HappySqurriel said:
VicViper said:
The classic one is
http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/22/the-playstation-vita-is-set-to-succeed
"For better or for worse, Vita will be pitted against the Nintendo 3DS. But the comparison doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and even if you were to pit them against each other, Vita is still destined to sell better. "
Two months before launch. People were quite optimistic about Vita. The price at E3 was a god given gift to most. Heck, everybody here expected better, by little or by much . I know I did.
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There were lots of people (myself included) that doubted the PS-Vita could be as successful as the 3DS. In my case I thought that the 3DS struggling at $250 demonstrated that consumers did not think a dedicated handheld was worth $250. I don't think anyone expected it to do this poorly though ...
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I did. Right out the gate I said it should have been a different design entirely (a smartphone) and in its current shape it won't last but a couple years at best. I haven't claimed I was definitely right yet, as I'm waiting for this holiday to pass to see if it rebounds or not.
I still think the smartphone design that utilized carrier subsidizing with the only feature loss of the back trackpad would have been far more successful device. Especially for the target market of 16-25 yr olds. Hell I'm 36 and it would be my phone right now had that happened.
