***** PlayStation Vita Official Thread *****

No confirmation email from gamestop uk yet :(

^^^^^ lol, well its near the power of a PS3 with 2 sticks, back and front touch panels, 2 cameras, six axis and has games like uncharted and wipeout on it at launch. CoD is later this year, and no news on BF3.
 
sunny007 said:
How are the controls?
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Pretty good, I'm not totally sold on the rear touchpad integration and to be honest the front touchscreen passing kind of falls by the wayside in the action as it doesn't lend itself too well to taking your fingers off the analogue stick/buttons.

Quite a few of the reviews said the rear touchpad shooting does grow on you and I think once you get used to holding it without touching the back it would work quite well.
 
Mine is apparently processing in warehouse now from Play.

Should probably order some cases and whatnot now I suppose.

I ordered a 32gb card from planetaxel but no sign of that at all so far.
 
pumaz said:
As any ones Amazon order changed from "Not Yet Dispatched" ?
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Nope. My Vita order was placed on the 2nd of Feb. My Uncharted order was placed on the 16th of Dec.

sunny007 said:
no netflix?

USA are getting netflix
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It'll come. Netflix is still new here so it's no surprise that they got the US app out first.

ps3ud0 said:
Any news that you can have Vita vs PS3 MP games? Would be great for games like FIFA once they are realigned...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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Wipeout, Hustle kings and Top Darts all offer cross platform multi at launch.

MLB 12 will have cross platform saves for your career on the 6th or March.

This version of Fifa is not the same as Fifa 12, they are working on ross platform multi/saves for the next iteration

Rybo89 said:
Never even heard of this. Is it basically a handheld PS3?

Can you play COD and BF3 etc on this?
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No, it is not a handheld PS3. It is a new console in its own right and you cannot play BF3 and COD on it. A COD game will be out in the Autumn around the same time as usual however we don;t know any more details yet. It might be a different type of game or it might be a port of the new game that the 360/PS3 get. Hopefully it'll include corss platform multiplayer and saves between PS3/Vita.


A new game, Retro City Racer has been announced for the PS3 & Vita coming out in May. No details yet on if it'll follow Motorstorm RC/Hustle Kings/Top Darts lead with the buy once get both scheme.

Gravity Rush/Daze also just got 9/10 from Eurogamer. No release day yet however May has been speculated.
 
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Adsta said:
Screw it I bought it. Got it from Play with uncharted and Mavel v Capcom 3

Just trying to decide if I want to buy wipeout too lol
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did you get WiFi or 3G? if you ordered 3G then by topping up £5 you get wipeout free.

Welcome to the team btw :P


The EU Blog posted a "recent" interview with Andrew House, President and CEO of SCE.

Just some excerpts with my bolding for some key points

PSP sold in large numbers very early into its launch while the home consoles have seen a more gradual ramp up. What is the target with PS Vita?

I think it depends on which home console you are referring to – the ramp up on PlayStation 2 was spectacular while the increase in PS3 sales has been more gradual, in part because it was a more complex value proposition. We have to be very honest and say that the higher price point was a limiting factor when comparing PS3 to PS2.
PSP was very strong out of the gate because we focused on the most successful aspects of what was the most popular console of the time [PS2] and applied them to a portable. What we have learned since is that you also need to provide experiences that are tailored to a portable environment – that’s when something special happens.
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With that in mind, how will pricing react to the customer expectation that digital versions should be cheaper than physical copies?

We are aiming to recognise that expectation and have a lower price point for downloadable versions of games; we will need to evaluate exactly what difference that will be.
We have fantastic relationships with retail partners who have a large stake in the success of PlayStation Vita and we want that to continue, but we recognise the need to have a lower price point for digital games taking into account that you don’t have packaging costs and other extra considerations associated with physical copies.
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My 32gb card just arrived!!

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