PlayStation Boss Defends Vita, Slams Social Gaming

donniebaseball23 writes "Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton has come out swinging to defend the lackluster response the games industry has seen with the PS Vita. He deemed the sales level for the portable as 'acceptable' so far, and he brushed off any notion that social and free-to-play games are putting huge pressure on the portable and dedicated consoles market. 'I think the opportunity to be in the console business is greater than ever before,' he said. '[Social and free-to-play] is a business I think a lot of companies are learning is difficult to sustain for the long term. It's an adjunct or it's an add-on, but it's not where gaming is headed. It's an additive diversion. There's a place for social and freemium, but it's not going to replace the business models that are out there.'" The company is having a hard time getting third-party developers interested in the Vita platform.

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That's a shame

[geekoid]

the Vita platforms has a ton of really cool potential.

Re:Vita - Great hardware, not much else.

[Gizzmonic]

Oh, you bitter AC...what is it about this comment:

"You'll take our shit and /like/ it" development model to the extreme and wonder why developers are giving it a pass.

That makes this comment sound so hypocritical?

Portable gaming without traditional d-pad and button controls is here. Understand it, or be shoved aside.

It really has nothing to do with controls, and everything to do with the convenience of only having 1 device to carry around.