PS Vita

[Emperor Smeat]

Some Vita news with one being really bad if it ends up being widespread.

First, Sony is spending about $50 million to help market the Vita for its North American debut. To put it in comparison, Sony spent around a similar amount to hype up the PS Move while Microsoft spent around $500 million for Kinect and Nintendo risked an entire quarter's worth of revenue for the 3DS.

Second, it appears the big deal Sony made about digital versions being cheaper might not last as Capcom has pulled out of having cheaper versions while majority of publishers are favoring just a $5 discount on average. Sony even hinted this might just be a temporary plan because its all up to the publisher to decide on a discount or not.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/not-al...-cheaper/3987/

Now the bad news, due to really bad hardware and software sales in Japan, some developers in Japan are already pulling their support from the Vita with some already stating they are switching to just 3DS games. In comparison, the PSP was very healthy in Japan while everywhere else had the support pulled after the 2nd/3rd year but was brought back due to Sony paying developers to make games for it.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/vita...mping-ship-3ds

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball Second, it appears the big deal Sony made about digital versions being cheaper might not last as Capcom has pulled out of having cheaper versions while majority of publishers are favoring just a $5 discount on average. Sony even hinted this might just be a temporary plan because its all up to the publisher to decide on a discount or not. http://www.giantbomb.com/news/not-al...-cheaper/3987/

This is why buying digital is largely retarded. Especially with how pricey this specific platform's storage is.

Now the bad news, due to really bad hardware and software sales in Japan, some developers in Japan are already pulling their support from the Vita with some already stating they are switching to just 3DS games. In comparison, the PSP was very healthy in Japan while everywhere else had the support pulled after the 2nd/3rd year but was brought back due to Sony paying developers to make games for it. http://www.screwattack.com/news/vita...mping-ship-3ds

Lousy Japs won't buy anything American!

While I joke abuot Sony being American, they did kinda have a large number of Western-style games and marketed to those as though it was a strength, and even bragged about the Western games being the big pre-orders.

Maybe it's not the Vita that's the problem here...

Not that it matters, mind. If Japanese devs are pulling out, they're pulling out.

The PSP may be fucked before it even has a chance to fail in the Western market.