SONY PlayStation Vita (PS Vita)
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Wrath Of Khan
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there's demos on the vita ps store for most of the currently released games.Wipeout 2048 is actually very good and im a total wipeout cynic, considering that the bastard remnants of psygnosis have been puking these games out for years now. Gravity rush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecp-RTtmtX8looks like a good original title on the horizon too and dragons crown looks like a good retro style 2d beat em uphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_ZL-RpsCfc
milkshake
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Why cant i find it in the uk strore same with netflix!
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US PlayStation Store for now, bro.
milkshake
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apparently it will be in the europe store today at some point
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Ah ok, cool. I'll have to get that one for my other Vita then, even though I already have 3 other Vitas (1 with Australian PSN account, 1 with USA PSN account and 1 with Japanese PSN account).
wermy
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Wow, you did get a good deal! Kudos to Amazon's CS.
One thing I've enjoyed about the Vita is that there are some great (and cheap) PSN-only games. Super Stardust Delta, Hustle Kings, and Motorstorm RC, to name a few. All are under $10, I think.
Edit: And yes, there is a pretty good selection of demos.
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@Sony
Well, I'm still loving the Vita and I'm still using it almost everyday. Currently I'm racking my brain playing Rayman Origins and I'm hoping to get back to Hot Shot's at some point, but I know that will be a grind, so that one is on the back burner currently.
I've never used Skype, but I'm glad to see it appear, and that it works well for those who are interested.
I did finally dust off my 3DS today, but that was only to update with the new FW, so I could clean my desktop with the new folder option(ok for what it is).
So even though the Vita is kinda of dry on new games currently, I'm still getting a great deal of play out of Uncharted, Rayman, Escape Plan, Hot Shots, and RC Motorstrom.
LONG LIVE VITA!
Chris
Well, I'm still loving the Vita and I'm still using it almost everyday. Currently I'm racking my brain playing Rayman Origins and I'm hoping to get back to Hot Shot's at some point, but I know that will be a grind, so that one is on the back burner currently.
I've never used Skype, but I'm glad to see it appear, and that it works well for those who are interested.
I did finally dust off my 3DS today, but that was only to update with the new FW, so I could clean my desktop with the new folder option(ok for what it is).
So even though the Vita is kinda of dry on new games currently, I'm still getting a great deal of play out of Uncharted, Rayman, Escape Plan, Hot Shots, and RC Motorstrom.
LONG LIVE VITA!
Chris
milkshake
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Its out in europe now too skype that is, works well but without chat.
Wrath Of Khan
Soul soother...
Without chat?Can you hear the other person talking?must check out the skype app later
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It's all good, as I reckon this time next year will be a different story, because heaps of awesome games would have launched by then.
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SNESFAN
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saw a report of sony releaseing their playstation suite sdk for open beta. It would allow you to run homebrew apps on the vita. Sony seems to finally jumping on board the homebrew / independant developer scene.... well sort of... the sdk only allows you to run homebrew *you* make on *your* vita.
you will need to submit your apps to sony for approval and distrobution on the psn network. So that pretty much cancels out emulators... which is such a shame. Hopefully someone sneeks in a alternative software distrobution means through the offical means so stuff like emulators etc can be distrobuted.
it's a good move by sony, they won't have to worry too much about every single homebrew developer trying to break into their device to play their games.... which will leave the actual hackers to be limited to piracy and retro game entuisiats unless they approve emulators which is unlikely.
Once I heard this I was this close from buying one, but I will wait to see how that develops, but it looks pretty hopeful if it turns out that they approve emulators. Got my fingers crossed, but I won't be holding my breath
you will need to submit your apps to sony for approval and distrobution on the psn network. So that pretty much cancels out emulators... which is such a shame. Hopefully someone sneeks in a alternative software distrobution means through the offical means so stuff like emulators etc can be distrobuted.
it's a good move by sony, they won't have to worry too much about every single homebrew developer trying to break into their device to play their games.... which will leave the actual hackers to be limited to piracy and retro game entuisiats unless they approve emulators which is unlikely.
Once I heard this I was this close from buying one, but I will wait to see how that develops, but it looks pretty hopeful if it turns out that they approve emulators. Got my fingers crossed, but I won't be holding my breath
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I'm not from Australia or New Zealand, but I thought I'd chime in a bit. I haven't touched my Vita in a good long time now, with the exception of moving it from one spot to another. Part of that is because I'd been busy, but largely it's because:
- for fear of damaging the delicate finish (I've chipped it once already, don't even know how) it hasn't left the house
- my two memory cards have both switched to JP regions somehow, and all my US saves are now stuck on my JP account
- I've found the controls to be a bit more uncomfortable than I'd like, mainly because they're cramped too close together, and a bit too clicky for my taste
In fact, I've considered selling it on several occasions, with the main reasons for not selling it being that I want to dev for it later this year and being a first-gen console it might be hacked sooner than later. But with Sony patching the firmware automatically I'm not sure how the hackers are going to keep up, or if it'll even be necessary with the SDK going public.
Personally, my favorite portable game system has been the PSP-2000. The controls were comfortable enough, and the buttons had a good feel. It took the PSP-1000's flaws and fixed a lot of them. You didn't need software to transfer files from the PC to the PSP. The Vita feels like a step forward in a lot of places, but a step backwards in others. While I'm not certain I'd buy the next Vita version, I'm hoping they'll at least address the cramped controls.
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KK25
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I'd have to agree. I love my Vita, but I couldn't go as far as to say that it's the outright best thing ever. Pure hardware specs, sure, but without writing an essay, I'll just say that it has some points that are glaringly annoying to me and others that have just been done better before. It's a great system though. I've definitely got no regrets in buying it.
Having to use software for transfers would be my only real complaint of the Vita, and if I had to use it on a regular basis, I would have given the Vita a lower score due to it. It is broken on my Windows 7 PC, and I can only use it thru my Windows Vista laptop.
I can't stand any device where this is standard, and this is the reason I would never but another Aplle device again(itunes sucks much ass on windows). Thankfully, I don't use music or videos on my gaming devices(expept my Pandora on rare occasions), so this isn't a real problem for my Vita usage, but I do agree it is a HUGE step backwards, but it was no suprise considering the lockdown tactics against piracy.
I loved my PSP 2000, and I still use it from time to time. It was a wonderful device, and my only real complaint with that device was the lack of a second analog stick(not a huge deal for me personally), and the UMD format. Once I hacked my unit, it made it a much better device overall, as it allowed the PSP to be everything it could be and then some. The best part for me was no longer having to deal with the UMD's and getting improved battery life due to this improvement.
I have been a handheld gamer my whole life, and I started my journey back in the old Game & Watch and Mattel handheld years. I think I have owned almost every worthwhile handheld ever released, and the Vita is hands down my favorite of the bunch currently.
I think every unit ever released has had it pluses and minuses, but for me, the Vita has the most pluses thus far and the least minuses. So for that, I'm giving it my top honors, but in 5 years it may not live up to it's potential if great games and apps never see the light of day. So for the first few months it has been Awesome, but I may sing a differant tune in 5 years. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens.
Chris
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I got my PS Vita today, and I have to say, with the limited amount of games I have (that being demos and Modnation), it is a really great peice of kit, much better than the 3DS IMHO, but I don't believe the games will live up to the quality of those of the 3DS, only time will tell which will prevail, I guess.
Wrath Of Khan
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I get the feeling from sonys statements and their actions to date that they are going to ensure there is a lot of original vita games released.I think they have learned from the issues with the Psp.In contrast to the 3ds the vita has had several apps released soon after launch. Sony will try to maintain this momentum of rolling out apps and services in a staggered fashion over the coming months.Nesecarry firmware updates and games Im guessing should see a similar release schedule. This is what they seem to be doing by my reckonig anyhow.I was waiting a year for nintendo to get their act together and release some apps or proper services, movies etc for the 3ds before I finally sold it on e-bay.
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I can't wait till MGS HD Collection is released!!!
Exophase
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I was concerned that the SDK would only let you run programs in the SDK emulator. The SDK is said to use C#, and if it were emulator only that'd probably mean only C#, with the SDK running it in a native VM on your computer. But if you can run stuff on your Vita it might be possible to run native code still.
The upshoot of this is that other people who purchase the SDK should be able to compile your software for their PSVita. Although the prospect is still a little bleak, this could enable what's effectively a $99 charge to access an open homebrew store. Which could of course include emulators.
But if it's C# only then I'm not interested in attempting any emulators for it :/
EDIT: Dug further, and it'd appear Sony is dead set on making this mono-only. Lame. So the best performance you could hope for out of an emulator is by generating MSIL in a dynarec, but there's no way you'd even approach the performance of directly generating ARM code, and you'd probably never come close to what you could get with hand-optimized NEON code.
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SNESFAN
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well that kills it for me then...
someone wake me up when this thing is kernel level hacked =P
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