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Forums - Sony Discussion - Playstation Vita has been dead for years. It hurts me too, but it's a fact. Let's move on.

How many times have we read an article saying "The Vita is not dead" or "Reasons to buy a Vita this year" and other stuff like that? As a gamer who was in love with the Vita for years, it hurts me to say this. But the Sony's Playstation Vita is dead. It's been dead for years now. We need to move on.

I recently read an article and it was something about The Vita's gpu can now be used at 100%. So Developers can make the games with better graphics. There was comments about how "it has a chance" to compete with the Nintendo Switch now and no... just no. Like yeah the Vita is more powerful than ever now but it's too late. They can make another poor port an it'll do nothing. They already marketed it, people lost interest and it's an old machine. Back then it was super powerful as the PS3 but that was over 5 years ago! I was 14 in middle school when it released and I'm turning 20 and I'm in University. It's over.  

iPad's, tablets, phones suprassed the Vita's power back in 2014 and theres phones releasing every year so there's no way the Vita can do anything to gain the mojo it never had. Sony can make the memory cards really cheap, make super great ports from PS3, bring back the Apps, market it, make a 3rd model and sell it really cheap... and it's still not going to do anything.

I'm sorry for being negative but it's true. Let's just move on and focus on the Switch, PS4 Pro, Scorpio, The Last of us 2 and Red Dead Redemption and other popular games. I'm still suprised people are still talking about the Vita. It's best year was 2013, sales went down and Vita died in 2014. 

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As long as it's profitable for Sony sell 20k Vitas per week, the console is going to continue being around. Considering the Switch, the moment that niche A-AA easterndevs start to port their games to the Switch too, the Vita will lose its main appeal in Japan, and it will probably be all over for it.



You know it deserves the GOTY.

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no one who knows anything about gaming would say Vita could compete with Switch

but yes, the thing is dead to everyone bar the most die-hard fans who can enjoy niche Japanese games. I like niche Japanese games but even i can't be bothered with it. I got one a couple years after it came out. There were enough games to last about a year of regular play, and that was it.

probably up there with Wii U and XB1 as the worst consoles i have bought, so i am not too sad about it really



What is this.



It's dead in the US for damn sure. But in Japan is alive and well.



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Do Vita owners even buy many games? I just happened to take a look at the top sellers and Minecraft was number one selling two million.



I agree Vita is dead, especially in the US. Unfortunatly, nothing has come out to replace it. I am still using my 3G Vita for Phone Calls, Messaging, E-mail, Web Browsing, and much more on the go. Their is just no other device that offers what the Vita does.

The Switch has a shot at replacing the Vita, but it needs a smaller model, and 4G to fully fill the Vita's shoes. Apple, and any one of the Android manufactures could try and replace it, but they seem perfectly happy making more and more useless touch, but don't feel devices.

From my expereince with other mobile devices in the last 5 years, nothing has come close to offering the expereince the Vita does. The only problem with it is the lack of software and services, and the fact that it has not recieved a make over in years. If Sony dropped a redesigned PS Vita right now, with 4G, the same CPU/GPU, and 4GB of RAM, it would be light years ahead of anything on the market. Sadly, it still wouldn't sell.

I would love to move on from my day one 3G Vita. The battery only lasts about 3 hours now. 64GB is just not enough to hold all of the games, movies, music, and apps that I want access to. The lack of services, which is getting smaller each quarter, is making it less desirable. Most of all, the lack of top tier PlayStation exclusives, sans Remote Play, is becoming a drag.

Hopefully, Sony will bring a 4G or even 5G version of the PS4 out in a mobile form factor. That is want I would like, but a 4G Switch, or a handheld form factor android from HTC, LG, or Samsung would also suffice. I will not support an Xperia Android though. At any rate, there is a massive void in the mobile industry right now, and it needs to be filled.



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Kevyn B Grams
10/03/2010 

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Yeah Vita ducked compared to the PSP.



So why should we already move on if we still have many fun games to play on the Vita?

I can't play the Lucas-Arts-Remastered adventures (Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango), Stein's Gate + Stein's Gate 0, Zero Escape 1 - 3, Danganronpa 1 - 3 + Another Episode, Root Letter, Shantae: Half Genie Hero, Severed, Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni, the Atelier games and many others on the Switch, or can I?



I bought 4 new physical games last month man. Could have bought more. Have several more on the way in the coming months.



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