Sony Reportedly Hard At Work On Cheaper, PS Vita Slim Model

[3Dscreamo]

Knew it would happen, it was inevitable

 

[machomuu]

Knew it would happen, it was inevitable

It may be inevitable, but at this point it's just a rumor, and based on the article they're just discussing the idea of it.

 

[ieatpixels]

No, stop with all the rumors.
They already reduced the price/cost of the original PSP so that it could be sold in tandem with the Vita for people who were looking for a cheaper portable gaming system.

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

Hopefully they don't touch the beautiful 5' OLED screen....

 

[xist]

Hopefully they don't touch the beautiful 5' OLED screen....

If anything they'd make it bigger judging by comments made in other interviews.

 

[insidexdeath]

Lol I think the OLED screen is already big enough.

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

Lol I think the OLED screen is already big enough.

Well, it depends if you like a larger, but more pixelated screen. What's the ppi anyway.

 

[machomuu]

Lol I think the OLED screen is already big enough.

Well, it depends if you like a larger, but more pixelated screen. What's the ppi anyway.

If it were anything like DS -> XL, it'd be fine. That said, it all depends on how it would be handled.

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

Lol I think the OLED screen is already big enough.

Well, it depends if you like a larger, but more pixelated screen. What's the ppi anyway.

If it were anything like DS -> XL, it'd be fine. That said, it all depends on how it would be handled.

Yes, it does. A little bigger wouldn't hurt. @220ppi, bigger is fine. (to a point). But that said, I love the display on the iPhone, even though it's not as large as most androids. So a little smaller wouldn't hurt too much either...

 

[retKHAAAN]

Why the eff was this frontpaged?

 

[emigre]

Why the eff was this frontpaged?

Another World retires and standards already drop innit.

 

[Valwin]

Why the eff was this frontpaged?

because the userbase wants to know about news but some people here seem to want to hide them

 

[retKHAAAN]

Why the eff was this frontpaged?

because the userbase wants to know about news but some people here seem to want to hide them

lmao...
Sony has released a "slimmer" version of every damned console they've ever made... Every single one of those redesigns was well received. Why would they not continue the trend?

Every one of Nintendo's consoles has had a redesign (excluding the GC since it wasn't worth redesigning...)

So I ask again... What makes this worthy of the frontpage?

 

[Valwin]

Why the eff was this frontpaged?

because the userbase wants to know about news but some people here seem to want to hide them

lmao...
Sony has released a "slimmer" version of every damned console they've ever made... Every single one of those redesigns was well received. Why would they not continue the trend?

Every one of Nintendo's consoles has had a redesign (excluding the GC since it wasn't worth redesigning...)

So I ask again... What makes this worthy of the frontpage?

is one of this generation new handhelds not only that to be talking about this so soon ect

 

[retKHAAAN]

who's talking about it? It seems to me that a "reporter" heard of discussions of making it smaller and ran with it. Don't you think "making it smaller" is discussed while every electronic device is designed? It being discussed now does not mean it will be designed/released any time soon...

You think Nintendo weren't discussing making the 3DS smaller after it's initial reception, or even before it was released? I'll go on record right now and say we'll see a 3DS redesign far sooner in its lifecycle than we see a Vita redesign... Write that down.

 

[xist]

Obviously we need to apply the same reading standards across every article....3DS lite coming this season....

This isn't news....it's not even probable at this stage. It's an illustration of the different objectives between hardware engineers and designers. Is it surprising they want different things? No. Is it likely at some point the console will have a redesign? Yes, almost every console does these days. Are there going to be more consoles in years to come? Yes....QUICK WRITE A NEWS ARTICLE! CONSOLES TO CONTINUE EXISTING IN THE FUTURE!

And again....the original article for those interested so the headcases don't bend reality too much.

 

[retKHAAAN]

lmao...

the whole quote...

Do your design ideals sometimes conflict with the functionality of the product you are working on?

Speaking not only about the PS Vita, we always have a battle between engineers and designers. The original design of the PS Vita, for example, was very much thinner than the current retail product. From a designer's point of view, thinner is better-looking, but the engineers wanted to put all the features in. Maybe it will become thinner in the future, but the engineers would have to come up with a means to do that. The main effort for me was to make this product happen. The buttons and analogue sticks were perhaps not in the best position from a design point of view, but we felt they were the best solution from a publisher's point of view.

And that, boys and girls, is what happens when you jump on a "news" story without vetting the original source...

/topic

 

[Psionic Roshambo]

I don't care what games Sony has announced for Vita... Until I see them on the shelves thats when I will believe it.... and yes I am still bitter over the "launch" game for PSP called Gran Turismo... Waited for ever then it sucked

Maybe when Twisted Metal comes out on my PS3 my anger with Sony will subside a bit... lol

 

[azotyp]

Spread the rumor, people will wait for PS Vita Slim not buing fat, profits will decrease. For me it looks like competitors viral marketing.

 

[Valwin]

Spread the rumor, people will wait for PS Vita Slim not buing fat, profits will decrease. For me it looks like competitors viral marketing.

BS why would they do that ? is the sony guy himself saying it