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PlayStation Vita In Need of a Sales Rebound - Unscripted Access Episode #5

"PlayStation Vita in need of a sales rebound, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale one of Sony’s largest bets of all time, Robert Bowling gives birth to Robotoki while the next Call of Duty awaits its upcoming announcement, and more gaming news and nonsense that listeners have come to expect with Unscripted Access."

-TheGamerAccess.com

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Nick2120044810d ago

I personally do not feel the PlayStation Vita needs a price drop. When there are millions of consumers spending $300-$400 for a phone every 1-2 years (32gb and 64gb iPhone 4S), $250 for a PlayStation Vita is more than justified.

As discussed during Unscripted Access Episode #5, I feel that Sony needs to amp up their marketing to the level it was at launch as well as secure more blockbuster titles. Sure we have Uncharted: Golden Abyss with Mortal Kombat and Resistance: Burning Skies coming soon, but they need to effectively bring Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and God of War as those titles will be the games that sell the platform if executed correctly with a console-like experience and solid marketing.

I also feel Sony needs to work on improving Remote Play with the PS3 to make that a selling point alone for PS3 owners.

LOGICWINS4809d ago (Edited 4809d ago )

Nick, the reason expensive phones sell so well is because they are subsidized. Idiots say "Gee, I just gt a free Android phone..great deal!" In reality, they ARE paying for the phone with the monthly data fee that most carriers require you to have if you own a smartphone.

Also, there are different standards for Apple products when it comes to sales. The general middle class populace are okay wuith spending exorbitant for Iphones and IPADs because Apple has had the greatest marketing this generation as far as portable computer entertainment is concerned.

There are more people out there willing to spend $500 for the next iphone than $250 for a Vita(Compare week one iphone 4s sales to Vita's sales so far. The evidence is clear as day) Why? Superior marketing from Apple. If your idea that "people will spend because you've seen them spend $600 on an iphone"..then answer me this. Why do sales of high end Sony Ericsson phones pale in comparison to iphones?

By your logic, $300 Sony Ericsson phones should be flying off the shelves since you've seen people pay double for iphones right?

BuffMordecai4809d ago

People buy apple because the mainstream public are a bunch of stupid sheep who can't compare features to other devices that offer more at a lower price. A lot of phones are better than the Icrap.

Soldierone4809d ago

I agree, but people need to realize that Sony hasn't targeted it head on just yet. They just want it out there right now, and the full fledged attack isn't starting till fall.

Call of Duty and other titles are on the table, they are coming, Sony just hasn't talked about it yet. When that IS announced (I say at E3) sales are going to skyrocket. They also more than likely have a bunch of stuff in the works for it too.

It kinda sucks right now because there is hardly anything around, but its still hella fun to use. I don't think it needs a price drop, the memory cards do and it just needs more games to justify the price.

andibandit4809d ago

@Nick212004

theres a big diffrence between a handheld gaming device and a smartphone. The abillity to:

Get in contact with someone
Be contacted
Surf the internet anywhere

is invalueable to alot of people, not only in their private life, but also worklife.
Where as gaming anywhere is more of a "Nice to have", but not as necessary.

Theres also(im not speaking for me here) the status symbol of the IPhone. People look at someone with an Iphone and their first thought problably wont be "He must be broke".

Then there's integration....i dont know how many electronic devices i've seen with some sort of IPhone docking or other kind of integration, and it's just not hardware, it's software integration as well.

Most people do not realize this and it may sound a bit abstract but Apple arent selling just a mobile phone.

Zha1tan4809d ago

Why is this is the PC news feed?

GTFO contributer

MaxXAttaxX4809d ago

Because they talk about Batman: AC.

Zha1tan4809d ago

SO because its extremely briefly mentioned that warrants it being PC news?

sorry no.

MaxXAttaxX4809d ago

It may not be worth putting a PC tag for it, but those are the rules.
No biggie.

TimeSkipLuffy4809d ago (Edited 4809d ago )

Vita needs more big title exclusives! Just release something like Crisis Core and it will sell like crazy in Japan...

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Michiel1989115d ago

playstation all stars would have been good if you could finish without ultimate moves. Made the game so boring and repetitive. The rest of the combat was really fun but that just killed it for me. Look at smash where you can get such creative kills and here you just wait for lvl 3 ult and press one button.

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Batman Arkham City in 2024 – How Well Does It Hold Up?

GB: "With this feature, we take a look back at the incredible Batman: Arkham City with the aim of analyzing it from the perspective of a 2024 release."

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Spider-Man 2 Metacritic review score means Marvel still hasn’t beaten DC

Reviews are finally out for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and the game's Metacritic review score means Marvel still hasn't toppled DC.

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CrashMania619d ago (Edited 619d ago )

The Arkham games are largely excellent, a shame they are being followed up by that god awful looking suicide squad game.

RaidenBlack619d ago

All 4 Arkham games are just amazing...
With the Gotham Knights turning out sub par, hope the Suicide Squad fails as well... So that both Rocksteady and WB Montreal goes back to creating good single player DC games ...
A batman beyond game maybe?

anal_vegan_moans618d ago

Having the game fail would make it harder for them to get funding for their next game, please don't wish this on them. They already delayed the game a whole year after backlash, so we still have to wait and see how it will turn out.

GhostScholar618d ago

I think asylum and origins were great. City was good. Knight was horrible.

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Ezio2048619d ago

You can't expect a game to match 96-94 meta apple for apple. Different era and different gen. No need to diminish either game's achievement. Arkham City and Spiderman 2 are both amazing sequels that improved upon their already incredible first parts.

Tacoboto619d ago

To back that up, there are major websites that adjusted their review scales.

IGN used to have a 100 point system; now it's a 10 point system. I remember GameSpot back in 2004 was razed for giving Halo 2 a 9.4 when IGN gave it like a 9.7 or 9.8

darthv72619d ago

Arkham Asylum was great, but when City came out... wow what a total overhaul that was. Nothing has had that type of night/day difference in scope and scale since.

SM2 is looking to be a great game in itself. Definitely an upgrade over the previous entries. Just from the opening battle with sandman, it gives me god of war 2 vibes with how that one opened with the battle with colossus of rhodes. That is still one of my favorite sequels of all time.

Zeke68618d ago

Thanks for the spoiler how the game starts loser...

darthv72618d ago

Zeke... you've had plenty of time to play god of war 2.

GaboonViper619d ago

And right on cue, here comes the downplaying of Insomniacs masterpiece, not gonna work, this game is gonna be beast in success.

BehindTheRows619d ago

From the same folks who gave it a 10/10 no less.

Aloymetal619d ago

'' here comes the downplaying of Insomniacs masterpiece''
You know that train is never late.

isarai619d ago

Oh look, another trash article from Videogamer

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