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C0LINx said:
Being realistic here, if you want indie games you can get them on PC. Get a 3DS, like someone else said. The Vita more then likely won't get much exclusive support.

But indies are perfect for mobile gaming. When I'm at home, I mostly play AAA-titles.

It makes more sense than the other way around (AAA titles with many compromises on the go, indie titles at home).



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Indies are way better on a handheld then sitting on a PC...

Sony is supporting vita more now then ever not less. Sales are picking up and remote play will move units. You dont need AAA console size teams to make games for a handheld, thats all Sony said,. There are quite a few awesome games this year for vita, Y's, Tearaway, KZ merc, to name a few.

So much for no haters in this thread.



Conina said:
C0LINx said:
Being realistic here, if you want indie games you can get them on PC. Get a 3DS, like someone else said. The Vita more then likely won't get much exclusive support.

But indies are perfect for mobile gaming. When I'm at home, I mostly play AAA-titles.

It makes more sense than the other way around (AAA titles with many compromises on the go, indie titles at home).


It really depends on what the OP prefers, the 3DS is a much better buy because the games are suited for hand held play while the Vita's triple A games, besides a few like Tearaway try to make it console gaming on the go. In terms of indie, I'm just pointing out that you can still get them on PC if you want to have your dose of them.



RandomK said:
The vita was DOA. Steer right away from it. The 3DS kills it In Quality games. The vita will most likely stop being supported by Sony in a couple years.


How?? The lienups are actually very comparable with vita being way more functional device with many more online and a biggr feature set.

 

It was never DOA, if anything it will keep gainign steam.



a 3DS tbh



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iamdeath said:
RandomK said:
The vita was DOA. Steer right away from it. The 3DS kills it In Quality games. The vita will most likely stop being supported by Sony in a couple years.


How?? The lienups are actually very comparable with vita being way more functional device with many more online and a biggr feature set.

 

It was never DOA, if anything it will keep gainign steam.

It may be true that it is more powerful and has better online capabilities than the 3DS. However, it Has maybe one or two AAA title and has sold so little. Yes it is gaining steam but the 3DS is as well. It has a 15% market share. I can't see many good games for it In the future either. If your picking either a vita or 3ds I would say you'd be crazy not to get the 3DS with its killer software and huge install base. Smash bros in 2014 as well. Anyway that's just my opinion on it.



I'm biased towards the Vita, cause it's such a great piece of tech. The library really does have an incredible breadth of games to play. But, if your purely an RPG fan, you might be happier with the 3DS, as there's an enormous catalog of RPG games you can play from both the DS library and the 3DS library. If you don't care for RPG's or if you play more than JUST RPG's, you'll be happier with the Vita.



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This thing I keep reading about developers no longer supporting the Vita, do these people really have any idea what they are talking about? It's like they're parroting drivel that's been thoughtlessly repeated over and over without ever bothering to find out if any of it is true.

The reality is that many developers are pleased with the high attach rate of the Vita. Vita owners buy software. No, it doesn't have any Monster Hunters or Animal Crossings but that's exactly what makes it a "blue ocean". Look at how well games like Senran Kagura, Demon Gaze, or Tokiden have sold--and these developers are supposedly going to drop support of the Vita? Right, that makes sense.

The only problems with the Vita is that it doesn't have that mega-hit that would get it flying off the shelves and it doesn't have any software that really appeals to kids, the primary owners of handhelds in the west. Because of that, like the Wii U, it has fallen into a bit of a niche machine with regards to mid-tier Japanese games and indie titles. However, it's bloody fantastic in that niche. People just have to decide if those games interest them.



pokoko said:
This thing I keep reading about developers no longer supporting the Vita, do these people really have any idea what they are talking about? It's like they're parroting drivel that's been thoughtlessly repeated over and over without ever bothering to find out if any of it is true.

The reality is that many developers are pleased with the high attach rate of the Vita. Vita owners buy software. No, it doesn't have any Monster Hunters or Animal Crossings but that's exactly what makes it a "blue ocean". Look at how well games like Senran Kagura, Demon Gaze, or Tokiden have sold--and these developers are supposedly going to drop support of the Vita? Right, that makes sense.

The only problems with the Vita is that it doesn't have that mega-hit that would get it flying off the shelves and it doesn't have any software that really appeals to kids, the primary owners of handhelds in the west. Because of that, like the Wii U, it has fallen into a bit of a niche machine with regards to mid-tier Japanese games and indie titles. However, it's bloody fantastic in that niche. People just have to decide if those games interest them.

Always love your posts.



Chandler said:
3DS. I have both and haven't turned my Vita on in a month. The month would be half a year if I hadn't played the Destiny of Spirits Beta a couple of hours. 3DS on the other hand, playing it right now.

have both, if it wasnt for Pokemon I wouldnt have played my 3DS all year.

Play Vita every single day

Therefore he must buy Vita, this is how this works yeah