Sony PS Vita (Wi-Fi + 3G) (PlayStation Vita)

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a b Christopher Grant (March 3, 2011). "NGP games will come on 2GB and 4GB cards (with higher capacity game cards being released in the future), with room for save data, patches". Joystiq. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012 . Retrieved March 5, 2011. In a 2021 retrospective by The Verge, Sony employees attributed several factors to the Vita's poor sales in contrast to the PSP, which had an estimated 80 million sales in its lifetime; a similar drop had been seen by Nintendo with its transition from the Nintendo DS to the Nintendo 3DS. [176] Christian Phillips, a former senior director in Sony, said they had underestimated the impact of mobile gaming at the time of the Vita's release. They had considered gaming on smartphones to be "just good enough for gameplay" and instead felt tablet computers to be more their competitors to the Vita, according to Phillips. [176] While some technologists in Sony had cautioned that mobile device computational power could outpace current consoles around 2010–2011, the design of the Vita did not incorporate this caution. Thus, the Vita was released at the same time that mobile gaming was greatly expanding, losing potential consumers to that market. [176] It's a real shame that Sony stopped producing the PS Vita as it was a brilliant little handheld gaming console. At the time it was the most powerful and graphically impressive handheld we'd seen. But with the increasing capabilities of smartphones - not to mention the meteoric rise of the Nintendo Switch - dedicated handheld consoles fell out of favour.

Minecraft for PS Vita tops one million sales in Japan – Gematsu". May 12, 2016 . Retrieved December 30, 2016. PS Vita production ended in Japan". March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020 . Retrieved April 11, 2020. The PlayStation Plus voucher you redeem will provide you access to PlayStation Plus Essential for the length of time denoted on your original voucher. For example, a one-month PlayStation Plus voucher will provide access to one month of PlayStation Plus Essential.a b c d Yang, George (June 24, 2021). " 'The Little Handheld That Could': Examining The Vita's Impact A Decade Later". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021 . Retrieved June 24, 2021.

a b Ashcraft, Brian (August 23, 2013). "Bad News for the PS Vita: No Monster Hunter 4 Anytime Soon". Just because something is old, doesn't mean you throw it away. In 5-10 years there will be someone saying how they find it bizarre anyone would want to game on an OG Switch with it's "pathetic" 720p screen but yeah... 😂

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The Vita's design was intended to meld the experience of big-budget, dedicated video game platforms with the then up-and-coming trend of mobile gaming as seen on smart phones and tablets. However, in the year after the device's successful launch, sales of the hardware and its bigger budget games stalled, threatening to end its lifespan. A concentrated effort to attract smaller independent developers in the West, combined with strong support from mid-level Japanese companies, helped keep the platform afloat. Though this led to less diversity in its game library, it strengthened support in JRPGs, visual novels, and Western-developed indie games. This built moderate sales in Japan and a smaller yet passionate userbase in the West. Though Sony has not released exact sales figures, estimates are around 15 to 16 million units. In the platform's later years, Sony promoted the PlayStation Vita's ability to work in conjunction with its other gaming products, such as Remote Play of PlayStation 4 games, similar to the Wii U's function of Off-TV Play. PS Vita: The Ultimate FAQ – PlayStation.Blog". July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013 . Retrieved November 6, 2018. Michael McWhertor (November 17, 2010). "Rumor: First Pics Of The PSP2". Kotaku. Gawker Media . Retrieved November 14, 2010. The Vita is also equipped with two cameras, a 6-axis gyroscope, an accelerometer and a 3-axis electronic compass. The 3G version includes GPS as well. The cameras have 0.3 megapixel resolution, and after the user accepts a firmware update, include video capture. However, most testers agree that they are not much use in producing images, with "PC Advisor" calling them outright "terrible" (14/02/2012). However, they do come in handy for Augmented Reality games and Skype. The Vita is still great for letting me play PS1 games but that's pretty much all it has going for it now in my eyes putting aside the insane stuff you can do once you mod your console

a b c Keith Stuart (September 9, 2013). "PlayStation Vita 2000: Sony aims for the casual market with redesign". the Guardian. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017 . Retrieved December 16, 2016.

a b c d e f Dave Tach (October 29, 2015). "PlayStation Vita may die childless, but it changed Sony in time for the PS4". Polygon. Schramm, Mike (April 6, 2011). "Sony Japan denies any earthquake-related NGP delays". Joystiq. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012 . Retrieved April 9, 2011.