gigantor21 said:
So then why did Sony feel compelled to give the Vita such phone-like control features? Why are they making such a big deal out of Playstation Mobile/Suite having Android support? Why, when the PSP sold at the same damn launch price and equally stupid memory prices, had it sold so much more at this point when it didn't come out in Europe until the fall? The market has changed. Back in '04, the notion that phones would be able to offer a gaming experience on par with the PSP or DS was laughable at best. Now, casual players have plenty of gaming options on devices they already have, and the Vita is using similar hardware--hardware that will be outmoded compared to other handheld devices within a year or two. Thus, without any bonafied system sellers like Monster Hunter or Pokemon, the Vita would've been a much harder sell than it's predecessor at ANY price. |
The market is different, but mainly for Nintendo (they can't sell their handheld systems to non-gamers anymore-brain training) and they've already overcome that problem. Generally speaking the market is bit smaller, no one will buy a handheld system for light entertainment when their phone can easily fufil that function, this leaves a market of only dedicated gamers and children. The reason why Vita has phone like features is because they are not "phone-like" they are modern features, all technology is moving in that direction including your home consoles. When you buy a device, you expect it to be utilise the internet, social networking and be diverse in software (both cheap and expensive)
