I think the fact the the Vita sales are low had some influence too ...

Vita is dead, people who bougth the console at launch must be sad, or trying to denied reality.

>user was moderated for this post [RH]

Also on PSP.

I won't report you, but pretty sure a mod will do something about this. Really derailing the thread with all those sequential posts about nothing on the thread's subject.

You can post all the games you want to but if they fail to sell whatever little support vita is already getting will diminish if vita does fail to pick up. Can't see it failing but even if it sells if the games don't sell they will just leave vita for 3ds again.

It's hard to do that when you don't report a post. Just sayin'.

But seriously...

@ils411

Stay on the topic at hand and enough with the multiple posts. This is considered spamming.

Big Sky: Infinity (playstation exclusive...so they say)

Given how the Vita install base is still low, the COD and AC vita games will surely not make up for the dev cost.....so Id imagine Activision and Ubisoft will be taking less risks after this holiday too on Vita.

Just report him. He's spamming and obviously trying to derail actual discussion.

To the topic though, I'd say I agree with Jay. The onus is on Sony to be able to pull down good numbers for the Vita so that Third Parties will think it was a worthwhile gambit to make games for it. Sony's wish for a number of unique games not available on other consoles is likely a bit of a strain on them, because they're caught between a rock and a hard place. Unique content becomes a 'if this doesn't do well, we might not exist a month after this releases' problem for a lot of companies. And the Vita isn't like other platforms, because the depth of graphics on the Vita (console level) requires more resources (graphic artists and such) than something for mobile or the 3DS. So, you've got a handheld console, with games that require resources closer to the level of care needed to for a PS3/360 experience, which has only a few million units sold (assuming VGC's numbers are accurate) total over the nine months that it's been out in NA and Europe and the almost 11 months that it's been released in Japan.

It's not a puzzle as to why the Third Party stuff is a little light right now. I personally believe that Third Party groups are nervous as hell right now and are going to be cautious with their 2013 releases until they see an expanded userbase. Simply put, Sony needs to expand the totals a really good amount or, business wise, they're going to find that multiplats and First Party are all they'll get. 

Thank you, that is a good answer.

I agree on the second semester point you have. I'm not even going there, not here nor in the OP - even though a weak first semester in japan may hint on a weak second semester in the west (but, obviously, maybe not, so second is out of this discussion).

But the important games for the beggining of next year are all decided. They are:

1 - Announced games - as development takes time between announcement and release (soul sacrifice was announced in february and will be released in april 2013 at minimum for example)

2 - Japanese games being localized - an area Vita is lacking a lot to fill the first semester.

3 - First party - this is not the subject of the discussion here, but Sly is the only first party game in the first semester right now in the west and it lacks sales power and exclusivity. May be more, though, as there are some announced games for Vita without dates (killzone or tearaway)

Vita is doing a now or never in this holidays. I think that's great - I commend Sony (only Sony West, though) all chances I have about this. But either if that's turn out good, the momentum will be lost as it'll be 6 months without a single real "Vita" game.

Same here !! If only the PSP still has the same audience that it has in Japan.. Plenty of awesome games haven't landed out of Japan because of the poor sales here due to the huge Piracy that PSP knows.. Yes I'm talking about FF Type 0, MH Portable 3rd... :( !