CVG: You probably know Sony's new handheld, PlayStation Vita, is incredibly powerful - capable of running near-PS3 quality games, with Wi-Fi / 3G support, dual touch screens, an OLED display, twin analogue sticks, GPS support and front / rear cameras.
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.
I like the Vita a lot. I actually blame Sony in putting less faith in it than it should
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.
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.
Vita was and still amazing. Playing uncharted and gravity rush on it was simply epic. Such a shame Sony gave up on it
Are you a huge PS Vita fan? If the answer is yes, and you absolutely adore your Playstation Vita then this video is going to be tough for you. The VitaBoys count down the top 5 best PS Vita games that got cancelled.
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.
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 ...
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.
Switch has Dragon Quest XI
The next potential PlayStation handheld will not.
That alone spells which will be more successful
'But what about more unusual, indie games? "Developers like new challenges," says the TIGA rep, "but without big-money support, it'll be difficult for many Indies to push the boundaries. It's powerful technology, and that will be expensive to develop for."'
I have to disagree with the Tiga rep here...
http://n4g.com/news/806066/...
Any word yet on what Vita is likely to cost?
I wish there was a phone version coming out as I'd be getting it day one!
Vita is a great handheld. Sadly there will be some losers who will hate it cause its made by Sony. Seriously it doesnt have to be made by Nintendo to be good. Sony has proven that many times now.
"and how it realistically hopes to compete with the iPhone, iPad and Nintendo 3DS."
??? Excuse me but I thought that by putting in the insane processing power and adding on all the bells and whistles, sony was really pushing for the core audience. So ya I think sony isnt planning to compete with really any other hand held directly because the Vita is pretty much the only platform which is aiming at the core audience.
Can't wait to get my WiFi model. I don't see why anyone would get the 3g model when you can just use your phone as a WiFi hotspot and connect the psv to it. 4g connection is quick I use it for my lap top at work.