Speculation has risen that Sony is going to stop making PS Vita games, but Sony has denied that speculation. The PS Vita launched in 2012, but has played second fiddle to the PlayStation 4 and their new PlayStation VR that is reportedly being released in 2016. Even though Sony denied that their PS Vita is dead, it will be interesting to see how much attention Sony gives it.
IS SONY DENYING THE INEVITABLE
The president of Sony Corporations, Shuhei Yoshida, had a lengthy interview with Gamespot recently and described where Sony is at with their video games. Yoshida was stated as saying that their focus is indeed on the PS4 and the PS VR as the moment, but he still said that the PS Vita had a future and that third party game developers were still supporting it. Yoshida mentioned how as long as there is a demand for it Sony will continue to pay attention to it. Sony’s senior vice president, Masayasu Ito, did mention though that they had ceased all in-house development on the PS Vita. Ito explained that there are no planned first party games for the handheld in 2016, but that third party game developers do indeed have planned games for it. The big question is is Sony denying the inevitable? They clearly have stated that their attention is on the PS4 and the upcoming PS VR, so how long can the PS Vita really last?
THE HONEST FUTURE OF THE PS VITA
Let’s be honest here after hearing this news from Sony and realizing that the PS4 and PS VR will absolutely dominate Sony’s attention in 2016, it can be assumed that the PS Vita has a short shelf life left. Again, Sony has stated they have not killed the PS Vita, but they have announced they do not plan to make any games themselves for it. For Sony I do not think that the PS Vita really matters in the grand scheme of things when it is considered how popular the PS4 is and how hyped the PS VR is. The PS Vita for any who did not know is a handheld device and in this current era dominated by smartphones and mobile gaming is having a hard time keeping up. This could also lead to Sony’s inevitable demise of ending the PS Vita, but for now Sony refuses to say the PS Vita is dead.
