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Sony: There's still a market for dedicated handhelds |
Listed in: News Tags: apple, John Koller, Sony
The iPhone hasn't captured the entire handheld market, says Sony.
"When you look at the type of consumer that's playing cell phone games currently, it's someone that enjoys smaller 'kill time' gaming and has not gravitated to the larger, richer, deeper experiences that true handheld gaming provides," said Sony's John Koller.
"We've certainly seen that on the PSP, and I know Nintendo has probably commented on it for their products, but as we go toward the PlayStation Vita, I can tell you that as we started looking at that product and the market opportunity several years ago, we saw a real strong demographic for those deeper, richer, console-type experiences."
Sony recently announced that Vita will be getting Facebook, Twitter, and Skype support for free.
With all these apps on the device, Sony will have to distinguish its handheld as a dedicated system. Having apps is always nice, but it's games that will ultimately determine the fate of Vita.
via Destructoid
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On the flip-side, phone makers will probably never catch up to the power of the dedicated gaming handhelds. They seem like they are catching up, but they're just getting better than they used to.
If phones do catch up with handheld gaming devices anytime soon, good for them. All they will have is a phone. The handheld gaming devices will lack a phone but have their respective first-party developers and games and probably play any game the phone does.
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