EA’s Gibeau: Vita has a better chance of succeeding than 3DS

EA hasn’t truly provided the 3DS with much support. They’ve released a Sim game, and will launch Need for Speed and FIFA later this year. That’s about it.

Perhaps EA’s lack of support can be attributed to their apparent caution with the system. EA Labels president Frank Gibeau believes that the 3DS “was a really interesting piece of technology but I think there was some confusion over it and the title slate was a little different.”

Gibeau said that he can see Vita having a better chance of success than 3DS due to Sony’s stronger lineup of launch titles, improved technology, and innovation behind their product:

“I think that part of the videogame business is tough right now because they have had some significant competition come in that was totally disruptive, and that was the smartphone. I think [Sony has] got a shot because they have some really unique innovation in the control scheme, the technology and the screen. It’s got a lot of social features now so that you can actually communicate with your friends and be social. You can’t ring them up by putting the device up to your ear but in general I think they’ve got most of the capabilities that you’d find in a smart phone, with some unique capabilities that make them stand out. I don’t think they’re quite in the same boat as the 3DS… the 3DS was a really interesting piece of technology but I think there was some confusion over it and the title slate was a little different. I think Vita has a better chance because it has a stronger title slate at launch. PSP’s had a great run in Europe as a device, it seems to have reached a much larger audience here than it did in North America. …”