JesseDeya said:
superchunk said:
Your missing the point of the OP and at the same time proving why it would be a success.
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They could build a device very easily that would not only give you the exact same feel and gameplay as a dedicated console, but would also give you a high end smartphone. Samsung and other Android OEMs have already proven that a very large segment of consumers like phones over 4". Given a slider design and you could easily pack in a normal set of controls. In fact, the only feature on the PSV I would see not in that design, *might* be the back touch sensor and frankly, I see that as being a feature not really doing much of anything over the life of the PSV. So the design would realistically be no different and provide not only the touch experience for many casual titles, but also the normal gamepad experience for your vision of 'gamers'.
Nearly every phone comeing out now already has dual core cpus and decent gpus. Android (and likely iphone) coming out this year will have quad-core chips and gpus greater than 3DS and by next year greater than PSV.... and this is with products where they don't really care as much for the GPU. There is no reason Sony couldn't have put out a device that was still more powerful than 3DS and in the form factor I'm suggesting. The tech is there already.
The price would have been even more flexible as well considering they could have utilized the smartphone / tablet strategy. $200 on contract or $400+ off. This would have enabled Sony to make a profit day one and still meet all the other objectives the PSV is currently intended to do. All the while actually hitting a mass market potential on day one.
3DS and PSV I won't buy for myself. I don't have the time to make them worth it and I don't want to carry anything more than my Galaxy Nexus as it is.
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Aren't we forgetting something?
Your theory is all well and good until you factor in battery life. Sure, in theory Sony could develop a phone/vita in the form factor you want, and with the power you want (perhaps in a few years). Unfortunately the battery will only provide you about 3hrs of gaming before it - and your PHONE - are dead flat.
I like my phone to at least make it through the day without needing to be plugged in, thank you very much. If my Vita (or ipad) runs flat I don't really care, it's not going to bother me not gaming until I can charge it, but if my phone runs flat it's a major PITA!
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easily rectified with a power saving feature where at a certain percent it warns you that if you dont switch to a lower power mode you will only have X hours of phone battery.
and if you can charge with USB then most work/school locations can charge it up a bit.
i see what your saying, battery life is important for every hand held device.
laptops do the same thing to an extent, if you unplug a laptop it will go to a power saver mode, screen dims and processes more slowly,
all the vita has to say is
50% battery at this rate your vita will need recharged in 2 hours. then at like 5% say any more games will result in power failure until recharged.
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