PS Vita US Launch Details (Launch Games, Accessory Pricing)

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DarkSoul520 said:
Sadly, Team Harimau isn't in Wipeout 2048. Only Feisar, AG-System, Qirex, Auricom, and Pir-Hana.

And I don't think we would see that team as DLC either since it wasn't in Wipeout until Pure, which takes place in 2197.
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Ah damn that's horrible news. :(

Strange since the game is cross PS3 compatible and I'd assume you could choose all the craft from that game.

see ya in the future Harimau. ;_;
 
I really want a Vita, and the launch lineup is probably one of the best of any system ever, but I'm definitely not buying one at launch, as I can easily see it dropping in price very fast (here in the UK at least). Online stores and supermarkets are already getting quite aggressive with their deals, so I'm waiting until I can either get a standalone Wi-Fi Vita for £180 or so, or a really good bundle.

Persona 4 is the one game I want more than any other, and since there's no date announced for it yet, I might just wait for that, by which point I'm betting the Vita will be within my price range.
 
LiquidMetal14 said:
I always looked at it like whatever size I get, it would be icing as I'm picking up a 32GB piece. The more I think, the more I want more storage. Who doesn't? I would be happy with 4 but would take the 8GB card any day. It could be a good backup card for saves or something. Or a great music card.

And a followup for g35, I did just call another Gamestop and they did say that is what they heard (regarding the 8GB card for the 1st edition). He said that he heard that they bumped all 1st editions up to 8GB. That makes g35 who's in SoCal and 1 GS in FL.
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What? Now the first edition is coming with the 8GB card and not 4GB?
 
I genuinely can't decide what system/package to order and it's driving me crazy. I've already ordered and cancelled through amazon twice.

First I was gonna do wifi only, uncharted, and a 16gb memory card for $360

Then I was thinking I wanted the 3G just in case it ever became worth it to pay for per month, so I considered the 3G bundle, which basically forces you to waste money by not getting your PSN game if you don't choose to activate 3G right away.

Now I'm thinking I'll get the first edition bundle, but the memory card is only 4gb. It's like every option has a shitty drawback.
 
Any indication on what the max digital download game size will be? I don't mind the inconvenience of shuffling games around on a 4 gig card and having only one game on it at a time, but if they're gonna exceed 4 gigs then I don't wanna waste $20. I also remember reading somewhere that psp save files can be freely moved to and from Vita, but Vita-specific save files on a memory card aren't movable? It sounds a little ridiculous and I hope that isn't the case. Ideally, I would be able to move my game, save files and updates/dlc on and off so everything is guaranteed to fit. Wiki links to this article, but it's from March 2011. Just wondering if there's any updated information.
 
I've been up and down on getting the Vita for a while now; at the first price reveal, it was must-by, but then after some of the card storage prices and confusion on user accounts came out, I went to maybe, but now I just found out I'll be getting a semi-decent tax return, so I think I'm going to bite for sure, especially considering most of my gaming time lately has been dedicated to portables.

I'm not really concerned about not enough great launch games, since I sold my PSP a few years ago, and have some catching up to do. Can't wait to take my PSN account out of retirement as well - also sold my PS3 a few years ago when I was unemployed and sold my gaming collection. Have been building it back up since then, but never got around to rebuying any of my old Sony products. Looking forward to it!

Is Parasite Eve: Third Birthday available on PSN?
 
Amory Blaine said:
I genuinely can't decide what system/package to order and it's driving me crazy. I've already ordered and cancelled through amazon twice.

First I was gonna do wifi only, uncharted, and a 16gb memory card for $360

Then I was thinking I wanted the 3G just in case it ever became worth it to pay for per month, so I considered the 3G bundle, which basically forces you to waste money by not getting your PSN game if you don't choose to activate 3G right away.

Now I'm thinking I'll get the first edition bundle, but the memory card is only 4gb. It's like every option has a shitty drawback.
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Yup.

I was going to get the FEB as well, but the 4gb stick is a HUGE let down. I think I've settled on the Wifi/3G model, though. I want to have that 3G capability as a just in case. I'm hoping the GAF Vita community will be active enough to make it worth having. The PSN game is a mystery still (to my knowledge), but I imagine it'll be SOMETHING worthwhile.

I was originally going to try and go the PSPGo route and go full digital, but the the game cartridges are SO tiny - system cases will be able to hold most of the games I'll want with me at any given time (I think the Sony one even has a small spot for a couple of games). I still want the space though...

We'll see if my mind changes in the next 5-7 days before I place my order, but it's looking like Wifi/3G for me.
 
As good as this launch is, I think I'm going to keep things light in terms of purchases. I could easily buy 5 to 7 games, but I will keep it to 3.

Uncharted and Lumines will be two games I get. I want something different so I think my 3rd game will be Army Corps! Bloody Pikmin! Wipeout might make it into the launch purchase list too since it looks so good in motion. Already caving in on my 3 game limit!

3rd Birthday is on PSN for $19.99.
 
19 days to go...

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I think I may buy 3rd Birthday since you can do dual stick on that.

I did settle on HSG, Wipeout, and Rayman as far as retail goes. Will get SSDelta, Escape Plan, and hopefully one of them free as I am getting the 1st edition.
 
nicoga3000 said:
Yup.

I was going to get the FEB as well, but the 4gb stick is a HUGE let down. I think I've settled on the Wifi/3G model, though. I want to have that 3G capability as a just in case. I'm hoping the GAF Vita community will be active enough to make it worth having. The PSN game is a mystery still (to my knowledge), but I imagine it'll be SOMETHING worthwhile.

I was originally going to try and go the PSPGo route and go full digital, but the the game cartridges are SO tiny - system cases will be able to hold most of the games I'll want with me at any given time (I think the Sony one even has a small spot for a couple of games). I still want the space though...

We'll see if my mind changes in the next 5-7 days before I place my order, but it's looking like Wifi/3G for me.
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I basically settled on the same thing. If the first edition memory card had been 8gb it would've been a no-brainer but oh well. 3G/wifi bundle with uncharted it is. I think I can live with that.

I'm still a little nervous the vita is going to somehow crash and burn, but I definitely want to support a system that seems pretty dedicated to the hardcore.
 
JacksUsername said:
I've been up and down on getting the Vita for a while now; at the first price reveal, it was must-by, but then after some of the card storage prices and confusion on user accounts came out, I went to maybe, but now I just found out I'll be getting a semi-decent tax return, so I think I'm going to bite for sure, especially considering most of my gaming time lately has been dedicated to portables.

I'm not really concerned about not enough great launch games, since I sold my PSP a few years ago, and have some catching up to do. Can't wait to take my PSN account out of retirement as well - also sold my PS3 a few years ago when I was unemployed and sold my gaming collection. Have been building it back up since then, but never got around to rebuying any of my old Sony products. Looking forward to it!
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I have $190 in EB credit that is currently going toward a Vita FEB, but I'm respectfully bowing out of the day-1 group. There's just not enough of an incentive at the moment, with the main draw for me being PSP titles. I may pick one up around the time Final Fantasy Type-0 gets confirmed for NA (hopefully as an enhanced Vita title), and perhaps by then there'll be some more attractive sales promotions that'll make the wait worth it.
 
Actually, just after my last post, I started thinking. fEB comes with a case and a 4 gig stick. Not too long after the release of the system, can we expect to see 3rd party cards? If so, FEB isn't a bad idea, even at 4 gigs, because I want to upgrade to a 32 gig 3rd party later (when it's actually affordable). Food for thought I guess...
 
Amory Blaine said:
I basically settled on the same thing. If the first edition memory card had been 8gb it would've been a no-brainer but oh well. 3G/wifi bundle with uncharted it is. I think I can live with that.

I'm still a little nervous the vita is going to somehow crash and burn, but I definitely want to support a system that seems pretty dedicated to the hardcore.
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Is that 3G/Wifi with Uncharted bundle still available?

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nvm.....Canada only.
 
Are there kiosks at Bestbuys/Gamestops yet? For some reason I woke up with this INSANE need to buy something. I've been looking at Vita stuff all morning just stoking my consumer boner. I would love to go play one for a few minutes before this fever passes.
 
LiquidMetal14 said:
OH YOU LOL

To confirm what we briefly discussed last night - I did call this morning and the one here didn't know anything yet nor did he have a rep there recently. I am still all in on the 1st edition (pending I can still pre order next Wednesday). I hope it's upped to 8GB as they are tossing in the PSN game voucher and data pass so it wouldn't make a lot of sense to toss the early edition folks out in the cold by not giving us the 8GB card.
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Don't be greedy with the info I give you heathen :D
 
nicoga3000 said:
Actually, just after my last post, I started thinking. fEB comes with a case and a 4 gig stick. Not too long after the release of the system, can we expect to see 3rd party cards? If so, FEB isn't a bad idea, even at 4 gigs, because I want to upgrade to a 32 gig 3rd party later (when it's actually affordable). Food for thought I guess...
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Considered that too, since I'm sure I'll want a case at some point, but I just don't have much interest in Little Deviants. Way I look at it I can either have the FEB and let Sony choose my first game and get a smaller card, or choose my own game and get a bigger card and get a case later and either way it's gonna be the same price.

Third party cases are gonna happen, obviously. Not necessarily so for cards.
 
Yep, that's the launch bundle alright. Not the First Edition Bundle at all.

And yeah, my local GS has a system set up. I'm going to stop by later so I can touch it again.
 
Amory Blaine said:
Considered that too, since I'm sure I'll want a case at some point, but I just don't have much interest in Little Deviants. Way I look at it I can either have the FEB and let Sony choose my first game and get a smaller card, or choose my own game and get a bigger card and get a case later and either way it's gonna be the same price.

Third party cases are gonna happen, obviously. Not necessarily so for cards.
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Also true...Little Deviants is not something I have any desire to own, not at the price point.

Damnit. This is not an easy decision, ha.
 
JacksUsername said:
I've been up and down on getting the Vita for a while now; at the first price reveal, it was must-by, but then after some of the card storage prices and confusion on user accounts came out, I went to maybe, but now I just found out I'll be getting a semi-decent tax return.
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My story is almost exactly the same, only I got my tax return last year, already knew how much I was getting, I just hadn't claimed it. I had actually forgotten about it till I was going through some papers the other day and there it was. Instead of thinking 'Ohhhh, I could do with some $$$$' it was more like 'Yes, a Vita!'. Hahahahahaha.
 
MikeE21286 said:
Ahh, ok. I was wondering what the A+ meant.
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From reading around on the Wipeoutzone forums, I think its:

C = Flash
B = Rapier
A = Phantom
A+ = Super Phantom

I could be wrong though.

EDIT: You know, why did they have to change it at all. I thought the speed system they already established was cool enough.
 
mingus said:
Any indication on what the max digital download game size will be? I don't mind the inconvenience of shuffling games around on a 4 gig card and having only one game on it at a time, but if they're gonna exceed 4 gigs then I don't wanna waste $20. I also remember reading somewhere that psp save files can be freely moved to and from Vita, but Vita-specific save files on a memory card aren't movable? It sounds a little ridiculous and I hope that isn't the case. Ideally, I would be able to move my game, save files and updates/dlc on and off so everything is guaranteed to fit. Wiki links to this article, but it's from March 2011. Just wondering if there's any updated information.
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Dont know about new releases but at launch there were 3 games above 2GB.
BlazBlue, Dream Club and Uncharted.

Majority of games were under 1GB.
 
mingus said:
Any indication on what the max digital download game size will be? I don't mind the inconvenience of shuffling games around on a 4 gig card and having only one game on it at a time, but if they're gonna exceed 4 gigs then I don't wanna waste $20. I also remember reading somewhere that psp save files can be freely moved to and from Vita, but Vita-specific save files on a memory card aren't movable? It sounds a little ridiculous and I hope that isn't the case. Ideally, I would be able to move my game, save files and updates/dlc on and off so everything is guaranteed to fit. Wiki links to this article, but it's from March 2011. Just wondering if there's any updated information.
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4GB is the max cart size currently, so there won't be any game surpassing that anytime soon. it might change in the future though.

Developer can choose to make their game saved on the game card or to mem card. if it's saved to game card, then then you can't backup the save file. so it's probably saver to buy those games digitally.

one thing to note about Vita save data. they're not separate from the game data itself. so you can't just copy your save data and save it to your pc. you have to backup the whole game data.

basically, just for instance, you download Uncharted digitally and it have 3GB file size. when you play the game and save, instead of making a separate save file like previous PS device, it will instead add around 4mb to your game data, so now your game data is 3,004mb


so basically all save data is now tied to an account, I don't think you can copy friend save data to play on your game either, even if you own the game.
 
Vyse The Legend said:
12 for the First Edition master race.
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I think I'll probably just go ahead and spend my $100 saving on 20 Vita taco bell boxes. Seems like the best investment...

DarkSoul520 said:
From reading around on the Wipeoutzone forums, I think its:

C = Flash
B = Rapier
A = Phantom
A+ = Super Phantom

I could be wrong though.

EDIT: You know, why did they have to change it at all. I thought the speed system they already established was cool enough.
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I'm beyond excited to go back and play a new Wipeout game. After finishing up like 95% of the medals in Wipeout HD/Fury I've been wanting a new Wipeout.
 
Anyone have an idea on how big the game save files are? There were some game cases posted earlier but the guys camera wasn't quite the best for making out the detail.

The size doesn't bother me too much at this point in time but you just know that in the long run a small card will go the path of the 360 20gb hdd. Always on the verge of being full and shuffling shit around, especially with larger DD games (although I'd rather physical media on my shelf any day).
 
Gen X said:
Anyone have an idea on how big the game save files are? There were some game cases posted earlier but the guys camera wasn't quite the best for making out the detail.
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The box arts with the "Memory Required" thing are no more than 10MB or so. Little Deviants has like a 1MB requirement, lol.
 
Callibretto said:
4GB is the max cart size currently, so there won't be any game surpassing that anytime soon. it might change in the future though.

Developer can choose to make their game saved on the game card or to mem card. if it's saved to game card, then then you can't backup the save file. so it's probably saver to buy those games digitally.

one thing to note about Vita save data. they're not separate from the game data itself. so you can't just copy your save data and save it to your pc. you have to backup the whole game data.

basically, just for instance, you download Uncharted digitally and it have 3GB file size. when you play the game and save, instead of making a separate save file like previous PS device, it will instead add around 4mb to your game data, so now your game data is 3,004mb


so basically all save data is now tied to an account, I don't think you can copy friend save data to play on your game either, even if you own the game.
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Fantastic, thanks!
 
Takao said:
The box arts with the "Memory Required" thing are no more than 10MB or so. Little Deviants has like a 1MB requirement, lol.
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It'll depend on how the developer handles saves.

If there are a maximum of 100MB saves, then 100MB is required.
 
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