Still haven't lowered your prices Sony?, your customers still need to buy outlandishly expensive memory cards?, still no Monster Hunter?, no?, then no pretty yens for you, Sony.
Sony Still Thinks the Vita is Doing Well
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Considering the Vita hasn't been released on the international market yet, the tone of these articles seems far too alarmist.
Terribad isn't new. My friends and I have been-
Anyway, we'll see what the North American market is like. Myself? Never going to own a Sony handheld. I've got my DS. Actually, I've got 3 of them.
...fuck. We thought we were being original.Doom-Slayer said:
Anyway, we'll see what the North American market is like. Myself? Never going to own a Sony handheld. I've got my DS. Actually, I've got 3 of them.
Ha ha, haven't heard "terribad" in awhile. Me and my friends used to use it all the time.
Also, I predicted this. But hey, let's just give it some time. Let it get it's legs.
Let's reconvene in a year!
Also, I predicted this. But hey, let's just give it some time. Let it get it's legs.
Let's reconvene in a year!
I prefer Repugsive to Terribad personally.
That said let's not forget Sony tends to take a long-term view unlike some other companies. They like to release powerful products that will be around for a while, and increase in number slowly over time, and gradually build up a prescence. This worked to some extent with the PS-3 which despite some similar earlier predictions DID become a lasting market prescence.
500k units on the market isn't really bad for a toy like this, granted it blows chips compared to the number of DS units or whatever, but I don't think they are judging success purely in a short term numerical competition.
As far as Sony taking a loss, I'm not a fan, but they are suffering from a huge network hack a few months ago, as well as having their fingers in a LOT of Pies. The scary thing about Sony is that despite appearing somewhat humble on some reports, very, very few people know exactly how big it is. It was apparently the real-world inspiration for a lot of those evil Japanacorps present in Cyberpunk fiction that wind up taking over the world by surprise because nobody realizing their true extent until they make their move.
It occurs to me that the last time they seemed to take a bath in video gaming... the initial PS-3 release, they were also engaged in a huge battle to dominate the new video format... Blu Rays, and the lasers used for PS-3 units were being repurposed for higher priced, and cheaper to manufacture dedicated Blu-Ray players that were being promoted to a market that would watch movies but didn't play games and were likely to overlook the PS-3 capabilities as a gaming device. It WAS a move that worked fairly well as Blu-Ray did become the dominant next generation format, even if it's had a harder time overcoming DVD than DVD had against VHS tapes. As a long term investment that is bloody huge.
In short if this is an overall report for Sony, I'd have to say that I very much doubt it's validity. Sony is like a combination of Cthulhu and Godzilla. If they report a lost they probably want you to believe that for some reason and it's likely not true. If it IS true it's probably the result of a huge investment which is more likely than not going to pay off, because Sony rarely loses in anything but the short term.
That said let's not forget Sony tends to take a long-term view unlike some other companies. They like to release powerful products that will be around for a while, and increase in number slowly over time, and gradually build up a prescence. This worked to some extent with the PS-3 which despite some similar earlier predictions DID become a lasting market prescence.
500k units on the market isn't really bad for a toy like this, granted it blows chips compared to the number of DS units or whatever, but I don't think they are judging success purely in a short term numerical competition.
As far as Sony taking a loss, I'm not a fan, but they are suffering from a huge network hack a few months ago, as well as having their fingers in a LOT of Pies. The scary thing about Sony is that despite appearing somewhat humble on some reports, very, very few people know exactly how big it is. It was apparently the real-world inspiration for a lot of those evil Japanacorps present in Cyberpunk fiction that wind up taking over the world by surprise because nobody realizing their true extent until they make their move.
It occurs to me that the last time they seemed to take a bath in video gaming... the initial PS-3 release, they were also engaged in a huge battle to dominate the new video format... Blu Rays, and the lasers used for PS-3 units were being repurposed for higher priced, and cheaper to manufacture dedicated Blu-Ray players that were being promoted to a market that would watch movies but didn't play games and were likely to overlook the PS-3 capabilities as a gaming device. It WAS a move that worked fairly well as Blu-Ray did become the dominant next generation format, even if it's had a harder time overcoming DVD than DVD had against VHS tapes. As a long term investment that is bloody huge.
In short if this is an overall report for Sony, I'd have to say that I very much doubt it's validity. Sony is like a combination of Cthulhu and Godzilla. If they report a lost they probably want you to believe that for some reason and it's likely not true. If it IS true it's probably the result of a huge investment which is more likely than not going to pay off, because Sony rarely loses in anything but the short term.
Shame, seems like a nice bit of kit.
I kinda want a Vita, but its just too expensive, I'l get it when the price drops and believe me, It will drop.
I kinda want a Vita, but its just too expensive, I'l get it when the price drops and believe me, It will drop.
That actually makes a lot of sense, and I hope you're right.Mimsofthedawg said:
I wasn't ever going to get a 3Ds, so I was hoping the Vita would be my next portable.
Throw in a Monster Hunter title, and they've got a sale from me.
haha, another super expensive paper-weight by sony. The PSP was awful, mine ended up being a 250 dollar mp3 player before I sold the junk ass thing.
I'll be looking at the games that come out for it though to see if it becomes worth a damn, but not getting any expectations of greatness.
I'll be looking at the games that come out for it though to see if it becomes worth a damn, but not getting any expectations of greatness.
One for outdoors, one for indoors, and one for on-the-go?Redlin5 said:
Also...yeah, lots of people have cases like these. Several words I made up (like "Snackage") years later ended up in the dictionary. Doesn't make you unoriginal if you were unaware of others saying or doing the same thing. People acknowledge Nikola Tesla, dammit!
The Vita is only out in one country and looking at the release line-up, it's more western focused so it may release to the west and sell well. Also, what are we comparing it to? the IPhone? That was an exciting new product that did everything. The Vita is a high powered games console with Internet connectivity better than the PSP. It was never going to do better than an IPhone, but with games like Call of Duty coming for it, it may pick up. Let's not forget the 3DS, it only really sold when it dropped in price and got some decent games, hopefully Vita won't need a price drop. Oh, and I heard rumors that Persona 4 will be coming to the Vita.
One last thought, as much as we gamers mock the PSP and call it a failure, it did end up selling 70 million units. All I'm saying is don't jump to conclusions based on sales in one country and give it a chance, I bet even Sony know it's going to be a slow burner, a reliable cash stream rather than one big cash grab.
One last thought, as much as we gamers mock the PSP and call it a failure, it did end up selling 70 million units. All I'm saying is don't jump to conclusions based on sales in one country and give it a chance, I bet even Sony know it's going to be a slow burner, a reliable cash stream rather than one big cash grab.
But here's the billion dollar question, do people care? Are people lining up for a handheld Uncharted and handheld modern warfare games? On top of that, are these games people want bad enough to buy yet another ~$300 handheld when it launches?android88 said:
I think Sony it closing their eyes, putting their hands over their ears and shouting "LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU LALALALA!"
Either that or they have some sort of secret weapon in development that will completely dominate the entire entertainment industry, in which case this goes from denial, to just them playing it really cool.
Either way, I have no plans on getting a vita.
Either that or they have some sort of secret weapon in development that will completely dominate the entire entertainment industry, in which case this goes from denial, to just them playing it really cool.
Either way, I have no plans on getting a vita.
