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[family_guy]

Yeah the Vita wasn't that successful, but maybe in part because the 3DS was such a strong contender. If Nintendo intends for the Switch to replace the 3DS then they are leaving a portion of their market behind:

-Consumers who want pocket portability. The Switch is too big.
-Consumers who want lower game prices. A jump from $30-40 3DS games to $50-60 Switch games.
-Families who need multiple consoles. 3DS didn't even get popular until it dropped to $169. Does Nintendo think most people will buy multiple $300 Switches for their kids?

If Sony released a Vita successor for $200 next year, that's powerful enough to get some of the Switch ports(and some PS4 ports) as well as continue to get the same type of support the Vita did with third parties and indies, then it could do very well I think.

 

[Shaanyboi]

I really don't think Sony gives a shit about handheld gaming, let alone supporting a handheld device...

 

[rtcn63]

People who bought the 3DS did so mostly for the first-party titles. Otherwise they'd just be playing on their phones.

 

[entremet]

Been there. Done that. Sony would be suicidal to try again.

Pocket portability isn't that important. People love bigger tablet form factors.

 

[cw_sasuke]

No. Nintendo isnt leaving the 3DS market.

I liked your last thread better.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1332755

 

[Astral Dog]

Thats what the Switch does dummy. They didn't leave the 3DS behind. They left the Wii U

 

[DNAbro]

No, next question.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

The vita already get ps4 ports

Also, yall need to decide if its a home console or portable

 

[tiebreaker]

Nintendo will only leave pocket sized handheld business if the Switch were a success.

 

[Balb]

If they could secure Monster Hunter...maybe? Otherwise they don't really have a chance in the market.

 

[kadotsu]

The mobile Fate game has probably made more profit for Sony than the whole Vita project, so my guess is they will continue in that direction.

 

[Guevara]

I'd like nothing more than a cheap, small handheld to play mostly 2D indie games, but I recognize there isn't enough of a market.

But yeah, a PSN-boy, or whatever, would be a nice niche. Doens't have to be Sony, obviously. A steam-boy would be even better.

 

[demosthenes]

I really don't think Sony gives a shit about handheld gaming, let alone supporting a handheld device...

This. The traditional handheld market is dead.

 

[schuelma]

Wait for Pokemon Stars announcement this summer before you claim Nintendo is leaving the portable space.

 

[Glix]

I doubt it. The Vita is still awesome and still gets new software. I have two, one for regular stuff and one for Henkaku. Its one of my favorite systems ever and it still holds up.

Remote play is great.

 

[JCX]

Switch looks more like a Vita successor than a 3DS one right now. The Japanese third parties who supported Vita will move to Switch anyway, as we see by SE's choice not to localize I Am Setsuna on Vita, but they did for Switch.

 

[nukedeggs]

lol I can't see Sony pulling this off ever hah I think they built up too much bad will from the Vita. Plus they don't have the first party chops of Nintendo.

 

[Disagree Guy]

Whatever handheld (or hybrid) plays the next pokemon game will win the handheld console war. It's as simple as that really.

Playstation are closing devs at the moment, like Guerilla Games Cambridge etc... so if anything they are winding down their handheld business not looking to start a new one

 

[muteki]

I really don't think Sony gives a shit about handheld gaming, let alone supporting a handheld device...

I'd say the Japan side of Sony probably does, to some extent. Elsewhere though it always seemed like the western branches were being put out having to sell it.

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

-Consumers who want pocket portability. The Switch is too big.

I'll give you the other porints, but I don't think the Vita was too "poket portable". The device was already large and the exposed screen meant a case is practically required if you don't want scratches. I'd imagine most people kept it in a bag, which they could also do with Switch.

 

[Princess Viola]

Sony doesn't give a shit about the handheld market.

 

[Platy]

People who bought the 3DS did so mostly for the first-party titles. Otherwise they'd just be playing on their phones.

First party and RPGs..... switch already started very good on both fronts

 

[Dohers.]

I reject the premise. I think Nintendo will continue to have a dedicated handheld for the foreseeable future

 

[Zaventem]

People are still pushing that the switch is the 3DS successor? With that battery life? Lol

 

[Bowl0l]

It's easy for Sony to pickup where the Switch left. A $200 handheld which supports sdcard and they have a winner.

 

[family_guy]

No. Nintendo isnt leaving the 3DS market.

I liked your last thread better.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1332755

They might make more 3DS games, but that system is way too old now. I think for at least the next 2-3 years, it's going to be all about the Switch.

 

[borges]

Indeed, maybe there is market for that consumer segment. I mean, low cost (149 - 199) handhelds. The thing is: at that pricepoint, probably any decent mobile phone will be more powerful, and makes no sense to pay for a second, less powerful device.

 

[LordRaptor]

tbh, a more modern Xperia Play iteration could do quite well.

 

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