theprof00 said:
VicViper said:
theprof00 said:
z101 said:
VicViper said:
It's a no turning back path, and I believe Sony will do anything possible and impossible to not follow it.
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Perhaps, perhaps not.
Sony is in a financial crisis and on top of that the Vita sales are low. Would Sony really take money and buy some big exclusives for Vita? They made billions loss with PS3. I don't think Sony will take the same route with Vita. If Vita sales don't increase without much investition it is more believeable that Sony drop the Vita.
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How does the ps3 costing them 860$ at launch have anything to do with buying exclusives for the Vita?
The Vita is profitable right off the bat. You're right that they won't take the same route as ps3 with vita, but it's not a theory, it's an already established fact (or close neough.
They will not drop the Vita.
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I agree, they'll do a lot to bring it back from... well, sales hell. But we all know that's very hard, even doing the "impossible". I mean, take the Gamecube. With all Nintendo first party power and lots of "bought" exclusives they couldn't revive the Cube from that zone, and the thing [Cube] is sellling way better than Vita now. And worst, 3DS is being way more "juggernaustic" right now in Japan than PS2 ever was
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heh, I don't think comparing vita and 3ds to the cube and ps2 are very good measures for predicting the future.
In fact, in a comparison of that gen, this gen's ps2 is like iOS or Android, not 3ds.
http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Price_cuts
PS2
| Country | Date | Price | Source |
| United States |
200010October 2000 |
$299 (launch price) |
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| United States |
200205May 2002 |
$199 (-$100) |
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| United States |
200305May 2003 |
$179 (-$20) |
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| United States |
200405May 2004 |
$149 (-$30) |
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| United States |
200604April 2006 |
$129 (-$20) |
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| United States |
200904April 2009 |
$99 (-$30) |
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| Japan |
200003March 2000 |
¥?? (launch price) |
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| Japan |
200609September 2006 |
¥16,000 (-¥2,800) |
[49] |
| Europe
United Kingdom
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200011November 2000 |
£?? (launch price) |
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It took ps2 18 months or so to have a price drop, 30 months to reach 179$, the current 3ds price.
I know it's an easy thing to overlook, but that was a major major price drop. Nintendo has never cut such a large amount in such a short time period. The consumers are only reacting to a great bargain
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Whatever the reason, It doesn't change the fact that 3DS is doing way better than PS2 and Vita way worse than the Gamecube in japan. And worse, the cube was never more expensive than the PS2, so price cut or not, price will always be a huge 3DS advantage. And Vita is doing way worse at 250 than 3DS did at 250 too, so it's not just a price thing. Consumer are reacting to games too, and it's unquestining that 3DS is getting way better support than Vita for japanese games. All things combined, 3DS is becoming a beast bigger than PS2 ever was in japan, and it's biggest weapons are still coming later this year.
