No Vita price cut this year, but Sony engineers hard at work

[Deleted_171835]

The Vita really needs some more games, the library is OK, but it's really lacking and unfortunately moving towards Christmas, there aren't a lot of big hitters. I will be getting Little Big Planet for the Vita in September and Ragnarok Odyssey in October, but otherwise the Christmas release period for the Vita looks absolutely lacklustre since the only other game coming out before Christmas that doesn't look like a piece of crap is Persona 4. It's suffering through the same issues the 3DS is facing at this moment, however the 3DS has a pretty good Christmas lineup.

There's quite a bit in October. Street Fighter x Tekken, Ragnarok as you mentioned, Silent Hill, Zero Escape, Asscreed Liberation, and then November has PASBR, Persona 4, S&S All Stars Transformed, and NFS Most Wanted.

Don't forget Spyhunter which hopefully will be as good as the first one on the PS2.

This is the big issue with the Vita. Most of the games you've mentioned are multiplatform. The Vita needs more exclusives if they want people to buy the platform.

 

[Rasas]

This is the big issue with the Vita. Most of the games you've mentioned are multiplatform. The Vita needs more exclusives if they want people to buy the platform.

Most recent consoles have a lot of ports early on. SIlent Hill, AC: L. Spyhunter and Ragnarok are some decent exclusives. Though I'm not liking what Silent Hill is looking like....

 

[Deleted_171835]

This is the big issue with the Vita. Most of the games you've mentioned are multiplatform. The Vita needs more exclusives if they want people to buy the platform.

Most consoles have a lot of ports early on. SIlent Hill, AC: L. Spyhunter and Ragnarok are some decent exclusives. Though I'm not liking what Silent Hill is looking like....

Two exclusives with one of them not looking good (SpyHunter is on 3DS) ? That isn't decent.

 

[Rasas]

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I listed four and just because I don't like one doesn't mean it will be bad. Though they all might be bad.
I thought Spyhunter was an exclusive but with the high production cost and low Japanese support it looks bad. Hoping Ys gets localized though I'm questioning why it is a Japanese vita exclusive since it sells decently enough on steam.

 

[Deleted_171835]

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I listed four and just because I don't like one doesn't mean it will be bad. Though they all might be bad.

Looking back, you listed three exclusives (not nearly enough to make a difference).

 

[WiiUBricker]

Although the 3DS was able to achieve a price cut by switching to cheaper screens, compare a launch 3DS to a current 3DS or 3DS XL.

I'm pretty sure most people can't compare the screen from a launch 3DS and from a current 3DS. Do you have proof that Nintendo achieved the price cut by using "cheaper" screens?

 

[Rasas]

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Ya, my bad I usually edit my post several times when I should just put things on the first time. Check my past posts for proof of this and three NA exclusives seems pretty bad with nothing much incoming after.

 

[chavosaur]

Not much for me to say that hasn't already been said, but a focus on bundles first and price cuts later is probably the best way to go right now for sony to ensure they still make a profit.
I would like to see a limited edition console out around the holidays, lord knows the God Of War and The Darth Vader PSP'S were pretty hot.
Perhaps A Mortal Kombat limited edition? It's doing extremely well on the vita.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

decrease the price of those goddamn expensive cards...and maybe more people might buy into it.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

No price cut this year, then no purchase from this guy this year.