FMW Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 AAA is dead on the Vita. Don Mesa (Director of Product Planning & Platform Software Innovation at Sony Computer Entertainment America) in the PS blog comments reports: "Thanks for your support. As for the big games: The economics simply don’t work with the traditional process. We have to do something different to get AAA games on Vita. We accomplished it to a certain degree by making PS4 games work on Vita via remote play. PS Now will be another way, streaming PS3 games on Vita. I can’t wait until PS Now is out on Vita – I hope you’ll try out the experience and let me know what you think." My Reaction: The Playstation Vita is in a really interesting spot. For the longest time the video game console mentality has been "software sells hardware". Secure the best, the most popular, and the most progressive software for your console and the consumers will follow. But the Playstation Vita is trying to forge an audience in a different way. It's almost "hardware sells software". The big appeal of the Playstation Vita is not the library of Vita games, it's the quality of the hardware and the robust services Sony offers to the users. Cross buy, remote play, Playstation plus "free" games library... eventually whatever gets worked out with Gaikai. PSN Classics. Rather than try to build a competitive software lineup for the handheld Sony has focused on making sure that Vita owners can get games cheaply and conveniently, that the games and saves can be played across the Playstation brand with a minimum of fuss, and that the Sony handheld and the Sony console each support the other encouraging anyone who owns one console to own both. I'm not really a big fan of this strategy. You can get the full Playstation Vita experience only if you also buy the Playstation 4 (and games for that Playstation 4). You can get the full Playstation Vita experience only if you pay a monthly bill for access to the Playstation Plus service and continue to pay that bill indefinitely. I'm not convinced that this is really consumer friendly behavior - it's more like a glorified upsell. On the other hand, this makes a lot of sense for Sony to do in the handheld space. The 3DS and iOS both have absolutely killer software linups, but neither of them is able to tie into an ecosystem like the Vita does. Apple TV never really became a big deal so they don't have a stake in home theater entertainment, and Nintendo just doesn't have the resources to try and create a multifaceted multimedia structure like the giant corporations Sony, Microsoft, and Apple can. So if the Vita can't compete in original software, maybe this is for the best? This way the Vita is at least differentiating itself from the competition. And also worth remembering: Sales-wise, their strategy doesn't seem to be working. The only place where they have decent sales is Japan, and guess what, that's because Japanese software has finally started coming regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 My reaction.What's a "AAA" game? A game that acts like a Hollywood movie?...as there are still some good looking games planned to come out for the vita.Also, that is SCEA...not SCEJ...Japan will still be making games for the Vita. Now, whether you count them as "AAA" or not is what matters I suppose.So...no new Uncharted/God of War or other multi-million dollar franchise is what I read from that comment from Murica. (not to say what you are saying is wrong/incorrect etc. I just don't think the Vita is ONLY being sold as ps4 attachment.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I've recently bought Persona 4 Golden. The Vita to me will be my relatively Japanese RPG and Other Type "guilty pleasure" handheld system. I don't mind that because that means I get to play the portable versions of said games rather than their console counterpart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 If my vita just ends up being a JRPG machine I think I could live with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I definitely consider this: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/05/14/new-murasaki-baby-gifs-showcase-gameplay-features/ AAA. Can't wait for it to come out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Minecraft is coming to Vita, cross-buy and cross-save with the PS3 version, this August. Also coming to PS4, which is half-cross-save (meaning the saves will go to PS4 and become larger, but can't shrink down to go back) 5 dollar upgrade fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Well shit, better late than never! http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/10/final-fantasy-type-0-hd-coming-to-ps-vita/#sf3255743 I honestly never expected it to happen. I kinda feel bad for the fan-made translation patch that literally just came out a few days ago. Edited June 10, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) This news pleases me.EDIT: PS4 and Xbone as well. Edited June 10, 2014 by The Cowboy Poet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Then I really wonder how retouched it'll actually be because I can't imagine PSP graphics will look very good on PS4 and Xbone. edit: uh, looks like SE's press release made no mention of Vita and now they edited the blog post to only mention PS4. So, I guess it's not coming to Vita then? Um, fuck you? Edited June 10, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Nope, no Vita version. Check the link again. They made a mistake. HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! *cries* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Yeah, this is such a major mistake to make that it's kind of hilarious. But now I'm tempted to never buy it or FFX HD purely out of spite. Don't play games with my heart, damnit. Edited June 10, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 FUCKING BALLS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 A PSP game on the PS4 will probably look fucking terrible. Whyyyyy did you bastards skip the vita? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CorgiShinobi Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Officially don't expect many first party titles on Vita It's been talked about already, but I link to this article chiefly for the crap excuse that is given. "So when we launched the Vita with Uncharted, it was amazing; PS3-like quality in your palm, but as time moved on, you are seeing PS4 quality and people's expectations for the graphic fidelity has gone up." I would hope that when people bought a Vita, they truly weren't under the impression that they had a portable PS3 in their hands. In fact, I would hope people weren't buying a handheld purely for graphics. It's cool what the system is capable of, but Sony seems to have this tendency to put out a handheld just to have a handheld. Now it's the "Indie and Remote Play" device. I'm satisfied with what third party titles I have and will probably get, but I would hope Sony learned something from the PSP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Indies are all well and good, but I've played 90% of them on my PC already, and if I've not then chances are they're not that interesting to me, or I can get them for 80% cheaper on the PC. Had I known what I know now about Sony's plans for the Vita going forward, I probably wouldn't have invested. It's a real shame as it's a lovely bit of kit that they've basically decided to stop developing for it as a separate platform, and that's a real shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 How do you all charge your Vitas? I plug mine to the PS4. But I get a really obnoxious "device not supported" notice about every half hour or so, so I think its time I unplug it. Does the PS3 charge stuff while in standby? Ive never been sure if it does or not. Im not even sure where my AC plug is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 I use AC, it charges a million times faster that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Yeah Ac here too...really need to get the charge cable for road trips...hate that regular USB charges are too weak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 AC! PS3 would not charge unless it's on, at least it's that way with the DS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 My DS3 charges when the PS3's off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 What? How? That's not something the PS3 does, unless that's something added to the super slim..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 My DS3 charges as well, but I feel that it only happens because I have auto update on, so my PS3 will turn itself on at night for a while and thats how it charges my DS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 It could have USB passthrough for power. My computer has that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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