thismeintiel said:
That's a little drastic, don't you think? It doesn't really matter if the Vita outsells the 3DS, just as it didn't matter that the PSP outsold the DS. The fact that Sony has even been able to make place for itself in a market only Nintendo succeeded in previously, while also making a profit, is probably good enough for Sony. Of course, we have yet to see how the Vita fares in other parts of the world. Or even how well the 3DS will continue to do once the holiday season is over. Plus, Sony is most likely going to drop the price a little around the holiday season in 2012, which will definitely boosts sales quite a bit. As far as those sites go, the more sensational your story is, the more hits you get. And that means more money. |
like I said in my previous post, I like Nintendo having competition (it spurs their creativity and good for the industry in general). The reasoning that the PSV doesn't have to sell better it's first month in all territories in comparison to 3DS is bull (my opinion). The handheld market today for dedicated videogame systems is a lot smaller compared to when the DS and PSP first launched due to smartphones and tablets. In addition, Sony as a whole is in financial turmoil if you look at the news with their credit being downgraded and the selling of their LCD plants to competitor Samsung. I still don't buy the whole PSV is profitable on day one crap. I think it's marketing on Sony's part and I will have to wait to see an unbiased independent breakdown of the hardware to see how much it cost Sony to produce the product. Remember, that retailers also buys the PSV for essentially half of it's MSRP. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-one-big-reason-why-ipad-rivals-cant-compete-on-price/7724 Sony cutting the price of the PSV so soon in it's release is financial suicide and will end up being another HP touchpad/Dreamcast scenario (that no one would like to see).