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Sony: PSP was overrun with ports

Mon 10 Sep 2012 10:17am GMT / 6:17am EDT / 3:17am PDT
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Marketing VP John Koller hopes Vita will be different

While talking about his hopes for the PlayStation Vita Sony marketing VP John Koller has admitted that the original PSP had its own problems when it came to content.

"The issue that happened with PSP is we got overrun with ports," he told Gamasutra.

"It became very difficult for us to define what made PSP unique. The content development became a bit unstructured or decentralised, in that we got a lot of content that was on PlayStation 2 and got thrown over to the handheld."

He said Sony was committed to "console-like games on portables" and guiding developers to that end.

"Follow what Ubisoft is doing with Assassin's Creed. Follow what Activision is doing with Call of Duty," he said, as he explained what Sony told publishers developing for Vita.

"The messaging is similar [between PSP and PS Vita], but I think the output is going to be quite different."

When planning the Vita launch Koller called it "the largest platform launch in terms of marketing investment we've ever had."

Looks like Vita is following its predecessor’s footsteps.

It will become the second best handheld console this gen.



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Bad start for the Vita then. As it appears to be Port's ahoy, matey!!!



Those ports were wonderful to the PSP in its early years. And probably later years too considering it sold 75m



and 90% of Vita games are ports. Well at least they learned from their misstakes :/



AndrewWK said:
and 90% of Vita games are ports. Well at least they learned from their misstakes :/

I have a feeling you made that number up.



PS One/2/p/3slim/Vita owner. I survived the Apocalyps3/Collaps3 and all I got was this lousy signature.


Xbox One: What are you doing Dave?

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"Follow what Activision is doing with Call of Duty," he said, as he explained what Sony told publishers developing for Vita.

You sure you know what you're doing Sonyboy?



Ajescent said:
AndrewWK said:
and 90% of Vita games are ports. Well at least they learned from their misstakes :/

I have a feeling you made that number up.


I have a feeling your feeling is about right.



TheVita has nothing but porgs because people that dont own one ignore the one's that aren't ports.



4 ≈ One

Dgc1808 said:
TheVita has nothing but porgs because people that dont own one ignore the one's that aren't ports.

Wait...there are games that AREN'T ports in the Vita? GTFO!!



PS One/2/p/3slim/Vita owner. I survived the Apocalyps3/Collaps3 and all I got was this lousy signature.


Xbox One: What are you doing Dave?

forest-spirit said:
"Follow what Activision is doing with Call of Duty," he said, as he explained what Sony told publishers developing for Vita.

You sure you know what you're doing Sonyboy?


Seems to be working out phenomenally for Activision



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