Playstation Vita = TWO HUNDRED FORTY NINE US DOLLARS ($249)
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indigo-cyclops
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NSQuote said:
And I'm sure Sony does as well? At this point it's very close. Personally I feel there's a huge difference between the hardware, and people will begin to see that.
REALLY did not expect that price, was laughing at people suggesting that price yesterday. Very nice price and yeah yeah the 3DS will still fuck it over and then some but it does not change the fact that the price is great. Was there day 1 no matter what the price but this is just really sweet, also the first party games announced like LBP looked fucking good.
foodtaster said:
no the customer is ALWAYS right
if there is an underlying perception in the community that their kids eyes is going to be damaged.... Nintendo screwed up big time going with bleeding edge.
remember the hysteria with the Pokemon epilepsy cartoon?
edit: return of 500 errors
its back YES YES YES.... its E3 alright
ToyBroker said:
I don't know. Cell companies don't like you turning on and off service. I think they'll see this as riskier to equip with no contract since games are large purchases that can be made all together and can entertain casual people for months and turned off. Ipads with their small, cheap bite-sized games are meant to be disposable whereas a proper handheld game can keep you entertained for long periods.
They may feel that people are considerably more likely to keep subscribing for a month and then unsubscribing a few, etc while the Ipad is pretty much made to encourage you to have a data connection at all times due to their emphasis on netbrowsing and social aspects.
rainking187 said:
Thanks for cutting the middle sentence of my post out of context to make your point.
I was just balancing out the two sides. They both have hardware and back catalogue behind them. So what will decide the success of these two systems is their new software lineup.
Nintendo have currently a solid lineup of titles this year. Currently nothing has been confirmed for the Vita, and very little is on show thats close to being ready.
Asking for a price cut on a system that has more potential in 2011 is retarded and will not happen. When the Vita's software lineup pulls together, then we will see a price war on software/hardware
Yeah, this is a huge fact. Now they are launching at the same price. I forsee PSVita doing very, very well.Curufinwe said:
I'm more interested in a Vita than a 3DS.
Also last generation, the DS had 2 screens, a microphone, a touch screen! It was revolutionary. But now the Vita has a touch screen, touch panel, gyroscope, 2 cameras. The cool new input features aren't so exclusive anymore.
DenogginizerOS
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I know I will reserve a system, Uncharted, and probably Ruin for launch. Nice to be this excited about a system launch
Tricky I Shadow
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Good price, but Im still far from sold. Not enough games I want for it yet.....
And I have a feeling Nintendo will soon simply not make me care about Vita.
And I have a feeling Nintendo will soon simply not make me care about Vita.
Just to clarify, i'm not hating.
PSV is sexy and hell and at this price I want one. It's just really silly to declare 3DS in any "real" trouble yet.
PSV fixed almost all the problems I had with the PSP as a gamer, but what problems has it fixed in the eyes of the general consumer?
Almost all the things wrong with the PSP from their standpoint are still wrong wtih it.
1.It doesn't have the types of games they want in a portable.
2.It's still too expensive for a handheld and doesn't get a pass because ninty is overpriced too, keep in mind at least ninty is putting games on it that will certainly sell portables even at 250. Also with playstation suite and other things this will overlap with the handheld market quite a bit as a "premium product". Nintendo can get away with it, no smartphone will ever have the latest mario, or pokemon, the must have software. PSV doesn't have that kind of system sellers, and without them to differentiate them from premium smartphones, which obviously have more functionality...
Relative to it's time PSP was even more graphically stunning. It didn't have tegra powered tabs and smartphones to compete against graphically, it was godly int hat sense and in a class of it's own. Graphics aren't a huge sticking point on handhelds outside of fanatical cultish android/iphone e-peen wars.
PSV is sexy and hell and at this price I want one. It's just really silly to declare 3DS in any "real" trouble yet.
PSV fixed almost all the problems I had with the PSP as a gamer, but what problems has it fixed in the eyes of the general consumer?
Almost all the things wrong with the PSP from their standpoint are still wrong wtih it.
1.It doesn't have the types of games they want in a portable.
2.It's still too expensive for a handheld and doesn't get a pass because ninty is overpriced too, keep in mind at least ninty is putting games on it that will certainly sell portables even at 250. Also with playstation suite and other things this will overlap with the handheld market quite a bit as a "premium product". Nintendo can get away with it, no smartphone will ever have the latest mario, or pokemon, the must have software. PSV doesn't have that kind of system sellers, and without them to differentiate them from premium smartphones, which obviously have more functionality...
Kusagari said:
Relative to it's time PSP was even more graphically stunning. It didn't have tegra powered tabs and smartphones to compete against graphically, it was godly int hat sense and in a class of it's own. Graphics aren't a huge sticking point on handhelds outside of fanatical cultish android/iphone e-peen wars.
BulletSmoke
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it's spelled Vita, why is it pronounced vee-tah, shouldn't it be more like vi-ta???
CoffeeJanitor
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People are super reactionary and generally not very smartsyoaran said:
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cosmicblizzard said:
To be fair, the 3DS has no thunder to steal. Hasn't got going in any region.
Holiday season will be interesting with both systems on the market. The wording seemed to confirm a US launch this year, but i wonder if Japan and Europe will get it also.
backbreaker65
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3D and children that is a real concern. 3D games start off with the warning about children and not fully developed eyes and how prolonged use could damage their sight. I think in the warning screen the age cut off is 7 or 8 I can't be too positive but it is a real concern right up their with epilepsy.
ObnoxiousZebra
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chubigans said:
:lol :lol
So good.
Ahoi-Brause
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Anything on regioncodes yet?
Because it looks like I'll import that thing if the EU price stays at 250
Because it looks like I'll import that thing if the EU price stays at 250
Dead Prince
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is the system region free?
TheExecutive
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3DS is far from doomed. Nintendo will show some beautiful games tomorrow and they are always in the position to drop the price. Is the PSV a better deal hardware wise? Yes. Does it have Mario? No. Does it have the lineage that nintendo does for handhelds? No. Does the pricing of the vita bring healthy competition? ABSOLUTELY.
Oh and people bitching about consolite experiences for the Vita... get over it. Afterall, the handheld now supports control schemes to actually back the console experience up.
The only thing I have against this unveiling is the lack of western 3rd party development. It needs to be there in order to gain the trust of the western consumer. However, it is an unveiling at a sony conference so I expect news in the next couple of days about future games for the platform.
Oh and people bitching about consolite experiences for the Vita... get over it. Afterall, the handheld now supports control schemes to actually back the console experience up.
The only thing I have against this unveiling is the lack of western 3rd party development. It needs to be there in order to gain the trust of the western consumer. However, it is an unveiling at a sony conference so I expect news in the next couple of days about future games for the platform.
dragonflys545
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The price is beautiful. It will be mine DAY 1!!!!!
GuitarAtomik
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That's still too expensive for me but mostly because I'm not in the market for a handheld. If I WAS though, I'd be hard press to consider the 3Ds over this with that price.
Angry Fork
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great picturechubigans said:
CoffeeJanitor
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As a Nintendo fan, this price announcement got me excited for that exact reason. Well, that and it's a pretty good deal.Kaijima said:
Nintendo brought their A-game last gen certainly, but I think you're right that some real competition will make them go all out.
rainking187
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syoaran said:
There have been several games confirmed for the Vita. Not sure what's been confirmed for launch, but there are definitely interesting titles. Conversely I'm not sure what 3DS titles you're talking about, the only games I'm interested in are OoT, a port of a ten year old game, and Devil Survivor, an enhanced port of a DS game that just came out like two years ago. I'm sure they've got some stuff up their sleeves for tomorrow, but as far as announced titles go the 3DS isn't doing anything for me.
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