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Side Quest, Episode 37: Why Did PlayStation Vita Fail? (And Why Does Nintendo Switch Succeed?) (Patreon)

Published:
2018-07-16 16:22:12
Edited:
2019-01-08 23:27:53
Imported:
2022-01

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Wipe away your tears.

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Why Did PlayStation Vita Fail? (And Why Does Nintendo Switch Succeed?) -- CLS Side Quest

Colin’s Last Stand’s Patreon supporters voted for a Side Quest topic discussing why Vita “failed,” particularly in light of Nintendo Switch’s success, a victory which proved that portable gaming is far from dead. To tell the tale, I framed today’s video around Vita’s early years, when PSP’s successor was only a rumor, and then finally announced, and then named and eagerly anticipated, and then… well… it all ended up kind of crash landing with a thud, didn’t it. Why and how did that happen? What could have Sony done differently? And, perhaps most importantly of all, what does Nintendo and its Switch have that Sony doesn’t? You may say “games,” and you’d be right, to an extent. But it’s deeper than that. Nintendo believes in its products. Sony obviously doesn’t. Colin's Last Stand: Side Quest is free of baked-in ads, product placement, and other obnoxious forms of advertising because of your support. Please consider subscribing to CLS' Patreon to show your support for independent content: http://www.patreon.com/colinslaststand Listen to Sacred Symbols, CLS' PlayStation podcast (also available on podcast services and here on YouTube): http://soundcloud.com/sacredsymbols Listen to the CLS interview podcast, Colin’s Last Stand: Fireside Chats (also available on podcast services): https://soundcloud.com/colinslaststand Listen to the CLS retro podcast, Colin’s Last Stand: KnockBack (also available on podcast services): http://soundcloud.com/clsknockback Twitter: @notaxation Instagram: @clsmoriarty Facebook: /colinslaststand Colin's Last Stand is a product of Colin's Last Stand, LLC PO Box 1233 | Santa Monica, CA 90406 Still imagery via a licensed Shutterstock account, using works from the following artists an photographers: alexblacksea, Barone Firenze, Jfanchin, Mironov Konstantin, MPH Photos, padu_foto, and Tinxi. Additional images are from the following sources: Make a Meme and Push Square. The following videos were used in this episode of Side Quest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMNsCqeIjq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaJHh60hQY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULmDYVSX9tY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Y8_3O475M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksgFDNKbdts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_UiOAqo4mc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD8WZrfgJ2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY8_GoIm2cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHIh4qn8xO8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G750ssoN-L0 Bibliography/Reading List: http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/27/psp2-announced-codenamed-ngp https://www.pcworld.com/article/229873/Hands_On_with_Sony_PlayStation_Vita_Impressive_Hardware_Game_Play.html https://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/06/06/e3-2011-introducing-playstation-vita-starting-at-249/ http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/22/the-playstation-vita-is-set-to-succeed https://kotaku.com/5866690/im-on-board-the-playstation-vita-is-going-to-launch-with-a-bang https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/218822/After_80_million_units_sold_the_PSP_is_finally_discontinued.php https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0607/PlayStation-Vita-the-Ferrari-of-portable-gaming-costs-249 https://www.vg247.com/2011/09/19/ouch-vita-memory-card-pricing-revealed/ https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sony-has-no-plans-to-further-lower-ps-vita-memory-card-prices-2912013 https://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/1/22/2725807/att-ps-vita-3g-data-plan-pricing-3gb-250mb-price https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-system-sales-cross-100-million-units/1100-6412271/ https://kotaku.com/5879477/nintendo-ds-over-150-million-sold https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/3ds-isnt-selling-well-says-nintendo/

Comments

Anonymous

Oh Vita, you had so much potential <3

Marcus Brown

Looking forward to this. I've never had one but I know it has a cult following.

Tony Colton

Another great episode Colin. A topic that I've wanted you to cover for a while. You've said in the past that you think Sony are fucking crazy enough to go again on the handheld front with a successor to Vita. Do you still think they are bat shit crazy?

Hose A Contra Razz

The success of nintendo portables was the variety of games for every type of person from kids to grandparents, and pokemon. Vita needed to be more than for hardcore gamers.

Alex Ball

I loved my Vita. I got it in summer of 2012 and just recently finally traded it in to go towards a PS4 Pro. Resogun, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Person 4: Golden, Gravity Rush, Freedom Wars... if Sony just made a real effort to support it. BTW I never knew what the fuck Near was either.

Zack E

I love Vita. I got mine in early 2014, solely based on hearing about it all the time by you and the rest of the Beyond crew. I got two games along with it, Dragon’s Crown and Need for Speed Most Wanted. I’ve put well over 150 hours into Dragon’s Crown since, and have enjoyed many other games (Velocity Ultra FTW!). What I just can’t seem to understand is why Sony just let it die like they did....that’s just so strange to me. I wonder if there would’ve been a difference if they waited to launch it a year later, so that they could talk more about its functionality with PS4 as far as remote play, etc. I’ve used Remote Play many many times, and it was and is so cool to be in a hotel hundreds of miles away from home and still be able to hop onto Destiny and have a decent experience. Such a shame it didn’t catch on like it should’ve.

Anonymous

I could never let go of my vita, it will retire to the bookshelf but shall remain in my possession.

James Galos

Could a handheld be made powerful enough with a good battery at a decent price now($500)? I haven’t picked up the switch yet so the vita is my go to road gamer and it’s feeling very long in the tooth these days.

Anonymous

Love my Oled Vita such a great console and Uncharted was a AAA experience that deserved more love like it's PS3/PS4 brothers.

Nicholas Swanson

The memory cards really did them wrong. When a console starts to fail, stores start carrying less stock of the games. This was pretty noticeable at my local Targets. And physical games were the only way to avoid memory card troubles. So with stores carrying less games, and memory cards being expensive, you had people buying less games for their vitas way more early on compared to other failed consoles. Nobody wanted to buy a second memory card. And that internet speed was piss poor too, even compared to the PS3. I wish it could have done well. The decision to not do a video out accessory with that og port at the top of the system also hurt them. It could have been what the switch is today. I feel like there are talks at Sony about a new handheld, but some people there are just not convinced. I don't blame them.

Craig Carter

Great episode Colin. I love my Vita dearly and it’s right behind the GBA as my favorite handheld console of all time... but damn those fucking memory cards

Josh in Tampa

“I’ve given you the Vita now it’s up to you to keep it.” Ben Franklin circa 2011. Alas we couldn’t keep it. RIP Vita. You were too beautiful for this world.

strawhatninja

I love the Vita. I got it a few months after it came out. You made some really good points especially about using it to play PS4 games. It is an underrated feature that I used a lot. Sony just screwed it up, and I love the Switch but it just isn't the same.

Matthew Perry

Great episode , I'm still happy I got my vita ! Having it for Uncharted golden abyss and kill zone mercanary alone was worth it ! I think the release of the switch and it's a success is a very good thing , maybe Sony will see that success story and learn from it and give us the vita 2 .......hey a guy can dream can't he ;-) anyway very much enjoyed the episode and can't wait for sacred symbols tommorrow

Anonymous

Those proprietary memory cards were truly ruthless.

LastStandMedia
>>13879520

It's certainly very confusing. It's not even like they treated it like it didn't exist. They treated it like it didn't matter. And that's somehow way worse.

LastStandMedia
>>13880137

For $500, they could make a beast of a handheld. But that's twice as much as any handheld should cost, max.

LastStandMedia
>>13881559

I concur. I was shocked that Golden Abyss didn't make the jump to console (though it was in the cards for a time, as far as I understand).

LastStandMedia
>>13886249

If Sony cared about it, they would have made its PS4 integration a central component of selling it. Why they didn't do that is literally anyone's guess.

LastStandMedia
>>13889804

It was terrible. Just a way to make more money. Especially strange since they were apparently clearing almost $100 in profit per Vita sold, as-is.

Joshua Holt

I recently recorded a podcast episode on the mobile market. It seems crazy to think that both Sony and Microsoft would just concede the entire market to Nintendo. Especially considering that Microsoft is working to make Xbox more of a platform that a console. Why not push the idea that with the Xbox platform you can play on a console, PC or handheld? Thanks for the great content.

Brandon Kirzeder

Glad to be back as a Patron of Colin. Great content and happy to be able to support him again. See you all on the boards!