PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS3/PS4) | March 2014
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corrosivefrost
Member
Hey Flandy old pal... you still believe in Grace Chen?
I know all Vita and Sony download stuff was all bundled into one thread, for some arbitrary reason. But this has to be allowed, right?
I mean, I find myself going elsewhere for that information just cos it's such a ball-ache sifting through this thread.
outunderthestars
Banned
I still want an answer as to why fighting games get a weekly thread whereas we can't get a weekly thread that actually covers new games, sales, etc.
corrosivefrost
Member
Wrong.
It was decided that it would be merged into the general PSN thread with VitaGAF and everything else.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
The powers-that-be has already said numerous times that they wouldn't do this or listen to any suggestion that propose this, so I don't know why you guys keep saying this.
Grace Chen is just having a bad month. Next week for sure ;__;
Whatever happened to the Xbox or Nintendo threads the mods were talking about when they forced this merger?
Isn't that what I said?Wrong.
It was decided that it would be merged into the general PSN thread with VitaGAF and everything else.
So that isn't what happened? This thread is a total mess.
Store update is up: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/18/playstation-store-update-334/
corrosivefrost
Member
Sorta. I was saying you were wrong that about it being allowed that Kass make his normal PSN Stores Update thread every week. Mod decree apparently told him to make this thread instead.
Mods came into VItaGAF, said "you will now cover all PSN stuff including PSP, PS4, and PS3."
I then think the mods went to Kassatsu and said "hey, merge with that PSN thread, no more weekly threads."
corrosivefrost
Member
Luftrausers on Vita is good, right? No technical issues, etc.?
Before I drop $8 on it, I want to make sure...
It's a good shmup type game?
Before I drop $8 on it, I want to make sure...
It's a good shmup type game?
You still have time. I've caved and got $60 worth of stuff about 10min ago and the transaction history shows 3/18, so still in. Also, some people are saying it's PST.
corrosivefrost
Member
It goes to 11:59 PST.
Should end at 11:59 PT. Pretty sure thats what time they have ended at previously. I asked here and they said http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/13/playstation-store-update-333/
Post #35
"It is my understanding that it will run through the day like previous promos of its type. Good question."
Also it lists all the times in PST here. Doesn't say when it ends exactly but it says when we should have the code and it says it in PST.
http://www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/us-store-credit/
Yeah. Right. No. We need weekly threads.Sorta. I was saying you were wrong that about it being allowed that Kass make his normal PSN Stores Update thread every week. Mod decree apparently told him to make this thread instead.
Mods came into VItaGAF, said "you will now cover all PSN stuff including PSP, PS4, and PS3."
I then think the mods went to Kassatsu and said "hey, merge with that PSN thread, no more weekly threads."
Chinatown Wars isn't good. Played it some months ago and posted some impressions on it:
Never! I need to buy more Vita games.
My finish ratio on the Vita is actually pretty high, at least for games I have bought. Compared to all my other platforms it is superb. Sleep mode and the enjoyable hardware design really help. Scarce memory space also has me finishing games
While speaking about it, I just finished GTA: Chinatown Wars. Was in the mood for some GTA so I finally did clear it from my backlog. I always liked the idea of a setting with asian gangsters and do like the idea of a top down GTA.
Unfortunately my expectations weren't met. The game has framerate problems while driving and the controls are really bad, damn Nintendo DS heritage. Everything feels clunky, especially the camera. Really happy we have a dual analog handheld now.
The writing and overall presentation suck as well as the characters. Game wasn't really funny.
Some smaller things also annoyed me like the AI or the PDA UI with its constant Emails you have to read.
The mission design was at least varied but the missing checkpoints in GTA games isn't something I like. The music was as expected from an GTA game very good.
Can't understand its metascore, very overrated.
There's some jank. A few slowdowns when shit gets crazy enough that you're about to die anyway. Completely binary controls, so the analog stick is pointless. But everything else is fun. It's responsive, and it has that one more round thing going on. Boots up relatively quickly. That's pretty much all the negatives. Everything else is a positive. If you're super framerate sensitive, it may be quite annoying, but it's all good. Totally dive in.
I played about an hour so far on Vita and haven't had any issues with it. Looks and plays great, really fun but difficult game. There were some comments earlier about some slowdown but it seems to be in all the versions from what I have seen. It's most prominent when the nuke goes off which means you are dead anyway. You can see it in the Giant Bomb quick look of the PC version.
All the freaking store update stuff gets lost in the like within an hour. Nobody ever sees it because it gets buried so fast. What was the point of doing this? I think this was one of the things that was brought up when it was happening. The thread would move to fast for stuff like this
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
And the powers-that-be already replied: "Yeah. Right. No."
Many people were pissed off when they forced the merger of Vita thread with various PSN-based services and the mods basically made fun of them being pissed off while saying, "Yeah, so whacha gonna do about it?", so... yeah.
I live chatted with PSN customer service and was told Infamous PS4 ($59.99) wouldn't qualify for the promotion. I showed him the official blog responses stating it would qualify but he reiterated that $59.99 would not qualify.
Ended up cancelling the pre-order. Not happy. Hope it goes through for the rest of you.
XXX: I just purchased Infamous for PS4 ($59.99). I wanted to confirm that this purchase makes me eligible for the $10 credit that expires today.
Jonathan G.: Let me help you with the promotion information.
Jonathan G.: You are actually have to purchase another item.
XXX: on the PSN blog it stated that just Infamous would cover the promotion; please verify
Jonathan G.: Please allow me a couple of minutes.
Jonathan G.: Do you have the link?
XXX: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014...ore-update-333/comment-page-2/#comment-958619
XXX: #53 and 64 at bottom
Jonathan G.: Consumer who spend $60 USD using their SEN Wallet from March 11, 2014 through March 18, 2014 will receive a $10 credit to their wallet on or before March 24, 2014.
Jonathan G.: Just the game will not cover the complete $60.00 USD.
Jonathan G.: Cause you would still be short one cent.
Jonathan G.: Sorry.
Jonathan G.: Funds must be used from the wallet between, 3/11/14 - 3/18/14.
XXX: this is off the official playstation blog, are you sure?
Jonathan G.: Code will be delivered by 3/24/14 via XMB message and the Sign-in ID email.
XXX: these are sony employees
Jonathan G.: I understand.
Jonathan G.: But in this case I would suggest to purchase the other item.
XXX: can you help me cancel this transaction then?
Jonathan G.: Sure.
Jonathan G.: All funds will be returned to your PSN wallet. You will be notified via email once the refund has been made.
Jonathan G.: Please allow 3-5 business days for your refund to be processed. You will be notified via email once it is complete.
Ended up cancelling the pre-order. Not happy. Hope it goes through for the rest of you.
XXX: I just purchased Infamous for PS4 ($59.99). I wanted to confirm that this purchase makes me eligible for the $10 credit that expires today.
Jonathan G.: Let me help you with the promotion information.
Jonathan G.: You are actually have to purchase another item.
XXX: on the PSN blog it stated that just Infamous would cover the promotion; please verify
Jonathan G.: Please allow me a couple of minutes.
Jonathan G.: Do you have the link?
XXX: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014...ore-update-333/comment-page-2/#comment-958619
XXX: #53 and 64 at bottom
Jonathan G.: Consumer who spend $60 USD using their SEN Wallet from March 11, 2014 through March 18, 2014 will receive a $10 credit to their wallet on or before March 24, 2014.
Jonathan G.: Just the game will not cover the complete $60.00 USD.
Jonathan G.: Cause you would still be short one cent.
Jonathan G.: Sorry.
Jonathan G.: Funds must be used from the wallet between, 3/11/14 - 3/18/14.
XXX: this is off the official playstation blog, are you sure?
Jonathan G.: Code will be delivered by 3/24/14 via XMB message and the Sign-in ID email.
XXX: these are sony employees
Jonathan G.: I understand.
Jonathan G.: But in this case I would suggest to purchase the other item.
XXX: can you help me cancel this transaction then?
Jonathan G.: Sure.
Jonathan G.: All funds will be returned to your PSN wallet. You will be notified via email once the refund has been made.
Jonathan G.: Please allow 3-5 business days for your refund to be processed. You will be notified via email once it is complete.
outunderthestars
Banned
Really now? Amazing job, Sony.
Pestilence11
Member
Agreed, this thread is a mess with too many different types of info. I find myself going to other sites, only for weekly PSN updates.
Despite Nintendo's network presence being a disjointed mess, the GAF threads have almost always been a collected monthly occurrence. I believe the XBL threads were once weekly before also transitioning to monthly.
Wow, the browser just had me closing a game? Never happened to me since the multitasking firmware update and I often browse or youtube when I have a game open.
Anyone else had that happen to him? Played Broken Sword 5 and opened the 25 ID@Xbox thread to watch the trailers. Even before I opened the thread the browser refreshed more than usual and the page didn't even load begore I had to close the game.
Anyone else had that happen to him? Played Broken Sword 5 and opened the 25 ID@Xbox thread to watch the trailers. Even before I opened the thread the browser refreshed more than usual and the page didn't even load begore I had to close the game.
outunderthestars
Banned
I was just thinking about that. I am out of the loop on this GDC stuff so I have no idea when people are able to see/play Borderlands 2, or if they already have been able to.
I hope we hear something soon.
outunderthestars
Banned
Should be on the gdc floor with a bunch of other games. Have not seen any footage of the games though.
It's fucking amazing. Period. So blown away right now. Ahhh god damn it's good!!
Yeah, the bolded is mainly what I'm wondering about. Is Borderlands 2 on display already? Maybe it's so horrible that people aren't leaking footage out of pity for Vita fans. :b
On another note, I just picked up the Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster for Vita. It'll be my first Final Fantasy game (or games?) in about five years. What should I expect?
EDIT:
Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully someone slips out some footage soon. >_>
Ruud_Luiten
Member
Any Duke3D news? Game supposed to be in test in January.
LittleToaster
Member
Automatically or did it give a prompt to tell you to close it? I've had it tell me to close a game if a page has too many images and embedded videos on it.
ys is free on ps+
I forgot that it came out like a year early in Japan
It told me to close it. Yes, the site had a lot of embedded videos on it.
Still surprised though, thought they had the multitasking working without problems.
It arrived! This'll definitely tide me over till FFX/X-2 tomorrow night
First impressions are good. It's beautiful, the graphics are really sharp and colourful. I never played the original so I'm kinda clueless to the gameplay but my intermediate knowledge of Japanese is helping out a bit here and there.Sutton Dagger
Member
Is the $60 get $10 promo still up? I didn't see any ads for it on the PSN.