I reckon we'll see some kind of Sony device for the purposes of streaming PS5 games in the future. It's just dedicated handhelds that are done.
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Jim Ryan: “Vita was brilliant in many ways, and the actual gaming experience was great, but clearly it’s a business that we’re no longer in”
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Sony support to their latest handheld was borderline disrespectful to their customers.
I don't think the confidence of the users for another portable machine from Sony is there...
I don't think the confidence of the users for another portable machine from Sony is there...
Vita is one of my personal GOATs, but this isn't surprising alas, it flopped hard and there's no market besides Nintendo there. Better focus on PS5 and PSVR2.
At the very least, they've been targeting both Switch and PS4 with those kinds of games. The whole Sony censorship situation makes it essential for them to have an "uncut" version available, and regardless of which side of the fence you fall on that given the kinds of games that it's impacting the most, they'd be crazy not to spread the love for that reason alone.
Good. I'd prefer they focus on one machine.
I'd also prefer Nintendo only ever works on one device too. And I prefer their device be portable.
I'd also prefer Nintendo only ever works on one device too. And I prefer their device be portable.
Used to be my first choice too, but now my Switch has taken that spot as it's the only time I use it as a portable.
Same, only that I'd rather Nintendo focused on a home console instead of a portable-only device, which is why I'm fine with the Switch form factor.
I don't see streaming as a threat to switch like hybrid. Actually it's a boon. Switch 2 could be around a 2TF docked device and use streaming to expand the kind of content available to it
Having a portable device with that much power on board is not going to be a negative . It will allow lots of PC games to continue running natively in handheld mode without the need for internet .
Having a portable device with that much power on board is not going to be a negative . It will allow lots of PC games to continue running natively in handheld mode without the need for internet .
So the mid tier games (previously made on Vita) will continue being on Switch only. At least they get to live on there.
Still, I loved PSP and really liked Vita, so end of an era.
Still, I loved PSP and really liked Vita, so end of an era.
*looks at Moero Chronicle Hyper and Omega Labyrinth Life on the eShop*
...I'd say yes.
Yeah I never claimed so. But rather, the existence of streaming can still in some ways cater to those who want to play their favorite games away from their living room. So ultimately, they will be fine even if a hole console only strategy forgoes certain ways to play games.
Front touch and cameras are hardly gimmicks. A lot of games uses the front touch, or at least supports it. Its pretty much a standard feaure handheld devices like that. The cameras werent really used that much, but the Vita had support for Skype, so it was a nice addition for those who wanted to use that. The cameras were also of lower quality, so i dont think they drove the price up that much (i guess maybe you're talking about every features and not just the cameras, but i'm just mentioning the cameras as a seperate thing). I agree with the back touchpad being a gimmick however. An interesting idea, and it could have some nice features, but it wasnt used much. I also would have welcomed L2/R2 buttons, although it wasnt a huge deal, in my opinion.
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I'll never understand why her wink is so peculiar. It's just odd to look at.
Us gamer mentions 16 million in this article. It's possible that they're wrong, but it at the very least seems comparable if not slightly higher than the wiiu.
She is rich and doesn't understand normal social cues.
Gotta love the over long Lucille wink!
Aa a vita owner I'm not surprised, Sonys major stufips barely supported the device themselves which was disappointing. as game become more expensive the likelihood of them making another has decreases significantly. Only so much indies can carry.
they have no source sadly i wonder if anyone on this board like a insider knows?
Shame, because they make some excellent devices, but they struggled to support it with just 2 devices to juggle, a home console, VR and a portable system would probably not end well. It'd flop regardless too most likely.
Sad but entirely expected. Nintendo has always dominated that market even before the Switch's huge success. Trying to compete with them now would be like trying to break a hole in a brick wall by hitting it with a wet paper napkin.
Oh well.
I guess in five years or so we might be in a world where streaming is much more advanced and internet will be everywhere which means that we will get handhelds anyway.
Atleast I hope so...
I guess in five years or so we might be in a world where streaming is much more advanced and internet will be everywhere which means that we will get handhelds anyway.
Atleast I hope so...
I'm willing to bet A 7nm EUV chip with a brand new and significantly more efficient architecture than 2011-2012 tech will be possible to match base PS4 in GPU, with similar thermals to the switch, at least if it's nvidia. 1.3 TFLOPs in GPU in the latest tech is all it takes. Worst case scenario is 15 watts in docked.
Switch V2 is running 16nm finfet, and it should be able clock to 600GFLOPs with similar power draw as V1, if Nintendo allowed it. When you add in better efficiency per flop and mixed precision, the Switch V2 should be able to perform at 50% of base PS4 in GPU based on speeds at least
And going from 16nm+ to 7nm EUV is going to be a big jump in efficiency and power. At least 2x.
Excellent hardware. Best dpad next to Saturn. Piss poor support from Sony's internal studios compared to PSP. If they can't or won't throw their own AAA studios at it, it's best not to try again.
Nintendo has NISA, Atlus, Level 5, SE, Bamco, Falcom,and Idea Factory. All they're missing is Spike Chunsoft and they have all vague niche JRPGs on Switch.