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JWeinCom on 18 January 2014
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Aerys said:
JWeinCom said:
Aerys said:
JWeinCom said:
Sony does not care about the Vita. They've made that perfectly clear. The Vita is now a Playstation Now device.


How do you explain  Japan Studio  creating more games for Vita than PS4 or PS3 if sony doesnt care ?

They care about gamers , a game doesnt need to be a big system seller.


How do you explain the almost total lack of advertising, the lack of stage presence at big events like E3, the general lack of software for the console (Killzone and Tearaway being pretty much the only big titles to come solely from Sony), and the overall lack of concern.  Look how Nintendo reacted to the 3DS's struggles, then look at Sony's reaction to the Vita.  Sony simply doesn't seem invested in the console's future. 

It's factually wrong, sony is invested in the console's futur, a console is meant to play games, good amount of games coming in 2014, they make games for it and ask fo games to 3rd party, so they are invested.


I'm talking about games support, only important thing for a gamer and you talk about advertising...

I dont think Nintendo is a good example seeing how they react to the Wii U's struggles, they dont support it more than Sony support Vita in fact when you look at 2014 ( and they have much less 3rd party support coming )

Advertisement is important.  How do consoles get game support?  By generating an install base.  No advertisement=no sales=no games.  No advertisement means Sony doesn't want to invest money in the console.  They're giving it the smallest amount of support possible and it shows.

As for games, the only games Sony is making for it are...

a) Indie games with a shoestring budget.

b) Ports of PS3 games that take minimal effort and resources.

c) Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway.

Seriously, those were the only retail exclusives developed by Sony and released in the US.  They also published Soul Sacrifice (in the US I think) and Epic Mickey (for some bizarre reason). 

By contrast, Nintendo cut the price on the Wii U when they saw it was failing way quicker than Sony did, advertised it more heavily, and produced more games.  Wind Waker HD (a port, but still completely remade with a new engine and all before you compare it to something like MLB the Show), Pikmin 3, Game and Wario, Super Mario 3D World, Wii Party U, Wii Fit U, and publisher for Wonderful 101 and Lego City (which were totally funded by Nintendo unlike something like Epic Mickey 2). This is also a newer system where game releases typically tend to be slower.  The Vita should have worked through its drought by now.

I'm definitely not trying to say the Wii U is doing well, but Nintendo is doing a lot more to support it than the Vita.  In the West, Sony is supporting the Vita as little as possible without outright discontinuing it.  They're trying to keep it alive mainly as an accessory for the PS4 and as a Playstation Now device in the future.