Rafux on 29 October 2012
| KBG29 said: Sony has got to figure out how to sell software again. They have no franchise of their own that is going to move this thing. Apple, Google, and now MS have store fronts that will see many more users, with more capable devices so 3rd parties have no reason to be loyal. The competition will allow users to access their content on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and TV. Vita is a complete mess right now, and having owned a Vita 3G from day one, I do not see why anyone besides a die hard Sony fanboy would want one. It has no software, and nothing in the foreseeable future to draw interest. It is a Playstation device, yet my Xperia phone is more intertwined with the PS3. It is to big to take on the go, and the experiences it offers are better suited for home play. I think it is very possible that next year could see Vita just die, unless Sony make major changes. People that play games will be much more likley to see say need for speed on the iphone 6 than the Vita. They will probably also have an iphone or android device that also has that game, and that game will more than likely run and look better on that phone. IMO, Sony should focus on Playstation Mobile. Re-brand the Vita as a android Tablet, release a slider phone with Vita controls, and allow all games to be with touch screen only to keep the PS Certified program going. Allow PS Certified devices to have buttons. I think the days on a single closed platform are at an end, and the focus needs to be on the closed network with multiple access points. Microsoft seems to have figured this out, and if they are heading in the direction I think they are, and Playstation does not follow, PS4 may head down the same path. |
I think the only reason of why Sony hasn't released a Vita phone is because the technology is still not there to make it small enough for a slider design and put a battery that could last enough for serious gaming sessions (1-3 hours) and as smartphone and also because Android is too vulnerable against piracy but damn a Vita phone would be a winner.
