Niche publisher PQube – the British company responsible for bringing a bunch of titles to market, including Cat Quest and Punch Line – has said that it’s ceased supporting the PlayStation Vita now. As part of a Twitch stream, the firm admitted that it wanted to continue releasing games for the platform, but joked that Sony doesn’t “like the PS Vita games anymore”.
It sounds like the platform holder’s decision to stop manufacturing physical cartridges for the handheld console is the driving force behind PQube’s move, as it admitted that publishing digital exclusives for the format isn’t financially viable. In a strange analogy, it said that the “Nintendo Switch is standing up with a sniper rifle while the PS Vita is a gentle bird that can’t fly”.
At the end of the day, we seem to be the only ones with this opinion, but the portable will soon hit its seventh birthday, so it’s only natural that both publishers and the manufacturer itself will want to move on. PQube’s been a great supporter of the PS Vita over the years, and it does say it backed it for as long as it possibly could. Nothing lasts forever, though.
[source twitch.tv]
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shrugs people want that company to trash that handheld w a 3D screen and while people don’t really care if Sony trashes Vita or not since Sony unlike that company isn’t putting a % of resources into it but hey for both it’s only a matter of time
But hey at least Vita will leave with the Story of it wasn’t the biggest failure of the 8th Generation Of Consoles.
Seems ridiculous that there are publishers who want to support it, but Sony is actively trying to kill it.
Guess I'm in the minority of folks who adores their Vita. Apparently some of the developers feel the same. It's probably why the Vita got support as long as it has.
vita was sony's virtual boy
I put a lot of hours in mine this year with Stardew Valley and Chasm not including others but I’m getting ready to put it on EBay with Uncharted and a Lego game as they were the only physical games I bought. I’m selling it because Plus is dropping it early next year.
Psvita is like phoenix, nobody can't kill it 😌
Vita is instantly obsolete when I got myself a Nintendo Switch.
@Rafie I find that people with them, love them.
I love mine!
@wiiware
More like ashes, it was never really alive. Just like the Wii U
The vita still is my favourite gaming console.
@Rhaoulos It still chugging along compared to wii u that nintendo kill the second switch come out
@Rhaoulos Depends who bought it. Its RPG heaven thats for sure. 😁
@wiiware *way before switch came out
I am reading this, before i start playing rainbow skies on the ps vita at my favourite ps vita. Even if there not another game release i have 18months worth off backlog on the best handheld made so far.
@darkswabber mine too
I still love my PSP
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