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rasul on 15 June 2015

this thing is always on sale between 25 and 40 euro
would be a nice cheap netflix box.

i still prefer my fire tv for 49 bucks. it's the better hardware



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outlawauron on 15 June 2015
Ruler said:
Mr Puggsly said:

The problem is the games Vita has don't appeal to the masses. The best thing it has going for it is niche Japanese games.

Consumers are better off buying a 360 or PS3 ($80 - $120 used). It will cost more but they offer significantly more than Vita TV ever will.

pstv costs 40$ used

$30 used as that's what I paid for it.



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Mr Puggsly on 15 June 2015
Ruler said:
Mr Puggsly said:
Ruler said:

those niche japanese games are better than most games out there

Agreed, now try to convince people that don't enjoy them.

Those style of games aren't selling particularly great on Xbox or Playstation either.


why its important what others think? You said the vita is a usesless even when its for free in general not for the mass market.

I'm saying even for free the Vita TV couldn't appeal to a significant audience with what it offers.

Its kinda important what others think because platforms are dependent on people buying them. Nobody is buying Vita TV so its basically dead.



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Mr Puggsly on 15 June 2015
outlawauron said:
Ruler said:

pstv costs 40$ used

$30 used as that's what I paid for it.

I paid $50 (with control and memory card) for mine and its more useless than I expected.

Espeically given Sony isn't doing a great job at increasing compatibility and getting notable apps.

We're getting the hardware dirt cheap for a reason.



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The_Sony_Girl1 on 15 June 2015
torok said:
The_Sony_Girl1 said:
It's the best microconsole in the market, mainly because it doesn't only have Android games.


I think nobody wants a microconsole. If you don't have money for a PS4/X1, just buy a cheap PS3/360. They have massive libraries, are cheap, the games are cheap. Each month PSN does some promotion that puts some clasic PS3 games for US$5 or 10. I bought RDR, Motorstorm Apocalypse, Spec Ops and other with this price point. Add in PS+ and you got more games than you can play.

And if you want to play Vita games, a Vita is the best option, since PSTV isn't fully compatible. Ok, it's cheaper, but you are losing half of thge library and the mobility.

I will tell you the history of one of the first "microconsoles". It was launched in Brazil, by TecToy (that manufactured all Sega consoles in Brazil): the Zeebo. It packed a smartphone class hardware and launched during the last gen, being 3 or 4 times cheaper than a 360 or PS3 here. It had its own library and all games were digital. The downloads were made using a free 3G network provided by TecToy and the games were US$15 at most. As you see, it's very similar to current microconsoles.

Zeebo flopped hard because you could get a PS2 for a little more and it had a massive library. Lesson is, cheap consoles don't have the horsepower to fight with the current gen ones (that have few games). But they reach the price point of the previous generation consoles, that have brilliant libraries. That's game over.

Huh. That's an interesting post. Thanks for posting it.



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outlawauron on 16 June 2015
Mr Puggsly said:
outlawauron said:
Ruler said:

pstv costs 40$ used

$30 used as that's what I paid for it.

I paid $50 (with control and memory card) for mine and its more useless than I expected.

Espeically given Sony isn't doing a great job at increasing compatibility and getting notable apps.

We're getting the hardware dirt cheap for a reason.

I've had a different experience, because I've gotten far more use out of it than I'd expect.



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