Sony will end PlayStation Vita production in Japan in 2019

Sony will apparently stop producing its PlayStation Vita in Japan in 2019.

Hiroyuki Oda, senior vice president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, told Famitsu at the Tokyo Game Show 2018 that he did not intend to produce his successor.

"Currently, we have no plans for a new portable device," Oda told the Japanese channel. "In Japan, we will make the PlayStation Vita until 2019. From there, the delivery will be complete."

Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the fact that the United States and Europe would do the same.

In 2016, former SCEA CEO Jack Tretton suggested that PS Vita – which came out in Japan in 2011 and arrived in the US in 2012 – just came "too late". Since then, however, Nintendo's more dynamic switch has had massive success.

Sony has sold 16.04 million Vitas, both in its original form and Slim refresh, in the eight years since its release, according to VGChartz. In contrast, Nintendo has sold 19.88 million switches since March 2017.

Oda also revealed that the 20 games on PlayStation Classic, which been announced Wednesday, will differ between Japan and the western regions. The currently announced games – Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3 and Wild Arms – will be shared, but the other games will be selected based on their popularity in the area and the quality of the PlayStation. Mark.

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