Hasta la vista, Vita. Sony has officially discontinued the PlayStation Vita, the successor to the PlayStation Portable (PSP).
Former Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Group CEO Andrew House, left, and SCE Japan President Hiroshi Kawano debuted the PlayStation Vita during a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.Sony has officially discontinued production of the PlayStation Vita, the least successful of its video game consoles.
The handheld console's quiet demise isn't shocking; Sony announced that it would be winding down Vita production back in September, and it has no future plans for another portable console.that Sony has discontinued the last two active product numbers for the handheld video game console, meaning no more Vitas will be produced.
With both the Vita and the PlayStation Portable, Sony made the mistake of trying to shrink an at-home entertainment experience onto a portable. When used as media players, the Vita and PSP were mediocre at best, and as smartphones became more ever present, Sony's handhelds lagged behind other devices in utility.
Whereas Sony's most impressive Vita games still feel like a downgraded version of a PlayStation 3 game, the 3DS has games that feel unique to the platform. The Vita did benefit from a boom in indie titles that were published on the PlayStation Network, and plenty of players were willing to invest in a Vita to enjoy their favorite niche games on the go.
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