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Forums - Gaming - Do you want the Vita to eventually do better than the 3DS?

 

Yes/Nope?

Yes 131 20.06%
 
NO 294 45.02%
 
I want both to do well 206 31.55%
 
I did want it to do better.... 10 1.53%
 
Other ( post below) 11 1.68%
 
Total:652
superchunk on 15 August 2013

Nope.

I want my thread from before Vita launched (or just after, can't remember) to come true and Vita die out, thus proving it should have just been a phone.

Now they've moved from a limited amount of content to saying its an accessory to PS4 and it's content. That will never work. No one is going to buy $150-$200 device just to have a limited capability PS4 games on go.



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oldschoolfool on 15 August 2013

It's so far behind,it's pretty much a mute point.



oni-link on 15 August 2013
oldschoolfool said:
It's so far behind,it's pretty much a mute point.


Amen, and let's hope Sony wises up and drops the system soon.



IsawYoshi on 15 August 2013

Vita deserves better, but I don't think Sony do. They handled the Vita quite poorly.



GeorgeArauz on 15 August 2013

I'd love for the Vita to do as well as the 3DS. But lets face it, they are 2 completely different types of gaming systems. One is a graphical powerhouse with TONS of potential, but comes from a line of problem issued handheld systems such as the last generation of PSPs. The PSP UMD didn't work out soo well, and for a while games were stagnant. The Vita on the other hand is an amazing system, but most people who want a handheld have stuck by the one handheld that started them all and has always done well. Nintendo's Gameboy up to todays 3DS has been what people feel safe with and always go to.



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MikeRox on 15 August 2013

I can only hope Nintendo's next handheld is as good as Vita if Vita dies a death.

I have both, but despite there only being a year's gap in release Vita is about 5 years ahead of 3DS as a console.



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superchunk on 15 August 2013
RolStoppable said:
superchunk said:
Nope.

I want my thread from before Vita launched (or just after, can't remember) to come true and Vita die out, thus proving it should have just been a phone.

Now they've moved from a limited amount of content to saying its an accessory to PS4 and it's content. That will never work. No one is going to buy $150-$200 device just to have a limited capability PS4 games on go.

I hope Sony makes a phone as a follow-up to the Vita and once that fails too, I can finally rub it in your face that you were wrong all along.

If its a high-end product with controls, solid Playstation support, especially older digital games, and can do the same PS3/4 to PSV on the road game play, then it still fails? Yes, I'll eat some crow with a side of crow-turd bread.

However, I don't think they'll ever do a proper playstation smart phone line.



mysticwolf on 15 August 2013

Get more games on both systems, then everyone wins.



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Lawlight on 16 August 2013
Maxxy said:
Lawlight said:
Maxxy said:
Lawlight said:
Why wouldn't you? The Vita is the perfect handheld.


Except that there are no easily recognizable franchises by any type of gamer, or non-gamer. They have Uncharted, God of War, and LBP. That's pretty much it. Most Non-gamers who have never played on a Playstation only know very little about any of them, and are uninterested in their games. Nintendo has always had the Mario, the Zelda, and the Pokemon to drive their handheld sales. Also, the DS brand is more recognizable than the PSP/Vita brand. The DS is the second best selling video game console of all time, after all.


I'm not sure what your point is. The question was whether I wanted the Vita to do better. I said yes and gave my reason. The better it does, the more games it will get.

My point is that there is no easily recognizable games, so it won't sell, so no games. Also, you never gave a reason why it is the "perfect" handheld that you say it is. Its flaw is the lack of recognizable games.


It's fairly obvious why it's the perfect handheld. Amazing screen, great d-pad, 2 analog sticks, snappy OS. Gaming on it is a real pleasure.

Lack of recognizable games? Does anyone here not know what Uncharted is? Or LBP?



Maxxy on 16 August 2013
Lawlight said:
Maxxy said:
Lawlight said:
Maxxy said:
Lawlight said:
Why wouldn't you? The Vita is the perfect handheld.


Except that there are no easily recognizable franchises by any type of gamer, or non-gamer. They have Uncharted, God of War, and LBP. That's pretty much it. Most Non-gamers who have never played on a Playstation only know very little about any of them, and are uninterested in their games. Nintendo has always had the Mario, the Zelda, and the Pokemon to drive their handheld sales. Also, the DS brand is more recognizable than the PSP/Vita brand. The DS is the second best selling video game console of all time, after all.


I'm not sure what your point is. The question was whether I wanted the Vita to do better. I said yes and gave my reason. The better it does, the more games it will get.

My point is that there is no easily recognizable games, so it won't sell, so no games. Also, you never gave a reason why it is the "perfect" handheld that you say it is. Its flaw is the lack of recognizable games.


It's fairly obvious why it's the perfect handheld. Amazing screen, great d-pad, 2 analog sticks, snappy OS. Gaming on it is a real pleasure.

Lack of recognizable games? Does anyone here not know what Uncharted is? Or LBP?


The casuals. Well, they might know what they are, but uninterested.