Over 100 PS Vita Titles Coming in 2013
The Vita's release slate has been quite paltry since its release in February last year. Since the handheld has been rather slow to cinch developers and move numbers at retail, naysayers were certain that the Vita would be another dud handheld.
Like the 3DS, a price drop did the Vita some good and helped revitalize the Vita's sales figures to the point that it's managed to scrape by the 3DS in sales.
Moving forward from 2013, Sony's plan for moving units is to do the only thing it can: bring more software on board. PlayStation’s Director of Product Planning and Platform Software Innovation Don Mesa revealed to IGN in an interview that Sony's got over 100 titles in the pipeline for just this year. One of these titles is Telltale's award-winning point-and-click The Walking Dead. Others include Hotline Miami, Thomas Was Alone, and Frozen Synapse. While Sony is definitely playing the indie angle for the Vita, there will be AAA releases coming too.
Mesa then went on to reveal some of the Vita's stats. Apparently, a third of the content sold for Vita is done digitally through the PlayStation Store. In a survey Sony conducted on Vita users, 90% of Vita users use it on a regular basis, that is to say at least once a week, and the average usage for those that took the survey is 18.7 hours a week.
Impressive figures and upcoming titles aside, will it be enough to make the PS Vita a success? The same strategy worked for the 3DS, but can Sony deliver as good or better titles? It'll take plenty for the company to turn the Vita's fortunes around. Bringing indie developers on board is just the first step.
sony should have launched this console-slash-soon-to-be-glorified-input-device-for-ps4-like-the-ones-in-wiiu at a cheaper price.
it's fate is sealed as sony's alternative joystick for ps4 and prolly competition for ms kinect.
peace out!
i care about psv! enough to post! twice!
moar price drops plz. tegra3 doesn't have much life in it i.e. not suitable for long lifecycles. nvidia didn't design it that way.
There's just..... no games to look forward to with it. I remember spending over 2000 hours on the PSP due to its huge arsenal of great games. -_-
Ok... So can we see a list, then?
"This just in, the Playstation Vita will continue to have games released for it this year. Reports state a few may even be AAA."
bring over some good new IPs and I will consider buying. however with this big games problem this console has, if you are considering getting one and are also considering getting a ps4, it might be a good investment.
For the casual games sure, but very few hardcore games smart phones and tablets deliver
and when they do the controls are awful. Handhelds are by far the superior device to game on because they are specifically aimed towards such.
With the Vita you get Persona 4, Marvel Vs Capcom 3, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
With the 3DS you get Ocarina of Time, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Resident Evil: Revelations
With Smartphones/tablets you get what? Can you even name one game that can compare to the ones above and has great controls? The fact is no one who likes more serious gaming whether it be deep game-play, story telling, or any of the big appeals of good modern
games would prefer a phone or tablet over a dedicated handheld console. The market is still there and it will continue to be there.