sorry, did Vita sales come to a halt?

[ocelot07]

I am not loyal to the Vita. But it is the best handheld gaming device I have ever owned.

I use it every single night before I got to bed to watch a few youtube video's. I use it for Skype as well. Most importantly I use it for games. Not always Vita titles I admit. But PSone and PSP games. I also use it for remote play when am laying in bed.

I also use WakeUp Club as my alarm clock.

Now if say Nintendo came out with a device better (this is all opinions by the way). That allows me to play new and old titles. Youtube, Skype ect. Then I would ditch the Vita and get that.

I plan on getting a 2DS as I have noticed some second hand ones for around £50. To play the Pokemon Games.

[jholden3249]

Ah man, scratch the 2DS. If you're gonna get a Nintendo handheld, wait and get the new 3DS. Xenoblade Chronicles and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. You'll be set for the rest of the generation on those two games alone.

I like the Vita too, bought mine back at launch. Fact of the matter is I don't play it much anymore. Mostly PS4, Wii U and 3DS nowadays. But I like having it for those games that drop every now and then. Like Freedom Wars. I don't care if I go all year and don't play the system once. I've got enough consoles and games to keep me occupied many times over. It's just nice having it for exclusives that release here and there. Same for Xbox One. I've owned it for months and still don't have a single game for it. But it's worth owning for the exclusives that will drop here and there.

The whole point of owning multiple systems is that you don't have to depend on any one platform for all of your games.

[feraldrgn]

Because the Vita has some amazing titles if you're willing to look further than the mainstream articles that make it look like it has very few.

As for ports, the whole "I can play that on ... so why would I buy a Vita", one very important factor..

It's portable.
Sony may have mentioned no plans to further 1st party support, but we're still getting 3rd party exclusives.
Now if you bought a Vita & supported the platform for the many available games, I'm positive Sony would reconsider 1st party.

PS: the reviews of a few of the Vita titles lately, are incorrect, as owners of those titles multiple forums wide have been having an absolute blast.

[Youngindy21]

I am loyal to the PS Vita because I play it almost daily. There are a ton of games that I like. It's a handheld that doesn't deserve to be ignored. The only time I ever felt like the PS Vita had no games was when it was first released. The PS Vita still has Freedom Wars, MineCraft, Tales of Hearts R, Toukiden Extreme, Hotline Miami 2, etc. coming soon. I am currently playing Final Fantasy X for the first time and it's a great game. I actually have a backlog of PS Vita games that I want to play. That's why people are still loyal.

[assdan]

why? because it's the best handheld ever made, but for one reason or another it just didn't appeal to the public.

[DarkLord1003]

The Vita is great. I love the system so much :-)

[ikk47]

Hahaha, I just got me The Amzing Spiderman yesterday. I love it! This PS Vita is wonderful

[jegheist2014]

all it takes is one game to sell this thing,I can name one game right now that would sell this baby like no other..
especially playing it on playstation tv,having option of playing it on big screen or handheld...

an dark souls like game or any ip from from software on vita.
or square enix game like crisis core one those 2 would sell this thing
like its going out of style

[Ratty]

If I was getting a handheld it would most likely be a Vita.

[ArtificiallyYours]

Because not everyone is you.

[etownone]

The Vita just sucks as far as games.

Very few great exclusives like Killzone. That proved great games can be done at least. I thought I would be buying Borderlands 2 for it... But after all the reviews, I passed.

It's a dying console... It really is like the Dreamcast.

Sony gave up on it... And the big 3rd parties aren't making real AAA Exclusive on it either.

The future is mobile gaming using your phone/tablet with a blutooth controller.

The nvidia shield tablet is a start.

[HakatoX]

Borderlands 2 is a good game if you aren't a complete whore about it. I play it constantly on the road and port my save to PS3. What more could someone want?

[DigitalRaptor]

The Vita is nothing like the Dreamcast.

The Dreamcast was officially discontinued less than 3 years after its launch by a company that literally had no choice but to bow out of the hardware business.

The Vita will see this generation out, particularly because it's being pushed by Sony as a companion device to PS4, and because of all the amazing cross-buy and cross-play content and functionality.

The Dreamcast still gets unlicensed releases, but the Vita will still see officially licensed game releases for many years to come, and Gravity Rush 2 is still on Sony's calendar, as well as a boatload of other games. Perhaps not all AAA, but games worth playing.

[jholden3249]

I don't question people who love the Vita. You like what you like and you don't have to explain yourself to anyone. Just because it's not popular doesn't mean it's not a great gaming device. I'm a huge Wii U gamer, and that's not really a popular system either. But to me it's the greatest console I've ever owned. Why? Because I love the games on it. I love the second screen. I love everything about it. I don't care if no one else in the world feels the same way as I do, doesn't change how much I enjoy playing the console.

So if someone tells me they love the Vita, I say good for them. I'm glad you enjoy it so much. I bought my Vita at launch, and was playing it pretty often for a while there. I don't play it much anymore because few games release for it that appeal to my taste. But I do still play it, and there are still a couple games coming for it that I want.

Really, the Vita's greatest asset, to me, is Sonic Racing Transformed. The only cart racer to give Mario Kart a run for it's money. And it looks SO good on Vita. And you can take it anywhere and play anywhere! If you own a Vita, you need to own this game. And Rayman Origins and Legends. Those are the best games to ever come to the system.

[skyrimer]

I love my Vita, but when Cherry Trail tablets coming next year I'll have hundreds of Steam games to play, touch control will work fine for many strategy/rpg and some less fast paced games.

[cluckey07]

Because it's an amazing machine. Most of the games I play on it have hundreds of hours of replayability.

[Protagonist]

"This is due reasons such as poor sales and little third party support"

If you are a regular on N4G/PS Vita and see the amount of 1st, third and Indies for the PSP, you will know this statement is not true.

And the PS Vita is awesome!

[SillyBastid]

because I live in NYC, and have a 35 minute commute to and from work each and every day on the subway... I refuse to play candy effin crush for that long. Sly Collection, Guacamelee, God of War Collection, Persona, and countless other titles have made my commute an enjoyable one

[Scatpants]

People are always talking about how great Nintendo supports their system, but prior to smash brothers there wasn't anything good released for months. During that time I've bought at least 10 Vita games.
It's weird, Nintendo can release 3 good games a year and everyone thinks it's great.

[BLAKHOODe]

I thought the Vita was an awesome on-the-go gaming system when I first got it, but I never really played it. It collected dust more than anything. I used my phone more and after I got a tablet, I never went back. (I hardly even use my phone anymore.) So, I traded it in about a month ago. No regrets yet.

[lifeordeath617]

its a good handheld but the support for it is lacking. You can name all the games you want but those games were so 2012 lol

[Master-H]

Because i've just bough mine like a week ago, enjoying Shinobido atm , will start Soul Sacrifice Delta soon.

[CrawFail]

I absolutely love my Vita. MGS collection gets a caining regularly and there are so many other great games knocking around for it.
I wish to Gabe that a Gran Turismo gets to see daylight. I'd also LOVE Skyrim and MGS4.
I can wish.

[gijsbrecht]

I own both a Vita and a 3DS, but the Vita gets most of my time. The Vita as a console just oozes quality and its games are just more appealing to me than those on the 3DS. For instance; I am still amazed how well the online portion of Killzone Mercenary plays and how beautiful it looks. And now Freedom Wars is on its way. It's crazy how much games I have bought for the Vita, which shows (to me at least) there are plenty of great games on it to be enjoyed.

[iceman600]

"Why Are People Still Loyal To The PS Vita?"

this is what im wondering, and maybe the like getting raped in the wallet my sony.

[noxeven]

Vita is a niche system for people that enjoy niche games. I love my vita its taken a while to get all the games I enjoy over here but over all I love the system.

[taijutsu363]

I feel like Vita sales would go through the roof it they made the memory cards waaaaaaaaaaayyyyy less pricey!

[Pridefall]

I'm not. I sold my Vita last month and preordered a New 3DS (live in Aust). I was loyal for long enough, but got nothing in return.

Before anybody asks, I am only here because the Vita channel defaulted,I am off to check other news now.

[ScuderiaPaul]

I love my Vita and play it virtually every day. I have racked up an awful lot of time playing it when in the toilet!

There are plenty of great games available. People think that just because it doesn't really get AAA titles that there is nothing to play. It is a fantastic platform that happens to have huge untapped potential which is a real pity.

I am off to play Murasaki Baby...