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VGKing on 16 December 2012
brendude13 said:
PScollector said:
How is it still going over there? I would have thought they would have been all over the Vita by now.

PSP = dying, Vita = dead.

Seems like Japan has completely lost interest in Sony portables.

Nah, PSP isn't dying, its being phased out. Many of those with PSPs will end up buying a Vita at some point. A Monster Hunter is all it takes.
Nintendo is dominating the portable market right now though so this is an uphill battle for Sony.



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smbu2000 on 16 December 2012
VGKing said:
brendude13 said:
PScollector said:
How is it still going over there? I would have thought they would have been all over the Vita by now.

PSP = dying, Vita = dead.

Seems like Japan has completely lost interest in Sony portables.

Nah, PSP isn't dying, its being phased out. Many of those with PSPs will end up buying a Vita at some point. A Monster Hunter is all it takes.
Nintendo is dominating the portable market right now though so this is an uphill battle for Sony.

No, it's dying. Very slowly, but it is. It's not being phased out, I mean they're still releasing special edition PSP models. The One Piece model releasing soon. 

http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/hardware/pspj30028.html

this other special edition PSP coming out in March.

http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/hardware/pspj30029.html

The PSP is still being supported well, unlike the Vita.




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brendude13 on 16 December 2012
VGKing said:
brendude13 said:
PScollector said:
How is it still going over there? I would have thought they would have been all over the Vita by now.

PSP = dying, Vita = dead.

Seems like Japan has completely lost interest in Sony portables.

Nah, PSP isn't dying, its being phased out. Many of those with PSPs will end up buying a Vita at some point. A Monster Hunter is all it takes.
Nintendo is dominating the portable market right now though so this is an uphill battle for Sony.

You're right, it is being phased out, nobody is expecting it to be selling well at the moment. The problem is it is being replaced by the 3DS and not the Vita.



Devil_Survivor on 16 December 2012
VGKing said:
brendude13 said:
PScollector said:
How is it still going over there? I would have thought they would have been all over the Vita by now.

PSP = dying, Vita = dead.

Seems like Japan has completely lost interest in Sony portables.

Nah, PSP isn't dying, its being phased out. Many of those with PSPs will end up buying a Vita at some point. A Monster Hunter is all it takes.
Nintendo is dominating the portable market right now though so this is an uphill battle for Sony.


When has Nintendo not dominated the handheld makert lol?