PS Vita gets slaughtered in France

So have we come to a consensus that this will be the last generation of handheld consoles?

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]No, disregard that. It sold 160k in 13 weeks. I did not see that '1' lol. So... It sold... Horribly o_Ocampzor

and thats the end of that chapter

So have we come to a consensus that this will be the last generation of handheld consoles?

thelastguy

So have we come to a consensus that this will be the last generation of handheld consoles?

thelastguy

More like the end of Sony consoles.

Oh didn't realize the 3DS is actually selling well. Well, I guess Sony still has an oppourtunity to right the ship then.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]No, disregard that. It sold 160k in 13 weeks. I did not see that '1' lol. So... It sold... Horribly o_Ocharizard1605

and thats the end of that chapter

n0thing.

The big western devs don't do silly handhelds, and Nintendo has grabbed the Japanese publishers.

In addition it has no room for an immediate pricecut unless they take a big loss. What's more, a pricecut by itself won't have a lasting effect.

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[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

Sorry but PSV is a sinking ship and probably Sony's last dedicated handheld,

SuperFlakeman

Weren't those exact words said about PS3?

They can't salvage PSV as opposed to PS3.

PS3 was still a financial disaster and lost 45% marketshare. In addition multiplatform games usually perform better on 360. I don't care if it sold 60 million units worldwide, it was a failiure.

[QUOTE="nervmeister"]

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

Sorry but PSV is a sinking ship and probably Sony's last dedicated handheld,

SuperFlakeman

Weren't those exact words said about PS3?

They can't salvage PSV as opposed to PS3.

PS3 was still a financial disaster and lost 45% marketshare. In addition multiplatform games usually perform better on 360. I don't care if it sold 60 million units worldwide, it was a failiure.

If it was a complete failure it still wouldn't be on sale 6 years later.

[QUOTE="campzor"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]No, disregard that. It sold 160k in 13 weeks. I did not see that '1' lol. So... It sold... Horribly o_Ocharizard1605

and thats the end of that chapter

PS VITA IS D000000000000000MED

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

[QUOTE="nervmeister"]

Weren't those exact words said about PS3?

thelastguy

They can't salvage PSV as opposed to PS3.

PS3 was still a financial disaster and lost 45% marketshare. In addition multiplatform games usually perform better on 360. I don't care if it sold 60 million units worldwide, it was a failiure.

If it was a complete failure it still wouldn't be on sale 6 years later.

It survived because Sony is a massive company with money in their bank. Or was/had, things aren't going so great for them atm.

A console only dreamcasts if they are out of cash. SEGA wasn't in a position to take a financial disaster, Sony could.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="campzor"]

and thats the end of that chapter

campzor

If Nintendo wishes to maintain DS level of sales they need to get that revision out soon Maybe March 2013. 3DS is all good for now, but DS is about to enter beast mode :P

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[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

They can't salvage PSV as opposed to PS3.

PS3 was still a financial disaster and lost 45% marketshare. In addition multiplatform games usually perform better on 360. I don't care if it sold 60 million units worldwide, it was a failiure.

SuperFlakeman

If it was a complete failure it still wouldn't be on sale 6 years later.

It survived because Sony is a massive company with money in their bank. Or was/had, things aren't going so great for them atm.

A console only dreamcasts if they are out of cash. SEGA wasn't in a position to take a financial disaster, Sony could.

yet xbox will end up last this gen like they did last gen.

Check out the slope of the DS graph. If Nintendo wants to maintain DS sales, they're gonna have to go beast mode on 3DS. (this is Japan)

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

They can't salvage PSV as opposed to PS3.

PS3 was still a financial disaster and lost 45% marketshare. In addition multiplatform games usually perform better on 360. I don't care if it sold 60 million units worldwide, it was a failiure.

SuperFlakeman

If it was a complete failure it still wouldn't be on sale 6 years later.

It survived because Sony is a massive company with money in their bank. Or was/had, things aren't going so great for them atm.

A console only dreamcasts if they are out of cash. SEGA wasn't in a position to take a financial disaster, Sony could.

What does Sony's size have to do with anything? Large companies kill off products all the time. If Sony regarded the PS3 as a complete failure, they would have killed it.

Why are people spinning PS3's failiure? I mean obviously "failiure" is a relative term, but this is a bit extreme.

Fact 1) Sony (blue) lost a hefty amount of moneys don't you think? Basically they were back to square one.

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Fact 2) According to Wiki numbers, PS3 dropped 44% in marketshare from PS2.

??

This is a huge disaster for any company and any product in such a short period of time.

Why are people spinning PS3's failiure? I mean obviously "failiure" is a relative term, but this is a bit extreme.

Fact 1) Sony (blue) lost a hefty amount of moneys don't you think? Basically they were back to square on

Fact 2) According to Wiki numbers, PS3 dropped 44% in marketshare from PS2.

??

This is a huge disaster for any company and any product in such a short period of time.

SuperFlakeman

Yes I do realize that Sony did lose significant amounts of money and market share with the PS3. But to come out and say the PS3 was an outright failure is ridiculous. Look at HP with the whole Palm fiasco. HP spent hundreds of millions of dollars acquiring Palm and developing the HP TouchPad, and it lasted for only a few months on the market before HP killed it off and the entire Palm (by then HP) mobile lineup. That is a complete failure. Did the PS3 not live up to the benchmarks set by the PS1 and PS2? Yes. Did the PS3 completely flop? No. The PS3 is still alive and well, and has a decent share of the market.

i blame the economy....

Wasnt the launch shipment only 50k in the first place?

Who needs a system with zero exclusives ?

All Vita games are on PS3 and much much better

When is Sony and other companies are going to realize Nintendo is the king of handhelds. Nintendo gets it right when it comes to handhelds. They focusing on games rather than horse power.helwa1988

Nintendo has been doing it alone for a long time, a monopoly if you will. Competition is a good thing. If you truly want handhelds to continue, you will support both the 3ds and the Vita

Im disgusted with Sony for failing so badly since the PS2.

How could they blow it like this? Goodbye Sony.

It has good games for it, and more to come, and that's all that really matters for me. The games, and since I have a PS3 the remote play would be sweet.

France can only do 2 things - surrendering and porn.

waltefmoney

That is a shame its a great system. I think things will pickup over time. Still i don't think it will be so easy as a price drop and a few core games. I don't know if they have any core games that can sell a ton of systems so fast like the 3DS did

[QUOTE="helwa1988"]When is Sony and other companies are going to realize Nintendo is the king of handhelds. Nintendo gets it right when it comes to handhelds. They focusing on games rather than horse power.Zaibach

Nintendo has been doing it alone for a long time, a monopoly if you will. Competition is a good thing. If you truly want handhelds to continue, you will support both the 3ds and the Vita

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

[QUOTE="helwa1988"]When is Sony and other companies are going to realize Nintendo is the king of handhelds. Nintendo gets it right when it comes to handhelds. They focusing on games rather than horse power.PA_DUTCH

Nintendo has been doing it alone for a long time, a monopoly if you will. Competition is a good thing. If you truly want handhelds to continue, you will support both the 3ds and the Vita

"3DS was widely criticised for launching without a digital download store and its lack of high-profile Nintendo franchises like Zelda and Mario, with Iwata repeatedly stating the company will not make the same mistakes again."

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/01/iwata_wii_u_will_be_at_its_best_at_launch

They talk the talk. We will see this year.

SONY should kill the PlayStation brand now.

They talk the talk. We will see this year.

PA_DUTCH

When is Sony and other companies are going to realize Nintendo is the king of handhelds. Nintendo gets it right when it comes to handhelds. They focusing on games rather than horse power.helwa1988

[QUOTE="PA_DUTCH"]

They talk the talk. We will see this year.

AdmiralBison

vita sucks its not shock to me

They should just discontinue the system and pretend it never launched.

Klipsh

Not before Gravity Rush gets released in North America. :evil:

However, I wouldn't mind if they simply ported it to the PS3 if they actually did "Dreamcast" the PS Vita.

good good i hope it sells like crap then i get one for super cheapJigglyWiggly_

Good point.

vita sucks its not shock to me

dontshackzmii

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

vita sucks its not shock to me

p4s2p0

Modified.

That was a little too easy though. :P

It's just amazing how much things have changed since E3 last year. Cows have well and truly been kicked in the udder after their incessant bellowing.

Consoles are always favoured.GamerwillzPS

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Link? source? website?

Well what matters is i own one and i love it

finalstar2007

Dosent sound as bad as you make it to be, you should provide the link on your OP for others to see and not your own words just sayin.. 3DS done 7k while Vita done 5k according to the site you posted last week which isnt bad.. maybe those numbers are regular thing for France as people in there are saying 3DS did very similar numbers also on its launch in France

No they are not, Sony had already cut exports to France in half. They saw this coming

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=458566