Two weeks ago, Sony Computer Entertainment senior vice president Masayasu Ito told 4Gamer, via DualShockers, that the company has turned all its first-party development to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. Naturally, PS Vita owners weren't so pleased with the news.

Now, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has clarified that the prior statements do not imply that first-party development for PS Vita has ceased. On the contrary, the company is still hard-pressed on making great games for PS Vita.

"I've been pretty honest saying our focus has shifted to PS4 and PlayStation VR, it's not like we don't have any development at all," the PlaySation executive told GamesSpot at Paris Games Week. "We do, but our focus is on PS4 and PlayStation VR, and we are happy to see third-parties and indies support it."

When asked to comment on the noticeable absence of PS Vita games at E3 and most of Sony's press events, Yoshida explained that the exclusion was just a matter of time constraints. He said that Sony could have used its stage time to talk about its new online services, PS Vita Games or the PlayStation 4's new features. Instead, the company ultimately decided to allocate the 90-minute presentations to just talk about the upcoming PlayStation 4 games and PlayStation VR.

"But still, great games are still coming out on Vita. I can't wait to play a game called Severed, by DrinkBox studios, they are one of my favourite indie developers. And there's Nuclear Throne, by Vlambeer, and Volume is a great game that I'm waiting to come out on Vita," quipped Yoshida.

The PlayStation executive also cited that "Dragon Quest Heroes 2" will come out to PS Vita. The original game was released earlier this year as a PlayStation-3 and PlayStation-4 exclusive.

When asked if he sees a future for the portable gaming platform's beyond 2016, Yoshida answered, "Yeah I do, but we have to see. Nowadays, still people are excited and using Vita very frequently, it's a great portable gaming system. As long as there is a demand, why not?"

It's worth mentioning that Yoshida told IGN back in June at E3 2015 that Sony was not developing any new AAA titles for PS Vita. Hence, it stands to reason that Sony may have a couple of smaller first-party titles planned for its portable gaming platform instead.

Walking past Sony's involvement, PS Vita owners still have a lot of third-party titles to look forward to such as "Danganronpa 3," "Zero Time Dilemma" and "LEGO Marvel's The Avengers."