CorgiShinobi Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 UK will be getting the new PS Vita Feb 7th, but Fergal Gara, Head of Sony Computer Entertainment UK, doesn't expect the Vita to be as big as the PSP. http://www.psu.com/a022347/Sony-doesnt-expect-PS-Vita-to-sell-as-well-as-PSP Strange if you ask me, but he does justify his perspective by stating how the handheld market has expanded versus the market circa Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP. Don't know how many other higher-ups in Sony would consider the Vita more of a PS4 accessory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 £180? That seems dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Lots of Vita news yesterday: Slim Vita is coming to North America "this spring". Sly 1 - 3 is coming in May. God of War 1 - 2 is also coming in May. Something about Blazblue.. I don't really care about this one. Borderlands 2 getting a Vita bundle. Borderlands 2 will come with 6 DLC packs (64gb card, please!). Borderlands 2 will be cross-save, which is nice because everyone on PS+ got Borderlands 2 for free last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 No Vita TV? WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Last I've read, it was only the 8 GB card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Mal: I wasn't referring to the bundle, just that with all of that DLC, it'd be nice to have a 64 gb card. Ethan: I feel your pain, brother. It's making me nervous that we haven't heard anything about the Vita TV in months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Given the reason for Vita TV being Japan only for now was "everyone else has shit internet" I can't see it being a case of twiddling thumbs for a couple months for a NA release, but potentially for a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) But my shitty internet doesn't stop me from streaming from my PS4, which is what I want it for. *Edit* - Wait, that justification doesn't make any sense since nothing about the Vita TV requires a good internet connection, and Playstation Now, which would require a good internet connection, is launching in NA first. Edited February 11, 2014 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Vita TV does the whole Remote Play shebang, which is it's done from a distance would require decent internet speeds. PS Now isn't hitting Japan first because Japan won't have the PS4 until end of this month. And we've already covered the "yeah it's a bit silly that PS Now is coming out in NA first". Given previous game streaming success stories you'd figure they might purposefully aim to have as few fuck ups as possible as they launch. Anyway I'm not head of SCEJ, ask them about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Remote play is primarily intended for within the same household though, which doesn't have anything to do with your net connection, just your LAN. *Edit* - Also, PSNow is also on Vita, so lack of PS4 isn't really a justification for it. If anything, lack of PS4 is a reason to wait to release the Vita TV there cause you don't have anything to stream from. Edited February 11, 2014 by TheMightyEthan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Yeah, I can remote play on my Vita from my bedroom (PS4 in the living room) without the use of an internet connection, so the internet speeds have 0 to do with this. Never mind most (all?) Vita games don't require an internet connection. Anyways, I'm hopeful the Vita TV will launch in North America along with PS Now. It would just make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Well as I said, hit up SCEJ, they're the ones releasing Vita TV only in Japan citing net speeds, and SCEA are the folks knocking out PS Now in NA despite the net speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 SCEA are all "Uhh... what's a Vita? That's a Nintendo thing... right?". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 So why do you guys want the Vita TV for really? You both have Vitas. Ive just never been a fan of playing handheld games on a tv. Its basically going against why I got a handheld in the first place. Ill go one step further and say its a huge pet peeve of mine. Seeing kids play Pokemon Red in all its black and white glory on their SNES was so stupid to me. I just dont get it it at all. Nowadays i try to get as much stuff on portable as I can. Especially ports or games that just dont look that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Remote play PS4 games on a different TV. Being able to play some Vita games on TV is just a nice bonus. Also the implication of PS Now on my Samsung bedroom TV sounds great. Plus Netflix streaming (yes, I know there's other media streaming boxes out there, but none that can play PlayStation games.... besides PS3+4...). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Didnt think about multiple tvs. Hmm. Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I'm the opposite, something just feels small about playing games on a handheld, and I would always choose to play on a TV all other things being equal. I don't use the portability at all, beyond sitting alternately on the couch or the chair. Anyway, I don't want the Vita TV for Vita games, I want it for PS4 streaming. It's a hassle to move the PS4 between rooms and I obviously don't want to spend the money on a second one. I also use my Vita almost exclusively for PS4 streaming. I know that seems contradictory given what I just said about preferring the TV, but playing on the Vita allows me to be in the main room with my wife while still playing my PS4 and without hogging the TV. What it doesn't work for, however, is playing a game with her, which is where having to move the PS4 comes in and what I would primarily want the Vita TV for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I play my Vita in bed all the time, I want to play PS3/4 in bed too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronixal Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'm pretty sure all my handheld gaming is done in bed. As far as Vita tv goes, I can take it or leave it; it'd be nice but I won't cry if we don't get it. Nothing really catching my eye about the Vita in the upcoming months, except Danganrompa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Teslagrad is coming to the Vita. But how is that possible when the Vita has no games?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 All PS1 and PSP games in the PS Store should now be vita compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 All PS1 and PSP games in the PS Store should now be vita compatible. ...as in you are hopeful this is happening or this has actually happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Well I can't exactly go testing every single game in the PS Store, now can I? But according to what others are saying, all the previously incompatible games are now compatible and there haven't been any reports yet of any exceptions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thursday Next Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Just saw that Starlight Inception is out for the Vita today. Looks pretty good (assuming it's been polished since the beta a few months back). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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