PSVITA Master Thread - 2.10 Update

[AikonEnt]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Without the faxed/photocopied look.

lol

[cathexist]

I'm on the fence on this one...I think it's going to be a great piece of equipment, but if the amount of time I use my PSP is any indication...it would be sitting on a shelf if I bought it.

...want that Uncharted though

[AranhaHunter]

Originally Posted by cathexist

I'm on the fence on this one...I think it's going to be a great piece of equipment, but if the amount of time I use my PSP is any indication...it would be sitting on a shelf if I bought it.

...want that Uncharted though

I bought the PSP but didn't play it much and had to force myself to finish a game from one of my favorite franchises while skipping altogether on a couple of others. The device constantly gave my hand cramps while at the same time it was sorely missing a second analog AND touchscreen. The Vita fixes all that while adding a bigger and better screen. Add that to the fact that "transfarring" and cross platform play are real and here; that gets me excited about the platform.

[Shin-Ra]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

I bought the PSP but didn't play it much and had to force myself to finish a game from one of my favorite franchises while skipping altogether on a couple of others. The device constantly gave my hand cramps while at the same time it was sorely missing a second analog AND touchscreen. The Vita fixes all that while adding a bigger and better screen. Add that to the fact that "transfarring" and cross platform play are real and here; that gets me excited about the platform.

Yep, the cramped controls and rough image quality of PSP games killed my enthusiasm for PSP early.

[AranhaHunter]

Seems like it'll be U$249 for the wi fi version, U$299 for the 3G version:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Sony-C....html?x=0&.v=1

[Mavrick]

Holy shit!!! About £230 thats ****ing incredible!!! and by xmas

[detective392]

Really happy at the price and will probably get one sooner then later now and of course Uncharted: Golden Abyss

[AranhaHunter]

[Germtop]

The Bioshock dude mentioned something about a project for the PSVita and then didn't Tretton mentioned a Bioshock portable?

I wanted to hear more about that.

[AranhaHunter]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...-in-the-works/

All we have on Bioshock Vita now.

[Grim Reaper]

can we use the ds3 controller to play the games? like you can with pspgo.

[AranhaHunter]

Call me crazy but I think ATT will have a 2 year contract for U$99 bucks, or maybe even U$49.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

Call me crazy but I think ATT will have a 2 year contract for U$99 bucks, or maybe even U$49.

Really? I believe the price for iPad 2 3G was much higher than that. Not that I care since I'm not looking to buy a Vita with the 3G.

[AranhaHunter]

http://twitter.com/#!/jimreilly/stat...26291323621377

Rockstar developing Vita games.

GTA SAS and GTA Collection please.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...5&postcount=97

Rugby Challenge announced for Vita.

http://twitter.com/#!/jawltd/status/77918632289632256

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath coming to PS Vita this holiday season, with cross platform cloud saves #E3

[Shin-Ra]

Very nice price Crazy cheap compared to smartphones of much lower spec.

Oddworld! Seems they're upgrading PSN cloud saves then.

[Uxi]

I'm in for the wifi model!

Didn't get crap in Home. Was wearing my E3 Tron outfit from last year, too.

[AranhaHunter]

Hot Shots Golf Trailer

[linkgx1]

Very smart of them with the pricing. Makin' it real hard to justify me getting a 3DS instead....er wait OOT! But seriously, Nintendo's gonna have to cut some prices her.


Though I must say over $200 is too much for ANY hanheld to me.

[mlisette23]

Great price on both models and now I'll be getting one much sooner than I originally thought.

[Shin-Ra]

Also, by having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, PS Vita will enable infinite possibilities for users to "encounter," "connect," "discover," "share" and "play" with friends wherever they are. On January 27, 2011, SCE announced the first PS Vita application, "near", which will come pre-installed. It will let users discover what games PS Vita users in the vicinity are or were recently playing, as well as let users share their game information. "near" also enables location-based gaming features such as "gifting," in which a user can access virtual game-related items that other users are sharing, through checking in at geographic locations that others have also visited. The virtual items can include content unlocked from games, such as character costumes, weapons, and treasures. Sharing these items between users adds a unique dimension to the portable gaming experience on PS Vita while enhancing the social connectivity among the PS Vita community.

Additionally, PS Vita will come pre-installed with a newly developed application called "Party." "Party" is an innovative application for a portable entertainment system which enables users to enjoy voice chat or text chat not only during online gaming, but also when users are playing different games or using different applications such as internet browser. Through "Party", which offers a new form of social networking, and "near", which enables users to share their game information with other users anywhere, anytime, users can dramatically expand the boundaries of interactive communication.

Well there's your cross-game voice chat.

Also a tutorial application called "Welcome Park," developed specifically to guide every user about PS Vita's brand new user interface such as the front touch display and the multi-touch pad on the rear, will come pre-installed. By playing "Welcome Park", users can easily become accustomed to the three dimension-like finger motions used on PS Vita.

・Near
SCE will also provide location-based services on NGP as part of the basic features utilizing PlayStation Network. The new application called “Near,” developed specifically for this service and the network, will be pre-installed in the system to let users find out what their friends in the vicinity are playing now or what they were playing recently. Users can meet their friends and new players virtually, regardless of what games they are playing, simply by sharing their game information across different dimensions of time and distance.
SCE will vigorously promote PS Vita towards the launch as the next generation portable entertainment platform and work towards expanding the portable gaming market.*1 Some title names are tentative. Titles may differ by countries and regions.