Let's get this out of the way, this year hasn't been good to the Vita at all. It was ignored at E3, a no show at Gamescom, and a decent showing at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Many wonder if Sony really does plan to get rid of the Vita. But according to Sony's UK boss the handheld console is here to stay.
"It's trucking along," he said. "It's currently in year-on-year growth and enjoying a healthy year, and it's about to hit its biggest and potentially most powerful release of the year, which is Minecraft. That could be an extraordinary release for Vita.
"We're seeing a bit of reflected glory from PS4. So there is a traction in remote play, and we see the numbers there. But it's more than that. It's just found its niche. It's not the biggest niche in the world, and we've been fairly open about talking about it entered a crowded landscape with many other devices providing some sort of handheld fulfilment. But for those who want that more specialist device and a more specialist experience, it does a damn good job, and therefore it trucks along quite nicely."
So while the Vita is here to stay we shouldn't really expect more AAA releases on the system for now on.
It's a shame to know that a great handheld like the Vita will never find a market. I also doubt Minecraft will do anything for the system. What do you guys think about this?
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