Sony rules out Vita price cut in 2012; says "it's too early"

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kowenicki said:

Troll_Whisperer said:
There are plenty of offers out there for those who want one. I got mine with Uncharted (a game I was planning to get anyway) for €249, so I saved €50.

If you want a Vita this holiday season, it's almost guaranteed that you will want it with some of the top tier games like LBP, AC, CoD, PSASBR... and all those games are gonna be bundled, so it's basically a €50 cut for 99% of potential buyers.

Indeed.

Game already have Vita + FIFA + Uncharted + Rayman for £239.  That's £90 of games!!

Or a whole host of bundles of single top games for £219.

Consider that the launch price was £229 in the uk and you can see that it already has effectively had a massive price cut, so perhaps it isn't price after all?

 

I dont think the price is the main factor.

If you look at the market sony is after ie. people on this forum, gamers who are probably between the ages of 18 - 25, people who generally have jobs and can afford consoles irrespective of price if the want is there. Then going on that i dont see how price is an issue...considering the tec you are getting its well worth it.

I think its the lack of killer software...or rather software that people really want. There might be one or two great titles..but not enough to make gamers like myself make the purchase.

I also think given the rise of smartphones, tablets and extremely cheap portable gaming...people are no longer prepared to pay a arm and a leg for a console as well as a premium on games , not to mention the memory cards...

Imo dedicated console gaming, whether it be home console gaming or portable gaming, needs to relook at how they are handling pricing. Games no longer carry that value...im not sure what the solution is but something needs to change drastically or else the gaming industry as we know it today will collapse.