Create a new IP that everyone will swarm over like Pokemon. Enough with the embarrassing ports and half-baked games.

I honestly don't seeing it recovering unless there's some kind of miracle app. This thing needs the next gigantic hit.

I doubt you are worried.

It will have a rough year that's for sure, the price cut is Sony's best option atm. 2 Vita doom threads.

Try Call of Duty again, but make it halfway decent this time. Possibly moneyhat Rockstar into doing something. That might help a little.

If neither of those work, I got nothing. Pray for Capcom to bless Vita with Monster Hunter and except Japan to save the day.

"I sold my 3DS. I am unbiased."

To answer your Q, I dunno

If Sony's entire PSV business depended on MH (as in, MH -> succeed, No MH -> fail), they would have moneyhatted in the hundreds of millions range and easily been able to take it.

I mean they purchased Gaikai for $380m just for PS4 and that isn't even critical.

Like it or not, quality has little to do with the handheld gaming world. Repetition rules that gamespace in North America. Sony needs something repetitious and trite like Pokemon or Mario to appeal to children. Quality should be a secondary concern. It just has to be something trendy they can make twenty versions of. They need to throw a bunch of crap at the wall and see if any of it sticks. Nintendo knows that it's all about taking something and ramming it down the throats of the general public until they not only like it, but they keep buying every semi-new version you can churn out. Sony shouldn't worry about making something good, just making a bunch of junk until they can find the next Skylanders or whatever.

That's not possible. Pokemon has built a fanbase over many years. You don't just create an IP and then it instantly sells tens of millions of units. It doesn't work like that. Nintendo has proved themselves with Pokemon like Sony has proved themselves with Gran Turismo. These franchises take time and effort to be turned into huge sellers. It's not an overnight thing.

doesn't Sony give a rats ass about portable gaming?