The retailers are just treating it like Sony does, therefore the vita doesn't exist. The rule is, you can't stock something that doesn't exist, it's simply impossible.
I thought this was bullshit but I asked on my local gamestop for a Vita and they only had a few and all refurbished! Even Amazon aren't stocking them anymore, you have to buy it from a 3rd party.
Last out of 6 store's near me droped the Vita just after christmas and sold off what stock they had left dirt cheap, mostly a handful of the the launch 3G models, the only way you can get a Vita now is travel quite a distance or order online.
Can't really blame them no point in stocking something that doesn't sell.
Even with all the "it's dead" talk I still bought one recently and have been having a blast playing persona and muramasa.
I also am signing up for ps+ or whatever it's called and found out that it comes with a bunch of free vita games. Gravity rush is one of them which I was thinking about buying. I am pretty happy with the vita so far.
Even with all the "it's dead" talk I still bought one recently and have been having a blast playing persona and muramasa.
I also am signing up for ps+ or whatever it's called and found out that it comes with a bunch of free vita games. Gravity rush is one of them which I was thinking about buying. I am pretty happy with the vita so far.
Unfortunately they changed PS+ recently, so the instant game collection is really so "collection-y" anymore. Now it's just 2 games a month per platform.
Also, each game is only available for that month (starting on the first tuesday)
Even with all the "it's dead" talk I still bought one recently and have been having a blast playing persona and muramasa.
I also am signing up for ps+ or whatever it's called and found out that it comes with a bunch of free vita games. Gravity rush is one of them which I was thinking about buying. I am pretty happy with the vita so far.
Unfortunately they changed PS+ recently, so the instant game collection is really so "collection-y" anymore. Now it's just 2 games a month per platform.
Also, each game is only available for that month (starting on the first tuesday)
It's two games per system, per month. So, today I put six games in my cart (including Murasama for the Vita, and Strider for the PS4). Now I'll have those games as long as I have my subscription, which if XBL is any indication will be for at least ten years.
Basically, once a month you take a trip to Sony store and your collection grows. You just have to stay on top of it a bit more than you used to.
I just went to my nearest Best Buy. While I could Vita games and accesories, the console itself (apart from the display unit) was absent, which was not the case several months ago. I guess retailers are beginning to downsize their Vita sections until the console actually starts to sell (if ever).
Demand doesn't so much seem to be the issue as supply from the looks of it. If demand was high we'd know about it, it'd be reflected in sales numbers but it's not.
Like Pachter said, maybe Sony found a cost saving production measure and is revamping it's production to save on costs, that'd make sense. Or maybe there's a hiccup in the supply side needed for production. Whatever it is, Sony's not getting them out. I don't imagine it's a supply issue on distribution side (as if whatever third parties are involved in distribution decided to opt out of handling Vita stock), after all even Sony's website doesn't have them in stock.
Demand doesn't so much seem to be the issue as supply from the looks of it. If demand was high we'd know about it, it'd be reflected in sales numbers but it's not.
Web buzz. We do know.
56K NPD last month and hard to find.
There's been quite a few of vita boards visitors talking about it and looking for it.
Barely happened before.
There's a demand (not 3DS woah demand) that clashed with the Sony's supply.
Not completely disagreeing with what seems to be what you're trying to get across tho.
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