| Shinobi-san said: superchunk i would just like to say that you have not pointed out how the PSV is being overlapped by tablets tec wise. The ipad 3 just got announced and the PSV is stil the most powerfull mobile device around. To me that is amazing as apple are usually the leaders when it comes to releasing new tec. Im going to bet apple will release a quad core ipad in the next year. Only then will they be up to scratch with the tec in PSV. Thats a year of being on the bleeding edge of mobile technology! Im pretty sure most people wernt expecting this. And just to reiterate what i said in my previous post most tablets are using nvidias tegra 3 tec, which is relatively new from nvidia. And is no where close to the power of the PSV. So really only in the next wave of tablets which will be next year round about this time will we see manufacturers surpass the PSV in terms of tec. That is a year and half of relevance with an additional year of being in the same ballpark as others. Only then in the following year will the PSV really start to show its age. Im basing this on the current trends, when many have predicted things will begin to slow down in the coming years. Not to mention the exagerated growth some tec companies are touting...nvidia failed dismally to meet its required performance with tegra 3. I know you said this wasnt the focus of the OP but i just felt i should comment on this again. |
Actually, Android OEMs have put out more powerful hardware before iDevice over the last few iterations. Android already has quad-core phones and tablets announced and releasing... cpu and gpu. Androids also generally have more RAM. Difference is Apple is still king of developer support.
In the next few months Vita will be matched on the hardware front, from both new Android devices and iPhone 5. Do a little research on upcoming phones/tablets and you'll easily see this.
Then take a step back and see where the tech is going, you'll easily see that from YOY increases, by 2013, Vita will be less than all launching mobile products... high end of course.
At this point, mobiles will have PS360 level games in their libraries and the only difference will be controls. Then depending on the player, will they want to purchase a dedicated game console for another $300 or $40 for a bluetooth controller they can sync with their device. I'll definitely snag one of my PS3 controllers for my Android device. Additionally, the game may be somewhat cheaper due to digital distribution. So maybe $40 vs $50/60.
