Sony once had big plans for PS Vita, but now it is treating the handheld as an extension for PlayStation 4 or an inferior platform fit only for indie developers. To that end, the company has decided not to develop any more first party games for PS Vita.
"When we launched the Vita with Uncharted, it was amazing; PS3-like quality in your palm," explained Sony's Andrew House. "But as time moved on, you are seeing PS4 quality and people's expectations for the graphic fidelity has gone up."
"It's very fortunate that the indie boom happened and they are providing lots of great content to Vita," he argued. "Gameplay, game mechanic-wise, people want to spend 10 minutes, 15 minutes getting in and out. On Vita, it's great with suspended functionality, so these indie games really great for that from a game design standpoint."
