the sorry state of sony

[bluaki]

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/sony-playstation-tv-doesnt-sell-because-it-does-nothing-well-451900

While the quotes in that article are completely off-mark, at least the headline is right.

Vita TV has a lot of software issues:
* No user account switching system. For any modern TV-connected game console, it should be easy for multiple users to have their own accounts on it and easily switch between them without factory resetting the system every time.
* Strong lack of video content. It can't compete with every other streaming device ever in the usual assortment of Netflix, Hulu, etc
* Video apps cannot play at 720p, let alone 1080p. Like all Vita games, they play at 960x544 and are upscaled to fit your TV.
* Some games which should be completely playable with a DualShock 4 (touchpad) are simply blocked
* Some games which could easily get an update to remove touch-dependency never did
* It should be easy for users of actual Vita systems to easily cast their display to a PS TV or at least easily switch between the two systems

and also one glaring hardware issue:
* Proprietary memory card instead of SD (at least it doesn't matter as much as regular Vita thanks to 1GB onboard storage)

[Kalahari Inkantation]

https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-changes-Sonys-outlook-to-positive-from-stable-affirms-Ba1--PR_329057

kaz......

[ME##]

https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-changes-Sonys-outlook-to-positive-from-stable-affirms-Ba1--PR_329057

kaz......

If Kaz can save Sony, can he save Greece?

[Kalahari Inkantation]

if valve couldn't save greece, can it save the steam machine

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-27-valves-economist-is-the-new-finance-minister-of-greece

[don't let's]

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/sony-playstation-tv-doesnt-sell-because-it-does-nothing-well-451900

While the quotes in that article are completely off-mark, at least the headline is right.

Vita TV has a lot of software issues:
* No user account switching system. For any modern TV-connected game console, it should be easy for multiple users to have their own accounts on it and easily switch between them without factory resetting the system every time.
* Strong lack of video content. It can't compete with every other streaming device ever in the usual assortment of Netflix, Hulu, etc
* Video apps cannot play at 720p, let alone 1080p. Like all Vita games, they play at 960x544 and are upscaled to fit your TV.
* Some games which should be completely playable with a DualShock 4 (touchpad) are simply blocked
* Some games which could easily get an update to remove touch-dependency never did
* It should be easy for users of actual Vita systems to easily cast their display to a PS TV or at least easily switch between the two systems

and also one glaring hardware issue:
* Proprietary memory card instead of SD (at least it doesn't matter as much as regular Vita thanks to 1GB onboard storage)

Sony's very own Wii U

[bluaki]

Sony's very own Wii U

At least Wii U has a much better game library, multi-user support, minimum 720p+ (often 1080) resolution for everything, and apps for Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Instant Video.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/1/8874943/sony-crowdfunding-platform-first-flight-launch

[ME##]

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/1/8874943/sony-crowdfunding-platform-first-flight-launch

NOW YOU GET TO PAY TWICE FOR EVERYTHING COMPANIES MAKE

[ME##]

http://www.destructoid.com/the-playstation-4-has-70-90-of-the-eu-s-console-market-share-295093.phtml

[Thyme]

gotta have a quadrups to play that new fifa

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://www.bidnessetc.com/51965-sony-corp-asia-says-the-playstation-vita-is-dead/



lmao

[bluaki]

Sony's TGS show was today

Gravity Rush is getting a PS4 remake in February and a PS4-exclusive sequel later in 2016
New Danganronpa announced, but with no trailer or any other sort of information besides that, unlike all the series's previous Vita-exclusive games, it's going to both Vita and PS4
No Persona info yet, that's in a different conference in a couple days, but that's yet another franchise Vita is kinda losing to PS4

Basically, RIP Vita. PS4 is swallowing everything that has ever been of worth from its library.

In Japan, PS4 is getting a price drop to ~$300USD. Vita gets none.

Also there's a new Kingdom Hearts remake bundle. And Sony supposedly is still doing VR stuff.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

lmao@vita

if only the nathan drake collection had included golden abyss, that would have dropped any reasons to own a vita down to 0

hoping that price cut comes stateside (((actually for currency parity reasons it should drop to $300 )))

[Kalahari Inkantation]

also, new ds4 color options

[spoiler]
[/spoiler]

also, separately-sold colored hdd plates

[spoiler][/spoiler]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-09-15-playstation-4-is-getting-changeable-colour-plates

[bluaki]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-09-26-sony-climate-not-healthy-for-playstation-vita-successor

"That's a tough question," he replied when asked about a PlayStation Vita 2. "People have mobile phones and it's so easy to play games on smartphones," Yoshida said. "And many games on smartphones are free, or free to start.

"I myself am a huge fan of PlayStation Vita and we worked really hard on designing every aspect. Touch-based games are fun - there are many games with really good design. But having sticks and buttons make things totally different.

"So I hope, like many of you, that this culture of playing portable games continues but the climate is not healthy for now because of the huge dominance of mobile gaming."

I interpret this as "I hate that the buttonless smartphone games are killing our market, but because of them, we'll stop making handhelds and just stick to PS4"

Although Vita's been on life support for years, it does (as PSP did) fill a niche that Japanese developers/players in particular appreciate. Once it's fully dead, they'll all have to either deal with non-portable consoles, smartphones with their restrictive input options and pricing ecosystem, or Nintendo handhelds with their extra hassle of two screens and weaker hardware (unless 3DS successor fixes those)

TGS seemed to indicate that just PS4 is swallowing Vita's library, but that seems a bit odd to me, considering how much Japanese people like their handheld gaming.