Vita Price Drop at E3

[DiscostewSM]

If they wanted to mimic Nintendo's success, then they not only need a price drop, but also some system sellers to follow close behind. The price drop for the 3DS was not the only reason why it began selling more.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

If they wanted to mimic Nintendo's success, then they not only need a price drop, but also some system sellers to follow close behind. The price drop for the 3DS was not the only reason why it began selling more.

The Vita has plenty of system sellers on the way and E3 will bring more. At this time the release schedules for big name titles are pretty much the same between the two systems, only difference is that Vita didn't have a holiday season yet.

 

[Master Mo]

TBH I always thought the initial 3DS price was a little high for what it was (still got it and played the sh*t out of it because I`m a fanboy ).

The Vita though is a technical biest so it would definitely be a steal if it gets a price drop for those interested in the software and in getting on in the future!

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Honestly, if this is true, I might end up grabbing one sooner rather than later. Don't get me wrong, I would have bought one already, but I was spending my money on better things. This supposed price drop might help me get it quicker. But there's also not a whole lot of good games out for it other than Rayman that I'd want to play.

 

[EJames2100]

£80 is a big price drop O.o

Either way as it's perfect timing as I want too buy one!

 

[awssk8er]

Good news. It definitely needs one.

I still don't think I'll get one for a while. There aren't many games that interest me personally.

 

[koimayeul]

Do want, cheaper always the better! I will definitely purchase one Vita some year from now.. Just like for my PSP, once a good library stands and attractive prices bloom.

 

[emigre]

Shouldn't rumour be out into the title?

 

[GameWinner]

If it gets a price drop- HELL YEAH!
If not- DAMNIT!

 

[freaksloan]

Only in France and only for 6 weeks.

So still looks like no Vita for me.

 

[Deleted_171835]

A price-cut wouldn't fix all the problems with the Vita. It also needs a more compelling game library.

The Vita has a quad core CPU plus quad core GPU which are severely underpowered to save battery. I remember Sony themselves claiming that the Vita can be just as powerful as the PS3, just that the battery will be gone in less than 5 minutes and all other issues like overheating.

Yeah no. The Vita has a GPU at 25GFLOPS which is vastly outperformed by the PS3/360. There is no mobile device on the market that outperforms current-gen consoles.

 

[chrisrlink]

if it drops $100 i'll gladly save up or even $80

 

[Gahars]

This could make the handheld race very interesting (if it's true at all, of course).

Could this be the jumpstart Sony needs to revitalize the system?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Well...shit. I hope I can sell mine before they drop they price

 

[chris888222]

A price-cut wouldn't fix all the problems with the Vita. It also needs a more compelling game library.

The Vita has a quad core CPU plus quad core GPU which are severely underpowered to save battery. I remember Sony themselves claiming that the Vita can be just as powerful as the PS3, just that the battery will be gone in less than 5 minutes and all other issues like overheating.

Yeah no. The Vita has a GPU at 25GFLOPS which is vastly outperformed by the PS3/360. There is no mobile device on the market that outperforms current-gen consoles.

Indeed it needs to. This is exactly the same as what the 3DS faced at launch, just that it was not that horrible as it already had a few decent titles.

As for the second portion, I know that the "Sony said" portion was part of marketing and I exaggerated a little. It is the most powerful handheld, but a handheld can never be as powerful as a console, yet.

 

[giavol]

They wont lower the price of the memory cards because they are meant to level the price.Stil i am curious if they are going to make some sort of ambassador program like Nintendo did.

 

[AlanJohn]

I'd love some games but I guess a price drop is OK.
But I won't buy it if it's over 170$.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

They wont lower the price of the memory cards because they are meant to level the price.Stil i am curious if they are going to make some sort of ambassador program like Nintendo did.

In France at least they give you a rebate for the difference you spent on your Vita. I doubt they'd do the same if it was a worldwide price cut but they'd probably give you PSN credit or an Ambassador-like thing for free games. Like when the PSN was hacked and was down for like a month or two, they offered free games to those affected.

Either way they'll surely provide some sort of compensation to early adopters.

 

[shakirmoledina]

they must have planned it since the launch but waited for the right opportunity. it seems very likely.

 

[DSGamer64]

To me, the cost of the system is fine, but a price drop I will take. It's the cost of the memory cards and the lack of interesting games that keep me from buying one. Sony thinks this may move systems, but it won't, not yet anyway.. Nintendo, in a rather smart move, price dropped the 3DS right before a stream of quality titles were about to release. With Star Fox, Zelda and Super Mario 3D Land all within a short time period, the price drop was effective in selling units.

If it were me, I'd hold off on announcing a price drop or even considering one, until you start to see a batch of good games coming out. So far Sony has very few solidified dates for some of their big titles and so far the only one I see this year that might interest me is the MGS: HD collection. Price drop or no, they need a few more big name games to really warrant even having a price drop, as they will sell the software and the systems in one go.