Sony PSVITA Discussion

[rudyjuly2]

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21 things you never knew about the Vita. Some are interesting.

http://www.gamesradar.com/21-things-...about-ps-vita/

[CaptainZombie]

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If you own a PS3 and the Vita can cooperate with it, it's a pretty cool setup.
I'm wondering if the Vita will be compatible with the PS4 though.

I'd assume they already planned for the future with this. Either that or they don't plan on releasing the PS4 for a few more years.

The PS4 is said to be running off the Cell again with 8 cores. Since they are using the similar architecture as the PS3 there shouldn't be issues with the Vita/PS4 connectivity.

[Flawless]

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Vita's Unit 13 Gets A Release Date

Sony confirmed the release date for Unit 13, the portable action game coming to PlayStation Vita from Zipper Interactive, the team behind the SOCOM series.

The game will release on March 6, 2012. The PlayStation Vita itself launches in North America and Europe on February 22, 2012.

Kotaku Impressions

For example, it doesn't have a story. Instead, it gives mobile gamers an experience more similar to smartphones games: small bites instead of the whole cow. Zipper manages this by exchanging a full-fledged plot for 36 standalone missions.

Those missions all vary in difficulty, length (how long they take to complete), and the type of gameplay. Unit 13 offers six playable characters, each with a different specialty: Marksman, Commando, Technician, Pointman, Gunner, and Infiltrator. They all are exactly as they sound. Stealth missions will be more difficult for the Gunner, and timed missions will be hell for the Technician. Every mission comes with a recommended character, but it's up to players who to use, and ultimately which characters to level up.

With experience, characters gain more abilities that fit with their specialty.

Unit 13 takes a more Wario Ware approach. The levels can be very quick, but it's up to players how deeply they involve themselves in any mission and how long they take to finish. One mission I played had a 3-minute timer while another was listed as short, but I spent ten minutes avoiding all enemy contact. It's very possible, depending on the mission, to spend an hour on a single one.

Unit 13 supports cooperative play over a Wi-Fi network for all 36 missions.

All missions are scored with 1-5 stars, which are added up to unlock boss battles, or High Value Targets (HVT). Making up a total of nine additional levels, HVT missions are harder, have no checkpoints, and can't be played with a friend. Interestingly, players who complete HVT missions can share access to those missions (each new mission is accessible after earning 20 stars) with anyone on their friends list or Vita owners in close enough proximity (using Near). The unlocked boss battle is only available for three hours, but it's an interesting feature that lets friends try out the tougher mission you may have unlocked, if only for a short while.

The gameplay feels what you'd expect from the makers of SOCOM. It's a 3rd person over-the-shoulder shooter that looks great on the 5" display. From my time with the game it ran smoothly and proved to be challenging but not overwhelming. I played two missions, one stealth and one timed, using the recommended characters. The stealth mission required me to steal two documents and return without sounding the alarm. The timed mission used the Gunner class, but it took several tries before I could balance running and gunning with cover gunplay to meet the short 3-minute window.

What I found most appealing about the game is that it felt like a real shooter experience on a handheld device, thanks both to the physical controls and the excellent graphics. PSP shooters haven't been significantly successful, which many attribute to a lack of a second analog stick, but with touch-screen functions, plenty of buttons and even the rear touch panel, the Vita has more than enough controls to calm any uncertainty you may have about hardcore shooters. From my experience with Zipper's latest, Unit 13 fits the bill as a true portable shooter.

[Flawless]

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Only asynchronous multiplayer for Modnation Racers on Vita. Interest gone.

No Online racing and No ModSpot confirmed

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[CaptainZombie]

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Only asynchronous multiplayer for Modnation Racers on Vita. Interest gone.

No Online racing and No ModSpot confirmed

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Now I see why this is $29, thanks flawless for the news.

[rudyjuly2]

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So you can't download mods, karts or tracks then? I loved downloading other creations on the PS3.

[Blzer]

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That... uhm...

****.

[Flawless]

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[Blzer]

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Unit 13 looks just like SOCOM. That's a good thing, but is it online as well?

This is kind of one of those games that I really need to sit down with and enjoy/focus with on a big television and stuff. We'll see how the stealth games pan out on a smaller screen with other ambient noises around you.

[DickDalewood]

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Unit 13 looks just like SOCOM. That's a good thing, but is it online as well?

This is kind of one of those games that I really need to sit down with and enjoy/focus with on a big television and stuff. We'll see how the stealth games pan out on a smaller screen with other ambient noises around you.

Headphones, Blzer, headphones.

[Blzer]

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Headphones, Blzer, headphones.

LOL I got that covered. I just mean an overall environment around you, like when you're about to uncover some raw Intel on some big terrorist organization, then suddenly you're tapped on your shoulder because someone is asking you what time it is.

[Flawless]

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Gamespot

"What we really wanted to do, and I think we learned from past, most recent, handheld device launches, is that you don't want to launch strongly and then go dark for three or four months and have nothing…So in subsequent months for Vita, we have launch, then we have MLB, then we got Mortal Kombat, then Resistance, then Little Big Planet, then Call of Duty, and Assassin's Creed."

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[RoyalBoyle78]

If u have head phones on I'm sure nobody is going to tap u.

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[Blzer]

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Don't know why I thought LittleBigPlanet would be a launch title. At least that eases up on my wallet, maybe long enough to make it a summer birthday gift.

[Blzer]

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If u have head phones on I'm sure nobody is going to tap u.

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LOL I can see my original point has completely gone the way of the dodo already. It's best to just let it keep flying.