PlayStation Vita is about to launch in Japan and it'll be launching in the West in February. While there are some who are skeptical about it and dedicated portables in general, some of the harshest commentary we've seen yet comes from Bossa Studios head Henrique Olifiers who stated that Vita will "die a horrible premature death."
Why does Olifiers bash Vita? Well, he believes that devices with walled off environments are inherently backwards in this new era of open platforms and cross-platform gameplay. His comments came when asked if he'd consider bringing any of his studio's social titles to current consoles.
"We'll keep on the lookout to see what the next gen will bring, but if they want more focus on tech specs rather than usability and accessibility, I don't think it will be for us," he remarked to VideoGamer.com. "I hate the fact you cannot play a game on the PS3 against the same game on the 360 or PC. Walled gardens in a world where people are freely connected all the time is just a dumb idea that limits what is achievable."
"Valve is bang on: proprietary stuff is madness, we should be moving to more open platforms, to interoperability, bringing everyone together. If this is not the motto for the big console manufacturers, not only will we not be there – they're likely to die a horrible premature death, the kind of which I think the Vita will suffer from."
It's worth noting that Vita will have the ability to play with PS3, but of course this is all within Sony's environment and still doesn't address Olifiers' concerns.
Bossa is known for social title Monstermind. Perhaps Olifiers used this argument to draft some Sony talent, as just last week it was reported that Team Ico executive producer Yoshifusa Hayama left the company to develop social games at Bossa.
