| zumnupy10 said: For me Sony made three crucial mistakes with Vita:
- Overengineeredthe device Vita is a full generational jump from PSP. The jump in perfomance is comparable to the one from PS2 to PS3. This made Sony release an expansive platform in the market in a time when Nintendo had already tasted with the 3DS first months in Japan that there is no market for a $250 handheld anymore. Nintendo had the wisdom to cut the price of the console fast while Sony was dumb enough not to take notes from this and released the platform at a high price anyway. I really believe that Sony shouldn't have designed the Vita to be so much more powerful than the PSP. Vita's main competitor, the 3DS is in many ways an enhanced PSP and consumers are fine with it. A redesigned PSP with Two analog sticks + Camera + improved screen could have been way more attractive. - Too many console like games for a Handheld. Games like Uncharted, Borderlands 2, LBP and others are cool on HOME CONSOLES but not as attractive on a handheld platform. With few exceptions like Gravity Rush, Soul Sacrifice and Tearaway. Vita sometimes looks like a platform to play games that can be enjoyed in a better way on the PS3.
- Losing Monster Hunter to Nintendo. In my opinion this was the final nail in Vita's coffin. In many ways this reminds me of Final Fantasy VII situation during the N64/PS1 days. I still can't believe Sony just let Nintendo secure exclusivity of this game. Specially considering how important this franchise was to the PSP. MH was one of the games that defined and made the PSP succcessful in Japan. |
i agree with this a LOT, especially the Monster Hunter part... no actually every single point is really important as a reason to why the Vita failed in sales.
a much cheaper vita (120 dollars), with exclusive Monster Hunter plus more handheld games and less console like games would indeed done MUCH BETTER.
knowing that Nintendo has a lot of system sellers like Pokemon, Mario, Zelda and now stuff like Yokai Watch i still cant belive that sony let the MH exclusitvity go away from them that was their big system seller.
