In the first year, Vita’s sales were mostly disappointing, as they dropped quickly and massively after the launch. In the end, the segment was 35 minutes (!) long.Īll in all, Sony went all out at the first E3 2011, and I think most people fell in love with it. In the closing video, Sony also teased some more games, like Little Deviants, Reality Fighters, Everybody’s Golf, Virtua Tennis 4, Dynasty Warriors Next, Dragon’s Crown or Gravity Rush.Īt the very beginning of the PS Vita segment, prices (249.99 for Wifi and 299.99 for 3G/Wifi) were announced, as well as its future as a revolutionist in the handheld world. They games were coming from such titans as EA, Capcom, Ubisoft, THQ (RIP) and Activision, according to Scott Rohde. That was “just a sample of what’s coming” and “more than 80 titles” were in development for PS Vita.
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And then fighting game Street Fighter x Tekken, whose Vita and PS3 versions were to feature several exclusive characters. Next were PSV-exclusive ModNation Racers and LittleBigPlanet, where the latter should be powered by the community and its custom creations. Still, cross-platform features, such as cross-save in Ruin or cross-play in Wipeout 2048 seemed to bear great importance to Sony. Unfortunately, Vita’s Diablo was never released and was cancelled 2 years later. Player’s data were supposed to be easily transferred between PS Vita and PS3 so that players could continue where they stopped playing last time (cross-save). You may also know it under the name “Warrior’s Lair”. Uncharted was followed by a medieval RPG called Ruin. Sony started strong with Uncharted: Golden Abyss, using all of Vita’s features mentioned above. Other functions, such as social gadgets (including Near), or exclusive(-ly awkward) AT&T partnership in the U.S. The features which should make Vita stand out in the crowd were dual analogue sticks, front and rear touchpads, 6-axis motion sensing technology and 2 cameras.
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Kaz Hirai revealed that Next Generation Portable (NGP), as it was known since Games Developers Conference 2011, was actually called PlayStation Vita. In this year, PS Vita made the first big appearance at E3. Without further ado, let’s begin! E3 2011 For the purpose of this article, I don’t care about how many Vita games Sony showed in the booths or how many E3 trailers for the Vita games they released. It is purely a summary of how Sony presented PS Vita during their press conferences and only during them. For that, we must go all the way back to 2011.īefore you start reading article’s body, you should know that this is not meant to be a philosophical reflection trying to find out why did PS Vita go to hell with Sony’s help. Let’s have a look at the evolution of the PS Vita’s presence at E3 –from the announcement to extinction. And over some time, Sony have been confirming that PS Vita had place neither in brand’s present nor in its future. That doesn’t apply to Nintendo, of course. Sony have stated numerous times that the handheld industry wasn’t healthy at the moment.
Well, it was rather a wish of the fans without any backing, the wish which didn’t come true. One of the loudest rumours concerning this year’s E3 was the one hinting that Sony Playstation might announce PS Vita’s successor.
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