"The Vita diehard fan base is still there, and they are still playing. "I also think there's the argument for keeping the diehard fan base happy," he says. He too is relieved that the Vita store is staying open, citing game preservation as an important issue, and argues that it has a great deal of nostalgic relevance. The name was popularized by media personality and Kinda Funny co-creator Greg Miller (formerly of IGN), a celebrated Vita fan and advocate. The hashtag's name is a self-deprecating nod to the handheld's separation from the gaming mainstream, and also its enduring importance to community members.
These days, super fans like the ones Sternberg mentioned make use of the Twitter hashtag #vitaisland to share news and opinions, in the absence of mainstream coverage. That community is pretty fantastic and that's important to me, as well as having a version of the game on my Vita that I can play." "I'm okay with it not necessarily selling a huge amount on the platform. He's planning to release his arcade game Russian Subway Dogs onto Vita later this year, and he’s doing it primarily for the fans. Spooky Squid Games’ developer Miguel Sternberg was critical of Sony's decision to close the store - particularly how the company failed to alert its developers - but now he's happy it's staying open. Vita may be Sony's greatest failure in gaming, but it's created an aura and a legacy that's impressive in its own right. A lack of big first party, and triple-A games hampered the Vita, but the company's attempts to bring cool, smaller games to the handheld were nothing short of heroic, and certainly lengthened the life of the Vita.Īll of these lessons were watched and learned by Sony's great gaming rival Nintendo, so when that company launched the Nintendo Switch in 2017, it took the Vita team's indie playbook, and created a diverse library of games as a core of the platform. Although the Vita was a commercial disappointment for Sony - and the company definitely made a lot of mistakes throughout its lifetime - it remains a beautifully designed machine. Partly, this passion is Sony's own doing. Some of those who suspected it might be an issue warned senior management prior to the closure, but were reportedly ignored.Īs those who waved away the warnings quickly learned, Vita fandom is still a force to be reckoned with. The people still working directly on Vita at Sony always understood that there would be a big backlash, according to sources. Sony has good reason to be afraid of hacks, and this was a key reason for the original attempt to close the store. There are also supplementary costs to do with maintaining old retail infrastructure that is not as secure as the newer digital stores.
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