Will the launch of PSV affect PS3 sales in Japan?

[Michael-5]

MasterVG71782 said:

Michael-5 said:

MasterVG71782 said:
Personally, I don't think it will affect the sales of the PS3 when it's released. While they may be saying it is a portable PS3 (only with less power, pretty much), it's going to be marketed to the handheld crowd, which is a big market in Japan.

Exactly, so wouldn't some potential new PS3 owners get a PSV instead? They are both $250 machines after all, and most Japanese gamers have migrated to handhelds.

It's a possibility, especially when you factor in that some games will have both a Vita and PS3 version, like Dragon's Crown, which I guess will be pretty much the same on both platforms. Of course, the Vita complements the PS3 and I think a lot of people will buy it to do just that.

So you are saying that the customers who buy a PSV instead of a PS3 will be offset by the PS3 owners who buy a PSV as well?

Fair enough.