PlayStation Vita

The PlayStation Vita (or PS Vita) was a console that was the successor to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and suppose to rival the incredibly popular Nintendo 3DS, but it didn't even compare to the 3DS in sales.

The console came out in 2011 and was a commercial failure. The console failed because of its lack of third-party support, its broken promises, such as players can remotely play on their handheld device on the PlayStation 3 (or PS3), but it didn’t really work. The console also flopped because of the shift in mobile gaming, not many good ports, and its expensive memory cards. The console sold extremely well at first, selling 200,000 copies in North America, but the sales quickly decreased by 87% and the console was selling 12,000 copies per week. By 2013, the console sold 6 million copies, by 2015, the game sold 10 million, and by 2018, the console sold 16 million copies. In 2019, Sony stopped supporting the console. While the console did sell poorly, it sold extremely well in Japan, even out selling the PlayStation 4 (or PS4).

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http://christianlind.com/understanding-why-the-playstation-vita-failed/

https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/01/27/3-reasons-sonys-ps-vita-failed.aspx

https://www.goliath.com/gaming/10-reasons-why-the-playstation-vita-failed/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Vita