Multiplatform titles and ports do count, but you're missing the point: Consumers aren't going to buy a platform for games they can play on something they ALREADY own.
Or do you honestly believe people are going to buy a Vita to play some outsourced, lackluster Call of Duty, when they can play Black Ops II on their PS3's and 360's?
You keep calling them idiots, but it's quite the opposite.
Consumers aren't going to blindly buy into a platform without third-party support(games). Sony said it themselves: support is disappointing. You keep pointing the finger at consumers, but the real issue lies in third-party support.
A price drop isn't going to do jack if all it's going to do is make an uncertain platform a bit more affordable. There needs to be support behind a price drop, friend, and that's something the Vita doesn't have much of at this point. Sony needs to make a REAL effort to fix this, but sadly their focus is on the PS3.
There's a single page holding this "great library", and half of them are games you can already play on a PS3 or Xbox 360(ports and multiplatform titles). Currently, the only support the Vita needs is from third-party developers, not consumers. That comes after your forecast is a little less cloudy with a chance of precipitation.
A price drop WOULDN'T work at this point. If there isn't software supporting it, then a price drop wouldn't do much. The reason it worked so well for Nintendo was because it was a strategic price drop that was followed by titles like Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and Monster Hunter Tri G.
You NEED software to support a price drop, otherwise it becomes a mere incentive. We need REASON.
The Vita's problem isn't so much the price, but rather third-party support. Sony(Yoshida) acknowledged this themselves, expressing their disappointment in a recent statement to Gamatsura. A price drop will not turn things around, but sustained third-party support will. Assassins Creed and Call of Duty are a start, but people aren't going to go out to buy a Vita over them. SUSTAINED is the keyword here.
People need a REASON(software), not an INCENTIVE(price drop), to invest in and support a Vita.
As for your unnecessary comments regarding mobile consumers: There are much more innovative and engaging games on mobile platforms than Angry Birds and Cut the Rope.
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Re: Yoshida: PlayStation Vita Sales Are Below Expectations
@Gamer83
Multiplatform titles and ports do count, but you're missing the point: Consumers aren't going to buy a platform for games they can play on something they ALREADY own.
Or do you honestly believe people are going to buy a Vita to play some outsourced, lackluster Call of Duty, when they can play Black Ops II on their PS3's and 360's?
You keep calling them idiots, but it's quite the opposite.
Consumers aren't going to blindly buy into a platform without third-party support(games). Sony said it themselves: support is disappointing. You keep pointing the finger at consumers, but the real issue lies in third-party support.
A price drop isn't going to do jack if all it's going to do is make an uncertain platform a bit more affordable. There needs to be support behind a price drop, friend, and that's something the Vita doesn't have much of at this point. Sony needs to make a REAL effort to fix this, but sadly their focus is on the PS3.
Re: Yoshida: PlayStation Vita Sales Are Below Expectations
@Gamer83
http://www.gamestop.com/ps-vita
There's a single page holding this "great library", and half of them are games you can already play on a PS3 or Xbox 360(ports and multiplatform titles). Currently, the only support the Vita needs is from third-party developers, not consumers. That comes after your forecast is a little less cloudy with a chance of precipitation.
I stand by everything I posted.
Re: Yoshida: PlayStation Vita Sales Are Below Expectations
@Gamer83
A price drop WOULDN'T work at this point. If there isn't software supporting it, then a price drop wouldn't do much. The reason it worked so well for Nintendo was because it was a strategic price drop that was followed by titles like Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and Monster Hunter Tri G.
You NEED software to support a price drop, otherwise it becomes a mere incentive. We need REASON.
The Vita's problem isn't so much the price, but rather third-party support. Sony(Yoshida) acknowledged this themselves, expressing their disappointment in a recent statement to Gamatsura. A price drop will not turn things around, but sustained third-party support will. Assassins Creed and Call of Duty are a start, but people aren't going to go out to buy a Vita over them. SUSTAINED is the keyword here.
People need a REASON(software), not an INCENTIVE(price drop), to invest in and support a Vita.
As for your unnecessary comments regarding mobile consumers: There are much more innovative and engaging games on mobile platforms than Angry Birds and Cut the Rope.