Comments on: PS Vita sales continue to plummet

Comments on: PS Vita sales continue to plummet http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Reeses http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-179235 Reeses Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:08:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-179235 Touch control emulators are the reason I purchased a SNES off e-bay last year, rather than just play the games off my jailbroken iPads SNES emulator.

]]> By: Reeses http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-179236 Reeses Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:08:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-179236 Touch control emulators are the reason I purchased a SNES off e-bay last year, rather than just play the games off my jailbroken iPads SNES emulator.

]]> By: Reeses http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-179231 Reeses Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-179231 there is no way in hell that it will catch up to the 3ds whatsoever. If the majority of Americans (aka not you) cared about graphics, the wii and ds wouldn’t have destroyed their competitors sales wise. Sales will be better then they are now, but don’t delude yourself into thinking it will come close to the 3ds even if it is a better system.

]]> By: Reeses http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-179232 Reeses Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-179232 there is no way in hell that it will catch up to the 3ds whatsoever. If the majority of Americans (aka not you) cared about graphics, the wii and ds wouldn’t have destroyed their competitors sales wise. Sales will be better then they are now, but don’t delude yourself into thinking it will come close to the 3ds even if it is a better system.

]]> By: nnben http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-176332 nnben Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-176332 Actually opposite, dedicated devices will come back when people realize they can’t get the same experience on tablets or phones.

]]> By: nnben http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-176333 nnben Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-176333 Actually opposite, dedicated devices will come back when people realize they can’t get the same experience on tablets or phones.

]]> By: Nben http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-176328 Nben Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-176328 I feel dedicated devices are coming back. You cant get the same experiance with tablets or phones. Also you will see many marketplace games charging more in the future because it coast them too much to develop and only 1 out of 100 actually make money

]]> By: Aiz http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-175269 Aiz Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-175269 It’ll depend on the software and how it is priced.

]]> By: Thomas_d_saba13 http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-175251 Thomas_d_saba13 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-175251 It also wasn’t released during the holiday season….

]]> By: Gatel http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174618 Gatel Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174618 3ds didn’t have any direct competition from next gen game portables.

]]> By: Gamerwatch http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174113 Gamerwatch Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174113 I agree with you! In these hard times and not so good economy $250 for a portable gaming device just doesn’t resonate well with casual gamers. I’m sure Sony will have no problem selling the Vita to Sony faithfuls and hardcore gamers, but if Sony really want the Vita sales to sky rocket they need to do something about the price. The price is really the ticking time bomb for Sony and the Vita.

]]> By: Gamerwatch http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174114 Gamerwatch Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174114 I agree with you! In these hard times and not so good economy $250 for a portable gaming device just doesn’t resonate well with casual gamers. I’m sure Sony will have no problem selling the Vita to Sony faithfuls and hardcore gamers, but if Sony really want the Vita sales to sky rocket they need to do something about the price. The price is really the ticking time bomb for Sony and the Vita.

]]> By: Gamerwatch http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174115 Gamerwatch Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174115 I agree with you! In these hard times and not so good economy $250 for a portable gaming device just doesn’t resonate well with casual gamers. I’m sure Sony will have no problem selling the Vita to Sony faithfuls and hardcore gamers, but if Sony really want the Vita sales to sky rocket they need to do something about the price. The price is really the ticking time bomb for Sony and the Vita.

]]> By: Gamerwatch http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174116 Gamerwatch Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174116 I agree with you! In these hard times and not so good economy $250 for a portable gaming device just doesn’t resonate well with casual gamers. I’m sure Sony will have no problem selling the Vita to Sony faithfuls and hardcore gamers, but if Sony really want the Vita sales to sky rocket they need to do something about the price. The price is really the ticking time bomb for Sony and the Vita.

]]> By: Gamerwatch http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174117 Gamerwatch Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174117 I agree with you! In these hard times and not so good economy $250 for a portable gaming device just doesn’t resonate well with casual gamers. I’m sure Sony will have no problem selling the Vita to Sony faithfuls and hardcore gamers, but if Sony really want the Vita sales to sky rocket they need to do something about the price. The price is really the ticking time bomb for Sony and the Vita.

]]> By: Goodie http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174111 Goodie Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174111 if you can show me any android device or apple device out in the market right now that can play a portable version of street fighter X tekken I will say good bye to the Vita and get myself that android device or apple device. The thing is you can’t because no matter if any of the current android and apple device is a dual core or quad core they don’t have the same kind of power that the Vita does.

]]> By: Goodie http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174112 Goodie Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174112 if you can show me any android device or apple device out in the market right now that can play a portable version of street fighter X tekken I will say good bye to the Vita and get myself that android device or apple device. The thing is you can’t because no matter if any of the current android and apple device is a dual core or quad core they don’t have the same kind of power that the Vita does.

]]> By: Thedragon http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174106 Thedragon Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174106 the Vita’s $250 price point is a bit too high considering that you have to buy 2 or more games plus a memory card and included tax that would total up to a bit over $300. With that kind of cost just to obtain a Vita I could use that to buy myself a PS3 that can play blue ray movies. Another bad thing that may contribute to Vita’s poor sale are all the new great games that will be coming out during the months of February and March. I’m talking about games like Asura’s Wrath, Ninja Gaiden 3, the new Resident Evil games and other great games being release soon. $250 can buy alot of those games. If only Sony was able to lower the price to say $225 I’d definately get myself one. Another thing that sucks about the Vita is ports. Sony loyals don’t give a damn what goes on it, but gamers like me are just tired of seeing console games that will be ported to the Vitas. We want to see some good and new orignal IPs. Mortal Kombat 9, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are good examples that I don’t give a damn about on the Vita because I can play them on my console.

]]> By: Thedragon http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174107 Thedragon Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174107 the Vita’s $250 price point is a bit too high considering that you have to buy 2 or more games plus a memory card and included tax that would total up to a bit over $300. With that kind of cost just to obtain a Vita I could use that to buy myself a PS3 that can play blue ray movies. Another bad thing that may contribute to Vita’s poor sale are all the new great games that will be coming out during the months of February and March. I’m talking about games like Asura’s Wrath, Ninja Gaiden 3, the new Resident Evil games and other great games being release soon. $250 can buy alot of those games. If only Sony was able to lower the price to say $225 I’d definately get myself one. Another thing that sucks about the Vita is ports. Sony loyals don’t give a damn what goes on it, but gamers like me are just tired of seeing console games that will be ported to the Vitas. We want to see some good and new orignal IPs. Mortal Kombat 9, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are good examples that I don’t give a damn about on the Vita because I can play them on my console.

]]> By: Thedragon http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174108 Thedragon Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174108 the Vita’s $250 price point is a bit too high considering that you have to buy 2 or more games plus a memory card and included tax that would total up to a bit over $300. With that kind of cost just to obtain a Vita I could use that to buy myself a PS3 that can play blue ray movies. Another bad thing that may contribute to Vita’s poor sale are all the new great games that will be coming out during the months of February and March. I’m talking about games like Asura’s Wrath, Ninja Gaiden 3, the new Resident Evil games and other great games being release soon. $250 can buy alot of those games. If only Sony was able to lower the price to say $225 I’d definately get myself one. Another thing that sucks about the Vita is ports. Sony loyals don’t give a damn what goes on it, but gamers like me are just tired of seeing console games that will be ported to the Vitas. We want to see some good and new orignal IPs. Mortal Kombat 9, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are good examples that I don’t give a damn about on the Vita because I can play them on my console.

]]> By: Thedragon http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174109 Thedragon Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174109 the Vita’s $250 price point is a bit too high considering that you have to buy 2 or more games plus a memory card and included tax that would total up to a bit over $300. With that kind of cost just to obtain a Vita I could use that to buy myself a PS3 that can play blue ray movies. Another bad thing that may contribute to Vita’s poor sale are all the new great games that will be coming out during the months of February and March. I’m talking about games like Asura’s Wrath, Ninja Gaiden 3, the new Resident Evil games and other great games being release soon. $250 can buy alot of those games. If only Sony was able to lower the price to say $225 I’d definately get myself one. Another thing that sucks about the Vita is ports. Sony loyals don’t give a damn what goes on it, but gamers like me are just tired of seeing console games that will be ported to the Vitas. We want to see some good and new orignal IPs. Mortal Kombat 9, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are good examples that I don’t give a damn about on the Vita because I can play them on my console.

]]> By: Thedragon http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-174110 Thedragon Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-174110 the Vita’s $250 price point is a bit too high considering that you have to buy 2 or more games plus a memory card and included tax that would total up to a bit over $300. With that kind of cost just to obtain a Vita I could use that to buy myself a PS3 that can play blue ray movies. Another bad thing that may contribute to Vita’s poor sale are all the new great games that will be coming out during the months of February and March. I’m talking about games like Asura’s Wrath, Ninja Gaiden 3, the new Resident Evil games and other great games being release soon. $250 can buy alot of those games. If only Sony was able to lower the price to say $225 I’d definately get myself one. Another thing that sucks about the Vita is ports. Sony loyals don’t give a damn what goes on it, but gamers like me are just tired of seeing console games that will be ported to the Vitas. We want to see some good and new orignal IPs. Mortal Kombat 9, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are good examples that I don’t give a damn about on the Vita because I can play them on my console.

]]> By: Jose Vazquez http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173898 Jose Vazquez Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173898 still the 3ds sold more even with no price drop and shitty launch games

]]> By: Jose Vazquez http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173899 Jose Vazquez Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173899 still the 3ds sold more even with no price drop and shitty launch games

]]> By: Jose Vazquez http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173900 Jose Vazquez Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173900 still the 3ds sold more even with no price drop and shitty launch games

]]> By: Jose Vazquez http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173901 Jose Vazquez Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173901 still the 3ds sold more even with no price drop and shitty launch games

]]> By: Jose Vazquez http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173902 Jose Vazquez Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173902 still the 3ds sold more even with no price drop and shitty launch games

]]> By: Chris Lu http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173476 Chris Lu Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173476 Sony is not nimble enough to know what constitutes enough value to warrant a purchase for a luxury item like a dedicated gaming portable. There are a lot of people who would like the PS vita, but hell nobody is going to buy it at this price and the necessary accessories like Sony only memory sticks when they have smartphones that can double as a gaming device if need be.

Granted smartphone games are nowhere near the quality of dedicated gaming portables like the Pita, but heck if you are going to make people pay as much as buying a ps3 for the privilege. It’s a different market then when the first PS and DS arrived on the scene.

]]> By: Chris Lu http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173477 Chris Lu Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173477 Sony is not nimble enough to know what constitutes enough value to warrant a purchase for a luxury item like a dedicated gaming portable. There are a lot of people who would like the PS vita, but hell nobody is going to buy it at this price and the necessary accessories like Sony only memory sticks when they have smartphones that can double as a gaming device if need be.

Granted smartphone games are nowhere near the quality of dedicated gaming portables like the Pita, but heck if you are going to make people pay as much as buying a ps3 for the privilege. It’s a different market then when the first PS and DS arrived on the scene.

]]> By: Thetiger http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173332 Thetiger Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173332 the price for the vita is high but once it launches in Europe and North America sales for the Vita will likely catch up to the 3DS because in Europe and North America its all about the graphics and specs. European countries and North America has the highest rate of game addicts, so that’s why the Vita sales will be good because game addicts in Europe and North America don’t care about prices because they all suck up to graphics and specs.

]]> By: Thetiger http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173333 Thetiger Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173333 the price for the vita is high but once it launches in Europe and North America sales for the Vita will likely catch up to the 3DS because in Europe and North America its all about the graphics and specs. European countries and North America has the highest rate of game addicts, so that’s why the Vita sales will be good because game addicts in Europe and North America don’t care about prices because they all suck up to graphics and specs.

]]> By: Goodie http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173328 Goodie Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:57:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173328 another way of putting it is YOU CAN’T PLAY UNCHARTED ON ANY ANDROID DEVICE PERIOD!!!! That’s why I am getting a Vita on release day.

]]> By: Goodie http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173329 Goodie Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:57:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173329 another way of putting it is YOU CAN’T PLAY UNCHARTED ON ANY ANDROID DEVICE PERIOD!!!! That’s why I am getting a Vita on release day.

]]> By: Mathlin Bros. http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-173075 Mathlin Bros. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-173075 im not paying 250 for a handheld, plus another 50 for uncharted (a familiar experience ive had on my ps3) and then another 40 for a prop. memory card. anyhoo cant wait for res rev 3d!!!

]]> By: Greenlatin http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-172959 Greenlatin Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-172959 I think ill wait for the second iteration with 4g and a slimmer profile integration with the android market/ Os. But then again if there is a game that entices me like lets say cod, twisted metal or dcuo i might buy. I just dont think 3g and that lackluster UI will cut it for most people

]]> By: Greenlatin http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-172960 Greenlatin Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-172960 I think ill wait for the second iteration with 4g and a slimmer profile integration with the android market/ Os. But then again if there is a game that entices me like lets say cod, twisted metal or dcuo i might buy. I just dont think 3g and that lackluster UI will cut it for most people

]]> By: Anthony Montoya http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-172919 Anthony Montoya Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-172919 you can’t play Uncharted on an emulator.

]]> By: Anthony Montoya http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-172920 Anthony Montoya Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-172920 you can’t play Uncharted on an emulator.

]]> By: Anthony Montoya http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-172921 Anthony Montoya Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-172921 you can’t play Uncharted on an emulator.

]]> By: Anthony Montoya http://www.slashgear.com/ps-vita-sales-continue-to-plummet-18209793/#comment-172922 Anthony Montoya Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209793#comment-172922 you can’t play Uncharted on an emulator.

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