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Sony: PS Vita Will Be Profitable On Day One

At its press conference on Monday, Sony unveiled for the world PS Vita, coming with a plethora of games and a very good price point. The base model will retail for $249.99 in the U.S., however many analysts thought Sony would not be able to sell the device at that price because it would be too costly. They were wrong, because not only is Sony able to sell the handheld console at the reasonable price, they’ll be making a profit on it from day one

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iamnsuperman4797d ago (Edited 4797d ago )

This is more than nice. I wonder how much of a profit. This could mean price cuts if Nintendo try to undercut it. This has got me thinking. Sony has learnt to make a profit on this device (and handheld are notoriously more expensive to cram the hardware into a small space) what have they learnt and how would this effect the PS4

StbI9904797d ago (Edited 4797d ago )

Hello, it is not ken kutaragi anymore...isnt obvious?

They have learnt sound vague, would put as they already had it going just needed the right person at the right position to make it happen and kaz is looking like the bringer for playstation domination all over.

Vita just look like a ps2 with a lot of place to take over for.

Btw, they talking about analyst, what was this asshole patcher saying about the vita being the stupidest name ever and it going surely to fail at a higher price tag? would love to read his next hypocrisy, and smear a good email to his eyes.

movements4797d ago

Sony's learnt many lessons. Happy to hear.

jahcure4797d ago

this will be good for sony if true. New hardware that will certainly sell millions and be profitable out the gate? WOW.

Lets hope the games are equally affordable

Dannehkins4797d ago

I think the PS3 initial launch price was actually a good thing in some bizarre way, because Sony have learnt so much from it.

For instance, PS Vita is powerful and at a very competitive price and they already said they're going to invest themselves massively into the PS4 so I am hoping that there will be a nicer price launch for that as well.

Glad to hear that Sony is on the right track.

iamnsuperman4797d ago (Edited 4797d ago )

I agree in a bizarre sort of way too. The PS3 taught Sony a lesson and lets hope they do not repeat it

Dannehkins4797d ago (Edited 4797d ago )

Sorry mean to say Sony already said they're NOT going to invest massively, My mistake.

I completely agree superman. Sometimes it's a good thing when a company is taught a harsh lesson.

TheViper4797d ago

Your story fails. Sony just announced that they expect to take hardware losses for the first 3 years.

Surfaced4797d ago

Yeah I saw that too:

http://n4g.com/news/781198/...

Would be nice if we could get some clarification here.

DJMarty4797d ago (Edited 4797d ago )

There is a GT video interview where they say PSVita profitable day one.

http://n4g.com/news/781774/...

Watch and listen at 02.00

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Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Aniplex, and Pocketpair jointly establish Palworld Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment Japan, subsidiary Aniplex, and Palworld developer Pocketpair have announced the establishment of Palworld Entertainment, a joint venture that will be responsible for developing the reach of the intellectual property and for expanding commercial business endeavors, including the global licensing and merchandising activities associated with Palworld, outside of the game.

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Eonjay16d ago

Does this mean that Palworld is getting an anime?

Abnor_Mal16d ago

Crazy that they’ve formed a partnership of sorts, but the game itself still haven’t been released on PlayStation

badz14916d ago

It's still in Early Access. If it ever goes gold, there will definitely be a PS5 version, might even be a PS4 version too

Abnor_Mal16d ago

I still have no clue what this game is all about, to be honest.

badz14916d ago

@Abnor_Mal

If games like ARK is not to your liking, then Palworld wouldn't be your cup of tea either...I think.

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10 Best PSP RPGs Of All Time

The PS1 and PS2 both had strong RPG libraries, so it’s not a huge surprise that the PSP saw numerous excellent RPG releases, covering original releases, ports, and spinoffs/sequels to major franchises.

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jznrpg27d ago

Great list but needs to be 12 you don’t have Star Ocean First Departure and Second Story!

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New Sony Controller May Let You Draw Your Own Buttons Using Conductive Ink

Sony has published a new patent about a controller that can be completely personalized by a user, including its shape and layout.

TFJWM30d ago

It is just a patent if it is new tech you file it

S2Killinit30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Dont get me wrong, I love that Sony does these research into new tech and all, after all it led to something as fun as the Dualsense, but im just asking why this particular tech would be useful in any way.

Profchaos30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Interesting idea likely something that will never actually be produced but Sony's simply securing the paten

Profchaos30d ago

Common practice really so many companies pattern troll because they either intend to make a product or just want to hold onto the rights of the idea there's some insane ones out there especially at the dawn of the internet.

You can have no intent to use it but this is just saying you thought of it first

kylegeorge8830d ago

yeah no, the controllers need the hall effect before investing more time and money into quirks.

BlackDoomAx30d ago

But how will they sell as many controllers if they do that?

fsfsxii30d ago

Maybe consider your personal hygiene before blaming someone else for your controller defecting

DustMan30d ago

I doubt @FSFSXII even knows what hall effect is. What a turd.

y2mate30d ago

great idea, but will it fully distributed to other continent ?