9/08/2012
Husnain
Sony's VP John Coller discusses the mistakes made with PSP and how Sony are trying to fix them with the PS Vita, more details inside..........
John Koller admits that PS Vita's message of "console-like games on portables" is essentially the same as PSP's, but argues that there was a significant problem with how developers approached that idea before.
"The issue that happened with PSP is we got overrun with ports," he explains. "It became very difficult for us to define what made PSP unique. The content development became a bit unstructured or decentralized, in that we got a lot of content that was on PlayStation 2 and got thrown over to the handheld."
Koller believes Sony learned its lesson with that problem on PSP and is actively taking steps to avoid repeating that mistake on PS Vita. He says portable content "isn't something consumers play because they've left the living room. It's something that [needs to be] unique, and defines the Vita experience."A lot of PS Vita's early catalog has so far been made up of console ports -- which may have contributed to the troubles Sony has faced with building momentum for the system so far -- but now the company is strongly recommending against and guiding publishers away from ports.
Koller points to a couple upcoming PS Vita exclusives that are unique interpretations of popular console franchises, and says that Sony tells publishers to "Follow what Ubisoft is doing with Assassin's Creed. Follow what Activision is doing with Call of Duty."
With that approach in mind, Koller says, "The messaging is similar [between PSP and PS Vita], but I think the output is going to be quite different."
Let us know what you think of PS Vita ports in the comments below!
Source:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/367158/sony-discouraging-vita-ports-to-avoid-repeating-psp-mistakes/
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22 comments:
If they can stick with that frame of mind and make it work, more power to them. I love my Vita amd hope it does better.
So they woken up at last!
That's EXACTLY the right mindset.
Actually there is nothing wrong with console ports or spin offs if done the right way! Like how MonsterHunter was better on the PSP than on The PS2! Or how Crash Mind Over Mutant and Crash Of The Titans ended up being 2 of The best Crash Bandicoot games ever! Speaking of Crash Mind Over Mutant, if you buy it on your PS3 you can transfer it to your Vita just like with alot of The Ps1 games. I'm playing it as I type this message.
"Follow what Activision is doing with CoD"
No thanks.
"we got a lot of content that was on PlayStation 2 and got thrown over to the handheld" umm? since when we've never got any PS2 games on out PSP's maybe some lame ass love simulators over in japan. but anyways what would it matter if theres a bunch of PS2 ports on vita. people want a selection they want to be able to play what ever they hell they want on what every they own cant tell you how many times i've bought final fantasy 7 and 8 and i own the original disc's have them off PSN store
lol nihillstc clearly isn't following that advice ._. on the other hand assassin's creed 3 liberation looks almost as good as his big bro, assassin's ceed 3 on ps3 , liberation is also running the same engine as assassin's creed 3 :D i wonder if that means dynamic weather systems...... :D
what do you mean ? activision usually does a good job with CODs it's nihillstic that f *cked up the vita version with their resistance BS re-texture.
C.o.d declassified looks like shit and he says follow that its going to be the worst c.o.d ever and there not trying to do what they did with the PSP does Sony really they pay attention to their stuff I had the vita since it came out and I only but 2 games the rest suck and are ports wow hope Sony don't drop the ball again the vita is a great piece of hardware But the games suck
I believe it was Activision handing the job to Nihilistic or at least agreeing having Nihilistic do the job.
They got the right statement above, but where are those PS VITA exclusive games???
I don't mind the PS2 ports on PS VITA because I never owned a PS2 before. Sony can also make HD version of PS2 games for VITA just like Metal Gear Solid HD collections. Examples of awesome PS2 titles are God of War series, Final Fantasy X, etc. They can do thise while waiting for the PS VITA exclusive games. It'll be awesome for Vita owners!!!
Thank you! Finally wising up! That's what I've been saying all along, stop the dang ports, people get tired of rehashed games they have played over and over before.
I bought a vita for a portable gaming experience as I don't have time to play my PS3 or xbox when I'm at home much. I'm happy for any content to be on the Vita as long as it's good. In the absence of remote play then porting suits me fine as I won't be buying the home console versions anyway, it's all new content to me. The only issue here is if the developers expect people to buy two copies of their game, one for PS3 and one for Vita ... and what are the odds on that anyway in the current economic climate ?
Oh god, you are an idiot.
Well i guess the whole point of the Vita is to give console experience on the go, and I really think there's nothing wrong with ports because playing ports on handheld is already unique. Can you play ps2 ports on iphone? No. Look at monster hunter portable, I enjoy every bit of it even it was designed as a ps2 version port at the first instance.
Hey ports work on Vita unlike the PSP did, it has more control variety so games that are ported over and take advantage of front and rear makes it unique....
But hey it just proves they do not want the Vita to directly compete with PS3 as the fact they chose not to release the hdmi cable for the Vita which used the now useless accessory port.
THANK GOD.... Console ports suck!!!
If COD Vita is more like Resistance than COD and more original (unlike COD has been) then the Vita has the better COD regaurdless of who develops it.
Agreed. Liberation will be a great game :)
PS VITA HUB!
I posted this
back in May /June 2012 & I'll say it again.for the Vita too
turn around it needs to:
1......developers
need to make games that can only be played on the Vita taking
advantage of the system features & not just a port with touch
screen gimmicks or just because it has twin sticks. a real vita
game. (yes I'm looking at you Madden
13 with EA just porting a barely passable version of
the classic franchise, with no meaningful vita futures
& no new features that the home console have. the
dipsticks at EA should
have polished the graphics more
& used Cross Platform Play, not to just play against PS3 gamer
using the Vita but more important the
game save stats & all transfers from PS3 to the PS
Vita Version & visa versa.
so that one can start a game at home then transfer it to the Vita &
then resumes the game during lunch. EA and other game developers have a history of
bastardizing Ports of there AAA titles on the portable consoles
over the past years just to make a cheep buck. & THIS HAS TO
STOP!!!)
Nintendo
has large percent of the market because Nintendo carters more towards
the casual gamer and less of the hard core,(easier market) & like
it or not there are far more casual gamers than there are hardcore
ones and the majority already have games that I call boredom busters
on there IOS or there Android devices. the type of games that you
pick up and play for a few minutes and then put it away. Nintendo
solution is to keep it simple, while Sony is more for the hard core
gamer and creative developer, if the developers would start make
games for the Vita like mentioned above, they wold start to get allot
of the hard core gamers
2....Sony
needs to get more apps out like Hulu Plus, Crackle, Vudo, or Amazon
video. ( I know that they announced this at E3 but this is from a
posting from 1-2 months before the press conference.)
3....Sony
also needs to activate remote play and enable the ability to use the
Vita as an alternative controller for the PS3 (to compete with
Nintendo) The Wii U has a topical Blue-tooth range and cannot be used
on the go. think of it as a giant DS, touch screen in your hands and
main game play on the big screen. & if Sony would capitalize on
the remote play & that controller feature they could take a big
bite out of Nintendo.
4....an
alternative web browser that is HTML5 compatible like Dolphin or
Firefox mobile (Both are HTML5 on the Android) & no Flash, have
you used flash on a mobile phone it's performance varies & it
doesn't matter which platform its on ( windows, IOS, Android ) you
get crap quality to mediocre never good or good enough, flash is old
and bloated bandwidth hog and its OK on a full blown web-browser that
runs on a Mac or PC, & not on the go.
Sony if
you're reading this this should help........TBC
Another stupid move for Sony ports are great for tournament ames such as tekken 6 allowing for players to keep there skills fresh while not in front of the tv
Sony should have started with a strong line of original games for the Vita and ported PS1/2 games from the start. Ports of PS3 games are ok in some cases, like Most Wanted. But who wants a watered down version of lets say Batman Arkham city. However, a lot of times, I would actually rather play games on my Vita, then my PS3. It's a more personal experience for me. I think the only "ports" should be the ps1/2 classics and all other games should be designed for the Vita and not just a watered down port of a ps3 game. Sorry if I kinda repeated myself a bit. The Vita is an amazing system, but needs way more love and attention from Sony and it's developers and Activision, you should be ashamed of yourself for Black Ops Declassified.
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