Famed industry analyst Michael Pachter believes the biggest obstacle facing the PlayStation Vita is the pricing.
The Vita is a well-designed system, albeit one that Sony left for dead as soon as it hit its first bump in the road. If it weren't for a couple negative quirks, it might have even been one of the best handhelds ever made. Unfortunately, those quirks have turned into awful problems as of late, and have only served to tarnish the legacy of what has otherwise been an excellent cult system.
I like the Vita a lot. I actually blame Sony in putting less faith in it than it should
I'll always find it hilarious how even when Sony seemingly abandoned their second handheld, Vita still outsold Wii U which was heavily supported by Nintendo.
Never underestimate the power that third party support can do for a platform.
got the vita although it was dead on arrival. mobile gaming on dedicated machines is deadder than dead. oh wait, the switch is doing stellar, even rivaling the ps4, the xbox and the new xoxbox. ok, let's forget for one second about the absolute market dominator: when was the last time you saw someone playing his or her dedicated machine outside? I can't really remember. what I'm seeing everyday though is that everybody and their little daughter got smartphones when they are on their way to go somewhere.
Vita was and still amazing. Playing uncharted and gravity rush on it was simply epic. Such a shame Sony gave up on it
Are you a huge PS Vita fan? If the answer is yes, and you absolutely adore your Playstation Vita then this video is going to be tough for you. The VitaBoys count down the top 5 best PS Vita games that got cancelled.
The PlayStation Vita is such an underrated handheld device that it's almost sickening on how it just disappeared in the hands of gamers. And even though the Vita vanished off the face of the earth, this does not mean that a next gen Vita isn't welcomed. If another iteration of the PS Vita does come to be, than this could spell disaster for the Nintendo Switch.
i m calling it now...No Monster Hunter 5 No portable console for me .....if Vita 2 is to be released with games like 'portable"Uncharted&a mp;a mp;q uot; , portable "Horizon", portable Assasin Creed , is Hell NO ...portable consoles need proprietary games (ex Splatoon Monster Hunter, Gravity Rush ..games that can be played portbale) and not degraded versions of home console games (huge mistake from Sony to support Vita with Uncharted and Killzone (two mediocre appeal IPs that could only be enjoyed on pS3 because their graphical superiority) and most importantly Vita died because its main life source MHou series was stolen/went Nintendo exclusive ...
There is no PS Vita 2 lol so good luck with that. PS Vita had way worse games than the WiiU and was a disaster outside of Japan.
Switch has Dragon Quest XI
The next potential PlayStation handheld will not.
That alone spells which will be more successful
Let's see what was Pachter opinion on 3ds :
http://www.destructoid.com/...
Oh well.
I think we must stop to relay what this man say. it's about time to rebuild this industry with people that have a fresh look toward this media.
Vita's primary obstacle is the popularity of mobile.
Vita's secondary obstacle is the temporary exclusivity of the Monster Hunter franchise. (This is only a problem in Japan.)
Vita's third obstable is the pre-mature death of the PSP in the West.
Vita's price is actually very reasonable for what you get. Sony has a reputation for pricing its products higher than the market standard. However this is one occassion where they're actually going a bit lower than expected. You're getting a lot for your money. And if the rumors about strong pre-orders in Japan are true, then obviously the consumer is already responding to the great value.
didn't this guy predict around 400 price point the system before E3?
Eh i'd say its short comings are its battery life and yeah, like said, price point (once everything is tallied). I mean really, you can buy a PS3 for less. FOR LESS!
I agree with patcher price is the major obstacle.