PSVita megathread

seanob43 · 08-07-2011 8:45pm #1

Hey guys,
What does everyone think about the Vita?Haven't seen many threads about it round these parts.Sony just released a new trailer for it,just wondering what some boardsies reactions are to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDyisoKKxWw

jesus_thats_gre · 08-07-2011 8:52pm

Great to see that every single human race is represented in the ad.. The ad is cringe worthy to be honest.

James Forde · 08-07-2011 8:56pm

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Great to see that every single human race is represented in the ad.. The ad is cringe worthy to be honest.

god awful more like

amacachi · 08-07-2011 8:58pm

Can you play games on that thing?

seanob43 · 08-07-2011 10:20pm

Yeh the ad isn't much tbh but what do you guys think of the system itself?

seanob43 · 08-07-2011 10:31pm

amacachi wrote: »

Can you play games on that thing?

That better be a damn joke

sgb · 08-07-2011 10:33pm

How much?

seanob43 · 08-07-2011 10:40pm

The WiFi version is going to cost €250 and the 3G and Wifi will cost €300,similar to the iPad.

Somnus · 08-07-2011 11:19pm

Been interested since announcement of the price. I never had a psp (or even gameboy :eek:) and that price for this kind of hardware is class in my opinion.

So I'll most likely pick one up at some point anyway

sink · 08-07-2011 11:37pm

Portable or not, Who the hell play's video games while walking?

seanob43 · 08-07-2011 11:44pm

Sony now have the hardware.All we need now is the games to go with it.

im stuck! cnt tink of gud name · 09-07-2011 12:28am

when do ye think it will be relesed here ?

seanob43 · 09-07-2011 11:43pm

Sony haven't stated a specific release date for Europe or anywhere ,for that matter but at E3 they said they had "a planned 2011" release date.

Also if anyone has any Vita questions feel free to ask me either on this thread or on PM.:D

Thanks,
Sean

Sephiroth_dude · 10-07-2011 1:03am

seanob43 wrote: »

The WiFi version is going to cost €250 and the 3G and Wifi will cost €300,similar to the iPad.

Ipads are more expensive than that are they?:)

cant wait for the vita

animaX · 10-07-2011 3:38am

Its a definite day one purchase for me (possibly even the jap version as i'm currently based in asia-pac).

I can't emphasise enough how much gaming and value for money I got from the original psp. Been playing it since launch and still playing it today (plane/train journeys).

Look at the guy at 1.32 in the advert, how awkward is his grasp?! And his facial expression!

Sephiroth_dude · 10-07-2011 10:44am

animaX wrote: »

Its a definite day one purchase for me (possibly even the jap version as i'm currently based in asia-pac).

I can't emphasise enough how much gaming and value for money I got from the original psp. Been playing it since launch and still playing it today (plane/train journeys).

Look at the guy at 1.32 in the advert, how awkward is his grasp?! And his facial expression!

amen to that

seanob43 · 10-07-2011 12:34pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ipads are more expensive than that are they?:)

cant wait for the vita

No I was referring to how an iPad 3G costs $50 extra than the WiFi edition.Sony are doing the same thing with the Vita

Otacon · 10-07-2011 6:59pm

While it is a day-one purchase for me also, I have to say I hate the menu system. Bring back the XMB please!

boobar · 10-07-2011 7:06pm

Otacon wrote: »

While it is a day-one purchase for me also, I have to say I hate the menu system. Bring back the XMB please!

When will it be available in Ireland?

seanob43 · 10-07-2011 7:49pm

boobar wrote: »

When will it be available in Ireland?

Already answered in the thread mate.
"Sony haven't stated a specific release date for Europe or anywhere ,for that matter but at E3 they said they had "a planned 2011" release date."

seanob43 · 10-07-2011 7:55pm

Otacon wrote: »

While it is a day-one purchase for me also, I have to say I hate the menu system. Bring back the XMB please!

Have you played with it yet?I got some hands-on with it at E3 and have to say I don't think XMB would of worked that well with the Vita,I think a new menu system was required,saying that though the current menu doesn't really work better than XMB its just different.

But lets not worry,Sony still has time to change and tweak the system.Remember the original boomerang controller design for the PS3 that Sony said they're sticking with?.;)

Otacon · 10-07-2011 8:30pm

seanob43 wrote: »

Have you played with it yet?I got some hands-on with it at E3 and have to say I don't think XMB would of worked that well with the Vita,I think a new menu system was required,saying that though the current menu doesn't really work better than XMB its just different.

But lets not worry,Sony still has time to change and tweak the system.Remember the original boomerang controller design for the PS3 that Sony said they're sticking with?.;)

I haven't had the chance to see it for myself. My objections are more aesthetic than functional.

I actually liked the boomarang look!

seanob43 · 11-07-2011 11:19am

Otacon wrote: »

I haven't had the chance to see it for myself. My objections are more aesthetic than functional.

I actually liked the boomarang look!

Okay that's fair enough.Hopefully Sony will get everything tidied up by launch:)

Myrddin · 11-07-2011 1:03pm

seanob43 wrote: »

That better be a damn joke

Why? The ad is more like a social network promotion. Its impossible to tell anything about the device except that it has buttons, a screen, wi-fi & is black from that ad.

DarkDusk · 11-07-2011 1:24pm

I got a tip-off from gamestop yesterday. The lad at the counter said they were expecting a Nov/Dec release but have been informed it is going to be as early as September! I just can't wait!

seanob43 · 11-07-2011 2:14pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Why? The ad is more like a social network promotion. Its impossible to tell anything about the device except that it has buttons, a screen, wi-fi & is black from that ad.

Yeah I get what you mean but we're in a gaming forum.:p

seanob43 · 11-07-2011 2:15pm

DarkDusk wrote: »

I got a tip-off from gamestop yesterday. The lad at the counter said they were expecting a Nov/Dec release but have been informed it is going to be as early as September! I just can't wait!

Hmm that's very interesting,did he say anything else?

rcdk1 · 11-07-2011 2:40pm

seanob43 wrote: »

No I was referring to how an iPad 3G costs $50 extra than the WiFi edition.Sony are doing the same thing with the Vita

More like €120

Can't say I'm too impressed by the ad. Would be more inclined to put the money towards a SE Play or an Android tablet.

Myrddin · 11-07-2011 2:50pm

seanob43 wrote: »

Yeah I get what you mean but we're in a gaming forum.:p

Ah yeah, I think that was just Amacachi being tongue in cheek about it. I hope it has a high focus on gaming, & less focus on what Stephen Fry thinks about London's congestion charge on Friday mornings.

amacachi · 11-07-2011 2:57pm

Yeah I was just being obtuse but that ad doesn't really fill one with hope.

seanob43 · 11-07-2011 3:12pm

amacachi wrote: »

Yeah I was just being obtuse but that ad doesn't really fill one with hope.

Okay fair enough,thought you were just some boardsie who stumbled into this forum unaware of what a playstation is:D
My apologies....

DarkDusk · 11-07-2011 4:29pm

seanob43 wrote: »

Hmm that's very interesting,did he say anything else?

He said they are definitely getting them in on September (not as in for selling but you know what I mean). So that means you'll be able to walk into the shop round that time and ask them if they have one in the back and try it out. Or they'll probably have them on the little stands for trying out.. So I'm looking forward to September anyway!:D

seanob43 · 11-07-2011 4:41pm

Ah fair enough.Thought you were saying the full console was getting released September.Anyway,still good news,mind if write about it on the blog?

DarkDusk · 11-07-2011 4:50pm

seanob43 wrote: »

Ah fair enough.Thought you were saying the full console was getting released September.Anyway,still good news,mind if write about it on the blog?

Ya that's grand. BUT wait a minute, they said that it would probably release publicly September, so don't get your hopes down yet.

seanob43 · 11-07-2011 4:57pm

Okay but I seriously doubt that it will get a September release date,we're already in July.
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DarkDusk · 11-07-2011 5:11pm

No probs but my only criticism of it is that you should have space between words and full stops and apostrophes.

Example:

I went into the shop,expecting to see a PS Vita

Corrected version:

I went into the shop, expecting to see a PS Vita

Hope this helps,
James.

animaX · 12-07-2011 1:23am

rcdk1 wrote: »

Can't say I'm too impressed by the ad. Would be more inclined to put the money towards a SE Play or an Android tablet.

I don't think you can compare a tablet with a dedicated games machine. Tablets have too much 1-dollar gimmick gaming and simply don't offer good enough (or precise enough) controls for traditional gaming.

I doubt Experia play will have much legs (it's already been used in the same sentence as the n-gage!)

having said that I am fairly biased towards the psp ;-)

rcdk1 · 12-07-2011 11:06am

animaX wrote: »

I don't think you can compare a tablet with a dedicated games machine. Tablets have too much 1-dollar gimmick gaming and simply don't offer good enough (or precise enough) controls for traditional gaming.

I doubt Experia play will have much legs (it's already been used in the same sentence as the n-gage!)

having said that I am fairly biased towards the psp ;-)

I don't dispute what you've said but I think you may have mis-interpreted my post.

My basic point was that the ad is crap. It implies that the Vita is a social media device with some gaming capability (not a dedicated gaming device). It also implies that to get full use out of the Vita you will need 3G access. In this scenario, I'd look at the Play or a tablet first which are phone/social media devices with some gaming capability.

I realise that the Vita is more than this and like everyone else on this thread, regardless of what I/they might say, I'll be queueing up to have a go.

animaX · 12-07-2011 11:47am

Ah cool. I agree, the advert is not great. But i guess they need to broaden the target audience beyond us traditional gamers (who are going to buy it anyway regardless of the advert!)

In truth, there aren't many games they could show right now that would really make an impact (maybe uncharted and SFxTekken).

DarkDusk · 12-07-2011 11:50am

rcdk1 wrote: »

I don't dispute what you've said but I think you may have mis-interpreted my post.

My basic point was that the ad is crap. It implies that the Vita is a social media device with some gaming capability (not a dedicated gaming device). It also implies that to get full use out of the Vita you will need 3G access. In this scenario, I'd look at the Play or a tablet first which are phone/social media devices with some gaming capability.

I realise that the Vita is more than this and like everyone else on this thread, regardless of what I/they might say, I'll be queueing up to have a go.

This is because Sony are trying to push the social side of the new PS Vita. They had a go with it with the original PSP, but it never took off. There's a huge market for social media devices/hand-held games consoles and that's why Sony's ad is a bit disappointing. Sony more or less already have the market for the games console side of it because most gamers know about it or already have a previous model.

Myrddin · 12-07-2011 12:02pm

animaX wrote: »

But i guess they need to broaden the target audience beyond us traditional gamers (who are going to buy it anyway regardless of the advert!)

They've obviously been studying the Nintendo Book Of Blunders, Chapter 1.

DarkDusk wrote: »

This is because Sony are trying to push the social side of the new PS Vita. They had a go with it with the original PSP, but it never took off. There's a huge market for social media devices/hand-held games consoles and that's why Sony's ad is a bit disappointing. Sony more or less already have the market for the games console side of it because most gamers know about it or already have a previous model.

I really wish Social Media would just f##k off & invade some other niche, mustard or something. The more focus you have on what other people are blabbering on about, the less focus there is on gaming.

DarkDusk · 12-07-2011 12:06pm

EnterNow wrote: »

They've obviously been studying the Nintendo Book Of Blunders, Chapter 1.

I really wish Social Media would just f##k off & invade some other niche, mustard or something. The more focus you have on what other people are blabbering on about, the less focus there is on gaming.

I wish the Social Media would just f**k off aswell, but it IS the thing that will make $$$ for Sony. People love to communicate with their friends and that's why this ad will make $$$ for Sony by making people in this target market buy the console, ones that haven't bought a games console/ handheld console in their life.

Myrddin · 12-07-2011 12:29pm

DarkDusk wrote: »

I wish the Social Media would just f**k off aswell, but it IS the thing that will make $$$ for Sony. People love to communicate with their friends and that's why this ad will make $$$ for Sony by making people in this target market buy the console, ones that haven't bought a games console/ handheld console in their life.

No, what made money for Sony was the PS1 & PS2. Solid, cutting edge, pedigree game consoles. This social communcation crap just dilutes the whole experience (PSN & XBL aside of course, they're completely different).

DarkDusk · 12-07-2011 12:43pm

EnterNow wrote: »

No, what made money for Sony was the PS1 & PS2. Solid, cutting edge, pedigree game consoles. This social communcation crap just dilutes the whole experience (PSN & XBL aside of course, they're completely different).

Gamers will buy it whether or not social media is a feature on the device. I guess we will have to wait and see to find out out if it makes money for Sony.

Myrddin · 12-07-2011 1:04pm

DarkDusk wrote: »

Gamers will buy it whether or not social media is a feature on the device. I guess we will have to wait and see to find out out if it makes money for Sony.

Having it as a feature is fine though...but promoting it as a social tool with gaming abilities as they have in the ad, that's different. The Xbox 360 has social features, but it isn't dominated by them nor do they dominate its advertisements.

Its too early still to tell, I'm sure it'll be a very impressive little device, I just hope they havn't put too much focus on social communication (oh look, my friend in Brazil has just put his Vita on charge...yay)

seanob43 · 12-07-2011 1:10pm

Okay guys so who's actually going to buy this thing on launch date?

Myrddin · 12-07-2011 1:15pm

seanob43 wrote: »

Okay guys so who's actually going to buy this thing on launch date?

After the 3DS debacle, I'll def be waiting until there's an established game line-up anyway.

Captain Chaos · 13-07-2011 6:45pm

I'll wait till there is a line up of good games and the new slim version is released. Like right now I just got a PSP 3000 and have all the PSP games to go through. I got a PSP at launch in 2005 and sold it about 4 months later.

seanob43 · 13-07-2011 11:14pm

I did something similar with the PSP,I've sold it and bought it so many times even I'm confused...:rolleyes:

animaX · 14-07-2011 2:49am

I don't see the need to wait. Launch version will be the first to be opened up to homebrew/applications/emulators etc which always adds play value and value for money (not talking about pirating the system's games here - personally I prefer to buy physical games for current gen consoles, much more meaningful).

But if it weren't for the snes9x emu on the psp I would never have played final fantasy 6 or chrono trigger :eek:

alastair_doom · 14-07-2011 11:56am

just saw this on the gamestop website:

and a release date September first!

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