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PlayStation Vita Japanese Launch Thread. "APOCALYPTIC!" says concerned Nuclear Muffin
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VariantX04
Loser slave of the system :(
So who's the first GAF hero to platinum a game on Vita?
Castor Krieg
Banned
No.
You have to download the PSN content using the same account you use on your Vita.
Wi-Fi model is less than 2300HKD. Given fixed exchange ratio to dollar, that's the cheapest you will get it.
H_Prestige
Banned
Christ that screen looks better than a Kuro.
Ah, ok that explains it. Thanks!
AranhaHunter
Banned
Because that would make it one of the best systems ever by default.
Currently, you can't use the EU/US/etc stores, only Japan, so it can't be tested.
EU account I used for Vita at first worked just fine with Uncharted, just no access to PSN store. You can transfer items related to the account registered to Vita, so I assume when the EU/US stores launch in February, that you can buy normally like before. I could not transfer GTA:Chinatown Wars or LBP from EU PS3 to EU accounted Vita, because it did not show in the Vita transfer menu. Have to check this later.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Oh here's one of the great things about Vita. The buttons are silent! I always got a bit self-conscious about playing MH on the train because the buttons on PSP are so damned loud, but Vita is basically silent. I'll be able to sneak in some WC gaming time at work now
I like the sound of that
Is that a new feature? lol
Takamura-San
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Thank you so much.
That was was very informative.
Hopefully they will allow access to US PSN before the release.
Nintendo's finally catching on to the PSP's UMD flying eject feature.
I just did an online conversion, and 2300HK is about 300 USD. That is 50 bucks more expensive than the US launch price, no? Or did I screw up somewhere?
Castor Krieg
Banned
You are correct, I'm getting 306USD (if the exchange rate is still 7.5HKD per 1USD). Crazily expensive lol, what is Sony HK thinking? Then again, I am almost certain it's gonna be more expensive in Singapore, you got more money there ^^
You might want to try stores like Golden Arcade in Sham Shui Po, they should have it cheaper than official price.
LOL, figures. Of all things this may just be the one thing that puts me over the edge to buy Vita.
It's APOCALYPTIC!!!
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Don't know if it's any different (i'd assume only the bandwith is?) but I usually ping 120/150ms over UMTS HSDPA (via USB key) so, (while obviously not competively) I can play the vast majority of online games with good netcode wthout suffering any consistent/visible lag. There are certain days/hours of the day where it's shit, of course.
But it's far from unplayable, and more than decently suited for some genres. Obviously it's not the optimal way to play online games!
Castor Krieg
Banned
Need Skype App I think, the OS doesn't support it by default.
Japan store only has Twitter so far and i'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that the launch of Skype won't support video calling.
RyougaSaotome
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Honestly, the only reason I'm still playing my PSP is because I have a physical copy of Fate/Extra and I'm close to the end. Once I beat that, I'll probably be moving completely to the Vita, except for the occasional English-language game from America land.
Meanwhile, Sony stock gained.... 0.7%.
Best news of the day is your comment about silent buttons, I mean I'll be able to play in the bed with my wife sleeping next to me. Killer feature.
WHAT?????? APOCALYTPTUSMADOUS! What's the point of a front facing camera then? Boy o boy.
see jonnyrams post a couple of pages back. all you need.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
You can tell Muff was seconds away from blowing the biggest load of his life when he typed that out...
...but instead got stuck with the worst case of blue balls ever.
Acrylic7
Member
"somebody wake me up from this Nightmare, cuz I gotta Be dreaming"
been laughing 2 minutes straight.
Nothing like a good 'ol launch thread to get the juices flowing.
MidgarBlowedUp
Member
Sexy Sex getting me horny
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
How many days was the PSP tracked that week? Pretty weak showing.
I don't cover the speakers. To cover them would be an unnatural way to hold the console. The sticks you might actually hit accidentally, but that depends on how you hold the console. Easy to not touch.
bigtroyjon
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Sony's stock is down further than Nintendo's. Strength of the Yen against the Euro is the issue, not the sales of the Vita.
Sony (-3.1%)
Nintendo (-2.85%)
Article blaming the death of Kim Jong Il and the potential for European downgrades
Castor Krieg
Banned
Here we go, Vita sells better than PSP but handheld gaming is doomed!
The same people who dropped those Nintendo stocks musta jumped ship to Sony clearly
RyougaSaotome
Member
I haven't been having that issue yet. It's definitely possible to do, but it's also easy to avoid.
As for lines, I live in a small city outside of Nagasaki City, so I didn't expect any lines at all. We got about 20 people for a total of 17 systems. The store I pre-ordered at didn't have any lines because they had no extra systems for launch day.
I seriously doubt that they emulate the GPU and drawing routines of psp, most likely they just pass the drawing commands to new gpu on psp2.
The reason why there is no dithering is that it renders either in higher precision buffer and/or the tiled rendering keeps precision better internally before outputting the data to actual display buffer.
I was worried about that too, but you don't cover the speakers at all. Not had the other issue either. The only issue I have had, and Monster Hunter players will probably have the same issue - when using "the claw", the d-pad is in a slightly different position, so I need to adjust to it. I keep hitting down by accident when rotating the camera. Also, the start button is in a different place to PSP, but it'll definitely be ok once I get used to it.
Raonak
Banned
... wouldn't it make more sense to use the second analog as the camera controls?
One of the greatest things about the vita was the death of the claw.
Another reason people used the claw is because you never had to take your right thumb off the face buttons to adjust the camera.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Investors! SMH.
As a dual sword wielder, it's hard to use the right analog stick while I'm attacking, and I do need to track the monster a lot while attacking. But it works great while not attacking.
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