PSVita megathread

Dear users,

I am thinking of Buying a 2nd hand Vita, what do I need to know?
How much is a good price for the Vita alone?
What cables / cards / leads / Adaptors should come with it?
Is there any real stand-out unbelievable games I should look for?

I know to all you knowledgeable types this is probably showing my ignorance but forgive my lack of knowledge

There are two models, the old model (generally known as the OLED model) and the new (Slim) model. Both have their pros and cons - some people, like myself, love the OLED screen on the old model while other people prefer the slimmer nature and buttons of the new non-OLED model. You can tell the different because the old model has a metal band around the outer frame, similar to an iphone 4.

For a vita alone, a second-hand price should be no more than 150 euro, (a brand new is 200 euro in a bundle with a memory card and game(s)).

A/c adaptor + charger cable is all it needs (this cable doubles up as the usb-cable to connect to pc for backing up games etc).

As mentioned above, you'll need a memory card - unless you get a slim model which has 1gig memory built in (though that won't get you far).

Have to disagree with the game suggestions above - avoid assassins creed and call of duty. Killzone is a must have, and is exclusive. I would also put Gravity Rush (another exclusive) as a must have.

Do I need such a thing as "a vita Card"? not to be confused with a memory card.

Also is Uncharted Golden Compass any good (I'm a big fan of the main 3 games)

I'd say play persona 3 first, provided that's a free option. You'll either love it or you won't. If you love it you won't care what price persona 4 is, you'll buy it anyway

tok9 wrote: »

In Freedom Wars, does anyone know what criteria you have to meet to get the best rating in missions?

I think it's mainly time based to get the 6 star rating. The special rewards for not dying etc just result in extra items

finished steamworld dig, v enjoyable game, tryin to get into spelunky now keep dying thou

sammyjo90 wrote: »

Spelunky is impossible...countless rage quitting!

The Hungry Horde is good, give that a shot.

Like YOU can do any better :P

Anyone know much about invokers out today on vita. Apparently its a free to play moba

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kunst nugget wrote: »

That you can.

Yep. I believe there are even cases where a PS1 game which isn't listed as Vita-compatible and can't be downloaded to Vita, can be legitimately transferred from PS3 to vita and works. Moral of the story, don't go by Sonys "compatibility" list (though obviously the ones they say are compatible definitely are, just not the other way around)

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

So if I have a couple of ps1 games downloaded from the us psn store on my ps3, I can transfer them over to my Irish account on my vita?

Sorry no, still region/account locked.

kunst nugget wrote: »

There's a work around that involves buying an extra memory card and doing a factory reset everytime you want to switch. Seems a bit of a pain in the hoop so I never really bother trying it out.

Yes agreed, but this doesn't allow you to transfer a game from a US account to an EU account as mentioned in the previous post. This allows you to effectively have two accounts on one vita.

However, demo's and other non-DRMed content (Netflix etc) CAN be installed on vitas/accounts from other regions, e.g. you can install US or JAP demos on an EU-account vita.