Call of Duty for Vita? Update: N-Space not developing Black Ops 2 for handhelds!

[Chark]

RolStoppable said:

Chark said:
I really think it will be a new title. Why wouldn't it be closer to the launch window if it was just a port. Developers rave over the ease of development. They would be able to pop out a port or remake in no time. Plus Actiblizzard wants to sell a bunch of copies, being a unique title will help that and increase Vita sales, leading to even more copies being sold. Why would they risk releasing a simple port at this point in the game when the user base is so small?

Your (rhethorical) question at the end strikes me as odd. A new title would be much more expensive to make than a port and if the userbase is low, going with the cheaper option would be a smaller risk. This is a third party game we are talking about here, after all. Third parties aren't interested in driving installed bases, unless they get paid for it by the console manufacturer. Their usual modus operanti is to play it safe either by investing not much money into development or by delaying releases until the userbase has reached a sufficient level. In extreme cases it can be both.

You're right Rol, that didn't come out right. Let me explain: Vita is a new market opportunity with few games available, Activision could take advantage of this situation not only to sel SW but to create a user base filled with their target audience. They already release a new CoD title every year with great success, they could do the same on Vita with expected growth year-to-year. They could go cheap and port something and though it would sell well anyway, it would be recieve mixed reviews and pale to a unique title. Not to mention fail to attract future customers to the Vita. A port should have already been made since this is a big company I doubt they would have waited so long to create a cheap title. I feel signs pointing towards a unique title as an investment for the future, despite the fact any CoD game is going to make money this would be a smarter route. If Sony is willing to assist in its development, even more reason.

When i was writing this I had a revelation. What if at E3 during Sony's presentation they call to the stage a higher up for CoD and he announces a new CoD releasing in December that will be free to download for all CoD Elite subscribers for the month of December! Imagine the sales boost. So many people would buy Vita, more people would subscribe to Elite. The Vita user base would be jammed packed full of CoD fans and after december the new CoD would have massive legs because of how many people are playing it already. It would attract those that didnt buy a vita downthe road through word of mouth and peer pressure. Then Activision's next title will have record sales. No need for a price this year because a ton of people will be getting their Vita between E3 and Christmas.