14 DAY TRIAL // Sony has talked a bit about its overall E3 2014 press conference last month and noted that the perceived lack of focus on the PS Vita was due to the fact that it wanted to highlight the PS4, as well as some of the other technologies coming soon, like Project Morpheus or PS Now.
Sony presented quite a lot of impressive games and projects at E3 2014 last month, including headliners like Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, but also new demonstrations for the Project Morpheus virtual reality headset and the PlayStation TV microconsole.
However, the company neglected to allocate time for the PS Vita, but this doesn't mean that Sony is completely abandoning the portable console.
According to Sony Europe boss Jim Ryan, who talked with GameReactor, there was a limited amount of time and other projects needed the spotlight at E3 2014.
"You get an hour and half on the stage," Ryan explained, "and you've got to work out what's really important to talk about. And obviously PS4, and we also wanted to talk about the innovation stories of PlayStation Now, PlayStation TV and Morpheus. So that stuff was all top of the list," he said.
However, Ryan notes that there were plenty of games, particularly independent titles, that were confirmed for the PS Vita and also mentions that the Remote Play functionality with the PS4 is still a crucial feature.
"We did talk about Vita, and we name-checked some of the games that are coming to the platform. We name-checked the fact that there's over 100 games in production still. We name-checked the remote play functionality with PS4."
According to Ryan, lots of people interact with their Vita consoles every day, but more and more use it due to the Remote Play feature in order to enjoy their PS4 games more easily.
"Let's not forget that remote play is here and now with PS Vita and it is incredibly well received. The statistics about the way people use remote play with their PS Vita are very strong, and when people do it, it's not like they try it once and then put the Vita away... they go back and they use remote play on their Vita again and again and again."
As such, it seems that the PS Vita will continue to be an important device for Sony, even though its connection to the PS4 is among the few things keeping it alive and relevant.