GamrDebate: Is the Playstation Vita already doomed?

[Conegamer]

BasilZero said:

MasterVG71782 said:
Well, I do think it is having an identity issue, which is something that the 3DS also had when it first released (people just thought it was an new form of DS). If Sony can get the word out there that the Vita is much more than a PSP, it will certainly help its sales a lot.

You would have to be really living under a rock for not knowing the difference.....especially if you are a gamer o.o. I cant understand why anyone would be confused....just read the damn title/name on the system XD!

You mean the Vita and PSP? You'd be surprised. I know very few people who even know what Vita is, and even fewer who are interested in getting one. 

Advertisement here is key. As has been said several times, sony is doing very little. And yet, the 3DS had an identity crisis and you couldn't watch a program without seeing an ad for the 3DS. Sony should take this into consideration and realise that people aren't going to buy a handheld to play a couple games which they could play (a similar copy of) on the PS3 or another console. 

The easiest way to fix the problem is to either cut the price or get a huge exclusive (Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Final Fantasy etc.). Nintendo did both, and look how that ended up. Sadly, I don't think Sony can afford to and would be happy leaving it to simmer selling around 80k a week WW in a few months and break even. 

Perhaps Dead on Arrival is the wrong term. Perhaps 'in serious trouble' would be how I would describe the scenario. Of course, only time will tell.

(One more thing: The PSPGo looked different to the PSP, perhaps moreso than the Vita, and had a radically different name, and did stuff differently. So it could be easy to conclude the same thing for the Vita for those not serious about gaming).