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I'm on holiday in Japan and I recently visited the famous Akihabara district in Tokyo. I visited a few shops and in the game sections one thing struck me. The PS Vita library occupied quite a lot of space. In Belgium, the Vita's place in my local game shop is... Pitifull at best, but here, it's more than decent.

I don't own a Vita, but I have some friends who do, and they are really complaining about a lack of games. I want Sony to do good in the handheld department. They should throw some mony at the devlopers to get their games translated (or you know, make some AAA titles yourself)!



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The games that help the Vita in Japan won't really do anything for the system in the west and any western game exclusively developed for the Vita is money not well spend.

Western Vita fans should accept that the Vita is basically dead in the west, I know that Sony accepted it.



DerNebel said:

The games that help the Vita in Japan won't really do anything for the system in the west and any western game exclusively developed for the Vita is money not well spend.

Western Vita fans should accept that the Vita is basically dead in the west, I know that Sony accepted it.

This.

And if you are a fan of Japanese games, many of them are getting a western, translated release. 

But if you're not, Vita is not something to invest in, unless you find it used for under €100.



The perpetual Vita thread - reloaded.
The system is sadly done for in the west and no matter how good your ideas, your strong belief or you prayers may be, it won't change this.
I agree it is an awesome handheld for some but it doesn't even sell as a companion device for PS4 which should tell everyone enough about the system.



Vita owners in the west wants Japanese games. Just like how Nintendo 3DS owners want Pokemons.



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The games for the vita in japan can't come here. Too much censorship




Japan has a completely different culture. The Vita being all over the place in a city known for the latest gadgetry isn't a good example anyway.



All vita owners should move to japan.. problem solved



 

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They can't reproduce that here in the West. Retailers probably wouldn't stock that much software for the failing handheld to replicate that retail experience because of how it has performed so far. They must be pretty much refusing to even stock the handheld given that Sony can't meet demand in US right now...



There are certain Japanese games which have a big enough western audience to make a difference to Vita sales in the west, like a new Metal Gear Solid game, Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy (that's why everyone with a Vita was so pissed off that Type-0 HD went to PS4/XB1 and not PSV), and I think it isn't out of the question that we might still get one (FF or KH being my bet)

There are others as well, Resident Evil Revelations would've been very useful if it hadn't gone to 3DS initially (for a time, Vita was the only current system you couldn't buy it on, until 4Bone arrived, even though it would seem like a perfect fit with superior graphics and built in twin-sticks compared to 3DS). Other than those, I don't know.

Personally I think there's potential for some of these games to do well enough in both Japan and the west to make them worth developing, especially as it should theoretically be quicker and cheaper than a PS4 game, the problem is the latter will have more potential to shift units. However, if you're very dependent on Japan, with a smaller western market, PS4 being a complete bomba in its home territory may help Vita, which is doing alright there by comparison (that's why I think SE might eventually throw us a bone with an FF or KH spin-off)

I won't hold my breath though - being a Vita owner has defintiely taught me that