That's still expensive in comparison to the 3DS. Some of the games on the Vita may look new and different, but that doesn't mean they're good. Too Human was "new and different" and look how poorly received that was. And it's not just Too Human, other games have done it before. People want games they KNOW will be at the very least good games (of course they can be great) and Nintendo has those in abundance (as far as first parties are concerned). Without the Vita to even challenge them this Holiday as well as being sold for a loss, the Vita just put themselves way behind in the race.Latinidiot said:
Sony Pushes PS Vita's Western Release Back to 2012
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My memory isn't what it used to be, but wasn't the pricing of the PSP Go one of it's biggest criticisms? I know it had the whole no UMD/no digital copies of games you already owned going against it(a flaw that I've been able to rectify), but I'm fairly certain the fact that it was only $50 less than a PS3 (w/ Blu-Ray) played a large part of it. If the PSP Go wasn't considered affordable, I'm pretty sure the Vita won't be either.Logan Westbrook said:
The 3DS isn't that graphically weaker then the Vita. The gap isn't as big as the DS and PSP one.Leviano said:I think they are making a smart move. The 3DS suffered from bad sales due to all their power players not releasing games til 2-3 months after release. What Sony are effectively doing is making sure that the first impression is the best impression.
I personally like the "its ready when its ready", approach. Nice move Sony, finally you seem to be doing something right this year.
The_Emperor said:
Yeah, I know it's a lot of money, and more than I'm willing to spend, but I suspected it to be a lot higher.
yeah, that's all great and everything, but i am still surprised by the very reasonable price of it.BrunDeign said:
What about the Japanese release? Is that still this year? I was hoping to buy it as a Christmas present to myself while I'm there. Of course, I'll still be there next March anyway, so it won't matter too much.
Pushing the Vita's launch back gives Nintendo that much longer to saturate the market uncontested.
The sole benefit here is that if Sony feels the next-gen handheld market is dead, they can still pull out.
But it'd be costly: All of that R&D and marketing money down the drain. Not to forget the legal costs from lawsuits issued by the developers who get screwed over (launch titles don't come from nowhere).
But it still allows Sony that option.
The sole benefit here is that if Sony feels the next-gen handheld market is dead, they can still pull out.
But it'd be costly: All of that R&D and marketing money down the drain. Not to forget the legal costs from lawsuits issued by the developers who get screwed over (launch titles don't come from nowhere).
But it still allows Sony that option.
I hope there's a something we can buy to do that that isnt costly. OR SO HELP ME THOR!FallenTraveler said:
Gah, reminds me of the 3DS... the release date's pushed back for some reason or another.
Oh well, Nintendo needed this. More time to go unchallenged by Sony as they try to rack up sales and get out more games.
Oh well, Nintendo needed this. More time to go unchallenged by Sony as they try to rack up sales and get out more games.
Well Sony really couldn't afford (figuratively not literally) making the price anything but "reasonable." That would really have put a nail in its coffin from the start.Latinidiot said:
I also just thought of something. This means that the WiiU releases in the same year as the Vita. Will that convince some people (people who would have gotten it for a Christmas present) to just save their money and get the WiiU instead? That might be a possibility.