Sony: Press Conference & Tokyo Game Show

The Vita got a price cut in Japan at the beginning of this year. The new model is priced a couple dollars under that.

 

I asked here about a price cut cause just after their event I could not find info on the matter. I've been told there was none. If there is a price cut coming it is a step in the right direction, still in my opinion they are moving too slow.

There is no new silicon that for sure. It is know that they tweaked slightly both the CPU and GPU which prevent them to jump aggressively on a new node using ready to integrate IP. I'm not sure about how the SOC is put together and how it connects to 2 pools of memory but it could impact price too.
Overall I don't get either how you can disagree, I could agree that there are good games and more good games coming, that the device feels really high end, that the screen is great (and the new one doesn't look bad either, far from that). It pushes really good graphics at launch and devs targeting only a given piece of silicon makes up for its lacking vs more up to date tech.
But I don't see how what the tech did for the system (and I mean tweaked, CPU and GPU, 2 pool of ram), a proper SoC with UMA and sane RAM would have crushed the 3ds anyway. Now it is obvious that something is holding their ability to jump to the 28nm node. May the system have found its audience they would have not been under pressure to shrink (and lower the price or increase their margins) but it is not doing well.

I know none, all the owners of the psp I know were mostly pirating games, and bought the system for its amazing media capabilities. I think that at this point they would not even consider the PSV they would buy a tablet (ipad, nexus, etc.) in that price range. It simply does so much more "overall". Now I think that is a pretty good representation of the market outside of Japan (where handheld have still a lot more traction than in the other regions of the world), so there is no easy road to success on that segment at a time when costumer habits are evolving significantly.
My pov is Sony should have save money on silicon and put more money on the software (OS), and aim at lower price.
Now you pov may be is that Sony successfully aimed at tiny niche, I would only partly agree as they might have reached it but I don't think that they are making money now and should do something close of "epsilon" throughout the lifespam of the product.

 

I'm actually a fair bit surprised that Microsoft Japan will have a booth.

Regards,
SB

 

I'm fairly surprised Microsoft Japan still even exists.

 

Wikipedia says there's a "Microsoft Studios Osaka" in Japan that is yet to show something. They could be showing a X360 and/or PC game in TGS.


Here's a video with the LCD and OLED comparison on the Vita:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9_dB82DmHU

 

It'll be interesting to see how BF4 behaves this time around!

 

Colors are wildly different between the two.
Is this supposed to be final hardware ?

 

Colours can be wildly different between all displays, even between versions of the same model TV, which is why there exists colour calibration.

 

As a DIY calibrator, this.

 

Isn't the “The World Created by PlayStation 4″ in ~4/5 hours from. It should be Sept 19th already in Japan.

 

Braced for disappointment

 

Yeah, I've already pre-written my quick reply if I want to express disappointment, and also a positive one if it ends up being surprising.

Okay, maybe it's going to be somewhere in between. But the limits of my expectations are set... I CANNOT be disappointed nor surprised.

 

Sony could cancel PS4 and say they are now fully software company operating with steambox and xbone platforms.

 

No, "Life with Playstation" already happened (http://www.stageselect.com/N5359-sony-announces-final-fantasy-xx2-hd-remaster-for-p.aspx).

"The World Created by Playstation 4" (the one we are all interested in), begins in just a few minutes and will be streamed live on IGN.

 

"The World Created by Playstation 4" is happening now, streamed live on IGN and TwitchTV.