Sony PSVITA Discussion

[Skyboxer]

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i took the internal case out of the main case and the crystal case fits perfect in its place.

[WildFan22]

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I had to do it the hard way.

Here are Sony's top 9 tips for the Vita.

1. Order in the court! By now, you’ve probably figured out how to move your game and app bubbles around the Home Menu by pressing and holding one using the front touchscreen, enabling you to drag it around into different frame. You can even change the background color or image by tapping the theme icon in the bottom right of each frame. Get creative and design your own background images (which you can transfer to your PS Vita via PS3) like James Gallagher from the EU PlayStation Blog did here.





2. Let there be light. You can adjust your PS Vita’s OLED screen brightness mid-game without the hassle of jumping into the Settings menu. Just hold the PS button to bring up a quick-access menu that enables you to adjust brightness and your custom music options. Wanna listen to the soundtrack to Armageddon while carving through Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus? Don’t miss a thing, baby.




3. Call for backup. Let’s face it: electronic devices have an uncanny affinity for toilets. We can’t prevent that, but we can help ensure you don’t lose your precious saved game data. Simply connect your PS Vita to your PS3 via the USB cable, open up the Content Manager on your PS Vita, and select the the Back Up option to back up all your PS Vita’s game data and gain a little extra peace of mind.

4. Say cheese! PS Vita comes equipped with a simple but game-changing new feature: The ability to snap screenshots of your in-game exploits. Just press the PS button and Start at the same time: You’ll see a white flash and hear the snap of a camera shutter and the resulting image will be saved and neatly categorized in your Photos gallery. You’ll be able to take screenshots in the vast majority of games, though not every game.





5. Prettier PSP games. PS Vita currently supports more than 275 legacy digital PSP games and more are on the way. You can also improve the way those lower-resolution PSP games look on the PS Vita’s screen by pressing and holding the front touchscreen to bring up a Settings menu where you can activate several options. Checking “bilinear filtering” and “color space” seems to yield consistently smoother results, but experiment with your PSP games to find your favorite combination.




6. Slip into something more comfortable. PS Vita enables you to adopt a custom panel to add a little flair to your PSN presence. To change your PSN panel, navigate to Settings, PSN, Account Information, and Panel to choose from a wide assortment of artwork from first and third-party games.





7. Remote Play renaissance. Ever wish you could log into your PS3 remotely to access a video or initiate a PlayStation Store download? This handy feature isn’t technically new — it was supported on PSP — but thanks to PS Vita’s monstrous OLED screen and more powerful processors, it’s more useful than ever. Protip: Remote Play is compatible with any PSone games you may have on your hard drive, along with a handful of classic PSN games such as PixelJunk Monsters, PixelJunk Eden, and Peggle.




8. Bluetooth bliss. PS Vita supports high-quality stereo Bluetooth for audio output, so if you’ve got a nice pair of Bluetooth headphones (ahem), you can pipe in your game audio without restricting wires. In the Settings menu, touch Network and Bluetooth Settings and you’ll be able to pair your headphones to your new PS Vita. If you get stuck on the pairing code, try “0000.” If that doesn’t work, check the manual that came with your headphones (or look it up online) to find the proper four-digit code. Now enjoy a better life — a life without wires!




9. Silence is golden. Some people like soft jazz, others prefer silence. If you want to turn off PS Vita’s toe-tappin’ menu music, you’ll find the option in Settings > Sound & Display > System Music. While you’re there, you’ll notice an AVLS option. This limits the maximum volume when using headphones — perfect if you share your PS Vita with a little one.

[brett the jet favre]

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Whelp.... you guys claimed another victim, about to go trade in about 28 games into gamestop, and see how much i got from there, right now im probably gonna get the wifi only Vita, with a 16 gb memory stick, and probably Fifa 12 until the Show comes out, either way, im excited , thanks you guys

[SinisterAlex]

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Whelp.... you guys claimed another victim, about to go trade in about 28 games into gamestop, and see how much i got from there, right now im probably gonna get the wifi only Vita, with a 16 gb memory stick, and probably Fifa 12 until the Show comes out, either way, im excited , thanks you guys

I'm getting to close to this stage as well. Must hold off for a little while longer...

[BlueNGold]

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I'm getting to close to this stage as well. Must hold off for a little while longer...

You guys keep getting tempted while I've gotten less tempted since release.

I don't know exactly why that is. I think it's just because I realized I wouldn't have that much time for this, I don't need a portable system, and there are no games that truly jump out to me as of right now (a PSV GTA would change all of that in a heartbeat).

[Blzer]

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You guys keep getting tempted while I've gotten less tempted since release.

I don't know exactly why that is. I think it's just because I realized I wouldn't have that much time for this, I don't need a portable system, and there are no games that truly jump out to me as of right now (a PSV GTA would change all of that in a heartbeat).

And, of course, this is all good and fine.

Honestly, I see why I'm getting incredible value out of this thing. I can't say that for everybody around here by my personal opinion, but everybody has it for different reasons. I have it as a portable device, plain and simple. I don't have a Smartphone, so it "replaces" that when it comes to non-phone related activities, etc. Best $250 I ever spent heh.

[CaptainZombie]

I had to do it the hard way.

Here are Sony's top 9 tips for the Vita.

1. Order in the court! By now, you’ve probably figured out how to move your game and app bubbles around the Home Menu by pressing and holding one using the front touchscreen, enabling you to drag it around into different frame. You can even change the background color or image by tapping the theme icon in the bottom right of each frame. Get creative and design your own background images (which you can transfer to your PS Vita via PS3) like James Gallagher from the EU PlayStation Blog did here.





2. Let there be light. You can adjust your PS Vita’s OLED screen brightness mid-game without the hassle of jumping into the Settings menu. Just hold the PS button to bring up a quick-access menu that enables you to adjust brightness and your custom music options. Wanna listen to the soundtrack to Armageddon while carving through Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus? Don’t miss a thing, baby.




3. Call for backup. Let’s face it: electronic devices have an uncanny affinity for toilets. We can’t prevent that, but we can help ensure you don’t lose your precious saved game data. Simply connect your PS Vita to your PS3 via the USB cable, open up the Content Manager on your PS Vita, and select the the Back Up option to back up all your PS Vita’s game data and gain a little extra peace of mind.

4. Say cheese! PS Vita comes equipped with a simple but game-changing new feature: The ability to snap screenshots of your in-game exploits. Just press the PS button and Start at the same time: You’ll see a white flash and hear the snap of a camera shutter and the resulting image will be saved and neatly categorized in your Photos gallery. You’ll be able to take screenshots in the vast majority of games, though not every game.





5. Prettier PSP games. PS Vita currently supports more than 275 legacy digital PSP games and more are on the way. You can also improve the way those lower-resolution PSP games look on the PS Vita’s screen by pressing and holding the front touchscreen to bring up a Settings menu where you can activate several options. Checking “bilinear filtering” and “color space” seems to yield consistently smoother results, but experiment with your PSP games to find your favorite combination.




6. Slip into something more comfortable. PS Vita enables you to adopt a custom panel to add a little flair to your PSN presence. To change your PSN panel, navigate to Settings, PSN, Account Information, and Panel to choose from a wide assortment of artwork from first and third-party games.





7. Remote Play renaissance. Ever wish you could log into your PS3 remotely to access a video or initiate a PlayStation Store download? This handy feature isn’t technically new — it was supported on PSP — but thanks to PS Vita’s monstrous OLED screen and more powerful processors, it’s more useful than ever. Protip: Remote Play is compatible with any PSone games you may have on your hard drive, along with a handful of classic PSN games such as PixelJunk Monsters, PixelJunk Eden, and Peggle.




8. Bluetooth bliss. PS Vita supports high-quality stereo Bluetooth for audio output, so if you’ve got a nice pair of Bluetooth headphones (ahem), you can pipe in your game audio without restricting wires. In the Settings menu, touch Network and Bluetooth Settings and you’ll be able to pair your headphones to your new PS Vita. If you get stuck on the pairing code, try “0000.” If that doesn’t work, check the manual that came with your headphones (or look it up online) to find the proper four-digit code. Now enjoy a better life — a life without wires!




9. Silence is golden. Some people like soft jazz, others prefer silence. If you want to turn off PS Vita’s toe-tappin’ menu music, you’ll find the option in Settings > Sound & Display > System Music. While you’re there, you’ll notice an AVLS option. This limits the maximum volume when using headphones — perfect if you share your PS Vita with a little one.

Nice post Wild, I think this should help a lot of people out.

If Sony doesn't go the bubble route for PS3 I think a cool option would of been for also allowing the XMB on the vita. I do see them having to open up more panels in the future since I was reading there is a limit right now.

[Garrett67]

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Since the PS3 isn't a touch screen device, I don't think the bubbles would work.

They are great and make sense on the Vita but not so much on the PS3

[brobamigo]

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for those trading in games for vita...go to best buy and tell them you want to preorder the show and you'll get 50% extra on your trades...then put five $ on the show and buy the vita and just cancel your preorder later

[Chef Matt]

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for those trading in games for vita...go to best buy and tell them you want to preorder the show and you'll get 50% extra on your trades...then put five $ on the show and buy the vita and just cancel your preorder later

I might do that just to order the PS3 version of The Show!

Then with my gamestop gc I'll get the vita version and my troubles will be solved!

[Aggies7]

for those trading in games for vita...go to best buy and tell them you want to preorder the show and you'll get 50% extra on your trades...then put five $ on the show and buy the vita and just cancel your preorder later

I want to do that but how do they compare to amazon and I thought you had to buy them from best buy to trade them into best buy

[mrprice33]

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Really enjoying Mutant Blobs Attack so far. The first table maze was awesome but tough.

[Skyboxer]

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I would do that but The SHow is already "Mine" .. I just have to pick it up March 6th at Best Buy. I did the Buy 2 get one free and the Show is 1 of the 3.
Still irks me I almost had it early though and it didn't go through.

Going to keep the search going though. Like many, it's a ritual.

[brobamigo]

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You can trade any game to best Buy it doesn't have to come from there..I was just posting that for those trading in just to get a vita as its a way to save some money

[aukevin]

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I went out of town this weekend to visit my mom and brother. Usually when I got there I take my PS3 or XBox, this time I only took the Vita and I am happy to say it was all I needed. I got a lot of time in with it and really enjoy, definitely happy I got it.

Something I did realize though and a lot more playing, was that I prefer the Vita without the grips. I took the grips but since they didn't fit in the case, I had them in my suitcase and never bothered to get them out. I played HSG and ModNation all weekend without them. They aren't needed for HSG anyway, but I was surprised that I ended up actually preferring MNR without the grips. I really like the feel of the grip part that touches your palms, but it is the triggers that I just didn't like. They are a little stiff and I got used to that, but I realized that I was putting too much effort into pulling them than I do without the grips on. And with a racing game, I just didn't get that warm fuzzy from the grip triggers that I was pulling the shoulder button all the way down and getting full acceleration. I'm sure the grips were, but I just couldn't tell because of the stiffness in the triggers. So I've decided to leave the grips off for now. I'll be interested in seeing if I want them back on for The Show or not.