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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Lulz

[TheSpoom]

The company is having a hard time getting third-party developers interested in the Vita platform.

Aww, poor Sony. Why on Earth would developers not like them?

...Oh yeah, everything.

Re:That's a shame

[thePowerOfGrayskull]

So did the PS3, until they killed the Linux use of it. Now it is only Sony blackbox hardware. I'll never buy from Sony again!

You forgot to dramatically wipe away a single tear.

Re:That's a shame

[Mondoz]

That was implied in the performance, you insensitive clod.

Re:He's right, but missing the point

[zephvark]

or wasting time and grandmas

I can have no sympathy for people who are wasting grandmas. A grandma is not a thing to waste.