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Sony Killing Off Two Handheld Devices Has Devastating Consequences For Video Games

Sony recently announced that the PS3, PSP, and PS Vita stores were closing - here's why that's a terrible thing.

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gold_drake1882d ago

no it doesnt.
there was one developer who said they weren't warned about the vita store beimg shut down.
the psp is old, the vita wasnt as big and supported as anyone had hoped.

lets not make this a big issue when its not.

King_Noctis1882d ago

“German studio Behind the Stone released Sir Eatsalot, a 2D platformer for PS Vita, two years ago. Until recently, the game was exclusive to the platform.”

“Developer John Berry spent several years developing Licky the Lucky Lizard Lives Again, a free-to-play, procedurally generated platforming game built exclusively for PS Vita. When the store closes, the title will be lost forever without a new port.”

“Pablo Checa, a developer from Spain, released his first commercial game in September 2020 for PS Vita, Switch, Xbox One, and PS4. While the game - a shmup called Task Force Kampas - will still be purchasable on other platforms, Checa estimates that the loss of Vita will wipe out between 20-40% of projected sales profits. The studio’s next game, El Gancho, was also planned for Vita, but the developer can’t make the deadline and will have to cancel. Others are crunching to beat it.”

“ Miguel Sternberg of indie studio Spooky Squid Games was working on a PS Vita port of Russian Subway Dogs when he saw the report about the store closure. Like many others, he had no warning from Sony.”

“ Other developers are also looking forward to projects that are yet to materialise. Astro Aqua Kitty is an arcade shooter that’s being announced on April 1 and one of its release platforms is, you guessed it, PS Vita.”

“ When our report on the closure surfaced, one developer, Lillymo Games, reached out to Sony via email and the support ticket system to see if it was accurate. It got no response. When the news was made official, founder Barry Johnson was forced to make the tough decision to cancel the PS Vita version of the studio’s upcoming game.”

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Oh yeah, no big deal.

Mr_Writer851882d ago

@king

Yeah huge games.... Oh wait a load of Indies that were going to release games on platform with a tiny active user base.

Yeah a big deal.

King_Noctis1882d ago (Edited 1882d ago )

“Yeah huge games.... Oh wait a load of Indies that were going to release games on platform with a tiny active user base.”

You know, sometimes its not only just about “gamez”. People’s livelihood are involved in the creation of those “load of indies” and many devs, as can be seen from the report, are financially impacted by this.

Devs, big or small, are also people in case you didn’t know.

enkiduxiv1882d ago

While I do think I’m the devs should have been informed ahead of time, isn’t it a bit odd that these guys were publishing exclusives for a dead console in the first place? I mean you have to at least anticipate a shut down in the future.

Terry_B1882d ago

A couple of 5 dollar games, not even Kim would make a big deal about of these games that would be 0,99 cent on steam..or less.

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annoyedgamer1882d ago

I really dislike sony fanboys. When Sony was backing the Vita they defended the indies as quality talent. Now that Sony is killing the Vita..oh its a bunch of shovelware thats available on other platforms anyways...

InUrFoxHole1882d ago

@King
Lol don't care about devs livelihoods. Why should I?

Michiel19891882d ago

@King Noctis yeah they are people, who made a bad business choice. If in the last 5 years you started ANY project on the Vita its just a bad choice made by yes...."people". I feel sorry for them that they will lose some money, but if this one vita game you are making is life or death for your company/livelihood/family then I cant help but feel they made a bad business decision.

If i start making movies for example and release them exclusively on dvd, with blue rays and digital buying already out, should I be surprised when dvd's go totally extinct and I lose money because of it? No, its something that can and should have been foreseen. Relying your business on an archaic platform with 0 support from the dev kinda points to the obvious.

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strifeblade1882d ago

Are you stupid. This will drive the prices up of all physical releases. This new digital age is crap. And Sony throwing away handheld library is horrible while Xbox supports all it's old games

TheTony3161882d ago

The vast majority of OG Xbox games aren't compatible. So, no.

Rude-ro1882d ago

Let’s stop using the word “all” because it is not all...
And let’s also not act like Microsoft has not pulled funding or deprecated developing of games or hardware.
Sales dictates success...
Sales are moved by software.

This mountain out of mole hill is not new in trying to slander companies and this just another of many “bad” scenarios painting a negative picture.

You want reality, let’s go through all of gaming.
There is a mountain of developers left in the wind in this industry because of low demand for their products. Hardware or software.
This why I mentioned not saying “all” games are supported.

strifeblade1882d ago

@Tony
Your comment aged horribly. Yup News n4g echoes what I just said. Go back to your cave.

gold_drake1882d ago

i think im fairly smart thank u very much mate. haha.

i just think that the psp is pretty much dead (old handheld) and the vita has a really small userbase.

i do feel sorry about those devs who made a game for the vita, BUT, the Vita has had a really small userbase for years. lets not forget that. yes it sucks, however, they must have been aware of the small userbase.

yes peoples likelyhood is on the line, but again, why make it for those Plattforms in the first place? i dont get that.

TheTony3161882d ago

Where does it say that Xbox supports ALL of their old games? Last time i checked the vast majority of Xbox and 360 games don't work. Go back to yours and cry some more.

Profchaos1882d ago

It might do that but it could unfortunately also lead to greater piracy numbers to

BlaqMagiq11882d ago

Uh no. Not ALL OG Xbox games are compatible with the Series X and neither are ALL of its 360 games. Do your research.

Teflon021882d ago

Xbox supports less OG Xbox games than PS4/PS5 support PS2 games

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CrimsonWing691882d ago

I think the issue lies with there not being a way to obtain these games... well not by legal means.

I can’t purchase every freaking game I want on PSN before this happens and yes I go back and play PS1 games on my Vita TV and I’m still buying stuff I’ve just discovered after certain content creators bring attention to it.

It sucks, plain and simple. Not only is it going away but I have to have a PS3 to be able to even download PS2 games. I don’t have one. We used to could just purchase the games on the web, but nope, Sony changed their online store to be only PS4 and PS5 games.

It may be inconsequential to you, but trust me, for old school gamers like me it’s a pretty sh*tty deal.

DigitallyAfflicted1882d ago

Exactly this. Both consoles died ages ago, Sony is pulling plug out on the life support....

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RaiderNation1882d ago

Wow, a tad hyperbolic are we?

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fitofficial1882d ago

"I wonder if N4G still has that weird anti-Sony slant to it's articles..."

//Arrested Development music

Atomicjuicer1882d ago

What are you talking about n4g is pro-sony to the point of idiocy

DefaultComment1882d ago

if anything N4g is a Pro-Sony site, just check in one week on a daily basis how many articles they prioritze from Sony vs Microsoft and Nintendo.

Rimeskeem1882d ago

Seems the popular trend is hating on everything Sony does right now. Everyone looking at the step they have done and not the steps they have planned.

Father__Merrin1882d ago

Yep, they tried with the console reveals that ps5 is soo bad. Then moved onto back compat. They have chosen the wrong system yet again...

annoyedgamer1882d ago

Sony is planning to become an American game company. That's their plan.

DefaultComment1882d ago

*smirk* if that's their true plan then they got another thing coming.

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InUrFoxHole1882d ago

Lol this is n4g. Sony could run over kittens and the ponies would trample over each other to drink it up.

frostypants1882d ago (Edited 1882d ago )

MS has the astroturfing in full effect right now. Has for the last month or so. Remember a couple weeks back when seemingly half of N4G spontaneously started calling the Series S a "great little machine", "little machine that could", "cool little console", etc.? As if it was suddenly the greatest thing since sliced bread, suddenly wasn't a turd, just a "wonderful little device!!!" Then people caught on and it stopped overnight. Super transparent.

Michiel19891882d ago

Its also super transparent you have nothing to add to this topic and cant stand anything positive being said about a non-sony console/company. Do your eyes still bleed from reading positive comments about xbox? must have been a traumatizing experience

Gamer751882d ago (Edited 1882d ago )

What is wrong with calling them out for the crappy things that they do, you know like how people do when it comes to either Nintendo or Microsoft as you can't be critical of the other two and not the other one

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot31d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle31d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7731d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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FuRyu's Exstetra RPG Gets HD Remaster on Steam in English This Summer

FuRyu revealed on Friday its Exstetra fantasy role-playing game is getting an HD remaster that will launch this summer on Steam.

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Early Tomb Raider: Legend gameplay footage shows unseen areas and different visuals

To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.

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