Sony may have finally decided to ax support for the PlayStation Vita, the handheld gaming device that has long been plagued by low sales, low third-party support, and low levels of interest in the gaming community.

According to reports, Sony has already stopped manufacturing Vita consoles in Spain. Vita has officially been discontinued in the country, PlayStation Spain confirmed via Twitter. It?s unclear whether other European countries will follow suit.

Sony launched Vita nearly seven years ago. The console has always been aimed at a niche market, but even so, the Vita brand struggled to truly take off. Though the Vita was a sensation when first released, it could never match up to the sales of the supremely popular Nintendo 3DS.
Sony has not made an official statement on the future of Vita consoles. Some Vita fans have taken the Spanish discontinuation as an early sign that Sony would halt production for good. The company did the same with the PlayStation 3. The console was first discontinued in Japan and was soon afterward discontinued around the world.

Vita has a dedicated fan base, but after Nintendo released the powerhouse Switch, the console?s future started looking increasingly grim. Vita still packs in a number of exclusives that fans love. The console is also known for highly rated games like Persona 4: Golden and Uncharted: Golden Abyss.
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