http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...vita-successor
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That's a tough question," he replied when asked about a PlayStation Vita 2. "People have mobile phones and it's so easy to play games on smartphones," Yoshida said. "And many games on smartphones are free, or free to start.
"I myself am a huge fan of PlayStation Vita and we worked really hard on designing every aspect. Touch-based games are fun - there are many games with really good design. But having sticks and buttons make things totally different.
"So I hope, like many of you, that this culture of playing portable games continues but the climate is not healthy for now because of the huge dominance of mobile gaming."
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Well I think Yoshida's statement above would be the entire opposite had they invested more into it to take advantage of the PS Vita's power & backed it with more exclusive games when it launched & continued to invest because it was more powerful than any Smartphone & even had 3G four years ago. I remember watching the E3 reveal of Uncharted & SF.. Heck even an OLED screen on it. The price tag was hefty however I thought Sony would make up for that by having cheaper priced AAA games & cheap memory cards. It truly is sad to see such potential wasted. If he was a "huge fan" of the Vita maybe he could of fought harder to keep it relevant by today's standards instead of playing Mobile on his Ericsson. Ok that's harsh but as a Vita owner & all the hype that went along with it at its launch.. I expected a little more fight against the competition to come.