Sony PSVITA Discussion

[RunN1st]

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I've never understood why the need to use a handheld on a TV.
Not being smart just wondering what I'm missing.

For me it's a about portability. I played Gran Turismo and MLB The Show on my PSP using the output cable more than on my PS3. Being able to unplug-and-go or plug-in and sit, is a must for me.

[CaptainZombie]

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I've decided to pass for now...

1. No way to output to a TV.
2. Most likely will be a 2nd version that will be thinner/lighter/brighter and will be capable of outputting to a TV.

or at least here's hoping.

Most likely, just like what was down with the many million revisions of the original PSP. More and more features were added, better LCD screens, etc.

Skyboxer, the PSP didn't look to bad on the big screen, but not great. I think the Vita would look great if it had that capability. To some, this is an important feature that they can enjoy this on a larger screen. If the feature was there, I'd use it for sure every so often for those titles that are not on the PS3.

It kind of stinks having to wait another 2 weeks, but between UFC3 and Jack Collection with some WWE12 mixed in there it should keep me busy over the next few weeks.

[Skyboxer]

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Aaah .... Cool.
Never thought about when you are away on trip or something and wanted to hook to TV. I was nust thinking "why not use the PS3 if you want on tv" etc...

[Skyboxer]

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I just picked up the 8GB card at Gamestop, can't believe how tiny it is.

Just picked up mine and yeah it's small as crap!

[DamnYanks2]

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I'm in love

[Skyboxer]

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I'm in love
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Me too! Look at that Vita!
Plus Jessica is pretty cool also.

[CaptainZombie]

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PSV FW 1.6

PlayStation Vita owners can look forward to a major update on February 8. The system's version 1.6 update will be available for download on that date and adds two major features.

Your Home screen will now have a Map app. Open this up, and you'll be able to see your positional information on a map. The map can be viewed with satellite imagery turned on and off. You can also search for walking and driving directions and view details about your current location.

The system's photo app will be updated with the ability to take videos. The app is currently limited to static photos.

As a smaller change, the Home button will now flash blue when you have the Vita hooked up to power.

Separate from the system's firmware, Sony will release a MAC OS version of its Content Management Assistant for PlayStation program. Since the Vita's launch, this has been available only for Windows. The program is required for transferring data between your Vita and computer.

This update will also reflect Sony's previously announced naming change from "PlayStation Network Account" to "Sony Entertainment Network Account." This is just a name change. There's no difference in the service features.

The Content Manager for MAC OS will also be released on 8th of February.


Pictures from the article. Maps app:




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[CaptainZombie]

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A few 1st party titles on PSN store:




I still think that $35.99 is too much for a $39.99 digital title. It's crap like this that makes one wonder how digital distribution can ever take off, let alone how this device can survive in the long run. I think most $29.99 MSRP titles now are bumped up to $39.99.

[CaptainZombie]

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Sony to Gamestop: Go Ahead And Sell Vita Games
Published by Will Anderson on February 7th, 2012 - in Gaming, Gaming News, PlayStation Vita

With a week left to go before the launch of the PlayStation Vita, Gamestops around North America have already begun receiving their shipments of first party titles games from Sony. Titles such as ModNation Racers, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and more have begun arriving in boxes as early as today at the video game retailer.



Additionally surprising is that Sony has apparently green-lit Gamestop to start selling their stock of Vita games. According to an unnamed source at Gamestop, employees have just received a corporate email stating that consumers can now head up to your local Gamestop and begin purchasing first-party Vita titles right now! Of course, you still can’t buy the PlayStation Vita until the 15th if you purchased the early bundle, or the 22nd if you purchased the normal bundle. But at least you won’t have to worry about your game being in stock!

[DickDalewood]

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A few 1st party titles on PSN store:




I still think that $35.99 is too much for a $39.99 digital title. It's crap like this that makes one wonder how digital distribution can ever take off, let alone how this device can survive in the long run. I think most $29.99 MSRP titles now are bumped up to $39.99.

As I've mentioned before, $5 isn't NEARLY enough savings for me to ever switch to digital versions over hard copies. For as many GBs as these titles take up, I'd need to drop a pretty penny just to have a large enough memory card to store them.... that or have multiple memory cards, which, in that case, I might as well just have the hard copies of the games. The tradeoff just isn't there.

With zero costs in packaging and cartridge production, a $5 savings is ridiculous. That means we are to believe that it only costs an extra $5 per copy for these games to be manufactured to their cartridges, cased, box art printed, and shipped to stores.... riiiiiight.

Digital music makes perfect sense... 99 cents for a song, with room for thousands upon thousands of tracks... the same goes for digital books, as the small file size works very well... at this point, digital copies of software just don't make sense, and aren't even close to reaching the point of being the lead format.

[AUChase]

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The guy I spoke to, at Best Buy, said they only had 6 pre orders.

I'm not sure how well this thing is going to sell..

I've finally made my mind up and am going to wait it out for a future price drop.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Did I read that right on the screen shot... Hot Shots Golf has a online pass? Do we really need online passes locking out stuff on a mobile device?

[Skyboxer]

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Did I read that right on the screen shot... Hot Shots Golf has a online pass? Do we really need online passes locking out stuff on a mobile device?

Good catch and that sucks.......

[Blzer]

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I heard that most/a lot of games will have online passes, and if you download the game through PSN, you need to purchase the online pass separately, which normally comes out to about the same price as the game in retail stores themselves.

Kind of sucks.

[aukevin]

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I heard that most/a lot of games will have online passes, and if you download the game through PSN, you need to purchase the online pass separately, which normally comes out to about the same price as the game in retail stores themselves.

Kind of sucks.

Wow that makes no sense. If digital downloads don't come with the online pass, then they are really going to struggle.