Secara resmi Sony telah mengumumkan menghentikan 2 model playstation vita, ini merupakan akhir dari rangkaian langkah-langkah sony beberapa waktu ke belakang, seperti penangguhan game first-party tahun 2015, diskontinu game fisik dan berakhirnya gratisan PS Plus.
PS VIta diluncurkan pertama kali 2011, bersamaan ketika smartphone dan tablet mulai populer, Sony mencoba menjual hardware terdedikasi untuk games disaat orang sudah merasa cukup menggunakan smartphone atau tablet untuk games, ditambah dengan begitu banyak keterbatasan Vita seperti memori card propietary yang mahal, dan kompetisi kuat dari Nintendo.
Sony tidak akan meneruskan Vita, ini tidak mengherankan dengan begitu pesatnya pertumbuhan games mobile smartphone. Tetapi PS4 mempunyai nasip yang berbeda dengan penjualan yang masih kuat sehingga bisa menopang devisi games Sony.
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https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/02/sony-discontinues-ps-vita/
PS VIta diluncurkan pertama kali 2011, bersamaan ketika smartphone dan tablet mulai populer, Sony mencoba menjual hardware terdedikasi untuk games disaat orang sudah merasa cukup menggunakan smartphone atau tablet untuk games, ditambah dengan begitu banyak keterbatasan Vita seperti memori card propietary yang mahal, dan kompetisi kuat dari Nintendo.
Sony tidak akan meneruskan Vita, ini tidak mengherankan dengan begitu pesatnya pertumbuhan games mobile smartphone. Tetapi PS4 mempunyai nasip yang berbeda dengan penjualan yang masih kuat sehingga bisa menopang devisi games Sony.
berita lengkap:
You knew the PlayStation Vita wasn't long for this world, and now it's official: Sony has discontinued the last two Vita models. The move marks the last step of a long, gradual phase-out that included a halt on first-party games in 2015, the discontinuation of physical games and the end to PS Plus freebies. If you're looking for the handheld, you'll either have to get lucky at a retailer (if there are any units left) or track down a second-hand model.
The Vita had a long shelf life, but not a happy one. It launched in Japan in December 2011, right when phone and tablet gaming were taking off -- Sony was trying to sell people on a dedicated handheld at a time when many could play "good enough" mobile games on devices they already owned. And while there were high-quality titles like Severed, tepid sales led developers to shy away. Things only got worse when you included design complaints (such as a reliance on expensive, proprietary memory cards) and fierce competition from Nintendo.
Sony doesn't plan a sequel to the Vita. That's no surprising at a time when mobile games are still growing, and competition from the Switch could hurt a new entrant's chances. However, it's not exactly in a rush, either. PS4 sales have usually been strong enough to sustain Sony's fortunes, and the company's future may hinge increasingly on PlayStation Now and other cloud services that aren't tied to a single device. Simply speaking, Sony doesn't have the handheld-shaped hole in its lineup that it did several years ago.
sumber:
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/02/sony-discontinues-ps-vita/