So, the Playstation Vita launched in Japan yesterday, and will come to the US on February 22nd. It sold over 700,000 units in one day, so I think it will do just as well as the PSP did in Japan.
Are you going to get one on launch day or are you going to wait? Personally, I'm probably going to wait. There are some games that interest me, but if it's anything like the PSP, the first version of the Vita will be huge compared to further revisions. That and the fact that the 3G version is $299 and uses AT&T. I wonder if the Wi-Fi version will do well at $249.
700k is the rumored shipment figure. We don't know how much it sold, but there's not a chance in hell that it sold that much in one day in Japan.
I'll probably never get one. It definitely looks better than PSP, but I'm not sure if I'm willing to spend ANOTHER $250 on a handheld just yet. I'm just not that in to Sony exclusives besides inFAMOUS, and I'll probably be able to borrow it from a friend in the event Kingdom Hearts comes out on it.
I probably won't get it. One handheld is enough.
I'll wait for Persona 4. Even if that's the only game I'll buy, I'll have no regrets.
Quote from: Spud on December 19, 2011, 04:24:38 PM
I'll wait for Persona 4. Even if that's the only game I'll buy, I'll have no regrets.
Same I guess, except that I'm also waiting for those memory cards to drop in price. Sony leads to learn their intercourse ing lesson, they aren't Apple.
Quote from: Delibird on December 19, 2011, 08:30:17 AM
I'll probably never get one. It definitely looks better than PSP, but I'm not sure if I'm willing to spend ANOTHER $250 on a handheld just yet. I'm just not that in to Sony exclusives besides inFAMOUS, and I'll probably be able to borrow it from a friend in the event Kingdom Hearts comes out on it.
If KH comes out for it, even though I'm not a huge fan of the series, I'll be irritated. No PS3 KH but a Vita KH? god
That KH 3 is so coming to PS3, anyway.
I was thinking about it a few months ago. Probably going to wait it out a bit.
Oh and apparently 312k units have been sold over 2 days (http://www.famitsu.com/news/201112/20007379.html).
Good news. The Vita SD Cards aren't that expensive as originally envisioned.
Bad news. Sony is still stealing $10 dollars more than normal SD cards. (Lowest Vita SD card of 4GB is $19, for example). Also, it declined a talk about how there was a discount for downloadable stuff.
http://kotaku.com/5870644/the-ps-vitas-memory-cards-cost-less-than-expected-but-still-essentially-mandatory (http://kotaku.com/5870644/the-ps-vitas-memory-cards-cost-less-than-expected-but-still-essentially-mandatory)
I'm having a hard time finding the right words for this. These are the numbers for last week, which was Vita's second week and the biggest shopping week of the year. (obviously Japan numbers)
3DS 482200
PSP 101121
Wii 91176
PS3 75943
Vita 72479
DSi LL 8,470
DSi 5,894
Xbox 360 4,245
PS2 1,582
DS Lite 32
This is very concerning... If things don't pick up, this will affect Japanese third-party support.
Quote from: Hero_of_Darkness on December 28, 2011, 09:27:00 AM
I'm having a hard time finding the right words for this. These are the numbers for last week, which was Vita's second week and the biggest shopping week of the year. (obviously Japan numbers)
3DS 482200
PSP 101121
Wii 91176
PS3 75943
Vita 72479
DSi LL 8,470
DSi 5,894
Xbox 360 4,245
PS2 1,582
DS Lite 32
This is very concerning... If things don't pick up, this will affect Japanese third-party support.
Makes me think the Vita is ironically going to repeat the first days of the 3DS even though it has a strong lineup already on sale.
Quote from: GamingPrinceChris on December 28, 2011, 09:40:47 AM
Makes me think the Vita is ironically going to repeat the first days of the 3DS even though it has a strong lineup already on sale.
That would be extremely
optimistic.
3DS: 374k first week --> 209k second week
Vita: 321k first week --> 72k second week
This is as bad as things can get.
Vita+Games+Memory=holy intercourse there goes my wallet
its really that simple. the device and games seem solid though. Once theres a Monster Hunter or a Kingdom Hearts on the Vita Japan will probably flip out and sales will surge. Happened to the PSP anyway.
It seems that Vita wins the battery life battle against 3DS. At least that's what I've been hearing.
I knew the sinking Vita boat was foreshadowing this.
I still think the Vita is a BIT too overpriced. But I'd pay $150-200 for one any day. But $250 is still rather high, when you're still putting money down on memory cards and poop. Unless I strike it rich, I'll be waiting for a price drop.
I'll probably snag one about mid-March unless it tanks. Games? Probably not many until summertime. I just hope my ps1 exclusives don't look like ps2 games do on my hdtv.
Quote from: Jason Moralius Rose on January 01, 2012, 11:57:42 AM
I'll probably snag one about mid-March unless it tanks. Games? Probably not many until summertime. I just hope my ps1 exclusives don't look like ps2 games do on my hdtv.
PS1 games might not even be available at launch.
Quote from: Hero_of_Darkness on January 01, 2012, 04:11:42 PM
PS1 games might not even be available at launch.
That's why I hope things like that get resolved before I get the money to buy one.
I feel really stupid for not knowing this already, but I guess I just never bothered to check before: is the Vita backwards compatible?
Quote from: Neerb on February 18, 2012, 05:24:31 PM
I feel really stupid for not knowing this already, but I guess I just never bothered to check before: is the Vita backwards compatible?
If you have retail discs, the handheld won't read them. The only way to achieve backward compatibility is by downloading the PSP games.
However, not all games are avaiable to download at launch, mind you. There's a huge list, though.
The service denies you the right to play PSP games that you already own
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115727-No-UMD-Transfer-for-the-Vita
It wasn't quite what he asked, but its still important to know.
What utter silliness. Perhaps Sony deserves their current sales problem.
Quote from: Michio Kaku on February 20, 2012, 06:27:45 AM
The service denies you the right to play PSP games that you already own
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115727-No-UMD-Transfer-for-the-Vita
It wasn't quite what he asked, but its still important to know.
To be fair, that service only would have given a discount on the digital versions of those games, and any PSP games you already bought on PSN/SEN will work on Vita just fine.
Quote from: Hero_of_Darkness on February 20, 2012, 07:12:39 AM
To be fair, that service only would have given a discount on the digital versions of those games, and any PSP games you already bought on PSN/SEN will work on Vita just fine.
All you've really done is further show that Sony really enjoys being japanese jews at the cost of their consumer base.
Well...
On the bright side, Sony might finally be about to learn that they have to take handheld development seriously if they want success.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-20-sony-confirms-call-of-duty-for-playstation-vita-this-autumn
QuoteLongsworth went on to commit Sony's top studios to Vita development. This included Naughty Dog, which isn't making Uncharted: Golden Abyss for Vita - Sony Bend is.
"We see this as a five to 10-year platform."
"Absolutely you will [see Naughty Dog on Vita]," confirmed Longsworth. "You'll see a number of games coming out from all of our studios."
well that's good news
The PSP's library is filled with half-assed games. Not like the DS's library isn't, but the quality ratio sure is higher for the DS's library.
Scratch that. ND flat-out denied Vita development.
Here's the link... but it's from a NeoGAF member. I know what you're thinking, but if a mod there says that he's legit, I'm not going to argue.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35317909&postcount=156
1.2 million units have been sold worldwide. (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/28/vita-sales-hit-1-2-million-worldwide.aspx)
Quote from: X-3 on February 28, 2012, 09:49:05 PM
1.2 million units have been sold worldwide. (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/28/vita-sales-hit-1-2-million-worldwide.aspx)
Is that good? I never have any idea what "good" sales are when it comes to video games.
It took the 3DS more time to sell that much, however, I'm skeptical in regard to the future success of the Vita.
We all know it'll explode as soon as a Monster Hunter or Kingdom Hearts game comes out for it.
It's not bad. Unfortunately, it's tough to say exactly how the western launch did. ~590,000 of those are from Japan alone, but other Asian countries make it so that we can't just divide the other 610k between North America and Europe.
That said, 3DS's first week in the west totaled ~660k iirc.
Played it again today (at gamestop) and I'm almost sold on it. The only things keeping me back are the analog sticks (will probably get used to them eventually) and the lack of games (should be fixed in a few months).
The thing's so uncomfortable. I have to hold it awkwardly to avoid touching the pad on the back, and I feel like I'm going to break those weird little analog sticks.
Sony didn't give a US launch figure for Vita, but NeoGAF estimated it based on info they did give. If NeoGAF's calculations were even close, there's a reason why Sony didn't give a number.
On the bright side, new Vita games will be announced tomorrow.
So I finally got to play with one at a Target. It's a really cool device and is a lot more comfortable to hold than I initially thought it would be.
If I had the money and it had better games out for it, I'd probably get one.
Quote from: Z on April 09, 2012, 05:37:34 AM
So I finally got to play with one at a Target. It's a really cool device and is a lot more comfortable to hold than I initially thought it would be.
If I had the money and it had better games out for it, I'd probably get one.
Doesn't look like you'll ever buy one. Oh, sony.
To be fair, it has a few games out that are actually good. I should rephrase what I said. If it had more games that interested me, I'd definitely consider it.
Quote from: Z on April 09, 2012, 05:15:13 PM
To be fair, it has a few games out that are actually good. I should rephrase what I said. If it had more games that interested me, I'd definitely consider it.
Sony handhelds are doomed to have a lack-of-games issue for all eternity.
Er... forget the post I made earlier. Vita nearly outsold 3DS last month.
That's good. It's VGchartz data is still looking pretty bad.
Quote from: Z on April 13, 2012, 09:26:25 AM
That's good. It's VGchartz data is still looking pretty bad.
That's why you don't use VGChartz.
That said, both Vita and 3DS are doing extremely poorly. Only PS3 and 360 sell well in the US now.
Quote from: Hero_of_Darkness on April 13, 2012, 10:58:52 AM
That's why you don't use VGChartz.
That said, both Vita and 3DS are doing extremely poorly. Only PS3 and 360 sell well in the US now.
Where do you get your data?
Yeah, maybe things will pick up later in the year.
Quote from: Hero_of_Darkness on April 13, 2012, 10:58:52 AM
That's why you don't use VGChartz.
That said, both Vita and 3DS are doing extremely poorly. Only PS3 and 360 sell well in the US now.
Because a bunch of people already bought them, and now both handhelds desperately need to keep pumping out games in order to attract the attention of people who still haven't bought it.
Neither system has really enough games to attract the people that haven't already bought 'em.
Quote from: Z on April 13, 2012, 11:30:09 AM
Where do you get your data?
Yeah, maybe things will pick up later in the year.
The NPD thread on NeoGAF.
Also, the following game sold more than the Vita version of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom in March:
[spoiler]Super Mario 64 DS. 100% serious[/spoiler]
oh god. what a blow to sony.
also, thank you