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Which will sell more in its life time?

PS Vita 52 37.41%
 
Steamboy 8 5.76%
 
Gameboy? 79 56.83%
 
Total:139

On the hadheld market the Vita is the Strongest handheld to date! so much power, so many possibilities but with the recent annoucment of the SteamBoy, might cuase problems for the vita. 

Announced on the last day of E3 2013, the SteamBoy is an independent project by a group unaffiliated with Valve, aimed at bringing a little PC gaming to players' pockets. It's a modestly-powered system that, while not up to recommended Steam Machine specs, will be cable of running most PC games at playable frame rates

 

Specs

A quad-core CPU, 4GB RAM, a 32GB built-in memory card and a 5" 16:9 touchscreen 

Factor in Steam's new streaming functionality and the SteamBoy could be a questionable competition for the vita

 

But what do you guys think?  will the Steamboy outsell the vita? 

EDIT: Remember this Steamboy is an actual pocket PC unlike the andriod project sheild. Photoshop, league of legends and micosoft paint... ON THE GO!





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Oh come on, the Vita just got some good news today, don't party poop .

In all seriousness though I don't think Steamboy will have much of an impact, we already had the Nvidia Shield which came and went, so I think this will be niche at best.



I'll be shocked if it sells a quarter of what the Vita has sold.



It will have as much impact as Nvidia Shield, they even share the streaming functionality!



So it is happening...PS4 preorder.

Greatness Awaits!

It will sell super low, just like the Steam machines. They're not for the mainstream audience so they will fade into non existence.



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Hasnt the Vita been in trouble for years now?

But no, I think ALL Steam machines will sell bad.



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Leadified said:
Oh come on, the Vita just got some good news today, don't party poop .

In all seriousness though I don't think Steamboy will have much of an impact, we already had the Nvidia Shield which came and went, so I think this will be niche at best.

What was the good news? 



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Slade6alpha said:
Leadified said:
Oh come on, the Vita just got some good news today, don't party poop .

In all seriousness though I don't think Steamboy will have much of an impact, we already had the Nvidia Shield which came and went, so I think this will be niche at best.

What was the good news? 


NPD results!



Steamboy is like the handheld of the Ouya :P i don't think Sony or the PS vita fans should worry.