Sony has no plans to compete with the Nintendo Switch. The reason why? It thinks the handheld market is dead.

As Sony Interactive Entertainment’s president, Andrew House, explained, Sony believes that the handheld market is extremely “limited” in the age of the smartphone.

“The Vita experience was that outside of Japan and Asia, there was not a huge demand,” House told Bloomberg. “The lifestyle shift towards the dominance of smartphones as the single key device that is always with you, was the determining factor.”

Despite this, House admits that the Switch has been “really additive to the business,” with the release of Nintendo’s console possibly boosting sales of the PlayStation.

“The Nintendo device is a hybrid device and that’s a different approach and strategy.… The folks at Nintendo have their strategy and that’s great,” House said.

House concluded by saying that Sony intends to focus on the “big screen,” essentially cutting off support for the Vita and leaving handheld fans with little hope for a Vita successor.

“We remain focused around a highly connected gaming experience and also coupled with having a great range of other entertainment experiences so you can reach multiple people on the big screen in the household,” House said.

Posted: Sep 26, 2017 5:25 pm
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