Mobile Gaming Didn't Kill The Vita -- Sony Did

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twintail said:

Zoombael said:
not really. what might be critizisable is... sony should've known how futile it is to throw a high price handheld on the market though there never was a big market for those - nintendo learned that lesson too - and never will be and of course mobile devices like smartphones and tablets which flooded the market.

By the time that became apparent, it was definitely far too late for Sony to do anything about it.

People forget that the PSP was also $249 and went on to do 80 million. And that Sony priced the Vita exactly as Nintendo had the 3DS. Yes of course the added cost ofthe memory card was an issue but the original price of $249 did indeed seem viable at one stage.

Its just that it was too late when the Vita launched because it was around the time tablets/ phones were seeing quick advances in tech and price points. 

IIRC by the time Vita was launched, Ninty had already been forced to drastically cut 3DS price, so Sony had been clearly warned by the harsh reality experienced by the market leader.