The only game on iPad that I played and loved was Space Invaders Infinity Gene, and that is definitely a casual.

Angry Birds is free with on Android because piracy is insane on that platform and Google is doing a poor job fixing it. To compensate for this Rovio has filled the game with ads (that are proven to drain battery life) and most other developers do the same thing.

Unless Google can unify their Android platform devs won’t create original content for it unless its free and in which case it’ll probably be ad supported.Its also worth noting that despite the fact that Android has a larger install base, more people download content from Apple.

The point of this article isn’t to say “iPad games are cheaper, buy those instead”. It’s to say that Sony needs to take a look at what Apple are doing and learn from it. They should be working with all these top tier iOS developers to their games on the Vita and offer them at comparable prices.

Times are changing, Sony needs to change with it. 

It’s been said before and it will be said again, there is no substitute for physical controls. Puzzle games are 1 exception I can think of, as the Vita has dual touch, physical, motion and AR I think we can call that 2-0 to the Vita.

Price is an issue only if you let it be, I am a student and so not overly well off and yet I have 7 physical and 5 psn games. My Vita and first 2 games didn’t cost me a penny (Gamestation ran a very good promo in the run up to launch which gave you extra credit on trade ins towards a Vita, 1 3DS and a load of old PS3 and 360 games got me a Vita with no money down!)

When PSS launches there will be all the crappy iOS games you could ask for, only better because of the physical controls, finally making games like Modern Combat 3 playable!! I for one won’t buy many no matter how cheap they are… you get what you pay for.

I’m not sure how this is considered an Apple advertisement when it clearly is the truth. Sony knew the competition they would face beforehand and had time to plan accordingly so any type of negative feedback they receive should be no surprise.

yep, they should but this on the back of the box;

“The iPad will probably never have a game that scratches my gaming itch like God Of War or Zelda”

Yeah swiff but It won’t if more and more people get Android Angry birds, bejeweled and other games are free, as well as most of their other apps on I devices and if more and more people start using Google play music which they can upload basically your entire music library on to their server and then download it on any device that you can use the app people will get away from it. Google has made bank but not as much as apple and I dont think they’d really go all out to do so but 25,000 is CRAY and then on top of that you can have as many Google accounts as you heart desires. I’m all of playstation suite and XNA like sprinkles, because now Sony is letting folks develop on it( and I have a free copy of XNA 3 and 4 to download) Microsoft is going to let more people start eating because before they where very very selective but they see that the vita is their chance ( and lets not forget the Android powered walk man that coming out) They could potentially  split the mobile market into and maybe just maybe if they Throw that money out get a head of the game. 

I see you didn’t bother to read what we’re saying Carl. The Vita IS going to have an app ecosystem like those found on iOS and Android devices. That ecosystem goes by the name of Playstation Suite and is in development right now. It will be built not only for the Vita but also Playstation certified devices of which there are already several Sony Android phones and their Android tablets. As time goes on more Sony devices and other manufacturers will be able to Playstation Certify their devices.

The Vita had an amazing lineup of launch titles and as what happens with EVERY SINGLE console out there, there’s going to be a bit of a lull immediately after launch. Why is that? Because most of the developers would have aimed for the launch window, which creates a gap in available games immediately afterwards. We have more games incoming and chances are a lot of developers are waiting for E3 to announce their titles. We’ll just have to wait and see, but you seem to be writing off the Vita far too early.

Also, you do have to keep in mind the projected lifespan of a device like this. In the iOS world you have a new device every year which is the “next big thing” so they do have to push hard and fast to make as many sales as possible, for the next device is only a year away. In the world of consoles and the Vita, they have a multi-year projected lifespan. The fact that the Vita doesn’t sell as well as the New iPad, or that the PSS wasn’t ready at launch, or that a plethora of new games aren’t already announced at this very moment don’t mean as much to something like the Vita as they would an iOS device. In the overall lifespan of the Vita it’s a newborn and likely has a few years of life ahead of it. A device like the new iPad is already a toddler and will be old hat in less than a year.

I love my Vita and I want it to have a steady flow of games. Games of all prices and sizes but I feel that Sony has dropped the ball in this regard. If you’re happy setting your Vita down for 6 weeks until Resistance is released then I think you’re the delusional one.

Thanks for commenting.

I don’t play games on my IOS device.  I use it to stream movies, read emails, and check other social networking outlets.  I simply use my consoles and PC for games.  Enough said.

Now I’m not a complete hater of on-screen controls. I have my smart phone and Sony Tablet and have played many games with on-screen controls. They serve their purpose, but I can’t count the number of times I’ve wished for physical controls. The Vita offers just that and I’m very excited about it. I have my Vita sitting behind me right now, still in the box. I’m just waiting for my full front screen protector to arrive then I can finally take it out and enjoy some quality portable gaming 🙂