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| Legend11 said: Anyways I'm now going to go on record and predict that Vita will sell less in 2013 than 2012. |
Great thread, Legend. This is something that's been weighing on me, especially considering the prevailing wisdom that PS Vita will make a surge over the holidays.
I personally don't put too much stock in smart devices stealing away customers from dedicated gaming devices. Video games have never been more popular, and have never touched so many people. The 3DS is tracking around where the DS was tracking over a similar 19 month period, despite all the doom and gloom.
But the PS Vita is another animal. When I look at it, I don't always see a dedicated gaming device. I see something that has strayed into the smart device arena, and just can't compete with the big players there. I do not own a PS Vita, so please take my opinion with a grain of salt. However, I own a DS, and 3DS, and a PSP, and to be honest the PS Vita doesn't pull me in like other systems. I will of course eventually buy it because I want to play its games, but for now I see no reason.
The price is a huge problem, the memory card situation is a fiasco, the library isn't strong, and the marketing isn't convincing. The new slogan, "console quality on the go," points directly at one of the reasons people aren't buying the Vita: they don't want a console experience on the go. I think a price cut would produce a small jump in sales, but then it would come back to Earth again.
