"We really thought that people would go for an expensive system with NO GAEMZ."

He also said this bit which was interesting.


"Hirai said Nvidia’s announcement could be seen as part of a multi-platform gaming trend that has seen gaming jump to other products.

“Customers are used to playing video games on not just consoles anymore, but a variety of devices,” he said."


http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/01/08/the-world-according-to-sony-ceo-kazuo-hirai/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2024208/sonys-hirai-not-completely-surprised-by-nvidias-gaming-portable.html

This is why I like Kaz, he's not afraid of telling the truth. He's also the only Sony representative I like.  

Everything relies on what kind of blockbusters they can offer on the Vita to boost its sales. Not only just games, but those kind of games that become system sellers, just like Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter or Pokemon on the 3DS. Vita will go a long way to become a relevant system in the handheld ecosystem.

Yoshida >>>>>>>>> Kaz.

Who cares about Vita sales? We know already.

But Project Shield? That's interesting. NVidia becoming a console maker (of sorts). What is this the fifth Android console to be coming out this year? But the first with a major corporation backing it. 3rd parties will be giving Android some major support if these devices catch on at all. And I suspect they will...

Gotta admit, the whole Phone and Tablet stealing marketshare thingy is more true then any gamer would like to admit.

I meant to buy a 3DS but quite frankly I am keeping busy with downloaded games on my 4th gen Ipad.

In PR terms, "on the low end of expectations" means "fucking woeful"

Still, if it gets a price cut and GTA this year then it should do respectable numbers

Vita is meeting expectation? Not a flop confirmed!

Play Dead Trigger and you will see that mobile games are still far from console experiences, with few exceptions like Dead Space, Sonic and Need For Speed Most Wanted (the Criterion game, not the old one).