You may have noticed a distinct lack of new Vita games announced from first party studios at this year’s Sony E3 conference, but the system has its fair share of indie and third party titles on its way, and it seems as though that’s Sony’s focus going forward.
Speaking to Polygon, Shuhei Yoshida described how PS3 quality titles in the palm of your hands was no longer the in-demand thing, just as the PSP’s PS2 quality titles faded at the release of the PS3:
“It was an amazing experience to play PS2-quality like Twisted Metal on your portable device. But as time went on and the PS3 launched and people started to see next-gen games, that PS2 quality was not enough. People’s expectations for the quality just moved on.
“So when we launched the Vita with Uncharted, it was amazing; PS3-like quality in your palm, but as time moved on, you are seeing PS4 quality and people’s expectations for the graphic fidelity has gone up.”
Yoshida explains that he feels as though it is “very fortunate” that the indie uprising happened and was able to breathe new life into the Vita, but confirmed that the notion that the Vita would be getting less first-party games was “correct”.
This has all been a long time coming, but to hear it confirmed from Shuhei Yoshida himself may be quite disheartening for those who want more experiences like WipEout 2048, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Killzone Mercenary in their hands. We may not even see titles such as Tearaway – which work perfectly on the system – at all in the near future, and could instead face ports of older games or an abundance of indie titles.
wonkey-willy
One of the reasons I got rid of my PSP was due to lack of support.. Looks like the Vita is heading in the same direction.
Don’t get me wrong I love indie games and gladly support devs.,but we still needed premium games too.
I’m fed up with the amount of shitty Japanese RPG games That keep popping up..
The Vita had some killer grade A’s. Wouldn’t even mind some ps3 ports.
Betamax anyone?
djdustb
So can I get a refund on my new Vita now it is not being supported for what I bought it for? ;)
mattmayatt
On the upside, hopefully the vita will have less security and we will be able to have custom firmware on it to play homebrew.
Emulators on the vita would be awesome.
I know you can hack it already but only to use psp homebrew.
rob_b
Sad, sad news. I’m sick of being excited to read Vita new releases and finding theyre all JRPGs or some indie game I’ve had for a year on my phone/other device.
I love my Vita, I buy the AAA games, I buy the odd indie, I’m so amazed that Sony are doing this.
With the increase in sales that PS4 integration brought surely that’s more reason to get some big games out for it, for all these new customers who weren’t around during the time when ‘the AAA games didn’t sell well’
Spence1115
I’ve got a few indie titles on my Vita because of Playstation Plus, and I bought Terraria for it (which I regret, doesn’t play great on the Vita in my opinion), but I don’t play any of them. I’ve played The Walking Dead, Uncharted, Assassins Creed Liberation, Need for Speed, LittleBigPlanet, Final Fantasy X, Persona 4, Metal Gear Solid 2, FIFA (despite being a ‘legacy’ game). I do not want to own this machine for indie games, I have a phone for that, and a PC, and a tablet.
rob_b
Further to my other post, I WANT PS3 types games, I WANT my Killzone and Borderlands.
Looking at vgachartz KZ:Mercenary only sold 400,000ish copies, now I see why Sony are doing this….
Tuffcub
Ridiculous. What a massive cock up.
MaD dOctoR 79
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzoz2FgAOxE
sorry, first thing that I thought of.
Kennykazey
Our expectations haven’t gone up with the release of PS4, that’s bullshit. But they’ve certainly dropped dead now.
zb100
Basically, buy a PS4, use Vita for 2nd screen or play indies, which are also available for ps3 & ps4.
Great.
SpikeyMikey23
After this, I won’t be purchasing another Sony handheld console again. the Vita will be the last.
bunimomike
To be honest, fella, you might find this is Sony’s last mobile effort for quite some time. The landscape has definitely changed.