PSP didn't have to compete with smartphones/tablets. That makes all the difference in the world. If there was a big market for games like Golden Abyss on the Vita, Sony would make those games. And they did try with other games like Killzone, Gravity Rush, Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet, Playstation All-Stars, etc. 

There just isn't an audience for this device, honestly ask yourself what demographic this product is made for. The adult/teenager who just cannot go 30 minutes outside of the house without playing a watered down version of a FPS or action game? This market audience simply doesn't exist. 

Even "dudebros" gamers are fine just leaving their Calladooty at home for their 50-inch TV, if they need to burn some time on the go, their smartphone takes care of that, not only with a few cheapo games, but a dozen other things it can do that the Vita can't. 

In terms of factors Sony *can* control, Vita could be doing better. PSP-esque games would certainly help in that regard.

I can't believe there's still no Gran Turismo on Vita.

1)A single Vita owner's anecdotal evidence proves that Vita owners buy loads of retail games digitally. Okay.

If there's one thing I proved for sure, it's that Zackasaurus's one statement was incorrect. He claimed that over 2) 50% of Vita game sales are digital and I provided a source showing that the figure is 48%. And then you said 49%, which must be a typo.

People often use this statistic to argue that Vita game sales are greater than they appear (as Zack was doing), or that the Vita has a much greater digital:physical sales ratio than other platforms. The figure provided by Sony doesn't support either of those claims. 3)First of all, the Vita, with its access to PS Classics and PSP games, has a very large library of titles available digitally. Factor in that the system is much more popular among indie devs than it is among major retail publishers and it's obvious that the Vita should have a lot of digital software sales.

Of course Vita game sales are somewhat greater than they appear on VGChartz due to digital sales. That is the case for all games released on modern platforms. 4)But there is no evidence to suggest that the Vita has a greater digital:physical sales ratio than any other system.

As a side note, I find your claim that "Vita customers buy digital AAAs a lot" amusing, because I don't think I would categorize any Vita games as "AAA." I suppose you might consider a port of a AAA console game to also be AAA?

1) At least I'm basing myself in solid personal evidence. You are basing your theories in what else besides your dreams and hopes? I do frequent other sites of the internet where there are very happy Vita owners that are just like me, so more power to my theory.

2) didn't bother to check, but knew it was about 50%. 

3)PS Classics and PSP games aren't the respective console/handheld whole libraries but selected games. And besides since there's cross-buy we are already splitting those numbers between Vita, PS3 and PSP. But I doubt that makes more than 3% maybe 5% of the PSN sales for Vita. 

4) With the 48% digital plus 3,21 tie ratio for retail (numbers from VGCz), it gives somewhat above 6 games per system, above of 3ds for example. We don't have 3ds exact digital numbers to compare, but I suspect it's lower overall based on my suspiction only of course.

And I don't understand your last sentence, so I won't comment on it.

This is a joke, right? You must be joking.

You tell me why it's a joke. You start by saying only indies and PS classics/PSP games sell on Vita, AAA sales are quasi non existent on Vita without giving any statistic of that "fact", but only your suspiction. I give you my personal experience and you call it a joke.

Nintendo never shared concise 3ds digital ratio have they, and based on vgcz tie ratio is about 3,35, right above Vita. BUT Vita has those dear 48% digital and that's a huge bump. I doubt 3ds has 48% digital, must be like 15% at best? Tie-ratio wise, Vita easily wins this battle.