[BFWWIWA] Issue #2 - Sony PSVita

[Foxi4]

Also damn those memory card prices 2 hell

I have to agree that the prices of the memory cards are extortionist, but I can understand why that's the case - for the hardware offered, $199 is a low price to pay and the memory cards are supposed to allow Sony to bounce back. I'll have to take a note of that in the article, incoming edit.

 

[matpower]

Good article as the usual, Foxi. I would buy a Vita if I had money after reading this, anyways, I hope that the next article will be about the Master System, it is underrated as hell by most people.

 

[Veho]

I have to agree that the prices of the memory cards are extortionist, but I can understand why that's the case - for the hardware offered, $199 is a low price to pay and the memory cards are supposed to allow Sony to bounce back.

But the cards were there and they were expensive back when the Vita cost $299 too. They were an extortion method from the start. Yes, they are a way for Sony to bounce back, but as a consumer, meh, they could have used microSD cards, the cheap bastards

 

[Foxi4]

But the cards were there and they were expensive back when the Vita cost $299 too. They were an extortion method from the start.

That's true, which is why I added that point to the article now. It just wasn't a big deal to me at the time of writing the piece because I bought a 32GB card straight away and the purchase has since returned itself tenfold with Instant Game Collection games it stores.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

So im guessing we are never gonna find out what the mystery port on the 1000 models is for?

Was really hoping $ony would just release a Video output HDMI cable we all want seeing as they seem to be promoting the Playstation TV all but killing off the 1000 & 2000 models.....ah what a world

Yifan lu pretty much "discovered" what the mystery port would be for by the pinout/the traces. It is most likely a USB OTG connector, most likely for peripherals as Foxi suggested, but was canned at the last second.

 

[Gaming4Ever]

I have quite a few games i have purchased on PSN and gotten thru my PS+ subscription but ATM only have 2x 4GB and 1x 8GB memory cards and its a Pain in the Hole to keep deleting,removing,restarting,redownloading when i wanna play multiple games in a day owning a Vita requires patience also it seems


But man do i love my OLED screen

 

[Foxi4]

I have quite a few games i have purchased on PSN and gotten thru my PS+ subscription but ATM only have 2x 4GB and 1x 8GB memory cards and its a Pain in the Hole to keep deleting,removing,restarting,redownloading when i wanna play multiple games in a day owning a Vita requires patience also it seems But man do i love my OLED screen

I don't know if it'll make you feel any better, but due to Instant Game Collection games alone I go through the exact same ritual every single month and I own a 32GB card. There's just too many gaems to handle! ;O;

 

[Gaming4Ever]

Yeah too many no geamz


64GB is whut im craving hopefully we see some discount/price drop sooner than later......Will the P-TV need memory cards for games or is it just streaming???


That should be reason alone for $ony to lower the bounty on these suckers.......

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Still to this day I'm uninterested with Vita's library and between PSP and Vita's catalogue, PSP's got me covered more so than Vita. Sony did a better job with PSP than Vita, imo.

 

[Foxi4]

Still to this day I'm uninterested with Vita's library and between PSP and Vita's catalogue, PSP's got me covered more so than Vita. Sony did a better job with PSP than Vita, imo.

The PSP is indeed a fantastic handheld with a great library of games. My only gripes with it are the single analog slider (that thing can mutilate your thumb, it's *so* uncomfortable!) and the UMD drive (optical media on portable devices are never a good idea, nu-uh), but thankfuly the latter problem can be solved by keeping your games on a memory stick.

 

[GameWinner]

Thank you for bringing justice to one of my favorite handhelds, Foxi!

Too bad Sony doesn't love the Vita as much as I do. *sigh* oh well. *goes back to waiting for all the Vita games I preordered*

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Sony just needs to make Vita the PS4 GamePad and then kill it off from competing against Nintendo's 3DS. Then next time they just need to make sure that their new PlayStation portable system won't be a failure like Vita was.

 

[Joe88]

there should be some stuff for it at gamescom and tgs

 

[GameWinner]

Sony just needs to make Vita the PS4 GamePad and then kill it off from competing against Nintendo's 3DS. Then next time they just need to make sure that their new PlayStation portable system won't be a failure like Vita was.

I'm pretty sure the Vita will be Sony's last handheld.
I would loooooooove for them to do another handheld though.

 

[Foxi4]

Sony just needs to make Vita the PS4 GamePad and then kill it off from competing against Nintendo's 3DS. Then next time they just need to make sure that their new PlayStation portable system won't be a failure like Vita was.

Trolling, trolling, trolling town the river.

 

[mkdms14]

I think Sony will do another handheld they just can't repeat any of the mistakes that they did with the PS3 launch and PSVITA launch. That being they were soo expensive. They just need to stick with what they do like what they did with the PS4. The PS4 does not have very many good games but Sony has sold alot to people with the promise there will be alot of good games.

 

[natkoden]

I don't know what's worse, the vita's library or your taste in video games.

All jokes aside, I was "this" close to getting one. BestBuy was having some discounts in both the system and the memory cards, but at the end of they, seeing the library and my other needs, I went for a tablet, lulz. Comics galore!

At that time (Dec. 2013) just Tearaway piqued my interest. I played it a little bit in the store, wasn't my cup of tea. So that being said, there's nothing going on for me with the Vita.

btw, can't see the Wii U in the poll.

 

[Foxi4]

I don't know what's worse, the vita's library or your taste in video games.

Tastes are like assholes - everybody has one, but when you start flaunting about yours, all it amounts to is a lot of putrid stench. ;O;

All jokes aside, I was "this" close to getting one. BestBuy was having some discounts in both the system and the memory cards, but at the end of they, saying the library and my other needs, I went for a tablet, lulz.

To be fair, the mobile market has quite a bit to offer these days as well, I wouldn't knock that solution, especially with emulators in mind.

At that time (Dec. 2013) just Tearaway piqued my interest. I played it a little bit in the store, wasn't my cup of tea. So that being said, there's nothing going on for me with the Vita.

Maybe you should have a good browse through the games list, there's a lot of good stuff on the platform, even if developer interest is rather lukewarm.

btw, can't see the Wii U in the poll.

I don't own a Wii U, I only list the systems I personally own so that I can judge them fairly. My girlfriend does, but I don't want to write about a console I have no hands-on experience with to date. Maybe after I give it a good go.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I don't know what's worse, the vita's library or your taste in video games.

All jokes aside, I was "this" close to getting one. BestBuy was having some discounts in both the system and the memory cards, but at the end of they, seeing the library and my other needs, I went for a tablet, lulz. Comics galore!

At that time (Dec. 2013) just Tearaway piqued my interest. I played it a little bit in the store, wasn't my cup of tea. So that being said, there's nothing going on for me with the Vita.

btw, can't see the Wii U in the poll.

Foxi only writes up systems that he owns. As such, he doesn't own a Wii U.

Well, that and the fact there's absolutely no reason to own a Wii U ;O;

 

[Ryukouki]

Foxi only writes up systems that he owns. As such, he doesn't own a Wii U.

Well, that and the fact there's absolutely no reason to own a Wii U ;O;

Says the guy who has a Wii U. Doesn't matter if it was cheap.