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5 Console Games that will (Hopefully) Come to Vita

The PlayStation Vita may not be selling like hotcakes, but the handheld has a dedicated-niche audience and an insanely high attach rate at 10+ games per handheld. PlayStation hasn’t supported the Vita with many first-party titles this past year, we’re starting to see a bit of a change. PlayStation is taking action to insure we get ported versions of some great console games. We’re already seeing titles like Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and Resogun make their way to the handheld, here’s five more games we think will (hopefully) come to Vita in the coming years.

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gangsta_red3331d ago

Why would people want a handful of ports for a supposed powerful system like the Vita?

I would feel cheated if this was the extent of Sony supporting their handheld device with just ports/

Persona 5 would be the only game worth getting out of that list. But me personally would rather play it on a console at home, not while in a doctor's office or in between classes at school.

gokuking3331d ago

With Sony and Vita it isn't ports vs. original games. It's ports vs. literally nothing from them. Recently Sony has been doing a lot of the latter.

PSVitaPS4owner3331d ago (Edited 3331d ago )

I want original AAA brand name Vita games like GTA or Infamous, but at this point would settle for ports. How sad how is has become, that it has come to a point where we (Vita owners) are now hoping for at least a port of a PS2 or PS3 game.

Acquiescence3331d ago

Not unless you want a severe downgrade in graphics and a 15-on average frame rate per second.

It would be great to have another proper Persona game on the system though. I think that is the platform where a good chunk of the fanbase was cultivated, simply because Golden was THAT good and everyone who owns a Vita has played it by now. It doesn't even have to be a mainline installment, just a spin-off that plays like traditional Persona.

nodim3331d ago

Actually there's nothing in P5 vita couldn't handle in the right hands, the graphics and tech are not that good. P4DAN is even powered by the same engine, so you can consider it a warm-up or a baptism of fire.

gokuking3331d ago (Edited 3331d ago )

Persona 5 is going to happen on a handheld. Every prior entry in the series has been ported to one. However, you're right in that it won't be Vita. It will most likely be Nintendo's next handheld.

I think asking for Atlus to make an original side Persona on Vita in 2015 isn't possible. Despite big success on the platform with Persona 4 Golden and Dragon's Crown, Atlus doesn't really make Vita games. They make oodles and oodles of 3DS titles, though.

PSVitaPS4owner3331d ago

Atlus has commented on the playstation blog that Persona 5 will not happen on Vita (it was a question asked on the forum). So I would not hold my breath for it.

nodim3331d ago

They simply milk Etrian Odyssey and SMT with remasters. The heck these oodles have to do with Persona.

Protagonist3331d ago (Edited 3331d ago )

@Acquiescence

Have you seen games like Freedom Wars, Gravity Rush and Uncharted for the Vita. There is nothing we have seen in the P5 trailer that the Vita could not handle. It is even a turn based game!

And it is not like the game is optimized for the PS4, it probably got straight ported from the PS3.

SaveFerris3331d ago

I'm kinda torn about this. I think the failure of the Vita was the lack of support by Sony to bring standalone games, not cut down home console titles. But at the same time, many people (especially in the West) wanted COD, Uncharted, and inFamous on the Vita. Japanese consumers seemed happy with RPGs, visual novels and the kinds of games that did well on the PSP. It just didn't work out for the Vita.

ikarodemon3331d ago

Sony lost Monster Hunter Franchise!
This fact alone buried PSvita.

InahimeHondaSengoku3331d ago

It doesn't mean it is dead. It is now a niche Japanese and indie machine. That is what's keeping it afloat... :/

Dinoegg_963331d ago

Nope, even if MH is a big game in Japan, it isn't that big in the West. The fact that sony did absolutely nothing to advertise the Vita's biggest games (like Killzone Merc) and right now they aren't doing a thing for the console is what has the console is "almost" buried.

The console is still alive thanks to companies like NISA, Aksys, XSEED or Atlus US.

gokuking3331d ago

"Persona 5 is undoubtedly the most popular game fans want on the Vita."

Monster Hunter?

brettnll3331d ago

I wrote the article. I meant *one of the most popular*. I'll fix it soon. Cause there are certainly others that are just as popular haha. MH is one of them.

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod10d ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Deadly Premonition is a pretty weird game, but all of these absolute oddities are even weirder.

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The inFamous games deserve more love from Sony

The inFamous games are an important part of PlayStation history, but the series is in limbo and playing older entries isn't exactly easy.

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LucasRuinedChildhood70d ago (Edited 70d ago )

Would like remasters of 1 and 2. I enjoyed them much more than Second Son.

1 & 2 had more of an emphasis on climbing and the traversal requires a bit more effort in a good way. It was rewarding. Second Son made climbing mostly obsolete so they put little effort into it. The traversal was just great in inFamous 1 & 2. There's a reason Sunset Overdrive copied and improved upon the induction grind mechanic.

Reminds me of how I felt about the decline of parkour and the well designed tombs (basically Prince Of Persia levels) that we saw in the Assassin's Creed games.

The story and atmosphere were also much better in 1 & 2.

Electricity is just a brilliant superpower for an open world city. It perfectly fits just like webslinging does in New York and it has many applications.

Cacabunga70d ago

For sure.. one of my favorite Sony licenses

Shane Kim70d ago

Loved one and two. I actually liked the story as well.

Minute Man 72170d ago

The standalone DLC was a sweet

jznrpg70d ago (Edited 70d ago )

I enjoyed Second Son but it was too short. The first 2 were great though

-Foxtrot70d ago

Second Son was alright but didn't touch the first two games

It felt short and lacking in comparison

Also I really thought Reggie would have made a better protagonist, someone who is anti-conduit as much as him and ends up becoming one would have been interesting to see. I kind of enjoyed his character throughout the game as his development.

badz14970d ago

why is it right now, the thing I want the most from Sony is to release remasters of inFamous (1,2 & SS), KZ (1,2 & 3), Resistance (RFoM, 2 and 3) and Motorstorm (1,2 & 3)??

The_Hooligan69d ago

All great choices. I would like to add Warhawk/Starhawk to that. The multiplayer in Warhawk was amazing. I am surprised Sony hasn't looked into MAG either. That game was ahead of its time.

Maybe Sony should make an internal studio like Bluepoint games and all they do is remake/remaster these amazing games, even going back to PS1,PS2,PSP, Vita portfolio. And because of the recent articles suggesting cost cutting, budget issues and releasing more games on PC, they could do that with these remakes/remasters. Do a day one on PC and PS5. At the end of the day Sony or any other company is going to do what makes them the most money.

Kiryu199269d ago

Would love a remastered collection on PS5/PC

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kpgs70d ago

Wouldn't the onus be on the consumers? If they bought the Infamous games, then we'd have more games from that series.

KwietStorm_BLM70d ago

Infamous has sold millions of units. People have been asking for more. They aren't interested. Just like people have been asking for more Resistance or even a remaster collection, but insomniac isn't revisiting that either. Likely never getting a new sequel since they're a Marvel studio now.

LucasRuinedChildhood70d ago (Edited 70d ago )

No. Infamous was successful. But after a few entries (which are taking longer to make these days) a lot of Sony studios move on to new IPs. That's not a bad thing at all. They don't need to make inFamous games forever, just like we didn't need new Sly Cooper games forever.

But people would like to be able to easily play them on current hardware which is reasonable. Same for Killzone, Resistance, MGS4, etc. Good games shouldn't be trapped on old hardware. It's good that Bluepoint ported Uncharted 1-3.

kpgs70d ago

I'm not saying it wasn't successful. I enjoyed playing all 3 entries and DLC. But like you said, people move on, studios move on. But I don't think I've heard people asking for more Infamous in a long time.

Profchaos70d ago

The franchise was popular we got quite a few games but Suchet punch wanted to beach out I think that's why we got ghost of Tsushima over infamous 4

Tbh ghost is a fantastic game I'm not complaining about that but I'd love to see infamous handled by another team

jznrpg70d ago

Id take GoT2 over Infamous right now but after GoT2 or maybe 3 if they go trilogy I’d like a new Infamous.

badz14970d ago

that's the problem with Sony that puzzles me A LOT! they have studios specifically specialized in remastering and remaking old games for new gen hardware, but we are getting very few of them. SoTC, Uncharted collections, Demon's Souls Remake, TLoU Part 1...and?? that's it? why aren't they giving their old games new lease of life on the PS5 for the new generations of gamers to enjoy? they clearly have the expertise. for god sake, I can even accept lazy porting like Nintendo are doing for theirs if I have to.

FinalFantasyFanatic69d ago

There are a lot of games that consumers have been asking Playstation for, Playstation won't do it, so a lot of these developers have gone and made it themselves by any means possible such as Kickstarter (e.g. Armed Fantasia, Penny Blood, Ratatan, 100 Heroes, ect...). Developers have even asked if Sony could help them out with porting/remasters some of these older games for Playstation, they said no.

Crows9069d ago (Edited 69d ago )

Um...dude like you say that as if nobody bought them....the devs went on to do ghosts after 3 infamous games....3

People ask for new resistance and new infamous at every moment where it makes sense to mention it.

Having a remake of 1 and 2 would be very welcomed I'm sure.

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chicken_in_the_corn70d ago

I would love to see a new game but a feel that would get a response similar to Saints Row.

TravsVoid70d ago (Edited 70d ago )

If they keep any of the characters from the previous games I think it would do fine unlike Saints Row which decided to replace fan favorites with less likable replacements. I wouldn't be surprised if that decision caused a majority of their buyers to be new to the series rather than returning players. I will say though, if Infamous Second Son or the first two Infamous games were remade I would be a day one buyer on PC.

ocelot0770d ago

Loved all 3 of them. I couldn't get on with the vampire spin off though. Wish they didn't move away from cole but I didn't mind the other character.

DefenderOfDoom270d ago

Loved 1 and 2 , would definitely love a new INFAMOUS single player campaign.

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