You'll get your LocoRoco and Patapon PS4 ports and like them a lot, since they're not doing any more PSP conversions!
Man, even the PS2 ports of some of those PSP games aren't available.
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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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Man, even the PS2 ports of some of those PSP games aren't available.
So, uhh, can we get some of those smaller titles on Switch, there Sony...? Microsoft has let their IPs play with Nintendo, after all...
I'm most excited for PS5 because it is an opportunity for Sony to right this wrong. Make your legacy library available. I understand PS3 is impossible without Now, but let me buy PS1, PS2, PSP and Vita games digitally.
I don't trust in Jim Ryan to sign off on that though.
At this point with the power and capabilities of phones, unless you are going to go all out with something spectacular and broadly supported, it doesn't make sense to make a separate handheld.
A Switch style console is one thing but a regular old handheld is the past.
A Switch style console is one thing but a regular old handheld is the past.
I never saw a Vita IRL, but PSP's were everywhere in 2004-2006. I think mostly because they had the best internet browsing and media consumption experience for any device until the iPhone launched and disrupted the market permanently
Switch Lite is the "regular old handheld" and seems to be selling well
Switch Lite is the "regular old handheld" and seems to be selling well
Nah, Vita was one of the worst gaming purchases I ever made. Switch it leagues better because a Nintendo actually gives a shit.
True. Sony has lost all goodwill after the PSP, and couldn't secure any system sellers for the Vita at all. They showed off Monster Hunter, Yakuza, MGS4, Bioshock etc but all were just smokes and mirrors, and most of the hyped titles like Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty turned out to be dud.
After it was out for a year and it was clear that it was going to get all the ports that were coming out on Switch and that it wouldn't be abandoned by Sony. I would sell my Switch in a heartbeat and pick that up. Sony is still a company so they aren't perfect but damn do I hate Nintendo.
I bet I would be able to backup my saves physically if not digitally without paying for a subscription too.
Sony made so many mistakes with the Vita and like Nintendo they're better off putting all their eggs in one basket.
Not surprised at all, it was cool seeing their take on portables and I really enjoy my time with the PSP and PS Vita.
I'm still very much hopeful that they'll manage to make a PS5 Portable within the next 3 to 4 years. Let it play ps1,2,3,4 and 5 games along with PSP and Vita, then slap 5G functionality on it for Now. This is my dream 😃
And yeah, I'm confident the PS5 will be fully bc with all past devices,
And yeah, I'm confident the PS5 will be fully bc with all past devices,
Word on the street is that Vita was fed up from Sony, did a plastic surgery and moved to Nintendo.
Yup, only in the home console market they are, but that didn't translate well to the handheld market.
He's smart not to. It's a different market now.
The Vita was superior to the PSP in every way except memory. Even then, MSPD was still proprietary in a way.
I wasn't talking about it's specs. I'm talking about the platform itself. PSP has a way better library of games.
Dunno about the Vita as I, like Sony's western branches, never gave a fuck about it. But the PSP wasn't exactly all that great either. The damn thing just gives me hand cramps if I play too long, and that analogue nub is complete garbage.
Just make a portable PS4. Compatible with all your digital collection.
Still pissed about what they did with Vita :(
Still pissed about what they did with Vita :(
I'm one of the biggest Vita fans out there, but why would they make a dedicated portable device if you can play PS4 games from existing mobile devices?
damn this is bad news, i hope someone else makes a handheld competent enough that has another approach other than what Nintendo usually does.
Nintendo made a console that is also a portable device. Unless the PS5 is portable you can't beat that.
He said he retired from regular commentary, special occassions would still happen.
Not with phones...it's a different landscape now. Even then the Switch isn't a true handheld.
Anyway, good, just focus on PS5.
Well sure but that's only because they completely abandoned the handheld market like a year in.
The Vita was garbage because they gave up; what you're saying is that they should give up because the Vita was garbage. These are not the same thing. A parallel universe where Sony didn't give up could have meant a great Vita.
They can't even make Naughty Dog develop a Vita game...
I remember some PR spin that ND will make a game for Vita, when ND themselves saying they wont.
I remember some PR spin that ND will make a game for Vita, when ND themselves saying they wont.
It's a business that they could still be in if they put even the smallest amount of effort into the Vita after it launched.
Probably for the best. With Nvidia as a partner Nintendo could basically get tech in line with whatever Sony could get so they wouldn't have that advantage anymore either.