Should Sony Take Note Of The Switch’s Success And Invest In A Similar PlayStation Portable System?

Third time is the charm for Sony in the portable market?

[MegamanXXX]

Maybe next generation

[Erik7357]

They can try but I think people will want the system with Pokemon on it.

Nintendo has always beat sony at the portable game and after ps vita I don't think they are eager to jump back in.

It's all about games games games and 3rd party just don't tend to have the quality or consistency of first party like Nintendo games.

[super_cuddles]

Whaaaat??! Sony smash Nintendo every time

[ABizzel1]

@Super

On console I'd agree, but even then that's preference and completely depends on the gamer (although PS exclusives are my preference on console).

On handheld absolutely not.

It would be a complete waste of time, money, and resources trying to make a dedicated handheld like the PSP
or Vita again. Sony doesn't have generations of exclusive handheld IP's like Nintendo does, or for that matter IP's that translate well to handheld (like almost all of Nintendo's IP do), especially when performance will always be significantly better on their console.

If Sony wants to make a "portable" it simply needs to be a PlayStation Gaming Tablet, with hardware dedicated to gaming, a Linux OS so it has access to mobile apps and software (emulators are always a big push on handhelds) without Android's horrible API or easy hacking, and subsidize it through the major cell phone carriers.

[mcstorm]

Erik I'm the same as you. I jumped on the psv but after the 1st 12 months I sold the console.

The console is self was amazing well built, amazing graphics ect but lack of games is what killed it for me. This is why I think the switch will be a hit for Nintendo as it can be used in both home console and handheld mode. Very powerful bit of kit for a handheld to. It will be interesting to see what Nintendo do when they retire the 3/2ds as for me they don't need to bring another one out just support the switch and maybe bring a handheld only switch out to help bring the price down.

[kitsune451]

Switch is not successful because of its functionality. Switch is successful because it launched with Breath of the Wild. I say it all the time, always launch a console with something worth playing.

[Christopher]

Maybe just vastly improved remote play and focus otherwise on home console. Nintendo and smart phones have portable in lock down.

[joab777]

Probably best. They have so much to offer already and if they could give us every game in 720, I would be ecstatic. Maybe offer the Google play store in addition to PSN and what else would we need in the go.

[rainslacker]

This would require either an optical drive, which would be impractical with blu-ray discs because it'd be portable, or have to be all digital, pretty much rendering it useless for anyone who doesn't care about digital. If they had something that let you verify your game discs to download it to the system then that could work, but we'd be talking about a lot of storage space for a portable, probably rendering the system unreasonably expensive.

[davand114]

Can you imagine the ungodly prices that sony would charge for proprietary sd cards?!

[Christopher]

I wish we could only imagine overpriced SD cards rather than actually have them :(

[rainslacker]

It depends on if Sony decides to use proprietary cards again. I think they knew the criticism behind it, and how it affected the sales of the system. Given the reason for them was to help prevent piracy, it seems counter productive to turn away sales from both pirates and users who don't want to go through the hassle or pay the price of entry to achieve such an end.

Built in memory is possible of course, but a digital console like I talk about would require a lot of space if it was actually a fully portable PS4. A PS4 level system that had it's own software of sorts is also a possibility, but seems counter to the point the article is trying to make.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Only if they actually support it this time rather than leaving it for dead.

[StormLegend]

No,I think Sony should stay with consoles and keep the momentum going. Having a handheld would be cool but it's really hard to sell those nowdays with so many phones and other devices out.

[DrierofLeaves]

It's not hard for Nintendo.

That said, I agree. Sony is doing exceptionally well with home consoles- that's its forte, and what it should stick to. Just like handhelds are Nintendo's forte, and what they should stick to :)

[super_cuddles]

Disagree as Sony obviously dominate the handheld market,,,, oh wait

[RedDevils]

@super_cuddles insert *at least you tried gift*.

[_-EDMIX-_]

"it's not hard for Nintendo"

? Even they are losing massive market share with portable though bud.

[Fist4achin]

The vast majority of those 3ds sales are to kids. 3ds and pokemon are such huge sellers. Both of my kids have a 3ds, but they are more interested in my vita as they are getting older.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

it not hard. You hard to try and work hard at it. Sony didn't try at all

[LordJamar]

it is it hard lol wat do you know you think sony just pull stuff out there ass and beat nintendo in hendeld game your insane

[MaximusPrime_]

I'd suggest Sony to focus on delivering consoles but if they wish to release another handheld, let them be. I returned to my old PS Vita recently and it's still good as it was.

[danny818]

The can fuse development for The next vita and console

[madpuppy]

That's a bad idea, Nintendo, can play around with that "bound to break" hybrid nightmare, They have a loyal base of glassy-eyed drooling fans to throw money at them no matter what harebrained failure they release.
Give me a nice, solid powerful home console with a wide range of different kinds of games I'll be happy. I don't need every character to be Mario or Link in my games.

[Krysis]

@madpuppy your comment is one of ignorance, I hadn't bought a Nintendo console in 2 generation, but the switch is fantastic and very well built. It is a great compliment to my other 2 consoles. You sound like a hater

[madpuppy]

@Krysis, "I hadn't bought a Nintendo console in 2 generation" Of course you didn't, because the Wii and WiiU both sucked, One was a casual gamer machine buried under a mountain of shovelware and the Other was barely even supported by Nintendo themselves. The Switch is just another one of those Nintendo "throw a bunch of random ideas at the market and see what sticks" consoles, knowing full well that the worshipers of the mighty "N" will swallow anything that Nintendo sells, thus keeping the company afloat long enough to release another bunch of random ideas to market. Sure the Switch may have better support and popularity that the WiiU and that's because Nintendo pulled the portable game machine consumer into the market for it's latest console.

[LordJamar]

oh god no no noooooooooooooo

[UCForce]

Yeah, I hope Sony will make another handheld. But right now, they need to focus on what is best.

[isarai]

Similar to switch? No, but i do think they should give it at least one more go but with the same sensibilities as they approached the ps4 with. Easy to develop for, easy on the wallet, and allow standard memory formats like sd or micro sd. Honestly they could just revamp the vita and allow these things, like a vita plus or something like the 3ds is to the ds

[DrierofLeaves]

The 3DS is a full fledged successor to the DS, just like the PS Vita is to the PSP :|

[isarai]

I mean more in the sense that they are essentially the same thing, same form, layout, format, and core features just upgraded hardware (allowing 3ds games) and tons of quality of life updates whereas the vita is fundamentally different in so many ways to the psp. Keeping most things the same would greatly reduce cost on both ends and allow bc with vita easily

[DrierofLeaves]

Ah, I see.
Possibly, but Sony has never had much success with handhelds, and I don't know how they would do in a greatly diminished market for handheld systems...

[Omnislashver36]

No success? PSP was huge and got a ton of support from 3rd party. It may have not bested DS with it's Poke-craze but it was still well received.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Vita 2

[midnight_23]

Yes please

[FallenAngel1984]

PSP & Vita already offered similar experiences

[tmisellati]

no
no need for that

[Npugz7]

No no no!!!!!

[TheGamingArt]

Success?

[Rai]

Should Nintendo Take Note Of The PS4 Success And Invest In A Similar Nintendo home console?

Did they? No? So why ask the question with Sony.

[spoonard]

Sony should make a portable WiiU with shittier controllers?

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Yea with PS4 sales falling off so rapidly, they should definitely look into changing course.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

You all can't honestly think I was being serious. Nobody is that daft.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Wouldn't mind a Vita hybrid console.

[_-EDMIX-_]

You mean you wouldn't mind having this added for free and called "hybrid"?

https://www.amazon.com/PSP-...

[ILostMyMind]

"lol. Sony is copying Nintendo's idea.". 🙃

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

@ _-EDMIX-_

Yes. Exactly.

All portables should be hybrids out of the box from here on out since companies can now manufacture powerful handhelds at an affordable price ($300 or less) and the given power is enough to translate well on the big screen.

Also that docked you linked only lets you watch media on the TV, not play games. But I get it. Nintendo were not the first ones to come up with the dock idea.

But just so you know sometimes it's not always about the one who does first, but the one who does it best.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@out- https://www.amazon.com/gp/a...

Has nothing to do with was doing it first or who's doing it best especially if you consider the concept is moot.

anything coming out in the future is clearly going to be able to Output to higher resolutions which is completely irrelevant.

Did you think that if Sony made another PSP with the Cradle accessory today that it would work 100% exactly the same way with the exact resolution as 10 years ago? Lol

Better? In what regard? The moot point of the clear progression of Technology?

Ok bud.

I agree that all Portables should have the ability to out to a television

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

"I agree that all Portables should have the ability to out to a television"

This is what I was saying yet you seem to have an issue with me despite you agreeing with me for some reason...

You come off as one those that say "but but but virtual boy!" back when PSVR was Project Morpheus lol

Nintendo did their thing with the Switch and hopefully Sony does their thing if they ever decide to release a Vita successor.

[Elda]

Since Sony stop supporting the Vita with first party titles 3 years into it's lifecycle it's best Sony leave the handhelds alone & stick with making consoles & first party titles for them.My Vita collects dust & I be damn to fork over money for another Sony handheld & they turn around & do the same thing.

[MeteorPanda]

But the vitas doing fine without sony games tbh. Stardew vally is coming to it and playing darkest dungeon on vita is amaze balls

[rainslacker]

No, just if they release another one, they need to support it, and get more developers on board so the people who want to ignore software that is releasing can't say that the system has no software.

They also need to stop worrying about piracy so much that they actually make the system more annoying to use for the end user, and more expensive for everyone, thus turning away customers.

[Fist4achin]

I agree with you. So many little things on the vita put in place that kept people from investing in it. The way nintendo payed for exclusives and 3ds versions is what sony should have done...

[showtimefolks]

Absolutely not

Ms and Sony need to deliver with power and need to push tech since Nintendo is refusing to do so

Ps5 and next xbox Needs to be 10 TF at launch than mid gen upgrade to 13-15 TF

Nintendo is all about finding gimmicks

[LordJamar]

this is actually true a bit over exaggerated true nintendo dont really push anything but gimmicks sony and Microsoft pushes the industry forward can you image if every one followed nintendo oh god

[ziggurcat]

No, but Nintendo should take note of the PS4's/Xbox One's success, and invest in a similar, proper home system.

[Segata]

That would make no sense. Have a 3rd console just like the other 2. They would not work. It would not sell and no one would support it. It doesn't do anything to stand out to make people want to buy it over a Sony or MS system if it's the same as the other 2. That's why Switch works,it's different enough and just powerful enough to get support.

[fenome]

I would buy a true proper console but I have no interest in the Switch.

[ziggurcat]

@segata: I think you're failing to see what Nintendo would be able to accomplish with a system that's as powerful as/more powerful than the PS3/Xbox One.

Nintendo could still do what they do best on a more powerful system, and achieve some mind-blowing visuals.

[_-EDMIX-_]

? It makes more sense then you think bud

They "would not work" because you are thinking of slow short bus Nintendo.

Hypothetically speaking, they make a powerful console, has online that MAKES SENSE, easy to work with, they have exclusives, they can give MS a run for their money.

MS has titles going to PC, they've made it clear they are putting more games on PC even the likes of Halo 6.

You don't see because you don't want to.

Stop thinking of this DUMB company as you currently see them, start thinking of the WHAT IF if someone else was running that company.

Nintendo Console that is matched with PS5, XBTWO, can over take MS sales.

They would have more exclusives by default, while playing all 3rd party, having all the online function that MAKES SENSE.

Dear god, if MS can be at rumored 30 million with basically no exclusives, pretty sure Nintendo WITH exclusives can chip away at MS.

They are losing and its not an option to many because of them being dumb currently. So I get why you feel that way in terms of "would not work".

They lost a lot of market share and MOST consumers don't even see Nintendo with the same concepts as the hardcore 3rd party AAA titles.

....but they can over time. Not saying they would beat MS in 1 gen, but MS sold 80 mill against Sony and Nintendo in 1 gen after 25 million XB sold.

Anyone can slowly come back if they really put in the work.
What is MS doing "to stand out to make people want to buy it"?

They are putting games on PC for god sakes. They got the appeal because they work with 3rd party, NOT AGAINST. COD, Battlefield, AC, Mass Effect are staple titles to know of when you think of XB, Nintendo needs to make sure that is what they are seen as in 15 years. That is what they would need to do to beat MS.

"That's why Switch works,it's different enough and just powerful enough to get support"

LMFAO!

No.

Yet Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Shadow Of War, Prey, Red Dead 2, Need For Speed etc

Please bud, this thing is not powerful enough for jack and its losing to the same crap that made them irrelevant last gen and the gen before that.

If you want to be the best streaming network you need the best shows right?

So did you seriously think that was different for gaming? You don't have GTA, Mass Effect, Battlefront, Battlefield, AC, Red Dead, Dying Light, The Division etc

[Segata]

_-EDMIX-_

No one reads your shit novels.

[Last_Boss]

Not if they're not going to support it, and scare off customers with high dollar accessories. The Vita is a fantastic portable, which is the only one pushing a style similar to up to date consoles, and have standard handheld style games.

[Segata]

No. As much as I love the Vita...no. Sony doesn't put 100% into handhelds like Nintendo does. Nintendo just knows how to make appealing handhelds better than anyone and they put 100% effort into it from support to marketing. Sony gave Vita little chance. It's a shame because Vita is love,vita is life.

[_-EDMIX-_]

"Sony doesn't put 100% into handhelds like Nintendo does"

Well...no, but thats because Nintendo needs to.

They are the ones that just came from selling 14 million consoles so it would make sense that they put 100% into portables.

[Segata]

Wrong. Nintendo always has put 100% into their handhelds. They didn't need to for Game Boy entire run but did. Same with DS.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@seg-I'm sorry but I'm confused and I'm sure many people are confused in what context they're talking about 100%.

What we mean in terms of 100% is simply that all of their energies now devoted to Portables ..

3 DS and the switch or both Portables which means that this is the first time in the company's history were all of their money has been 100% fully funded on portable devices.

I mean to say Nintendo has always put 100% into handhelds is the basically say the Wii U never existed, was that not a console that could only play on the television that was supported by Nintendo? So how could Nintendo 100% fully support something like the 3Ds if they're also spending money on the Wii U? That isn't 100% bud, not sure who's your math teacher 😂😂😂

[jstark]

No, Sony doesn't have the IP's to compete with Nintendo's

[TheOttomatic91]

After the Vita no, the reason the Switch is successful because it's not a console or a handheld but a hybrid machine just like the Nvidia Shield, it wouldn't make sense for Sony to make a hybrid machine when their consoles are all ready financially successful.

[ObviousGoldfish]

Lol. What a funny turn of events. Copy the Gameboy and fail twice and they will surely bomb with a handheld again.

[PhoenixUp]

Sony has already offered contemporary console on the go experiences since 2004

[masterfox]

Maybe in the future Sony should create another portable but not because of that atrocity of so called "Switch console", I'm sure the Switch fad will soon go away, the current game library of the Switch is pure mediocrity and for the next following months hell even next year is no different, not joking about it, ask someone who has a Switch about, what can you brag about it?, it sure will be an interesting answer, I mean with all honesty whats into it ?, Zelda.. again ?, Bomberman ?, Street Fighter ?, Mario Kart ?, really that would be your excuses ?,..... multimedia options ?LOL!!!.

Right now Switch selling is pure fad, if you look into just a bit you will realize it has no appeal to it and just pure cons, sub-bar game library, expensive, accessory expensive as hell(90 dlls for a docking ?WTF!), games expensive as hell, like a said the Switch is pure fad right now, scalpers are actually the real winners here, they sure having alot of fun from all you Nintendo Fans, just look at ebay.

This year will be awesome for the PS4 with lots of great games releasing and for the xbone too, but for the Switch ?..Mario Odissey ?,*crickets chirping*.... that's it ?, oh well good luck and have fun to all Switch owners outhere, I'm pretty sure you will have a blast this year, hehehe.

:D

[LOGICWINS]

So did you think the PS4 had an AMAZING library of games 3 months out of the gate? According to you, those initial 3 months determine the success of the console right?

Another question, which launch title was better received by gamers and critics: Killzone Shadow Fall or Zelda: BOTW?

Nothing about your comment makes any sense.

[masterfox]

So did you think the PS4 had an AMAZING library of games 3 months out of the gate? of course it did *google it*,

And for the Zelda thing, if they give me the option between a cartoony looking, sub HD game that gives you no challenge at all and a awesome looking game that gives lots of challenge, definitely will take the awesome looking game. ;)

Sorry I buy games cause of my own criteria not because other people criteria. ;)

[Segata]

Yup Wii and DS were fads as well with 255 million units sold. Maybe just maybe Switch is a good system and that is why it's selling well. My god you are such a blind fanboy. Nintendo does well..it's a fad. Sony does well it's because they suck you off.

[MeteorPanda]

You mean one with cross play, chat, blutooth, 3g access and an affordable online library?

Yeah its called the vita?

[Chumdiddy]

Not exactly. That's what Vita should have been but due to Vita they need to stick to home consoles. The Vita should have been what the Switch is, more or less. They had overall success with the PSP and then decided the next handheld should be way too strong, only support proprietary media that was inherently expensive and forget what makes a handheld a popular handheld.

The Vita should have been a PSP2. Add a 2nd analog stick, use a more secure OS that still allows all SD cards and beef up the power a generation. The way the PSP was a PS1.5, the Vita should have been in between a PS2.5 and not dang near a PS3!

Finally, ALL GAMES released for PS3 should have had a Vita version by inherent. Build the Vita with similar (but weaker) architecture as PS3 and simply downgrade the games when played on Vita. Console companies make it seem so very hard but it's very simple if using the same architecture/hardware. PCs have had scaleable delivery for a couple decades, across many different potential pieces of hardware *that were generally the same achitecture. It can be done and should have been for the Vita.

PSP can play every PS1 game because it was built with that option in mind. A few games use duel sticks (Ape Escape) but they can still run on the hardware. Vita should have given owners of every PS3 title the option to take their game on the go just like Switch.

If not that and if Sony deemed that too hard, expensive or demanding they should have made it run PS2 titles like PSP did PS1 titles. It should have become the PS2 portable in capability and ease of obtaining PS2 games for the Vita.

In my mind, Vita was a giant failure due to being too worried about piracy and being too dang strong/expensive for what it did. You can't be a slightly weaker PS3 and not do anything with it, not allow personal storage, etc. If going that route just add a 2nd analog stick, about 1gb of RAM, a 2ghz dual core and call it PSP2.

[Araragifeels]

??? PSP had PS2 graphics since God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta look like God Of War II and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker look like Metal Gear Solid 3.

[Araragifeels]

(ignore my first comment)Boi, PSP = PS1.5 ??? PSP had PS2 graphics since God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta look like God Of War II and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker look like Metal Gear Solid 3. If PSVITA had a similar PS3 architecture then it would have been a flop day and INDIE wouldn't bother making games for it since PS3 architecture was one of the reason PS3 had a rough start in the beginning and the reason why many developer favor X360. If PSVITA didn't have PS3 graphics then Killzone Mercenary wouldn't be praised for being the best shooters with the same quality as Killzone 2. PSVITA failed not because the system cost a lot since it a reasonable price but it failed because yes the memory card was very expensive and it wasn't market well outside of Japan rather the marketing team didn't really do anything at all in the Western plus PlayStation didn't had great Western third party games(COD was horrible) and didn't ask Rockstar to make a GTA exclusive which could have been the game that could have push PSVITA sales and specially if it would had come after GTA V success.

[Chumdiddy]

PSP didn't have PS2 graphics, you nuts? Sure, they optimized the heck out of the GOW games and MGSPW was great but to say either compare to their PS2 franchise counterparts is insane. PSP had a 333mhz cpu and 32/64MB of RAM. That is in-line with PS2 but not the same architecture and without the graphics chip. PSP was far closer to a PS1.5 than PS2.

Vita didn't have PS3 power, either. Killzone looked great.....for a handheld. Basically, everything you said is wrong. Kojima had his team scale MGS4 down to the bones to get it running on a Vita and that wasn't a very intensive game by full PS3 power standards. The best Vita could do was on par with launch PS3 titles.

I don't downvote or buy into that system so I won't do it but you couldn't be more wrong.

[MeteorPanda]

the vita has 2 analog sticks?

[Chumdiddy]

Yes

[NecoTehSergal]

The Switch basically is a Vita+PS3 / 4 though -_- Only weaker.... Remote Play, anyone? Or is this some 'forgotten feature no ones' heard of' .

[Derceto]

Should these moronic "Should Sony...." articles stop being written? Hint: They should.

[MrSega]

They need to continue the history from PSP, just forget VITA.

[BadElf]

No

[Sharky231]

Simple answer... yes! The vita is almost there! Just improve upon that!

[mogwaii]

Not unless they want a woefully underpowered system and to lose the position they have as leaders in the console market.

[super_cuddles]

Laughing at the disagrees over Nintendo being better at dominating the handheld market . Delusional Sony fan boys on a whole nother level

[R6ex]

Just add the Switch-like features into their upcoming smartphones. That'd be great! I like an AIO smartphone and gaming console.

[RAM0N]

I hope not.

[King_Lothric]

Too early to call Switch a success.

[segamaniaco]

A Sony hybrid will compete with PS4 for your hdmi(tv), so no. Unless they make a PS4-family Switch for the sake of portability. It could sell well in Japan (and a deal for monster hunter 5 or freedom 4 would help a lot)

[Maybay]

Stop imitating and start innovating.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Why does everybody need to do what everybody else is doing?

[jznrpg]

Not like Switch but another portable would make me happy

[PigPen]

Third time is the charm for Sony is a lie. It's best they leave that to Nintendo.

[porkChop]

No. Sony have shown that they don't want to split their A-teams between two devices. They should just stick to home consoles where they excel. They could release a portable PS4 whenever the hardware becomes available. But a standalone handheld? No, I don't think they should.

[Sniperwithacause]

I would say no.
To many different platforms to produce for can cause the studios to be stretched to thin. Ps4/PsVR/Vita2
Stick with just the first 2 machines and give us more games and less saturation.

[peewee11016]

Me i was thinking about it Last night. If sony were to come up with a PS VITA 2 or PSP2.. Have it be close to the Level of a PS4 and brg like UC4 or Last of Us to the Handheld. If sony does it right they could get back into very fast. With all the IPs they own. Can you guys see how big it would be if they brg heavy hitters to it.

[DarkZane]

Too early to say if the Switch is a success. The PS4 and Xbox One both had stronger launches. The Switch also have to keep its momentum, which we have no idea if it will be able to once supply isn't a problem anymore.

[madpuppy]

As long as it IS NOT PlayStation 5, Give me a powerful, quality home console, I don't want some snap and click together hybrid of a portable device.

[Godmars290]

Make a new version of the PSV with a USB or HDMI dongle that allows it to connect and stream to an HDTV, as well as an option to connect with a PS4 to stream from it or use it as a streaming server.

Then on top of that give it its own games.

[Twinblade]

The vita is already doing, what the Switch is doing, well kinda. As long as you have wifi and your ps4 was on standby, you can play on your ps4 on handheld with remote play.

[ILostMyMind]

Why not? I can even see MS launching a handheld with Win10 soon. It does not need to take the first place in market to be considered a success, just be profitable.

[MagicBeanz]

So we're calling Switch a success already, ok.

[FyBy]

But switch early success isn't simply matter of portability. It's mix of concept, software and Nintendo aura. Lot of people claimed switch is doomed and Nintendo should stop making hardware at all. It's still early to say but probably the weren't right. If Sony makes another portable it's not automatically win. On today's market it's harder to make profitable portable because of phones and tablets. If Sony makes new portable with linked half price for ps now and first year free, that should be motivator for me.

[Einhander1971]

Sony smash Nintendo all the time don't be naive. I think you need to do a bit of research. Oh and I'm damn sure if the switch is the success I hope it is. Sony and Microsoft will try and ride the wave, just like they did with motion controls. Only trouble was they were to late to the party.

[Manubiggs]

No, mobile phones are dominating the handheld market

[feraldrgn]

Yes, yes, yes.
It doesn't even matter about the "third time's the charm" part, Sony has good games on their portables, whether the portable takes off or not.
I love my Vita, PSP also had great titles & I'd welcome a newer portable for compatability with newer game engines.

Just because a console/handheld doesn't outsell the competition, or even gets trounced, doesn't mean they have no worthwhile games.

[DJ_Professor_K]

You fellow are a source ill advice

[DJ_Professor_K]

If Nintendo really wanted to risk it the could Surely give PlayStation a run for its money given the right hardware but Nintendo is doing things the Nintendo way slow and steady

[davand114]

No. They have shown that they have no interest in supporting their portable consoles.

[Lilrizky]

I like the idea of Sony doing another portable.

For me its not even the fact that vita was a "failure" and nintendo are "better" at it

Its about creating competition so the competitors better themselves

Sony had a lot to learn with the vita and I think it can learn from its fundamantal mistakes just like Nintendo is doing now with the switch coming off from the wii-u. While you can argue app gaming is the competition but when i have no interest in playing f2p or completely touch based or mini games, Nintendo pretty much has a monopoly for markets like im in, which is bad for any market imo.

I think thats why even though sony is absolutely dominating, Xbox is that reason. Playstation 4 is built on largely similar building blocks the 360 had while also adding in Sonys own expertise. The 360 globalised online functionality, digital only stores, massive third party support and marketing deals, achievements etc while adding in Sonys internal exclusives, messaging and price etc made it a big win for them this round

[Angeljuice]

No way!
Stick to the home consoles. Too much diversification just means a lack of focus. Better to have one great product than several average ones.

[LoveSpuds]

I personally think they shouldn't bother, the mobile market is quite limited these days and I am not sure that market can support 2 devices, not when everyone already has a mobile phone in their pocket.

I personally think it's still too early to call Switch a success, while it has had a great launch, it's how it is performing in 12 months time that will be telling. If, a year from now, all you have is Zelda, Splatoon and Mario, backed up with a bunch of indies and smaller titles, I think interest will wane just like the WiiU.

Exclusives on there own aren't enough, 3rd party support on its own isn't enough, both elements together is what brings success.

[zb1ftw777]

PlayStation doesn't have any fun triple a games that you can simply pick up and play for 30 minutes and then leave.

So, no.

Until they make games that have the same pick up and play fun factor like Mario Kart, they have no business in the portable gaming system.

There is a reason their last handheld failed. That is it.

[kent80082007]

God I hope they have more sense than that

[Nodoze]

No they really shouldn't. We don't want yet another PS portable to be released and then abandoned. Only to have the internal studios take time away from releasing super high quality PS4 titles. Yeah, no thanks. PSP, PSP Go, PS Vita. 3 strikes and YOUR OUT. Do NOT try it again Sony, stick with what is working.

[pyroxxx]

I would get Vita 2 in a heart beat,.. just ad triggers L3/R3 instead of back touch pad. Make Souls game for it and price it around 200,..

[DragonKnight]

No.

Sony never focuses on their handhelds properly. Even making an actual console portable will likely result in the same end result of Sony not paying enough attention to it.

[WeAreLegion]

Not really, but they should release a better version of the Xperia Play. Just make it a PlayStation phone. Everything on Android...plus the ability to play its own games, PS1, PS2, and streaming PS4

[jmc8888]

Makes no sense for Sony to go the Switch route.

#1 'Success' of Switch is only at 3 or so million units. People are projecting way too much.
#2 Sony is already in the handheld business, thus it's not some revelation for them to eventually come up with a new handheld system at some point.
#3 They can't make a portable 'console' that is on par with what's coming. Devs are targeting higher and higher power levels.
#4 Do people really want a PS4 portable in ~4 years from now to replay all their PS4 exclusive titles that came out from 2013-2018? I can see some demand for that, but not a huge one. Portability is just not a huge draw.

The simple fact is people are counting their chickens before they've hatched with Switch.

These sorts of systems have been here before. Turbografx had a handheld that could literally play the same carts the Turbografx 16 had. The 'tech' is only here for Nintendo because they are so far behind in power. When you make your games around 10 year old tech, you can now make your handheld able to play your console games.

Sony and MS don't make their console games as if they are 10 years old.

People have to remember the DS sold 154 million overlapping mostly at the time of the Wii which sold 100 million.

So if you had their two lines together Nintendo use to be able to sell about 250 million units.
If Switch hits 80 million, which is still a big IF, that's alot less.

[LordJamar]

you really want them to do this again? really?

[DivineAssault]

I dont think sony should bother with that market.. Too many smart phones out there to fit.. Nintendo is the only one that can survive that area

[andibandit]

No

[ASBO-5]

Yeah and they could collect the PlayStation Vita !!!

[Jivesh]

Gawd yes, do it the same way PS4 was done (everything was consumer and dev friendly), give us Persona 5 portable and put Studio Japan to work on getting Freedom Wars 2 on it and I'll buy it day 1

[Thomaticus]

Now is the time!!!! I think that the Switch proves that people want a portable console. But it has to have an two sets of shoulder buttons and it MUST HAVE AN SD CARD SLOT. If the system has a good set of games; and the ability to play ps now, or play some ps4 downloadable / indie games I think it would do quite well.

[Tross]

Well, the first time was already the charm for Sony, they just didn't have as much success the second time, but that's due largely to them sabotaging their own system's success and literally having third parties carry it. The Vita could have worked kind of like the Switch. I would say it still can, but a Vita is a hard sell these days and Sony would also have to go back to actually supporting that and making it happen, which they won't. If they should decide to invest in a new handheld system they should seriously invest in that system and not provide their own hand-crafted barriers to its success.

I actually love the Vita and think it's highly underrated, but I also know why it didn't catch on like it should have. I mean, it's a more or less well-designed system (aside from its memory card format, which was a horrible decision), is more powerfully than its closest competitor and is actually pretty capable handheld. If circumstances had been different maybe it could have done almost as well as the PSP, but that was never going to happen thanks to some baffling choices on Sony's part.