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That wasn't really the issue.
It was just that it was confusing that you had to set up as New and choose that option before you could actually sign in with your personal account. Something like that.
A minor UI thing.

Oh. So the unable-to-turn-on thing a different then. I think someone who got it early from Amazon.ca said they had an issue with bricking her/his Vita earlier in this thread?
 
I don't know if I can hold out any longer. I told myself I would not get this at launch.

Played a demo unit a couple nights ago at GameStop and now I can't stop thinking that I need a Vita at launch.

As if my backlog isn't bad enough! I may just cave and preorder a Wifi version here soon.
 
Just got back from the Gamestop and picked up my 16GB card, Charging Dock and Sony branded screen protectors. They got their FEB's in today and are doing a midnight for the FEB's on Tuesday. The manager was not happy about having to work a midnight on Valentines day for the 15 FEB preorders that this particular store has. >={

I actually have the Hori protectors on order from Amazon but may cancel that order if I'm happy with the Sony's. Or I may put a Sony protector on the back and put the Hori on the front since it provides fuller protection and is cheap as chips.
 
Thank you.



Oh. So the unable-to-turn-on thing a different then. I think someone who got it early from Amazon.ca said they had an issue with bricking her/his Vita earlier in this thread?
Yeah, I saw his post.
Sounded like he got confused by the set up messages and turned it off sometime in that process.
Either that or bad luck.
 
Yeah, I saw his post.
Sounded like he got confused by the set up messages and turned it off sometime in that process.
Either that or bad luck.

Vita won't turn on until you charge it for a certain amount of time. So that was probably what made him think it was bricked.
 
Vita won't turn on until you charge it for a certain amount of time. So that was probably what made him think it was bricked.
Yeah, it's definitely finicky with the power in not so obvious ways.
I believe the only launch system issue apart from that one was my memory card issue (which was easily rectified).
 
I know somebody had a link where you could check which gamestop was doing a midnight launch for the FEB, I can't seem to find it in the thread, anyone has that link?
 
I've got a real problem with the Vita launch lineup. Already got Wipeout, Everybodys Golf and Rayman. Seriously tempted to get Uncharted, UMvC3 and Ridge Racer. I'm going to be pushing a £400+ launch at this rate.

Fucking hell..
 
All my local shops have a demo unit in now - whilst I was pretending to look at boxes hoping the guy would come over and demo it to me, I noticed that everybody else he tried to show it to had a complete lack of interest in it - most didn't even seem to know a new console was even about to come out, and when he tried explain the functionality they tended to just grunt and pay no real interest.

Maybe it was just a tough crowd, but it's made me a little worried seeing so much apathy towards something I'm about to invest in - I think due to the look of the machine and the lack of a unique selling point it really needs much more advertising. We all have touch screens in our pockets these-days :P

On the bright side, I think I made his day by actually wanting to try it out and nosey at it. And yes, it's bloody lovely.
 
I've got a real problem with the Vita launch lineup. Already got Wipeout, Everybodys Golf and Rayman. Seriously tempted to get Uncharted, UMvC3 and Ridge Racer. I'm going to be pushing a £400+ launch at this rate.

Fucking hell..

lol, just spread them out. Leave the rest for a bit later.
 
This sucks, amazon has my order of Hot Shots Golf set to arrive on the 13th now...I don't want to drool over the game for 2 days without the Vita, I wish they just sent them both together, lol.
 
Remembered reading that you can save certain games on the game cart and don't need a memory card. Anyone remember which games they were out of the launch line up?
 
Sounds like I was worried over nothing. I'll keep my Vita plugged in when I do the initial set up stuff I guess.

All my local shops have a demo unit in now - whilst I was pretending to look at boxes hoping the guy would come over and demo it to me, I noticed that everybody else he tried to show it to had a complete lack of interest in it - most didn't even seem to know a new console was even about to come out, and when he tried explain the functionality they tended to just grunt and pay no real interest.

Maybe it was just a tough crowd, but it's made me a little worried seeing so much apathy towards something I'm about to invest in - I think due to the look of the machine and the lack of a unique selling point it really needs much more advertising. We all have touch screens in our pockets these-days :P

On the bright side, I think I made his day by actually wanting to try it out and nosey at it. And yes, it's bloody lovely.

That's how the 3DS demos were in my city.
I was so excited to play with one. I played with it for like an hour or something and I was the only one who even approached the demo person.
I haven't seen any Vita demos here.

The 3DS was definitely marketed better and that performed underwhelmingly until the price drop right? I hope the Vita does well enough to justify games being developed for it and localized. I love my PSP and what happened to that makes me really sad.
 
I keep flip flopping on whether i'm going to go digital with my vita games or not.

Gahh, I keep flip flopping on whether or not to get the 3G version.

I keep flip-flopping for Uncharted.

Did someone say Flip Flop?

Some of the flip-flopping in this thread is hilarious to read. Man, some of you guys can be insanely indecisive. lol.



NeoFLOP
 
If it helps, shopto have just mailed, they have dropped their priced, 3g is now 259 :)

I had lumies on order too, total combined price was £290 but the lumies bundle 280 so am 30 better off.
 
Basically sums up my feelings on this thread

Same here...I've had my system preordered on amazon for about a month now, and I'm going nuts seeing how other people have been able to get it early through other means. I'm tempted to cancel my amazon order now that I heard my local gamestop is having a midnight release...but I feel really stupid if I do that, and end up paying the $18 extra in sales tax right now just to get it 12 hours early, ugh. That's almost half the cost of another game.
 
All my local shops have a demo unit in now - whilst I was pretending to look at boxes hoping the guy would come over and demo it to me, I noticed that everybody else he tried to show it to had a complete lack of interest in it - most didn't even seem to know a new console was even about to come out, and when he tried explain the functionality they tended to just grunt and pay no real interest.

Maybe it was just a tough crowd, but it's made me a little worried seeing so much apathy towards something I'm about to invest in - I think due to the look of the machine and the lack of a unique selling point it really needs much more advertising. We all have touch screens in our pockets these-days :P

On the bright side, I think I made his day by actually wanting to try it out and nosey at it. And yes, it's bloody lovely.

what other people think of a system i'm interested in makes no difference to me. i fell in love (ok, little bit of hyperbole there) with the hardware the first time i saw it. i don't care if no one else in the world buys one. i want one day one. i'm super hyped. word of mouth will sell this thing. look at the 3ds. a friend of mine that doesn't really game much asked me if i got a new ds the other day (because my ds is crimson and black and my 3ds is black). i said, no, it's a 3ds. he didn't even know what that was (he knows playstation and xbox and that's it). i showed it to him and he thought it was awesome. 3d with no glasses blew his mind and now he wants one. wait till he gets a load of this thing. he is amazed by his kindle fire. the vita will surely blow his mind.
 
I flip-flopped myself.

Canceled my 3G preorder for the FEB bundle today. I want the unit in my hands now, I don't even care about the $50 anymore. You win Sony, you win.

That unboxing video yesterday convinced me. The case is pretty sweet. I'm just hoping Little Deviants is at least worth a couple hours of my time.
 
I flip-flopped myself.

Canceled my 3G preorder for the FEB bundle today. I want the unit in my hands now, I don't even care about the $50 anymore. You win Sony, you win.

That unboxing video yesterday convinced me. The case is pretty sweet. I'm just hoping Little Deviants is at least worth a couple hours of my time.

one of us! one of us!


welcome to the club friend.
 
I flip-flopped myself.

Canceled my 3G preorder for the FEB bundle today. I want the unit in my hands now, I don't even care about the $50 anymore. You win Sony, you win.

That unboxing video yesterday convinced me. The case is pretty sweet. I'm just hoping Little Deviants is at least worth a couple hours of my time.

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Finally, welcome to the master race.
 
I flip-flopped myself.

Canceled my 3G preorder for the FEB bundle today. I want the unit in my hands now, I don't even care about the $50 anymore. You win Sony, you win.

That unboxing video yesterday convinced me. The case is pretty sweet. I'm just hoping Little Deviants is at least worth a couple hours of my time.

Send your extra money to burn this way. I swear I'll make good use of it.
 
PSY・S;35022509 said:

I've flipped and flopped several times over the Vita.

I pre-ordered it on June 6, but I really never thought I'd actually buy one. I owned a PSP for a while but I didn't play it much and eventually sold it, so my Vita interest was pretty low.

Then a few weeks ago I showed my wife a picture of the Vita and she surprisingly pretty much commanded me to get one. Who am I to argue? :P

Since then I've followed the Vita pretty religiously (I've read every post in this thread), and I've pretty much decided on my launch purchase:

- 3G Launch Bundle
- CTA Digital PS Vita Case
- HORI PS Vita Screen Protective Filter
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
- Motorstorm RC
- Escape Plan

I have $360 in Amazon credit, so nothing out of pocket other than the PSN purchases.
 
That unboxing video yesterday convinced me. The case is pretty sweet. I'm just hoping Little Deviants is at least worth a couple hours of my time.

Only played it for ~10 mins last september but seemed to be a great little timewaster to me. Sometime you keep going back to to try and beat your top score and shit.
 
I'm probably in for a Vita on the first sale and after a definitive game library is present. I just don't allow myself to be an early adopter anymore.
 
Me getting a Vita on launch would be 100% solidified if I could get some impressions of Shinobido 2 from someone that really liked the original.
 
that case is the sole reason i was finally swayed into getting the FEB. really the case and getting it a week early is worth $50 to me. little deviants is just gravy.
 
On PSV #2 so far

  • Soul Calibur Broken Destiny
  • Disgaea - Afternoon of Darkness
  • Silent Hill Origins
  • Crush
  • Patchwork Heroes
  • Castlevania X
  • Hammerin Hero
  • Half Minute Hero
  • GTA: LCS
  • R-Type Command
  • GTA: Chinatown
  • Field Commander
  • Streetfighter Alpha 3 MAX
  • Gran Turismo
  • Daxter
  • What Did I Do to Deserve this, My Lord?
  • Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
  • Rock Band Unplugged
  • Wipeout Pulse
  • Tactics Ogre
  • Valkyria Chronicles 2
  • Persona
  • Prinny 1
  • Capcom Classics Reloaded
  • Capcom Classics Remixed
  • Puzzle Quest

Please flick switch on Fifa, Lumines, Rayman ASAP!
 
Might be a dumb question, but black motion trails and shitty d-pads are a thing of the past when it comes to PSPs and the Vita, right? I still have my launch model, so I have no clue how much better the more recent ones are.
 
Dayummmmm... last night I checked the estimated delivery date for HSG from Amazon.com. It said 15th. I cancelled, and then re-ordered it, and it had updated to Feb. 13th. I did that at about... somewhere between 7 and 9PM E.S.T. The game got here before 5PM today. WOW!

I guess I might as well get the rest of my gear since I'm going to be staring at this one box anyway.
 
I flip-flopped myself.

Canceled my 3G preorder for the FEB bundle today. I want the unit in my hands now, I don't even care about the $50 anymore. You win Sony, you win.

That unboxing video yesterday convinced me. The case is pretty sweet. I'm just hoping Little Deviants is at least worth a couple hours of my time.
At least you didn't go for the true first edition by importing one, haha...

(yeah, I imported one, but I got it from Amazon Japan and had a friend forward it, so I only really had to pay extra for shipping + weak dollar)

Tain: D-pad is fine imho. Only problem I have is that sometimes my thumb hits the left stick a bit. Screen is awesome, playing the retro game collections on it is amazing.

Also someone who isn't me needs to test Gradius Collection...
 
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