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Is Sony's E3 Focus on NGP/PSVita a Mistake?

Posted on Wednesday, June 1 @ 17:44:28 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

More and more and more information is coming to late suggesting that the NGP, formerly known as the PSP2, will soon be officially unveiled as the PlayStation Vita. While we may have trouble accepting such a name for the hotly anticipated portable successor from Sony, I think the hardware and software giant has some bigger issues at hand.

Maybe I'm thrusting some of my post-Nintendo-3DS-launch wariness onto Sony and the PlayStation brand, but the hardware manufacturer is in the best possible position in the video game industry. They've got the strongest home console and the biggest library of software, so why am I so worried about the PS Vita?

Pushing a new hardware product will be a lot tougher than relying on their software strengths coming year. E3 2010 was a split decision between Nintendo and Sony for two reasons: both had incredible software lineups. Nintendo got a bump from their Nintendo 3DS but the wide array of PS3 software kept Sony and Nintendo neck and neck.

I'm not nearly as concerned with Sony's ability to show the worth of the NGP/PSVita. I'm worried about the launch price point and the strength of the system's software lineup. I'm even more nervous that Sony will treat the amazing PlayStation 3 lineup as second fiddle.

Putting the PSN debacle behind us, Sony has a ton of amazing software waiting in the wings. How could the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception possibly play second-fiddle to the PlayStation Vita's launch? Even the follow up to the PSP needs Drake's help to entice gamers.

Sony has even more games waiting in the wings, including the recently announced Starhawk or the still-shrowded Syphon Filter 4. How about The Last Guardian or Resistance 3? Sound off in the comments if you think PS3 software can possibly top the NGP and which titles you're excited to hear about out of E3 2011.

Remember to check in on Game Revolution's E3 tag page for the latest.

Tags: PS Vita, ngp, sony, e3

Comments

Blazin13
Joined: Dec 2010

Posted: Jun 1st, 2011 at 6:12 pm
I honestly do not blame them for putting more focus on the Vita/GNP (I hate calling it that) especially after the PSN fiasco that garnered them tons of bad press. Every time Sony reveals a new title's online feature gamers will probably be overwhelmed with thoughts about PSN's questionable reliability and exposed vulnerability. While they do have a tremendous line up of upcoming PS3 titles I'm willing to bet they're going to focus more on the Vita/GNP until the PSN story fades from the public consciousness.

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Jun 1st, 2011 at 6:44 pm
We're living in a world that's big on small media. They need to put MORE emphasis on the Vita.

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Doc_Holliday
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Jun 1st, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Why does Sony even bother? The "Vita" will be broken soon after launch and piracy will ruin it just like the PSP.

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BigTruckSeries
Joined: May 2006

Posted: Jun 1st, 2011 at 9:41 pm
First of all, I'm glad the PSP finally has dual analog. Now I can actually take it seriously. I didn't buy a PSP1 because it sucked for FPS games which is just about all I play. Now, I am seriously considering one.

SONY has a winner with this console, I think, since it will likely offer better functionality in every way than the PSP. Furthermore, there hasn't been a major console release in over a year. RIGHT NOW PEOPLE WILL LINE UP TO BE FIRST TO BY ANYTHING NEW. 3DS is going to ultimately be a flop. This PSP2 is going to really dominate the market.

I'm just dissapointed Microsoft is too chickshit to put together an "xperia play" like phone that connects to Xbox Live.

I reviewed the Xperia Play and was underwhelmed.

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usaglory
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Jun 2nd, 2011 at 8:49 am
What a sh*tty name. I think price will be the determinant factor. In other news, I have a sinking feeling that whoever was responsible for the PSN outage is gonna really do a number on Sony during E3

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NickKmet
Joined: Jan 2007

Posted: Jun 2nd, 2011 at 10:11 am
I feel like handhelds will never truly dominate any market.

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