Sony closes in on two million Vita sales

The first thought on Sony confirming that it has sold 1.8 million Vita systems to the end of March is 'ouch'. But add in the 100,000 it's added in Japan since then, (20k a week) plus the few western systems that Soul Sacrifice will have helped shift and the system must be nearly at two million.

Still ouch territory, but at least sales are rising and Kaz Harai and others at Sony have promised more to come...

"A game platform, like Vita – the software is the key to success, how good the software is," he said. "We have to reinforce the software area in order to improve the business, that is the basic line. And vis a vis Vita, at this moment, there is no decline or lack of motivation as a portable platform. And also, in order to connect with the Network, this is a very important product indeed for us, and therefore we still have a very high motivation to develop this further. There is no change. And services and software must be strengthened. In other words, the collaborative approach is very important, so is third-party. And from first party studios, the titles will be presented one after the other, so please look at them and give your evaluation based on them."