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

Yawn another one ;)
Run ‘n’ gun classic Metal Slug 3 takes aim at PS3, PS4 and PS Vita
So we know many of you have been anxiously awaiting more NEOGEO content on PlayStation Store for quite some time. With that in mind, SNK PLAYMORE is very pleased to announce today that, together with SCEA Third Party Productions, Metal Slug 3 is heading to multiple Sony PlayStation devices – PS Vita, PS4 and PS3 – this Winter.

This masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its simple yet intuitive controls, refined game balance and game volume, branching paths, and intricate dot-pixel graphics.

In aiming for some of the highest-level quality of NEOGEO emulation seen on PSN yet, coupled with a set of online features the PlayStation userbase and fans of the series truly deserve, we look forward to releasing the most highly revered title in the Metal Slug series together with Sony in the coming months.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014...4-ps4-ps-vita/?emcid=social_20140828_30645286
 
Jeez I go to lunch and Sony announces 5 games. Alone With You sounds interesting. Dust is great, got it on PC. Salt and Sanctuary seems interesting too.
 
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I stand by what I said. Probably forgot to downsample or run that one through whatever image filters they're using. If anything I expect most of the game to have textures that bad.

It is a Vita exclusive, right? We saw how Vita exclusive can really push the hardware (Killzone looked amazing :D, as did Tearaway (that game has some of the clearest IQ I've seen on Vita so far :)), so it wouldn't be a shock if this game pushes the system like those games did :).

Besides, I'm sure Sony is helping them out with this (no way they would make the game a Vita exclusive for the hell of it; it may do well in JP but not so well in NA and EU. They either can't see the game running on 3DS/Mobile or figure that the control set-up for the game would be best on Vita. Same deal with SAO:HF; either the game couldn't run on 3DS/Mobile or figured it would be the best for the platform), so I guess Sony's money might be a big reason why this game looks so good right now :).
Sony is done with the Vita. If they had some hand in co-developing this then it would've been announced. Some of the screens they've released look even better than Killzone in terms of AA.
 
I'm not sure about this but SAO is just upconverted from PSP and vita makes perfect sense....because its anime, and has moe penetrations.

That is true, but aren't they making a sequel to SAO:HF? If so, then my point still stands; they are supporting a platform that isn't doing amazing worldwide. That should be commended I think :).
 
Appreciate all these game announcements. I would have loved to play Dust on the Vita but I guess there is always Remote Play. Is Dust 60 fps?
 
Appreciate all these game announcements. I would have loved to play Dust on the Vita but I guess there is always Remote Play. Is Dust 60 fps?

It's 60 on PC so I'm sure it will be on PS4

Edit: Metal Slug 3? Well okay then. Guess they're planning to re-release all their NeoGeo PSN stuff again?
 
Nidhogg with 2 people on the same Vita will be all the rage. Do we have a release date?

And praise be the delay of AC Unity, for it means more time to spend on Freedom Wars!
 
So, Monster Monpiece is coming to PS3? I just looked at the trophy list on my PS4 and it's listed as "PS Vita" and "PS3."

I think that's a bug, it's said that since launch. As much as I'd prefer a less embarrassing controller based minigame for the...certain segments, or to play on Vita TV instead
 
I know the network is undergoing maintenance, but when booting up my PS4 all of my licenses are locked. No I don't game share, and yes, this is my primary PS4. Can't restore licenses either (because it's undergoing maintenance). I buy stuff mostly digital, so this sucks. Can't even watch Hulu or Amazon.
 
I know the network is undergoing maintenance, but when booting up my PS4 all of my licenses are locked. No I don't game share, and yes, this is my primary PS4. Can't restore licenses either (because it's undergoing maintenance). I buy stuff mostly digital, so this sucks. Can't even watch Hulu or Amazon.

Try turning off the wifi?
 
I know the network is undergoing maintenance, but when booting up my PS4 all of my licenses are locked. No I don't game share, and yes, this is my primary PS4. Can't restore licenses either (because it's undergoing maintenance). I buy stuff mostly digital, so this sucks. Can't even watch Hulu or Amazon.

Yup.

So Dumb
 
Alot of game announcements so far today

PS4/Vita:
Alone With You Coming
Salt and Sanctuary

Vita:
Nidhogg
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer

Super excited by these specifically! As someone recently (in the last year) getting into board/card/dice games the Ascension game is pretty exciting. I haven't been following it so I have no idea if it actually plays well in its iOS iteration though...
 
Ascension is a card game with no MTs or what? Not sure what a "deckbuilding" game refers to, but I like digital card games if they're done well (e.g. not Planeswalkers because I can't read shit, Pokemon TGC got as much play on my Gameboy as Pokemon red)
 
So it says "If you’ve signed in to the network any time since August 23rd you will be able to play games online and access partner apps such as Netflix during this maintenance period. The PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and Account Management will not be available during this time, and users may receive a maintenance notification when attempting to access these services." but my buddy whose most definitely been online since Aug 23rd isn't showing up online and can't see anyone online on his friends list. Anyone else experiencing this?
 
I've heard of these PS4 licensing issues happening randomly as a bug, but I didn't look into it much at the time. I am all digital on PS4 and my PS4 is my primary system and I can load all my games just fine right now, sorry to hear people are having problems. Digital purchases or PS+ games both work fine right now.

Also, I will echo the point that I am very frustrated with responses in the PS blog and PS+ thread that all hate on indies. Though I guess graphics are really all that matter to some people.

Though I guess it doesn't help that one of the two games you get this month if you only own a PS4 is fully unplayable if you only play games alone. Just gives people more reason to complain.
 
hey konami, you're probably not reading this and that's okay but I want you to know that I'd still buy a Yu-Gi-Oh game on Vita. A proper one. none of that Decade/Millennium/BAM/Heartstone nonsense.
 
Wow, another great game landing on Vita :D. Really enjoyed from what I played of Metal Slug XX (got it free via PS+ last year), so it will be awesome having a MS game on Vita at full native res and the best frame rate possible :).

How the hell do you expect an emulated Neo Geo game to be Vita native res.

Also Metal Slug 3 had frame rate issues even on real hardware lol (I know it well, I own the cart and a consolized MVS, it's one of my favorite games of all time).
 
unplug it for now? I heard for some reason having internet + PSN is down can lock you out because it assumes it's hacked, but if it can't actually access the internet it's fine. Sounds dumb but maybe it'll work?

unfortunately I'm at work, and it's my wife at home trying to use it for Hulu. Explaining to her the nuances of getting it to work will be futile i'm afraid
 
unfortunately I'm at work, and it's my wife at home trying to use it for Hulu. Explaining to her the nuances of getting it to work will be futile i'm afraid

Sucks but you'll probably just have to wait for the maintenance to end. Amazed it affects apps as well as games. Is this all some weird side effect of the DDOS somehow or is it a PS4 only thing? Had a PS3 since launch and this week is the first Iv'e heard of it and it seems fairly common suddenly.
 
This is insane. Why am I locked out of my apps and games if this is the only PS4 I've ever used my account on?

Was I supposed to specifically choose it as my primary console at some point? I don't remember if I did it back in January or not.
 
This is insane. Why am I locked out of my apps and games if this is the only PS4 I've ever used my account on?

Was I supposed to specifically choose it as my primary console at some point? I don't remember if I did it back in January or not.

Yes, and it had to be logged in when maintenance started to be used.
 
So about that no online DRM thingy Sony said they wouldn't. What was that all about? Because I F@&!king can't play any of my digital games WTF sony!!

Edit: grammar
 
This is insane. Why am I locked out of my apps and games if this is the only PS4 I've ever used my account on?

Was I supposed to specifically choose it as my primary console at some point? I don't remember if I did it back in January or not.

It asked me when I created a new account (a JP one to claim a DLC code) on PS4 this past weekend...forget if it does at launch. It's real easy to do in settings if you didnt' do so, though of course it won't help you now.

Including apps in the lock is completely bonkers, they don't even have any paid apps do they? There's no paywall on Sony's end, apps shouldn't care about PSN
 
If they won't add multi-account support to Vita I wish they'd at least let you swap accounts by switching memory cards. I had a horrible time being locked out from my save file for my /physical/ copy of P4G because I couldn't activate my account to use the memory card (after resetting it).
 
If they won't add multi-account support to Vita I wish they'd at least let you swap accounts by switching memory cards. I had a horrible time being locked out from my save file for my /physical/ copy of P4G because I couldn't activate my account to use the memory card (after resetting it).

Like I posted before, if iPads can allow multi accounts, the Vita should be able to as well...then again their different architects, but if you can make the Vita have 500 icons, surely you can add that extra option?
 
Yes, and it had to be logged in when maintenance started to be used.

I was just logged in last night! It doesn't remember?!

It asked me when I created a new account (a JP one to claim a DLC code) on PS4 this past weekend...forget if it does at launch. It's real easy to do in settings if you didnt' do so, though of course it won't help you now.

Including apps in the lock is completely bonkers, they don't even have any paid apps do they? There's no paywall on Sony's end, apps shouldn't care about PSN

So if I used my PS3 PSN account on my PS4, I simply don't get asked to mark it as my primary, and I'm just assed out the first time I try to play a digital game during maintenance? I feel pretty let down by Sony right now.
 
hey konami, you're probably not reading this and that's okay but I want you to know that I'd still buy a Yu-Gi-Oh game on Vita. A proper one. none of that Decade/Millennium/BAM/Heartstone nonsense.

tag force series, i want :(


all these indie announcement before press conference meltdown for vita
 
It asked me when I created a new account (a JP one to claim a DLC code) on PS4 this past weekend...forget if it does at launch. It's real easy to do in settings if you didnt' do so, though of course it won't help you now.

Including apps in the lock is completely bonkers, they don't even have any paid apps do they? There's no paywall on Sony's end, apps shouldn't care about PSN
Apps work for me.
 
So if I used my PS3 PSN account on my PS4, I simply don't get asked to mark it as my primary, and I'm just assed out the first time I try to play a digital game during maintenance? I feel pretty let down by Sony right now.

Dunno, it's been a long time since I set up my PS4. I checked and mine's set to primary for my main account, but I had to manually do that because I recently used the "deactivate all consoles" thing to get rid of two phantom PS3s on my account. Not sure what it was set to after launch.
 
Am I missing something or is there absolutely no MEDIA section on the PS4 PlayStation Store?


Are you shitting me, Sony?


How could you not have a section to drop trailers like the PS3's store does?
It just baffles me that I can't pull/DL the newest 1080p trailers for games like The Order, Bloodborne, etc.- or all of these indie game trailers that release on the PlayStation Blog.

The 'streaming' trailers in the tiny rectangle boxes just don't cut it for me. :/
 
How the hell do you expect an emulated Neo Geo game to be Vita native res.

Also Metal Slug 3 had frame rate issues even on real hardware lol (I know it well, I own the cart and a consolized MVS, it's one of my favorite games of all time).

.....Okay, didn't know the game had issues running :(. Either way it is great to see it land on Vita :D.
 
How the hell do you expect an emulated Neo Geo game to be Vita native res.

Also Metal Slug 3 had frame rate issues even on real hardware lol (I know it well, I own the cart and a consolized MVS, it's one of my favorite games of all time).

Metal Slug games deliberately maintain arcade lag. I don't personally agree with it, since unlike a bullet hell shmup there's rarely gameplay benefit to it, but Metal Slug 3 is probably going to feature slowdown in all PS versions. It does in the PC release after all.
 
PS+ deals probably have pretty decent payouts, and I think they still do pub fund. I'd guess "More than all other platform holders, probably combined" but I'm not sure how much exactly.

so something like covering paying so it can on ps+ or enough for first on ps
 
Dunno, it's been a long time since I set up my PS4. I checked and mine's set to primary for my main account, but I had to manually do that because I recently used the "deactivate all consoles" thing to get rid of two phantom PS3s on my account. Not sure what it was set to after launch.

How were you able to check? or did you check before the maintenance?

I'm just super upset because I'm home sick, and planned on remote playing Diablo 3 from bed.
 
hey konami, you're probably not reading this and that's okay but I want you to know that I'd still buy a Yu-Gi-Oh game on Vita. A proper one. none of that Decade/Millennium/BAM/Heartstone nonsense.

Konami released Tag Force 5 digitally for Europe a couple months ago. But they made the game only compatible for the PSP -_- (Why Konami. Why :X. Make the game compatible for the Vita :( ).
 
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