How did Sony manage to lose the exclusivity of the Monster Hunter portable series?

[MARCUSDJACKSON]

i think it was more of Capcoms doing then anything Sony did. yea it would have helped sell more Vitas and monster hunter may soon find its way to Vita in a yr. or so. or maybe Capcom is just working on a version that caters to the Vitas hardware/abilities?

there are many reasons, but we'll never know for sure. if Capcom knows whats good they'll release it for both portable platforms and let the money roll in.