Yeah, open world games existed on the PS2, but imagine if a late-generation PS3 open-world game was ported to PS2. It would have been a nightmare. That's why, despite the fact that Vita can handle open-world games, it's THIS open-world (well, not technically open-world, but close) game that I'm worried about. It's a MASSIVE game, content-wise, with fantastic visuals built on an engine that hasn't PROPERLY been ported to the Vita (Unreal Engine 3), along with 6 pieces of DLC content. I mean, my goodness, this game with this DLC CANNOT fit on a 4GB game cart in it's current form. I'm really worried about it. I have a feeling it will be sub-native resolution WITH massively downgraded texture quality, really compressed sound that will make me cry, and 15-20fps average framerate. Essentially like AC3:Liberation, actually.
My goodness, I want to be wrong SO bad, and maybe I will be. If so, I'll buy it the second it's available. I can handle sub-native res, and am almost 100% confident that it will be, but the framerate and compressed audio like AC3:L, I just can't do all that together.
For sure. If you can't tell the difference, then more power to you. A part of me wishes I couldn't tell either.
WAIT. Sly Cooper Collection is confirmed for Vita?!?! WOOOHOOO!!