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

[machomuu]

^Not gonna lie, I still get jetlagged (or in this case, screen-sizelagged...) when I go from playing my DSiXL to my 3DS. I'm quietly waiting for that to be released, so long as there are software/hardware improvements as well. That said, the longer they go before releasing/planning/making it at all, the better.

 

[Erdnaxela]

Oh wow, that's a good way to kill a lot of hype.
Less people will buy the Vita now, and wait for this one.

 

[retKHAAAN]

Breaking News:

Unknown website reportedly hard at work on manufacturing cheaper, less interesting news...

 

[p1ngpong]

+1 this should be on the front page, but since AW retired the mag staff have turned into a bunch of lazy bitches.

 

[Valwin]

For real -

looks like the sony phone thing

 

[Deleted_171835]

Thank you for proving this, thank you for being this:

Nintendo fanboys are the most fucking annoying blind deluded biased idiots on the god damn interwebs

I hope it's not true, if it is, I'll just wait for the slim.

Baseless Nintendo haters are the most fucking annoying blind deluded biased idiots on the god damn interwebs.

It goes both ways.

 

[Snailface]

$250 is not market-friendly for a mass-produced handheld game console regardless of how impressive the technology is. (opinion, of course)

The supposition that Sony is working on a cheaper mass-market revision is a sound educated guess based on historic precedent (PSP and DS, for example). The fact that this rumor comes from a disreputable source doesn't diminish the certainty that it will come true.

In other words, does anybody wish to state the opposite -- that Sony isn't working on a cheaper revision?

Spoiler

I've reserved a Vita, so please no "Nintendo Fanboy" shit. Please.

 

[KingVamp]

They're "working on it". That means you'll see it in a year or two. R&D takes time, and from what I've read about Vita teardowns, there isn't much "space" there left. It'll take time to miniaturise the entire unit, even if the specs are fixed.

Didn't we try to say the samething with the second slide pad in that other thread.

I dunno, I think 2012 looks great for both systems; though the PSV seems to have the better line-up.

What I meant was that the PSV has "better titles announced for it" then the 3DS had at the same point of its lifetime, not that 2012 looks bad for the 3DS. Sorry, I should've clarified that a bit better.

It had a ~one year longer wait then the 3ds. Not saying the psv didn't have "better titles announced for it" , well, pretty much I'm just saying...

The only reason I MIGHT consider getting this around Holiday 2012 is if has HDMI out,

Yeah, that would make me get that rather than the original.

Spoiler

I've reserved a Vita, so please no "Nintendo Fanboy" shit. Please.

Having nor not having a Vita doesn't make you Nintendo Fanboy.Nintende Fanboy meaning, while you may like other conpanies or their console , you perfer Nintendo or their console.
Not this baseless ironic belittling nonsense that people use to make them feel better about themseleves.

 

[TimmyDonuts]

I would like a smaller vita and I'm sure some of you may agree with me.

Sony just gave people a very good reason to wait for the redesign.

 

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

The size is OK now... but a little smaller wouldn't hurt...

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[Frogman]

I think this is ridiculous they did it with the psp too, just so many different iterations is extremely annoying -.-
I hope they dont do this like 6 months after the initial release or something

 

[FireGrey]

Already?
That was fast...

 

[Veho]

In other words, does anybody wish to state the opposite -- that Sony isn't working on a cheaper revision?

This. They have released revisions of every console they made, I don't think anybody doubts they'll do the same with the Vita. Even if the article is nothing but conjecture, it's still a pretty safe bet.

Already?
That was fast...

Companies usually get to work on the next model the moment the previous one is launched (and the smart ones have a team planning revisions even while the previous model is being made; it pays to get a jump on things), so even if they really are "hard at work" at this very moment, it doesn't mean we'll be seeing a new one any time soon.

 

[Vigilante]

It would be impractical for Sony to make new model that fast.
They barely made any money out of the PS Vita and they are already developing a new model so doing that plan really impractical.

 

[DiscostewSM]

Saying there won't be a newer cheaper PSVita version later on is like saying Nintendo doesn't make newer cheaper versions of their hardware. It's simply not true to think like that.

 

[Hells Malice]

Meh. It needs more games. I don't care about the price of the system itself, but Gravity Rush getting pushed to may also pushed my Vita purchase to may.
The launch lineup is infinitely better than the trash the 3DS had, but still I can't bring myself to buying it until there's at least ONE game worth playing.

 

[granville]

+1 this should be on the front page, but since AW retired the mag staff have turned into a bunch of lazy bitches.

I'm always a little on edge on whether to post rumors on the front page, especially with some of the replies in this thread (the one above you for example, i've posted gaming rumors on the front page before and been flamed for it). I'm also trying to study for the SAT (which i'm liable to fail), but i'll see what i can write up in a general hurry before i have a nervous breakdown from the stress...

K, posted. Sorry for that. I have to get back to studying or i'm screwed (offtopic bullshit that shouldn't be said).

 

[PolloDiablo]

how about making some good games instead?

 

[Veho]

how about making some good games instead?

Wrong department.

 

[mjax]

How are the people feeling who imported it for $525 from Japan?