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Sony Blames Time Crunch For Cutting The Vita From Their E3 Press Conference
The main focus of Sony's nearly 90 minute media briefing on Monday was debuting games for the PS3 and talking about other gaming initiatives, such as PlayStation Mobile. As a result,there was very little said about their newest system: The PlayStation Vita. In an article today from GameSpot, Sony's president, Shuhei Yoshida, explained that Sony had been criticized in the past for conferences that were too long. As a result, they wanted to keep things "very compact and impactful."
However, Yoshida does mention that there are 25 playable titles on the floor at E3, even though only 3 titles were talked about during the briefing: Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified. They also announced that the new White Playstation Vita bundle would include Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, the first game in the franchise to feature a female assassin. The last thing they they talked about, regarding the new handheld, was that PSone classics would soon be downloadable on the Vita.
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