Sony on the lack of Vita focus at E3

[MikeRox]

Darwinianevolution said:

Rafie said:

MikeRox said:

TheDarkTriforce said:
I still don't understand why people buy the PlayStation Vita when even Sony does not support it :D Gamers today must be stupid or they must have too much money on the bank and don't know what to do with it ;)

Because it's awesome ;)

RIGHT! The Vita is awesome, regardless of the negativity that it gets. It does have games. Just not that ONE game to push it over the edge.

Yes, but the PSP didn't have a particular system seller either (It had four or five really big games, but nothing spectacular) and still sold better. PSP had the same expensive memory cards, and it had way worst loading times because of the mini-cd, than the Vita. What's the diference? If you say that the mobile and tablet market took a big portion of its users, I think it should have affected both 3DS and Vita in the same way, but if we make the calculations:

*Numbers aproximated for the operation.

Total DS sold: 154 m

Total 3DS sold (june 2014): 43 m

Total PSP sold: 80 m

Total PSV sold (june 2014): 8 m

 

If we asume that the new machines are selling in the same proportion that their predecessors:

(X = millions of PSV sold if the proportion was real)

43------------154

8----------------X;                  43X=1232;         X= 1232/43;     X=    28,6

 

If the PSV was selling in the same proportion, it shoud have sold 28,6 millions already. What's the diference between PSP and Vita? Developing costs? Lack of attractive games? was the PSP just an anomaly like the Wii? Lack of interest? What?

PSP was a portable media centre (mp3 etc especially) when phones hadn't taken over this role. 3DS has therefore been affected less by the proliferation of phones and tablets as PSP sold to some people on those grounds as much as a games console.

 

PSP also had way more high profile IP released on it than Vita Inc GTA MGS exclusive FF games along with multiple COD, medal of honour, midnight club/need for speed etc.

The portable vers generally tend to be on iOS/Android now. Something which has affected Nintendo far less as most of the desirable software on their formats is made by them.