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Crytek: PS Vita will have 'a hard time' against mobile devices

Cevat Yerli speaks highly of Sony but says "it might be too late"

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WhiteLightning4670d ago

Hmmm...

If I want a mobile phone I'll get a mobile phone

If I want a next gen Handheld I'll get the PSV

Simples

TBM4670d ago

Sorry crytek but im a gamers, gamer and I don't play on mobile phone with crappy games. I game on core gaming systems.

On my droid 2 I know I wont be able to play any of those launch titles coming for PSV. So your words mean absolutely jacksh*t to me.

Venjense4670d ago

It's a lot easier to play games at work on a phone than a handheld console.

If I was younger though, I'd definitely get a Vita

superadvanced4670d ago

Just like Crysis 2 is having a hard time against good games. Just like Crysis 2 graphics are having a hard time against Crysis 1. Problem, Crytek?

dedicatedtogamers4670d ago (Edited 4670d ago )

People forget that the EXACT SAME THINGS in this "mobile phones vs handhelds" debate were said when the DS and PSP launched, and whoops! The PSP and DS sold a combined total of over 200 million units.

Crytek is full of it. Good luck with that Kinect game!

MaxXAttaxX4669d ago (Edited 4669d ago )

As a gamer. That's what I care about.

Mobile gaming has nothing but simplified versions of REAL games found on actual gaming systems and $1 mini-games. There are higher production games that suffer due to the controls or are simply clones.

Sorry Crytek. Phone games just aren't the same.

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Headshot814670d ago

Looking at Crysis 2, it looks like crytek had a "Hard Time" on the PS3. Just saying.

WhiteLightning4670d ago (Edited 4670d ago )

The way they treat the PS3 version and the relationship they have with Microsoft dosen't surprized me that there saying this.

It's like the article about ND stating that the Wii U has nothing the PS3 dosen't already have...and some people said they couldn't believe them since they were a first party Sony studio.

Well I don't think I can take Crytek seriously when it has a better realtinship with Microsoft and treats the 360 better then the PS3.

MaxXAttaxX4669d ago (Edited 4669d ago )

had a hard against Crysis 1.

@WhiteLightning,
Technically, ND was not wrong. The PSV+PS3 combo is doing what the Wii U controller can. It may not work for every game, but it is possible and you can leave the room and go anywhere with the PSV.
Now, the fact that the controller is included with every Wii U is a separate subject.

Besides, they weren't dissing Wii U. They said it would do great and have awesome games too. They have good relationships with third-party developers.

Hanif-8764670d ago (Edited 4670d ago )

I guess what he's trying to say is that next generation phones will be packing the same amount of horse power the PS Vita is. It would be comparable with console and PC whereas the PC hardware components are constantly evolving while the console's are at a stand still. Thats pretty much the reasoning behind it all. However, the PS Vita is packing alot of punch with quad everything with touch and actual buttons with best of all two analog sticks. So my argument is that it doesn't matter if a better phone comes out eventually with better hardware, its actually a phone after all. And its gonna have to suit that market also and quite frankly you can't please/suit everyone.

Chevalier4669d ago

Phones will have more power, but, they also suck up a lot of power and I don't do any gaming on my phone at all and just texting drains the thing like crazy. I actually need my phone for what I got it for not gaming. So more cpu or doesn't mean anything if your phone dies and you were needing it for work or whatever and you missed that important call/text because of gaming.

JoGam4669d ago

Games man the games is what we care about. Mobile phones have wack games.

DA_SHREDDER4670d ago

Its not gonna be a failure, but its not gonna have the success that Sony wants. LBP will never be able to replace Mario,the hardcore would rather play Uncharted on the big screens, and soccer moms would rather get a tab. The vita is for the the people who like to game on the go and falls for the gimmicks, which is only a fraction of the market pie.

BTW, the DS sold well cause it had huge 3rd party support from the beginning , and cause of Nintendo's first party games. Parents would rather give their kids a Nintendo. If this was a real phone it would have a of chance of having an impact on everyone. But most people don't wanna carry a phone and a vita. And people that have or want a tab just want a portable pc, which obviously is not what the psvita is gonna be able to acomplish cause its a dedicated gaming device. Its really simple actually. Sony is just playing it safe, and their shareholders are just trying to make sure they make their $$$$$$$$. So relax, your still gonna get your dumbed downed games, gimmicky controls, and your portable psn lite. Hopefully enough people fall for this thing that maybe we will get a ps Tab, or real psp phone?

MaxXAttaxX4669d ago (Edited 4669d ago )

- First of all, dumb***, LBP is NOT SUPPOSED TO REPLACE MARIO.
It's not even on the same system and has a VERY different gameplay philosophy.

- The hardcore? Do you even know the meaning?
Uncharted:GA is a different game with a different story and an overall different experience.
If someone loves the Uncharted games and enjoys playing on handhelds, you think they'd pass on a NEW game?

- It's a handheld system for GAMERS. You think most would rather play mobile/phone games when they can have superior controls and games on the PSV or Nintendo handheld?

- PS Vita will have strong first AND third-party support from the beginning. I can guarantee you a success. Sony's approach with the Vita is much better than the PSP(which sold 70mil).

- People don't want to carry a phone and a Vita, but they're fine carrying a phone and a tablet? or a phone and a laptop? Yeah....

- Dumbed down and gimmicky?
I guess no real gamer should've bought a GameBoy or any handheld system for that matter since they're just dumbed down versions of consoles.
Many portable games are designed

- Do you honestly think only parents and "soccer moms" buy handhelds? LMAO

- A PS Tablet? Why? It defeats the purpose of being a PlayStation system. Terrible controls on a tab or phone.

The PS Vita will have the best controls of any handheld system.

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OllieBoy4670d ago (Edited 4670d ago )

Crytek is full of it. There are millions of people who still want to play actual games on a handheld, not bite-sized pieces of shit that you get bored of after two days.

BubbleSniper4670d ago

You should expect this from Crytek. they're in bed with ms right now.

Oldsnake0074670d ago

"I love Sony as a company, and we have great relations with them, but the Vita is going to have a hard time against the next generation mobiles and all the tablets.

you should learn to read.

Whitey2k4670d ago

vita is nowhere near like a mobile dunno y developers saying this crap besides vita is more powerful then a smartphone and besides id rather game on a portable handheld then sludging my dirty fingers all over a mobile screen

TABSF4670d ago

This is not true, the GPU in PSV is in iPad 2 right now.

Its not a thigh in contract, plus Terga 2 never mind Terga 3 already out strips PSV in terms of graphics.

Lets make it clear, just because they could put these chips in tables does not mean they won't come with buttons.

frelyler4670d ago (Edited 4670d ago )

No it's not. The GPU in the Vita is not in any device currently on the market. The Vita will be as of now the first device available with that GPU, it's a quad core remember. The IPAD 3 will have the same chip, but cost twice as much and have less features. The only thing it has on Vita is the screen size, but that is a double edged sword bc portability becomes an issue. Elitism does not make a device superior. Also the App store won't have s**t on the Vita bc from day one a crap load of PS1 and PSP games will be available on the device. I can't believe people are predicting this thing to fail. I can't wait for it.

MasterCornholio4670d ago

Most devs are happy with Vita. So i really dont trust Cryteks opinion. Hey Crytek make a game for the vita.

consolez_FTW4670d ago (Edited 4670d ago )

Exactly, there are better developers than Crytek developing on the PSV. Crytek = really arrogant devs.

jujubee884670d ago

The CryEngine is on the PS Vita,

http://www.pushsquare.com/2...

Convenient, aint it?

:D

cochise3134670d ago (Edited 4670d ago )

Tell that to all the hardcore gamers who wants a vita. Touch screen controls suck and so does most of the games on phones. People who game on phones weren't going to buy a vita anyway. Dual analog sticks FTW

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The Vita is a well-designed system, albeit one that Sony left for dead as soon as it hit its first bump in the road. If it weren't for a couple negative quirks, it might have even been one of the best handhelds ever made. Unfortunately, those quirks have turned into awful problems as of late, and have only served to tarnish the legacy of what has otherwise been an excellent cult system.

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lptmg2424d ago

I like the Vita a lot. I actually blame Sony in putting less faith in it than it should

Prince_TFK2424d ago

I love my Vita. Fantastic system. The screen totally destroy the 3DS. Too bad that Sony drop the support as soon as the sale slow down.

I wonder what would had happened if they had used SD card instead of that expensive card.

PhoenixUp2424d ago

I'll always find it hilarious how even when Sony seemingly abandoned their second handheld, Vita still outsold Wii U which was heavily supported by Nintendo.

Never underestimate the power that third party support can do for a platform.

freshslicepizza2424d ago

Which cleary shows why it's good to have a nice balance between the two. Sony knows this but some of their fans seem to only want to talk about exclusives.

Prince_TFK2424d ago

I thought it is all about exclusive here on n4g? So third party is only important as long as we don't talk about Xbox? Oh the amount of spin.

rainslacker2423d ago

Sony had 3rd party support, and still has it to this day on the Vita. IN fact, it's about all they have. They even had some pretty good 1st party support in the first few years.

But no one would give them credit for that support, and "vita has no games" was the constant mantra being spewed on every vita article until Sony finally dropped all its meaningful support for the system.

Games are what sells a system. Doesn't matter if they're multi-plat or exclusive. Sony had a lot of both, they just failed to get more of the really big exclusives like they got with the PSP. PSP didn't really take off until they started getting things like Metal Gear or GT. When they looked like they were finally going that path, they pretty much gave up on it, and it's kind of sad, because it's a great system.

chris2352424d ago

got the vita although it was dead on arrival. mobile gaming on dedicated machines is deadder than dead. oh wait, the switch is doing stellar, even rivaling the ps4, the xbox and the new xoxbox. ok, let's forget for one second about the absolute market dominator: when was the last time you saw someone playing his or her dedicated machine outside? I can't really remember. what I'm seeing everyday though is that everybody and their little daughter got smartphones when they are on their way to go somewhere.

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thatguyhayat2424d ago

Vita was and still amazing. Playing uncharted and gravity rush on it was simply epic. Such a shame Sony gave up on it

InTheLab2424d ago

Was...perhaps. still? Those games came out years ago. The vita is a terrible handheld that Sony pushed out with Insanely overpriced memory cards and a handful of games. It was amazing for maybe a year then reality set in.

Sony only cares about the home console. Vita, PSP, Move, and now the PSVR all rely on 3rd party support after Sony pushes them out the door.

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The PlayStation Vita is such an underrated handheld device that it's almost sickening on how it just disappeared in the hands of gamers. And even though the Vita vanished off the face of the earth, this does not mean that a next gen Vita isn't welcomed. If another iteration of the PS Vita does come to be, than this could spell disaster for the Nintendo Switch.

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naruga2591d ago (Edited 2591d ago )

i m calling it now...No Monster Hunter 5 No portable console for me .....if Vita 2 is to be released with games like 'portable"Uncharted&a mp;a mp;q uot; , portable "Horizon", portable Assasin Creed , is Hell NO ...portable consoles need proprietary games (ex Splatoon Monster Hunter, Gravity Rush ..games that can be played portbale) and not degraded versions of home console games (huge mistake from Sony to support Vita with Uncharted and Killzone (two mediocre appeal IPs that could only be enjoyed on pS3 because their graphical superiority) and most importantly Vita died because its main life source MHou series was stolen/went Nintendo exclusive ...

Kaneki-Ken2589d ago

Ignorance at it finest. Vita died because no one bought it and the games. The reason that no one bought it and it was because the pricey Memory Card.

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princejb1342589d ago

One of the many reasons. My reason was because I just don't game while traveling

fiveby92589d ago

I agree the pricey memory cards really diminished the sales of the Vita. I recently read that one of teh reasons Sony stuck with their pricey card rather than standard SD cards had something to do with concerns over piracy of games. One would have thought cheap standard cards would open up software sales on the PS Store. But oddly piracy was some major concern. Regardless, I'd like to see a new handheld from Sony.

The 10th Rider2589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

But the 3DS floundered at first and had comparable sales, however it's now a success. I think the Vita was less salvageable due to the memory card costs. On top of that, Nintendo moved development to the 3DS, resulting in great 3DS support but poor Wii U support, and Sony moved development away from the Vita, resulting in poor Vita support but great PS4 support. On top of that, Vita was clearly the more powerful device, which is great, but games with a higher visual fidelity take more time and money to develop, making it far easier for Nintendo to turn around and get games out than it would be for Sony.

The big reason I think we won't see another Vita is because Sony would have to split their development teams between PS4 and their handheld, and it would be even more powerful leading to increased dev times and cost. It may be possible to make a handheld that plays the same games as a console (in 720p) if consoles go native 4K next gen, especially if it released a few years after the home console. Other than that I don't see Sony making another handheld that pushes power. (Maybe something different that's affordable, portable, versatile, and doesn't push power though.)

freshslicepizza2589d ago

sony is about tradition, they will come out with another handheld. they invest quite a bit into in-house studios and want more than just the ps4 to sell their ip's on.

nveenio2589d ago

I don't think Sony wants a new Vita. I think they want to get Playstation Now ready on all mobile devices. Then people can play whatever whenever and Sony doesn't have to worry about the hardware headaches or being first to market or anything like that.

Erik73572589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

Nintendo had better games on the 3DS , hence why third party sucks. Who wanted the shitty assassin game on vita?

zb1ftw7772589d ago

By saying no one bought the vita and it's games, you essentially agreed with everything naruga wrote.

He literally listed the best games on the vita and then explained why no one bought them.

Funny how two people say the same thing, but word them differently and obtain different levels of likes.

toyzombie2589d ago

I kinda disagree.... They had to release the Vita at the correct price. We've already seen what happens when something is priced to high. Lets say they would have released the PS Vita at $350 with an internal 64GB of storage. People would have lost their minds because its $350. People just arent willing to spend a high dollar amount for a high quality portable device due to cell phones.

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conanlifts2589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

Uncharted is a mediocre ip? Have you even played the game?

xMANB3ARP1G2589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

the memory prices would have been forgotten and went down if monster hunter and some other games came to it the PSP memory card prices were way worse than the vitas at release. I never understand when people want the newest and greatest up till it comes time to pay. Sometimes new things cost money sucks but it is a fact of life. uncharted wasn't bad and resistance was sick but overall they misfired on this one would of loved one now built with ps4 in mind and a real mobile connection that can be used with your current plan and plan data limits for like a 10 buck a month fee better quality stick and hopefully sd card support but it would still need stuff like monster hunter Patapon LocoRoco wipeout and final fantasy games. unfortunately mobile games ruined handhelds to many ppl are ok with the garbage mobile games anymore and its a tough sale for a handheld and a handheld game now there will always be ppl like me who love portables but now with everyone owning a cell phone and every dev having at least 1 cell phone game of all various quality its hard to sell a buck cell phone game much less a full priced handheld game.

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EddieNX 2591d ago

There is no PS Vita 2 lol so good luck with that. PS Vita had way worse games than the WiiU and was a disaster outside of Japan.

Kaneki-Ken2589d ago

Good Luck with the Switch having no 3rd party support from Big Publishers after Skyrim releases. After Zelda hype dies off, no a lot of people going to buy a Switch for a port Mario Kart games and Indie, a sequel that doesn't feel like a sequel *cough* Splatoon 2*cough*. And the puchies game that doesn't seem nothing new and The only good exclusive is coming out in the fall, Mario.

EddieNX 2589d ago

I was just playing Splatoon 2 before on the global test fire and I can confirm now that its fantastic, an iteration sequel like COD but its gunna be worth owning a Switch for the amount of hours you can sink into its sensationaly addictive multiplayer. Mario kart is a perfect game 10/10 the only thing wrong was balloon battle and they've fixed it made it 1080p and portable you can play multiplayer anywhere, fantastic, can't wait.

Mario Odyssey is gunna be epic, so is Xenoblade chronicles 2 and Fire emblem. Fire emblem warriors and Arms will both be great, there's a TON of amazing indie games and other games already announced, god knows what they're going to show us at e3.

Honestly, Switch is turning into my favorite ever console. The portable nature of it is amazing. Im so excited about the future of Switch and I really feel sorry for people who are going to miss out on the games I've listed above. I have an XB1S and will be getting a Scorpio as well, so I won't be missing out on any third party games. But I'll also have the ultimate portable/ hybrid console with Nintendos truly amazing games

conanlifts2589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

"The only good exclusive is coming out in the fall, Mario"

So you think xenoblade 2 is not a good exclusive?

Prince_TFK2589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

Kaneki-Ken

You seem to forget that Nintendo has many unannounced games that is coming such as Pokemon star, monster hunter, fire emblems...on top of that E3 is coming and who know what Nintendo has up their sleeves.

But yeah...keep putting your fanboy google on and keep on hating Nintendo, while i keep on enjoying their games.

V0LT2589d ago

I think your crystal ball has been hacked. You couldn't be any more wrong.

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PhoenixUp2590d ago

Switch has Dragon Quest XI

The next potential PlayStation handheld will not.

That alone spells which will be more successful

Platformgamer2589d ago

Ps4 also has DQ XI and sony could do a cross-platform thing with a potential psvita2 so...

_-EDMIX-_2589d ago

I don't know how you came to such a strange conclusion.

The likeliness is statistically if Sony does release another PlayStation Portable it's going to be what the PlayStation 4 is in regards to strength or near it.

PhoenixUp2588d ago

If Sony couldn't get DQIX for PSP, I doubt they could get DQXI for a future handheld

Miguelitons2590d ago

There will be no PS Vita 2, that's just it!

InahimeHondaSengoku2589d ago

I love how you are always right. :-)

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