The decline of the handheld? PS Vita dared to ask where the road is

As a new generation of the popular handheld game console PSP, PS Vita has attracted widespread attention since it was just announced. Although PSP sold globally and is not as good as the old rival Nintendo's NDS, it is on the mainland of China. PSP, with its vast market of parallel imports, has an absolute advantage.

Since its debut in Japan on December 17, 2011, PS Vita has sold 320,000 units in the first week and only 72,000 units in the second week, compared to 370,000 and 210,000 units in the first two weeks of Nintendo’s 3DS. A lot less than the results. With the sale of PS Vita around the world, the sales situation is not satisfactory. Nintendo's 3DS had encountered the same problem, but later with a 40% reduction (currently $169.99) and heavyweight games in exchange for a downtrend, now Sony's great games are more, but its relatively high price (WiFi Version 249 US dollars) has become the biggest obstacle.

In addition to rival Nintendo, Sony also faces competitive pressure from other sources. Microsoft's XBox series of game consoles has always been the biggest enemy of the PS series, but Microsoft still has no handheld, so it is temporarily ignored here. In the past two years, with the fiery tablet PCs and smart phones, some small games with low hardware requirements and easy-to-play leisure have become popular. Although PS Vita is equipped with “powerful” hardware, it focuses on core games. Casual games are supplemented by strategies, but Sony underestimates the speed of development in the IT industry. PS Vita’s quad-core CPU is now no longer surprising, and many brands of tablet PCs and even mobile phones are already available. In addition to the casual mini-games, the core shifts the game to more and more mobile phones on tablets and mobile phones. Nintendo's 3DS also has a selling point of naked-eyed 3D. PS Vita wants to win a market for itself, relying only on a large number of Fine game to support it.

On February 22nd, PS Vita landed in the United Kingdom. The WiFi version costs 229.99 euros, and the 3G version is even more expensive than 50 euros. In the end, what is the fate of this handheld device? Let's witness it together.