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Breaking News: PS Vita Price Crash

The price of the Playstation Vita just keeps on falling and with great bundle deals all over the net its very hard to keep up. Here at PS-Analog we do all the hard work of searching for deals so you don't have to. Hot off the press is news that cheap console and game stockists SHOPTO.NET have just reduced the price of the WI-FI Vita and their bundle packs here are the new pricing deals.

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LX-General-Kaos4476d ago

They will need to lower the price as much as possible to compete with the Nintendo 3DS. If anyone from sony reads this. Bring back Jetmoto

farhad2k84475d ago

To be honest, they don't have to do anything with the price.
It was doing great in terms of pre-orders anyway.
Only Japan was struggling, because all they play is Monster Hunter and MGS. /s

But really, I think it will be fine, and it doesn't seem like they've actually had a huge price drop.

I mean, as long as the sales are NEAR the 3DS sales, then I'm happy, because the 3DS had a huge price drop, while the VITA only got cut off by about £20 lol

MaxXAttaxX4475d ago (Edited 4475d ago )

For many people, cheaper is cheaper, regardless of value :/

PSV was priced right IMO, while the 3DS wasn't at launch. So I don't see a huge 3DS-like price drop any time soon.
Honestly, a price drop helped the 3DS a lot, the same way it will boost the PSV later down the road. No doubt.

S_C4475d ago (Edited 4475d ago )

Just came in from pre ordering my wifi psvita form GAME roll on the 22nd .... BTW Uncharted looks un freaking believeable from the very brief hands on i got in store

Tanir4475d ago

the system is worth the 250, the 3ds wasnt, and still isnt worth 170 cuz its not even finished. the tech is ancient on that thing, if the thing came with dual analogs sure, but its a cheap add on so screw that.

the power of the vita and the game library along with capabilities far exceeds the 3ds's 8 month head start. sad cuz at launch the vita has more games the the 3ds does haha

tho in the end the average consumer will see them as equal on the surface, only a gamer can understand the vita. a casual person will just get the 3ds cuz its cheaper. same reason wii outsold everything (along with idea of losing weight)

when i worked at gamecrazy people thought the wii and ps3 were equal in power and that wii was better cuz u cud lose weight.......freakin casuals

ronin4life4475d ago

I'm a gamer. And I see them both for what they are.
I will not be buying a vita, and will be spending my money on the large list of 3ds releases in the coming weeks.
I do sincerely hope you enjoy the Vita, while I enjoy the 3ds.

Studio-YaMi4475d ago

Great news for consumers,wishing the PSVita all the success !
I'm still waiting for mine >_< ...

DAMN IT COME HERE ALREADY I WANNA PLAY !!!

nevin14475d ago

@Tanir

way to describe why casuals>>>>>> ;>hardcore when it comes to sales.

More Parents will buy their kids more 3DSs than a $250 Vita.

Kran4475d ago

I know its insane.

http://www.postabargain.co....

I heard Dungeon Hunter got "ish" reviews though.

I went to amazon though. Vita Wifi + 8GB MS + Rayman = £235 bundle + Uncharted which I managed to pre-order for £30 at the time it was down and Wipeout 2048 for £30.

£295 it'll cost me.

Luc204475d ago

Nice deal. I went for gamestop bundle: psv wi fi+ uncharted+16gb card for £270 and with quidco saving will pay £256 in the end.

Kran4475d ago

I dont trust Gamestop. Never bought from them... but I just dont trust em :/

Half-Mafia4475d ago

Please do not buy Dungeon Hunter or Asphalt Injection. These 2 games are made buy the shi**ist game developer, Gameloft. And they are 2 iOS games ported to the Vita and are £30 & £18 for Vita and £5 & 69p on the App Store. They are trying to rip people off.

Get Wipeout or Modnation if you want racing. and Warrior's Lair when its out for a diablo type game

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night DLC Adds Free Gameplay Modes

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has received a bunch of new DLC, including two new gameplay modes, for free.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader8214h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1822d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie1d 18h ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere1d 9h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin1d 14h ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere1d 9h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow19h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere1d 9h ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow19h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX2d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney13h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno2d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno2d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii1d 14h ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno1d 12h ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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