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sales2099 on 07 March 2013

Pokemon alone is gonna carry 3ds for years.



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TheLastStarFighter on 07 March 2013

Outsell the 3DS on a weekly basis? No. I think it's more likely that Vita is discontinued/replaced by a VitaPhone than that happening.

I do think it's possible that Vita could outsell 3DS for a one-week period if it gets a big price cut sometime soon. But 3DS is about to get a major software push. Once Animal Crossing and Pokemon hit, there will be no looking back. Those 13k DS sales will most likely switch to 3DS. And in later years 3DS will get another price cut.

Vita just doesn't seem to have a market right now. The 3DS is the better option for affordable dedicated gaming.
PSV could still turn things around, but I think it's more likely it's phased out in a few years. An ExperiaVita might be an attractive package though, if done right. I would buy an Experia Z right now if it was available in Canada, and I would pay a premium for a model with some Vita-like gaming. But that's not the current scenario. Right now Vita doesn't appeal to kids like 3DS does, and not enough adults want a second tech device to carry around with their smartphone.



MANUELF on 07 March 2013
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
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bananaking21 said:
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I know most people have written off the Vita as a doomed system, but I still believe it can reach close to PSP numbers between the typical long lifespan of a Sony system, and it's potential to hit huge sales in japan where handhelds are dominant.

I see it kind of like the PS3; slow start, but plenty of long term potential.


i agree, but the thing needs to start turning around, and soon. the first year of the ps3 was rough but things did starting getting slighty better afterwords. the vita (specially in USA) is having a really really hard time. things need to change and soon

Well, it does have Soul Sacrifice and Killzone Mercenary on the way, the Japanese price cut has reportedly caused sales to surge, similar price cuts in the West could follow with similar success, and not to sound like a broken record, but Monster Hunter is all but an inevitability.

Japan will be the turning point; they LOVE handhelds, and they loved the PSP. With the right games, Vita could be huge in Japan.


vita could sell really well in japan i agree. this week it did 60K with the price cute, good sales but lets hope the sales stabilize at a good number. killzone is still half a year away, also killzone isnt really a huge system seller, the best selling killzone sold just a little less than 3 million. but hopefully more is to come. E3 cant come any sooner

Killzone could be the first truly good console-style FPS on a handheld, that could be a selling point in itself.

And I'm sure there is more to come; Sony have invested too much in the Vita to let it die. The support is coming.

I really doubt killzone will do anything, isnt the PS4 receiving a Killzone at launch? If I was a fan of the series I would prefer that one over the vita version and also what games have sony announced since the vita launch that could change its fate?

People can afford to buy two games, and you can't play PS4 Killzone on the go. ;)

The rumoured FFX remake, and the eventnual Gran Turismo and God of War games could help change it's current course.

Actually you can, remember that sony said you could stream your PS4 games to the vita



curl-6 on 07 March 2013
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:

People can afford to buy two games, and you can't play PS4 Killzone on the go. ;)

The rumoured FFX remake, and the eventnual Gran Turismo and God of War games could help change it's current course.

Actually you can, remember that sony said you could stream your PS4 games to the vita

But anywhere? Wouldn't you need a good wireless connection, or to be close to your PS4?



MANUELF on 08 March 2013
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:

People can afford to buy two games, and you can't play PS4 Killzone on the go. ;)

The rumoured FFX remake, and the eventnual Gran Turismo and God of War games could help change it's current course.

Actually you can, remember that sony said you could stream your PS4 games to the vita

But anywhere? Wouldn't you need a good wireless connection, or to be close to your PS4?

From what I understood you need a internet connection on your vita to be able to stream your games so you cant do it on the road or a place with no internet



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curl-6 on 08 March 2013
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:

People can afford to buy two games, and you can't play PS4 Killzone on the go. ;)

The rumoured FFX remake, and the eventnual Gran Turismo and God of War games could help change it's current course.

Actually you can, remember that sony said you could stream your PS4 games to the vita

But anywhere? Wouldn't you need a good wireless connection, or to be close to your PS4?

From what I understood you need a internet connection on your vita to be able to stream your games so you cant do it on the road or a place with no internet

So it's not really "on the go" then, is it?



MANUELF on 08 March 2013
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:

People can afford to buy two games, and you can't play PS4 Killzone on the go. ;)

The rumoured FFX remake, and the eventnual Gran Turismo and God of War games could help change it's current course.

Actually you can, remember that sony said you could stream your PS4 games to the vita

But anywhere? Wouldn't you need a good wireless connection, or to be close to your PS4?

From what I understood you need a internet connection on your vita to be able to stream your games so you cant do it on the road or a place with no internet

So it's not really "on the go" then, is it?

No but I still dont expect great numbers for the killzone for vita



curl-6 on 08 March 2013
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:

People can afford to buy two games, and you can't play PS4 Killzone on the go. ;)

The rumoured FFX remake, and the eventnual Gran Turismo and God of War games could help change it's current course.

Actually you can, remember that sony said you could stream your PS4 games to the vita

But anywhere? Wouldn't you need a good wireless connection, or to be close to your PS4?

From what I understood you need a internet connection on your vita to be able to stream your games so you cant do it on the road or a place with no internet

So it's not really "on the go" then, is it?

No but I still dont expect great numbers for the killzone for vita

It's not going to be a smash hit and sell millions of systems, but it's still going to cross the million mark and push some Sony fans to buy the system I reckon. It's something you can't get on other portable devices.



MANUELF on 08 March 2013
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:
MANUELF said:
curl-6 said:

People can afford to buy two games, and you can't play PS4 Killzone on the go. ;)

The rumoured FFX remake, and the eventnual Gran Turismo and God of War games could help change it's current course.

Actually you can, remember that sony said you could stream your PS4 games to the vita

But anywhere? Wouldn't you need a good wireless connection, or to be close to your PS4?

From what I understood you need a internet connection on your vita to be able to stream your games so you cant do it on the road or a place with no internet

So it's not really "on the go" then, is it?

No but I still dont expect great numbers for the killzone for vita

It's not going to be a smash hit and sell millions of systems, but it's still going to cross the million mark and push some Sony fans to buy the system I reckon. It's something you can't get on other portable devices.

Like little big planet vita? http://www.vgchartz.com/game/70952/littlebigplanet-ps-vita/

or killzone PSP? http://www.vgchartz.com/game/1113/killzone-liberation/

Even the PS3 killzone arent that big sellers http://www.vgchartz.com/game/12253/killzone-2/ y http://www.vgchartz.com/game/33543/killzone-3/



curl-6 on 08 March 2013
MANUELF said:

Like little big planet vita? http://www.vgchartz.com/game/70952/littlebigplanet-ps-vita/

or killzone PSP? http://www.vgchartz.com/game/1113/killzone-liberation/

Even the PS3 killzone arent that big sellers http://www.vgchartz.com/game/12253/killzone-2/ y http://www.vgchartz.com/game/33543/killzone-3/

LBP isn't as big with the kind of audience Vita is pitched at, and as for Liberation, that was held back by being an FPS on a system without dual analogue control.