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Shuhei Yoshida Reveals Why PS Vita Did Not Succeed as Focus Was Split on PS4 Development
Ex-PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida reveals PS Vita failed due to split focus on PS4 development, costly memory cards, and removed features.
PS Vita's Dedicated Memory Cards Were a Mistake, Says Shuhei Yoshida
In a recent interview with Kinda Funny, former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida discussed where they went wrong with the PS Vita. While he names a few reasons why the handheld wasn’t as successful as they’d like,
Shuhei Yoshida Reels Off List of Reasons the PS Vita Bombed
Yoshida also reveals that the PS Vita dev kit featured a video out, which allowed developers to plug it into monitors and work on games for the device. However, this was removed for the final unit in order to "save a few cents of cost".
Shuhei Yoshida Discusses Why the PlayStation Vita Failed - News
The former President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida in an interview with Kinda Funny discussed [...]
PS Vita almost had Switch-like capabilities, says former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida
Former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has discussed why the company's PS Vita handheld didn't sell well, stating Sony didn't have the resources to split between two platforms but originally it had similar capabilities to Nintendo's Switch.
Shuhei Yoshida Said He'd Resist PlayStation Live Service Push If He Was Still In Charge
Yoshida wasn't in favor of PlayStation's live service direction, suggesting it might have played a role in his removal. Pursuing live service games is risky, especially for Sony, after the failure of Concord and server shutdown.
Why Hasn’t Sony Done Anything More With Bloodborne? PlayStation Legend Shuhei Yoshida Has a Personal Theory
It is one of the biggest conundrums in the video game industry: why hasn’t Sony followed up Bloodborne with… anything? A remaster (Sony loves a remaster)? A sequel? A next-gen update? Fans of FromSoftware’s PlayStation 4 masterpiece have begged for more ever since the game launched to critical and commercial acclaim a decade ago.
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Former PlayStation Boss Shares Theory On Why the Vita Failed
A recently retired PlayStation veteran shares his take on why Sony’s PSP successor, PS Vita, didn’t take off in the handheld ...
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Former Exec Explains Why the PlayStation Vita Couldn’t Compete
The former PlayStation executive, Shuhei Yoshida, has recently left the company and shared his thoughts about the gaming ...
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‘We didn’t have resources’: Former PlayStation boss explains why Vita struggled, and what could be next
However, Yoshida said the biggest reason PS Vita failed to attract a significant audience was Sony did not have the development teams to support it concurrently with its home consoles PS3 and PS4.