Sony's dream to catch upon with Nintendo is still on , launches "PSVITA" @ $249

My first reaction was What the F***k is this. Honestly, I was not expecting some thing big from Sony.  I knew, they definitely going to show an extend version of Uncharted Golden Abyss. Than few gentleman came & started playing demo of upcoming games to be launched on PSVITA such as Street Fighter X Tekken among other. The company also named various titles via a teaser. Some prominent titles / games include Little Big Planet, ModNation Racers, Super Stardust Delta, and Wipeout 2048. Though, Ken Levine mentioned about Bioshock game (still to be announced). Finally, after all pomp & show, Kazuo Hirai unveiled the pricing of “PSVITA”. Well, as expected they placed Wifi version of PSVITA at par with Nintendo’s 3DS @ $249. If wifi version looks too basic,  than you can go for 3G versions, which is $50 more than Wifi version @ $300. If you reside in USA & want 3G model than you can rely on AT&T networks.  I am sure, PSVITA is a sweet deal as compared to 3DS. This time,  gamers have no reason to complain about Dual - Analog sticks found on PSVita.  You can take home this adorable beast this holiday season. 

E3 2011: The future of gaming Industry

We are hours away from Sony’s E3 press conference & latest internet buzz throw more light on  “PSVITA” logo filed by SCEE. The trademark filed by Sony in Europe clearly matched with the earlier reports circulating on  internet . No word from Sony representatives to rule out or accept the concrete evidence. “PSVITA” or” NGP “will be the main attraction at this years E3 gaming conference. The Tokyo based company will going to announce NGPs official name, price & its availability across the world. Analysts at the moment are divided about the future of portable handheld consoles. If we go by Nintendo’s 3DS below expected market reaction & declining revenue from physical games , this clearly indicated a do or die situation for Sony , who not only facing double competition in handheld space but also in home consoles race. Recently, Microsoft announced Xbox 360’s magical numbers with the media, which clearly indicates Xbox power over Sony’s PlayStation 3.  Besides, suspense surrounding NGP’s official name, the upcoming handheld console will solve the mystery of up scaling of PSP games or backward compatibility for instance. On the other hand, mighty Nintendo is ready to step into the territory of NEXT –GENERATION gaming with “Project Café “. It’s Touch –enabled remote is toast of town at the moment. Some say that the upcoming console comes with a inbuilt projector others say that a kind of ipad in the form of 6 inch screen attached to the remote, which can be de-attach as per consumer needs. A sort of tablet, I suppose. Will that tablet cum remote runs Apps?  Is Nintendo planning to launch an App store? Questions are many like what about the future of 3DS. Are they planning to announce 3DS price cut? The gaming line up looks pathetic at current stage lets hope for the best. For the best of my knowledge, Microsoft will going to announce some new value – added services to boost its Xbox live services. They recently announced that Xbox 360 has become the  leading source for Entertainment activities besides gaming. So, expect some new offers in the form of rumored “Xbox live Diamond “pack for instance looks promising. This years E3 gaming conference is an important event for developer / publisher community. There are multiple events planned to entice gamer’s community. According to E3 boss, they expect more than 45, 000 attendees at this years E3. Amazingly, it’s a great platform for average or middle manufacturer / developers to unveil their technologies under one big roof. I hope we will get to know the future of gaming via E3 2011. 

E3 2011: THE SHOW MUST GO ON ……

My body temperature is soaring at the moment. If you are a true gamer, you must be in a same dilemma mode. Each past day, we heard some thing unbelievable about gaming industry just like our Solar System. The more you dig into it, the more you going to think about it.  Today, I am going to raise few questions before the E3 gaming conference kick starts:

Here are few obvious questions exploding my mind:

1.     Will Nintendo going to slash 3DS price?

Nintendo never expected such a harsh behavior from its target gamers. I was expecting bleak sales from the beginning. Just to remind you that the company promised a rocking game lineup but where are the games? It’s time to slash 3DS price Nintendo. You cannot blind gamers just on the ground that 3DS is capable of showing true “3D”. Slash 3DS price by $100, still unreachable for many.

2.     NGP or PSvita...confusion prevails

        Hey listen up!  Sony... It doesn’t matter whether you name your upcoming handheld console NGP or PSvita. What matters is the capability of the console in terms of gaming .Pricing is still a big challenge in front of Sony. They need to launch console before 2012, if they don’t than assume bad days ahead for PlayStation team.

We will continue with our discussion……….

See you tomorrow…..