What it needs is an original Grand Theft Auto game.

Sony should just fund one. Even if it costs $50 mil, that would work better then spending that on marketing trying to revive it.

"If you build it, the sales will come..."

COD Ghost
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
GTA 5

It's easy to port ps3 to vita so why 3rd party don't make version of their games on vita

I already have a pretty large backlog of games starting to form on my Vita, someone saying it doesn't have any games now is comparable to someone mockingly saying "ps3 haz no gaems" in like... 2012, there is something for every genre on the Vita, be it platforming, driving, fighting (dear god so many great fighting game ports), fps, stealth.... hell you got access to most of the psone and psp library from the store. Sony are right on the money with getting their older games onto the store, far far faster than the trickle of games onto the Nintendo Eshop.

Easter sale is on the store right now too... so not only is there tons of games, you can bag tons at a bargain. Heck mgs collection is 8.99 on the sale, so mgs2 + Mgs3 for 4euros each... on a portable with that super sexy screen. That is actually cheaper than NES games cost on the Nintendo 3ds eshop.

Calling function? People already look ridiculous while calling with 5"-plus smartphones but a Vita? No, this is useless.
The device is seriously lacking in games that make it worth a wanted portable console, thus it sells bad.

The key thing is that the Vita doesn't have a large amount of highly rated exclusives. Over time its built up a decent catelouge with titles like Little Big Planet, Gravity Rus, Tearaway and Sould Sacrifice, but they are far and few between (at least in the west). I agree though, ignoring exclusivity, the Vita's got a brilliant library. 

No, dude. Just no. The Op is making a strong point. Don't reduce it to nothing with comments like that.

Not sure if it was about the send off or the ps3 install base and wanting to make more money at the moment instead of thinking long term.

Yea... Sony gged the vita out of NA and EU market and its selling mostly on the Japanese Market... If God of War got released for Vita, Heck, I would buy a Vita asap!

It could have been saved but it wasn't saved. There is no point in crying over spilt milk. Those are good options but there is no use in trying to correct the wrongs from the past, it's gone!

Enjoy the Vita for what it is and hope that Sony can correct everything in the E3.

However they didn't make make any money on Ascension and Gran Turismo 6 anyways.