PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS3/PS4) | April 2014

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anyone backing MechRunner?
It's coming to PS4 and Vita :D

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sparkpluggames/mechrunner
 
Good point...shame this port looks so bad visually though :(.

I'm wondering though, if they put the effort to bring ASM 1 to Vita, why not do the same for ASM2? I'm sure now that they have the engine running and (hopefully) are more experienced with the Vita hardware, they could do a good job bringing the sequel to Vita :).

The Vita port of the first game probably sold 50 copies.
 
Should I buy When Vikings Attack and Everyday Shooter from the sale? Which version of Everyday Shooter should I get?

Don't own the PS3 version, but the PSP version (the Vita one) looks and controls great :). Once you map the face buttons to the right stick (as the game is a twin stick shooter), the game feels great and is like Super Stardust but with a music motif. Its alot of fun and well worth the buck it costs.
 
Wonder what Next months free game is going to be for the PS4.

I would think it might be either Doki Doki Universe (game has lots of DLC to sell), Stick it to the Man (I believe a PS4 port is coming), Stealth Inc. Deluxe Edition (was free on PS3/Vita this month), or a surprise port (maybe....Super Stardust HD? They already put Dead Nation on PS4, so why not put Housemarqes other PS3 game to the PS4 as well...)

There are a lot of possibilities for the PS4 Plus games next month at the very least :).
 
Anyone ever order from Nippon yasan? I ordered the vita like a week ago and hasn't shipped buy I placed a order for a case yesterday, already shipped will be here on Monday. Should I write an email to them or are they notoriously slow?
 
I would think it might be either Doki Doki Universe (game has lots of DLC to sell), Stick it to the Man (I believe a PS4 port is coming), Stealth Inc. Deluxe Edition (was free on PS3/Vita this month), or a surprise port (maybe....Super Stardust HD? They already put Dead Nation on PS4, so why not put Housemarqes other PS3 game to the PS4 as well...)

There are a lot of possibilities for the PS4 Plus games next month at the very least :).
I hope not on SSHD. I loved it on my PS3, but I don't think it's possible to go back to it after Resogun. The latter is more satisfying IMO. PEACE.
 
Anyone ever order from Nippon yasan? I ordered the vita like a week ago and hasn't shipped buy I placed a order for a case yesterday, already shipped will be here on Monday. Should I write an email to them or are they notoriously slow?

I haven't bought from Nippon-Yasan myself but a few of my friends bought there and they were pretty positive about it.

Maybe they have some problem with your vita, you should probably write them, at least it can't hurt.
 
Has anyone started making bets about whether the first $60 PS+ game is going to be Knack or Killzone and which month it's going to show up in?
 
Has anyone started making bets about whether the first $60 PS+ game is going to be Knack or Killzone and which month it's going to show up in?

Knack would make the most since (even with a low metacritic score, it is a Sony game and they are bundling it with Japan PS4s...). I could see the same with Killzone, splitting the game in half (selling the multiplayer for 15-20 bucks while giving the single player out to PS+ users). As for which month they could appear in....I guessing it would be June; they announce their IGC during there E3 shows, so I would be surprised if they didn't do it again.
 
Anyone else having issues with PSN this weekend? I tried buy games from the 99 cent sale, but I keep getting hit with the 80710D36 Error and I have no idea what's going on.
 
I would think it might be either Doki Doki Universe (game has lots of DLC to sell), Stick it to the Man (I believe a PS4 port is coming), Stealth Inc. Deluxe Edition (was free on PS3/Vita this month), or a surprise port (maybe....Super Stardust HD? They already put Dead Nation on PS4, so why not put Housemarqes other PS3 game to the PS4 as well...)

There are a lot of possibilities for the PS4 Plus games next month at the very least :).
None of the above. Why would Sony start giving games that have already been released? They haven't since launch, and they wouldn't start now. It's possible it's Binding Of Issac but I don't think we know yet.
 
Anyone else having issues with PSN this weekend? I tried buy games from the 99 cent sale, but I keep getting hit with the 80710D36 Error and I have no idea what's going on.

Well I don't know about this 80710D36 Error but I spend some hours trying to make sense of my download list yesterday, and the webstore was all kind of fucked up, several 404 and all... Hilarity didn't ensues.
I don't know if the flash sale is linked to this or if Sony fucked up.
 
Anyone ever order from Nippon yasan? I ordered the vita like a week ago and hasn't shipped buy I placed a order for a case yesterday, already shipped will be here on Monday. Should I write an email to them or are they notoriously slow?

Never bought with them, but I've always heard that they're slow to ship things.

Has anyone started making bets about whether the first $60 PS+ game is going to be Knack or Killzone and which month it's going to show up in?

I'll bet on Tomb Raider or Thief, so people who bought them on that recent sale will get annoyed.
 
So...erm... is the Moto GP 13(version on PS+) for the Vita supposed to be different from the Moto GP 13 Compact(version on Easter sale) for the Vita?
 
well it was extremely late (years right?) and apparently shoddy. I'm not surprised.

No one should be surprised, but that's how the industry works. Activision has announced nothing for Vita this year after the bombas of Angry Birds: Star Wars, and The Amazingly Delayed Spider-Man.
 
Just got off the phone with Playstation support where they told me that the online code I was trying to use had expired, they had no way to extend or issue a new one, but it had been reported on the Playstation Blog (because everyone reads that) so it wasn't their problem.

Any suggestions or am I just going to have to go along with my original plan of taking it out on everyone by buying everything used from now on? I'd really love to support the devs, etc. but I won't stand for anti-consumer garbage like that.
 
I don't think it is. It has a release date. And it doesn't match up with PS+.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-09-stick-it-to-the-man-landing-on-ps4-this-month

It could be Bound By Flame but I honestly think we don't know what it is. Maybe it is Stick It To The Man. It's just as likely that the game we're getting isn't even announced yet =P

Stick it to the Man is heading to PS4 on 30th April in the UK


US release date is May 6th
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/stick-it-to-the-man-sticking-it-to-playstation-4

Have they been releasing the same games for EU and US IGC for the PS4?
 
I don't think it is. It has a release date. And it doesn't match up with PS+.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-09-stick-it-to-the-man-landing-on-ps4-this-month

It could be Bound By Flame but I honestly think we don't know what it is. Maybe it is Stick It To The Man. It's just as likely that the game we're getting isn't even announced yet =P

The next PS+ games are due on the 30th April according to the SCEE website, the same day Stick it to the Man is released in Europe.

But I think you're right that it's more likely to be something currently unannounced.


edit: that page is just counting down to 1st May. So who knows.
 
I hope we finally get another 40-60 dollar game for PS4 PS+. Not that I mind indie games just only had 2 so far that I liked. I hope they would give Killzone or Battlefield 4 up.
 
I hope we finally get another 40-60 dollar game for PS4 PS+. Not that I mind indie games just only had 2 so far that I liked. I hope they would give Killzone or Battlefield 4 up.

Personally I think we'll see the first PS4 retail games on plus in June. I reckon the yearly rotation for big titles is going to be at the same time for all platforms from now on. I think that's why we didn't get Uncharted and Gravity Rush swapped out in November. Because they're making the yearly rotation in June like the PS3.
 
Played about 5 hours of co-op Dead Nation today on PSVita with my nephew. It's a great game and works well on the portable platform. Some small updates would really help though.

- Considering the platform, a hard save at the Check Point Gates would be nice. Coming back to the game after a break to find your in-sleep Vita has kicked you both out of a session meaning you have to start the level again is annoying. Made worse when the game gets as challenging.

- Despite both Gammer and Brightness controls, the game still feels a little dark...

- Its REALLY HARD to see your player character when the game gets busy, which is most of the time. Your partner character has the name displayed above their head. It's not exactly elegant, but it would fix the issue if your name could be displayed too. Either that or make the blue torch beam more prominent or something.

- Framerate is a little on the unstable side, and improvements here would be very welcome!
 
Just restored my vita backup to my new white+green vita 2000 with 64GB card, so I finally have space for sly and motoGP

Don't like the new dock though. Too narrow to properly support the vita, and too difficult to slot it in place with the micro USB.
 
US release date is May 6th
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/stick-it-to-the-man-sticking-it-to-playstation-4
Have they been releasing the same games for EU and US IGC for the PS4?
Yes. And they've always been games that haven't been released on the platform yet.
The next PS+ games are due on the 30th April according to the SCEE website, the same day Stick it to the Man is released in Europe.
But I think you're right that it's more likely to be something currently unannounced.

edit: that page is just counting down to 1st May. So who knows.
Yeah. Sony has never ever released a PS+ game on anything other than the first Tuesday of the month. Even if it's the 6th or something equally awful.
Bound By Flame is a retail release. That rules out Day 1 PS+ immediately.
You're right.

I got nothing in terms of PS+ in May. It's not #DRIVECLUB, it's not Secret Ponchos, it's not Rouge Legacy or Binding of Issac, it's not Octodad. It's not The Swapper since Curve said it's a "Late May" title and it's Cross-Buy and it doesn't fit with Curve's MO.

*Further Research*

I think I found what it could be. Pier Solar HD. It was supposed to release in March, it's already been released on PC and the like, and most importantly, it's been super duper quiet.
 
Yes. And they've always been games that haven't been released on the platform yet.

Yeah. Sony has never ever released a PS+ game on anything other than the first Tuesday of the month. Even if it's the 6th or something equally awful.

You're right.

I got nothing in terms of PS+ in May. It's not #DRIVECLUB, it's not Secret Ponchos, it's not Rouge Legacy or Binding of Issac, it's not Octodad. It's not The Swapper since Curve said it's a "Late May" title and it's Cross-Buy and it doesn't fit with Curve's MO.

*Further Research*

I think I found what it could be. Pier Solar HD. It was supposed to release in March, it's already been released on PC and the like, and most importantly, it's been super duper quiet.

In February 2014 it was announced that Pier Solar HD had been delayed again and is now expected to be released in April 2014

I'll believe it when I see it.
 
Played about 5 hours of co-op Dead Nation today on PSVita with my nephew. It's a great game and works well on the portable platform. Some small updates would really help though.

- Considering the platform, a hard save at the Check Point Gates would be nice. Coming back to the game after a break to find your in-sleep Vita has kicked you both out of a session meaning you have to start the level again is annoying. Made worse when the game gets as challenging.

- Despite both Gammer and Brightness controls, the game still feels a little dark...

- Its REALLY HARD to see your player character when the game gets busy, which is most of the time. Your partner character has the name displayed above their head. It's not exactly elegant, but it would fix the issue if your name could be displayed too. Either that or make the blue torch beam more prominent or something.

- Framerate is a little on the unstable side, and improvements here would be very welcome!

Well I guess that confirms that. Back when I was playing the PS3 version I always wondered if the game actually saved it at checkpoints. The game never made it clear and so I was always afraid to switch the game off in the middle of a level. Guess it turns out I was right. Such a bad design choice on any platform. The fact it's like this on the handheld version is even worse.
 
J-stars Victory VS is pretty awesome. Runs like a dream on vita, and the gameplay is kinda deep, if you care for the kind of thing. Even lesser characters have tons of charm and personality.
 
So guys, the Vita version of "Dustforce" is on sale in the EU easter sale. It's rumoured to be a bad port, but what is wrong with it, more precisely? From my brief time with the demo, I noticed some framerate drops and generally a feeling of somewhat unresponsive controls, like there was a slight delay to everything. Are those the major complaints against the Vita port?
 
So guys, the Vita version of "Dustforce" is on sale in the EU easter sale. It's rumoured to be a bad port, but what is wrong with it, more precisely? From my brief time with the demo, I noticed some framerate drops and generally a feeling of somewhat unresponsive controls, like there was a slight delay to everything. Are those the major complaints against the Vita port?

Sadly it is a very bad port, those framerate drops you experienced in the demo are only the tip of the iceberg.
The framerate gets even worse in some of the latter levels.

I'm a major fan of Dustforce and have played roughly 300 hours on the PC version and I had problems to SS some of the latter levels due to framerate issues and massive slowdowns.
New players probably won't be able to complete some of the harder levels without experiencing lots of frustration.
Mind you that Dustforce requires almost pixel perfect execution on the hardest levels and very precise timing even the tiniest bit of lag/delay/slowdown can mess up the whole level.

On top of that there are some problems with the audio for some people, can't really comment about that as I have not noticed it.

I would really only "recommend" it to hardcore Dustforce veterans who can play most levels in their sleep and just want to play it on the go sometimes.
 
Apparently there's going to be a The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1 demo on the Vita this week. Weird choice for a demo, especially since S2E1 only takes about an hour and a half to beat.
 
Apparently there's going to be a The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1 demo on the Vita this week. Weird choice for a demo, especially since S2E1 only takes about an hour and a half to beat.

Can use it as a good way to test how S2 works on Vita I guess? Didn't S1 have several problems?
 
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