No PS Vita price cut for North America

They need to desperatly redesign it.

Yeah don't cut the price. The Vitas are just flying off the shelves. Oh wait...

There are more games out for the Vita in Japan than in the U.S., EU, and AUS. I'd assume Vita sales are much better in Japan because of it (someone correct me if I am wrong). If anything, these other regions needed that price cut. I hope Sony doesn't come to regret that decision. Since I own a Vita, I don't want it to fail. I'd like to see some more ORIGINAL (read: not port) games. 

They're lying.  The Vita will have a sizable price cut at the same time the PS4 releases because of the multiscreen capabilities.

Count on it.

Vita has a lot of games like.

Assassins Creed.

(Capcom X Tekken and Ninja Gaiden 3) which you can buy for home console and play on a HD TV instead.

Call of Duty which sucks.

Uncharted Golden Abyss which is only six hours.

Killzone is being made by a third party company it will probably suck.

Seriously why is anyone boasting this console.

Ok don't cut Vita prices, it's worth every cent, but PLEASE, give us cheaper memory cards, they are ridiculously expensive.

Well, guess the wait for the Vita will be a bit longer...

handhelds are just becoming pointless, and irrelevant in the west. Especially since iOS games are a better replacement.

4k games is still a pointless performance hit at this point. Not to mention extremely few people actually have 4k-capable TVs.

whats the point after all the vita is doing soooo well !! i should have bought an ipad or lap top

No Price Cut, No buy, simple as that Sony, you have no games and an overpriced device... you gotta knock down one of those pillars before any sane person would even consider putting money into the vita 

PS Vita's only chance is when PS4 comes out people may want to play there PS4 games on the PS Vita and use the Vita touch screen as a controller for PS4..

That is PS Vita's last chance to survive and become successful..

it will come eventually when people dont buy it

Yay!  Let's continue to not sell the system!  Whatever.  I got a PSP and enjoyed it some, but this Vita just doesn't really seem to be my thing.  Games are full console prices, and the system has horrendous battery life.  I'll probably wait to see how the system does in the next couple years (I got my PSP after it had been out a few years and went down in price) and probably get a future version of the system.

"Decisions about price drops are made on a region-by-region basis, he said." this is only thing that is a bit reassuring. as the sales continue to bomb, i am sure they'll consider price dropping it. 

If they start discounting it in North America, consumers will get the impression it's a failed product.  This machine will be a big selling point for the PS4 which isn't even out yet so they can't damage it's perceived value.

On the other side of the coin - when the PS4 does come out, this will be 1.5 year old technology and consumers also don't like that.

No worries at all! I live in Japan. Just preordered my 20,000 yen hot shots golf 6 4gb memory card black ps vita bundle this morning. Region free. Already have ps plus, so 5 free games waiting for on feb 28th.

Sony: We don't want the Vita to succeed.

Am I surprised? No. Am I buying their excuse as to why this is Japan only? No.

They probably didn't want to drop the price of the VITA anywhere, but felt they NEEDED to do something to increase sales, so they drop the price in just one market as a start. And of course, they look after their home market first.

"PS Vita price cut for North America"? Ah, we don't need a price cut anyways, us "American's" are pretty well off, right? You have my support to give the price cut to other countries instead yeah? LOL!

Unbelievable!!

Give a very public price cut on a lagging system to small market and leave the rest of the world sitting waiting on a price cut. I would never drop price in Japan and not extend the cut across the board. They have just killed there sales as many of us including myself are waiting on a lower price to justify buying a system with a limited games. Just plain stupid...especially after announcing last Oct there would be a price break.

Sony execs continue to exhibit strategies and positions that doom Sony in not just the game space.

The heck is the point in even announcing the system supports 4k res if the games never will?! That's like buying a 2500 dollar gaming machine just to play Cave Story! (yeah... sue me, I love that game... I-I totally played Skyrim and stuff though at least once!)

But, seriously, what else is Sony going to add that won't support the slew of new 4k TV's coming out soon? They'll be pretty screwed if MS pulls off some 4K res games...

Not that I care since these paranoid companies are only releasing DRM controlled systems because EA and other corp game companies are bitching they aren't getting enough out of us gamers, even WITH the loads of dlc that's usually on the disc anyways just waiting for you to buy a code in most cases to let you play with them! *cough*CAPCOM*cough*

So, yeah, I'll check back on this console war in a few years when I can expect to see (should see) games worth investing my time in!

Further more, if games that can only be downloaded or played once on a system's account becomes a reality, snuffing out our legal right to sell our games, then I better see more COMPLETE experience in my bought games and not see even MORE DLC crap that was used solely as a means to deter pirates from getting all their game's experience at no charge.

They'll continue sitting on shelves then.

they should atleast give the memory cards away

MH4 for 3ds is gonna put vita to rest for good

Here is your 500$ PS4, we are gonna keep offering the $250 standalone controller for it that has a second screen. Cause you know, Wii U does it so we gotta get some of that too.

no ps vita price drop? ok ill keep spending on nintendo stuff

There are way too many system out there now.  There is apple, android, wiiu, ps3, xbox 360, 3ds, ps vita, ouya, steambox, pc, etc.  I'd like to see some of these systems fail so that way developers came focus on making some quality games on two or three systems.  Having all these systems segments the industry in a way that is frustrating for the gamer.  I don't want to buy another system just for one fucking game.  Remember the snes, they had so many great games.  I'd like to see sony and ms do well with their new consoles as well as pc but the rest can leave especially apple and nintendo.  

Just to throw my two cents in this...

For the record..i own a PSP and i think its the most unnecessarily hated gaming device out there. For J-rpgs both the DS and the PSP are goldmines in terms of the classics, and some of the action titles such as GOW and Siphon Filter...and a few others slighty edge out the PSP over the DS...although i will grant any DS supporter out there that it is by no means a clear knockout...

The VITA however...has been one of the most SPECTACULAR handheld failures i can remember. I initially was psyched to get the system for Persona 4 gold...but now..seeing how the game support for this is NONEXISTENT i dont think i can justify the purchase. i think i might just cop a copy of persona 4 for the PS2...

NO price cuts at this point in the game is just flat out either 1.) a MASSIVE attitude problem sony has with the american consumer 2.) a level of denial that is astronomical 3.) both. 

3DS freaking KILLED this generation. A one sided bloody MURDER. 

well vita will pick up in japan...and keep dying everywhere esle.

I am not in America, and I already own a Vita, so this doesn't affect me. But even so, I still say *booooo* to this. It's time to get some bums on seats for this device Sony, otherwise developers are just not going to care about it.

EDIT: or what Mega says below, at least make those memory cards affordable.

The Price of the PSvita is fair. That is something I have no issues with. Sony could however cut the price of the PSvita memory cards to match SD and SDHC memory card prices. 32GB costing $100.00 for the PSvita could be brought down to match the price of 32GB on SD card.

This would help Sony sell PSvita in North America.

Sony will regret not adding 4k resolution games in a few years.  

NEW processor and format means can't play PS3, PS2 and PS1 on PS4 you will have to A) rebuy all the classic games again or B) you will have to purchase a monthly subscription so you can stream games for the PS4.