Physical Vita Games Production Being Stopped by Sony

<img src="https://https://static3.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PlayStation-Vita-Physical-Games-Production-Stopped.jpg" /><p>The writing has long been on the wall, but Sony is finally ending production of physical <a href="http://www.screenrant.com/tag/PlayStation"><strong>PlayStation</strong></a> Vita game cards. The company's American and European branches sent out a notice today informing developers and publishers of the decision. Physical Vita releases have become a rarity in the past few years, with most releases seeing limited runs by specialty publishers.</p><p>Originally released in late 2011 (although it didn't make its way to North America until early 2012), the PlayStation Vita was the successor to Sony's PlayStation Portable. The handheld found some success early on due to a strong launch line-up and high-profile exclusives such as <em>Uncharted: Golden Abyss</em>, but Sony's attention quickly shifted solely to the PlayStation 4 after the Xbox One's disappointing launch catapulted Sony to a demanding lead in console sales. While essentially abandoned in terms of first-party development, the Vita managed to find a nice niche for itself by becoming the de facto home for handheld role-playing games and indie titles until the Nintendo Switch launched last year.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/sony-physical-vita-games-production-stopped/">Physical Vita Games Production Being Stopped by Sony</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/sony-physical-vita-games-production-stopped/">Physical Vita Games Production Being Stopped by Sony</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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May 14, 2018 at 10:05PM