Infuriatingly, for those of us who track numbers, in its most recent financial report Sony lumped together sales forecasts for the PS2 and PS3 as well as for the PSP and PS Vita. Their forecast for the PS Vita was of particular interest with it being their new handheld and one that is perceived to be off to a slow start.
In an interview with Reuters at E3 SCE president Andrew House has revealed that the PS Vita target is 10m for Sony’s current financial year. Given the combined PSP and PS Vita target was 16m that obviously leaves a 6m forecast for PSP sales.
House identifies the key sales drivers as being high profile software over the holiday period as well as a strengthening of the network services available on the PS Vita. Both Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty were singled out as examples of the big holiday software releases while Youtube and Hulu were given as examples of additional network services.
Now we know the PS Vita’s forecast we can track its progress against it.
Via: andriasang
Bilbo_bobbins
Yes COD and AC will do well for Vita, but I still can’t help but think these figures are way above what they will sell, especially if Sony carry on as they are.
Sympozium
Personally to me I don’t care if there’s a drought of games, there’s plenty to download however it needs to attract a wide range of gamers much like the PS2 and Xbox 360 but if its too avoid the fate of the PSP where its top-selling games was pretty much Fifa and NFS because of a major lack of software and neglect till they actually got 1st parties to make shit like LBP and Motorstorm at a very late stage then Sony really have to encourage and ink some deals together. Just show its worth developing for.. something that people will flock to buy for its exciting hardware thus to see it fail is tragic and a wasted potential.