Sony: 3DS Is Not A Competitor To The Vita

When asked about Sony's competition with Nintendo's 3DS and smartphones, Kawano replied that internally, Sony does not see the 3DS as a direct competitor to the Vita because the two products are different--different in looks and different in price points. Kawano also said he does not regard smartphones as a competitor to the Vita either; according to the Sony Japan president, gaming is not the main focus of smartphones but merely just a bonus. The Vita, on the other hand, is designed for games, with extra features like social networking elements and applications built on top of that. He went on to say that he doesn't believe that people who want to buy a gaming system will go out and buy a smartphone, for exactly this reason.Gamespot

http://www.gamespot.com/events/tgs-2011/story.html?sid=6334983a

This sounds a bit like what they said about the PSP and the DS. Is this denial, or is this Sony covering up for if/when the 3DS outsells the Vita? Or is it none of that, and they are just saying what they truly believe?

Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

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When asked about Sony's competition with Nintendo's 3DS and smartphones, Kawano replied that internally, Sony does not see the 3DS as a direct competitor to the Vita because the two products are different--different in looks and different in price points. Kawano also said he does not regard smartphones as a competitor to the Vita either; according to the Sony Japan president, gaming is not the main focus of smartphones but merely just a bonus. The Vita, on the other hand, is designed for games, with extra features like social networking elements and applications built on top of that. He went on to say that he doesn't believe that people who want to buy a gaming system will go out and buy a smartphone, for exactly this reason.charizard1605

http://www.gamespot.com/events/tgs-2011/story.html?sid=6334983a

This sounds a bit like what they said about the PSP and the DS. Is this denial, or is this Sony covering up for if/when the 3DS outsells the Vita? Or is it none of that, and they are just saying what they truly believe?

Yep, different markets. Although I still disagree as they are both competing, even if its indirectly.

Edit: To add, if you look at the handheld market, People are not choosing between PSV and 3DS. It's not something like "I boughta 3DS, therefore I don'tneed to buy the PSV anymore". You can buy both.

Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

ActionRemix

Looks like Sony knows they're going to lose again. :lol:

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Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

charizard1605

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="ActionRemix"]

Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

ActionRemix

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

[QUOTE="ActionRemix"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] The Wii was clearly geared at a casual audience outside of the traditional core audience. The 3DS and the Vita on the other hand are both fighting for the core handheld market.charizard1605

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

Core is too big of a term.

DS had Nintendo games and a lot of weird quirky games.

PSP had bro games and RPGs.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="ActionRemix"]

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

ActionRemix

Core is too big of a term.

DS had Nintendo games and a lot of weird quirky games.

PSP had bro games and RPGs.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"] The DS and PSP maybe (although the DS still appealed massively to core gamers, which is why they all love it so much), but the 3DS and the PS Vita are BOTH being marketed to the core handheld gaming market.charizard1605

Core is too big of a term.

DS had Nintendo games and a lot of weird quirky games.

PSP had bro games and RPGs.

Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

ActionRemix

That only holds up pre Move/Kinect anyway.

Both systems are catering to the same crowd -- "gaming enthusiasts". Nintendo got MH for a reason.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="ActionRemix"]

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

ActionRemix

Core is too big of a term.

DS had Nintendo games and a lot of weird quirky games.

PSP had bro games and RPGs.

The only difference now is hardware.

3DS has those games, Resident Evil? It'll get CoD and such aswell, DS had them.

Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

ActionRemix

w/e u say sony :roll:

Okay yeah, I'll probably be getting a PS Vita over 3DS but this is definitely denial at it's finest.

Looks like Sony knows they're going to lose again. :lol:

DarkLink77

Yes, Sony must care about this imaginary race made up by fanboys. :roll:

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Looks like Sony knows they're going to lose again. :lol:

OneLazyAsian

Yes, Sony must care about this imaginary race made up by fanboys. :roll:

I thought they were the same pricepoi... oh never mind.

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[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Looks like Sony knows they're going to lose again. :lol:

DarkLink77

Yes, Sony must care about this imaginary race made up by fanboys. :roll:

Their bottom line is the only thing that matters to them. They could lose to the 3DS by 60 million units and not care if they could make a couple hundred million dollars of profit off their venture. But then again, this is SW; where being out of touch with reality reigns supreme. Nevermind I said anything. Please continue for my pleasure.

well....they are going after 2 different markets

Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

ActionRemix

Wasn't it Sony who said that about the Wii?

so who are they competing with? nobody?

Nintendo said the same thing.

We all know that it was a blatent lie.

yeah, as if sony and nintendo were going to officially recognize each other and publicly duel to the death

[QUOTE="ActionRemix"]

Different markets. Nintendo said the same thing about the Wii for the same reason.

Epak_

Wasn't it Sony who said that about the Wii?

"destroy Sony" isn't the goal, but it's all gravy if Sony is part of the collateral damage

That's what he meant to say :P

well I agree for once with Sony :Vita is a mulitimedia device and not made for games(unless you are interested in playing watered down PS3 games and PS2 ports).But 3DS on other hands is made just for games and real gamers.Core gamers can be proud of the 3DS and Nintendo.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"] The Wii was clearly geared at a casual audience outside of the traditional core audience. The 3DS and the Vita on the other hand are both fighting for the core handheld market.charizard1605

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

Mind telling us what games that makes you think that the 3DS is aimed for the core gaming market? Besides Remakes of old games or a Resident Evil here and there.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="ActionRemix"]

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

kaealy

Mind telling us what games that makes you think that the 3DS is aimed for the core gaming market? Besides Remakes of old games or a Resident Evil here and there.

I heard Monster Hunter is core :/

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="ActionRemix"]

DS and PSP appealed to very different markets, just as the 3DS and Vita will.

kaealy

Mind telling us what games that makes you think that the 3DS is aimed for the core gaming market? Besides Remakes of old games or a Resident Evil here and there.

Its gonna be a monopoly!exiledsnake

Everyone is winning!

hahahaha...i love sonys products and games...but my god they say the dumbest things

they have got the be the most butthurt company out of the three

i guarantee you that if the 3DS was still at $250, sony would not have said this and would have said that they would've crushed them

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="OneLazyAsian"]

Yes, Sony must care about this imaginary race made up by fanboys. :roll:

OneLazyAsian

Their bottom line is the only thing that matters to them. They could lose to the 3DS by 60 million units and not care if they could make a couple hundred million dollars of profit off their venture. But then again, this is SW; where being out of touch with reality reigns supreme. Nevermind I said anything. Please continue for my pleasure.

Well said. I was thinking the same thing.

The hardware seem to target completely different gamers. But Nintendo's trying to capture the core crowd with the software (and thus trying to compete with Sony). However, I think Nintendo will fail in capturing the core crowd just like they have been failing so far. I laughed a lot when they said core gamers will be the first to buy the 3DS for games like DoA. Then I saw the sales for the game and the system, and laughed a bit more.

I've heard more about being able to access Facebook and other non gaming stuff on Vita than the games.Luxen90

[QUOTE="Luxen90"]I've heard more about being able to access Facebook and other non gaming stuff on Vita than the games.minh800

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[QUOTE="Luxen90"]I've heard more about being able to access Facebook and other non gaming stuff on Vita than the games.Luxen90

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When asked about Sony's competition with Nintendo's 3DS and smartphones, Kawano replied that internally, Sony does not see the 3DS as a direct competitor to the Vita because the two products are different--different in looks and different in price points. Kawano also said he does not regard smartphones as a competitor to the Vita either; according to the Sony Japan president, gaming is not the main focus of smartphones but merely just a bonus. The Vita, on the other hand, is designed for games, with extra features like social networking elements and applications built on top of that. He went on to say that he doesn't believe that people who want to buy a gaming system will go out and buy a smartphone, for exactly this reason.charizard1605

http://www.gamespot.com/events/tgs-2011/story.html?sid=6334983a

This sounds a bit like what they said about the PSP and the DS. Is this denial, or is this Sony covering up for if/when the 3DS outsells the Vita? Or is it none of that, and they are just saying what they truly believe?

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Whether they say it is or not, it will be sitting near it at retail stores--that makes it competition. I have a feeling they are going to push the ps3/vita combo, since they mentioned how the two can work together. If that doesn't take off, ps4 will be here sooner than most people think.

I just don't like how sony pushes this as a multimedia device for music/movies as well, when the battery is just crap.

But there have been WAY more game announcements than talk about social apps. Even when Sony does talk about other apps for the Vita, some are still social games - like Tag.

minh800