PS VITA TV announced (~$100, Vita set top box - as in it has no screen - for TVs)

I wonder if there will be a real Sony Vita-branded TV with the Vita TV built-in.

I imagine Sony wants to sell their own proprietary remotes kind of like the PS3 one?
 
Gamer @ Heart said:
PS4 only has one touch area so its not a total solution sadly.

I will be sad if the dual touch mechanics are thrown under the bus for future vita titles.

If a DS3 was a complete solution, i would love this idea.
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Only first-party titles ever bothered using dual-touch. Heck, even front touch was barely utilised by 3rd-parties outside of the launch titles.

The sad truth is that most 3rd-party devs simply don't care for the gimmicks in Vita.
 
FLEABttn said:
For the time being. It's expected that pairing a PS4 controller with it will fix that, or expect patches.
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As it was already stated, the Vita has 2 touch panels (screen and back panel). The other problem is that the PS4 controller has a touchpad, not a screen: aiming for something on a separate screen through a touchpad is going to be very difficult.
 
Myshkin said:
Most people won't bother to sell the device they found out was the wrong one and then buy the right one. They'll just chalk it up to a bad experience and dock Sony's rep.
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Unless you are legitimately blind, you can see the device has no screen. You are grasping at straws here.
 
This I expected from Sony! But this Early? no!

I thought as soon as they brought out gaikai service this would of been the first thing to come out, a kind of micro console. But sony has instead got an early launch on this by using the VIta OS as a Trojan horse to getting people to buy this, whilst gaining more market share with vita.... This is a very very cool forward thinking move by sony.

This is great.
 
My natural anti-Sony/MS avoidance system made me not see this thread. Huh.

Might get if there is anything of notable interest, but you can say goodbye to touchpad support in standard vita games.
 
Skeff said:
It's already there on PS3 games.

I feel like I've posted this many times but games like Black ops are rendered at the Vita's native screen resolution.

Also it outputs in 480p,720p and 1080i
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I wasn't really implying that all games are sub native resolution but a lot of the games I want to play from earlier on do run at sub qHD. Either way, even the Vita's native resolution is still a little low for a good sized 1080p TV. It'll be bearable, but I was just hoping they'd upgraded the hardware to display game at higher resolutions.
 
Think about all the people who will have a PS4. Chances are, if you have a PS4 you will be paying for PS+. Consider how many Vita games are made available each month on he service. Consider how this interacts with the PS4, allowing you to basically connect it to any TV in your home relatively hassle-free. How compact it is and easy to bring with you to a friend's house, hotel, vacation, etc. It only costs $100. If you have a PS4, buying this seems like a no-brainer.
 
The more I think about this the more I like it. Great price, 3 console libraries in one, PS4 room extender, expands the user base for Vita titles which means more Vita titles for everyone. Plus it looks slick. No idea how far away Gaikai is but once that's a thing, a lightweight console like this makes perfect sense to sell it to the masses.
 
King Tubby said:
Think about all the people who will have a PS4. Chances are, if you have a PS4 you will be paying for PS+. Consider how many Vita games are made available each month on he service. Consider how this interacts with the PS4, allowing you to basically connect it to any TV in your home relatively hassle-free. How compact it is and easy to bring with you to a friend's house, hotel, vacation, etc. It only costs $100. If you have a PS4, buying this seems like a no-brainer.
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Yeah well said, as a Vita owner and ps+ subscriber the free games I get on both my vita and ps3 is so good, so this paired with a ps4 with the remote play function is very good value ! Hopefully this will be around £69.99 in UK :)
 
I don't see the appeal of playing Vita games on TV, but I can just plug it in to my PC monitor, right? If that means I have a Vita for $100 I'm in.
 
Pardon the ignorance of this question, but this thing is essentially a Vita, a PSP, and a PSOne (via PSN classics) all in one? With full screen support?
 
Loofy said:
If their blu ray players are anything to go buy. This will have terrible MKV support and annoying Cinavia DRM.
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That is annoying but it's better to just buy the Blu-ray movie. Most of the time you can get the 3D bluray, regular bluray, the dvd, and a digital version all for $20-25 o Amazon.
 
disappeared said:
Pardon the ignorance of this question, but this thing is essentially a Vita, a PSP, and a PSOne (via PSN classics) all in one? With full screen support?
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Not all Vita games are supported but yeah, that's what it is. And with Remote Play, it could be PS4 streaming device in the future.
 
-I wonder how VitaTV will affect hardware sales for the portable Vita. Is the strategy to use VitaTV to drive consumers to purchase the portable console or to drive current Vita owners to purchase VitaTV? There's no way they can push the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita & VitaTV on consumers all at once especially with Vita & VitaTV having no exclusives tied to their individual hardware; something's got to give and their brand doesn't have that kind of pull.

-I also wonder how they'll approach the portable gaming philosophy of smaller quickplay experiences on the go; from here on out I believe that PSN/PS+ will make up most of Vita's library because as stated before Vita exclusives no longer make sense and even more so if you have a PS3 or PS4.

-If VitaTV gains traction (in the West, given their attitudes towards Asia) I could see Sony phasing out its portable lineup out of their ecosystem in a couple of years.
 
So,

- Can I stream from my smartphone/tablet to the TV using this? Like Airplay?
- Can I use the PS4 controller?
- Why is this only limited to 2 controllers? I want to play 4-player Crash Team Racing or Crash Bash (PS1).
 
I don't know how I feel about this thing. It seems like a good idea but I use the Vita mostly for cross-platform stuff or classics. I have only a few exclusives and I'm not sure I will buy this for that reason. Doesn't this thing still get lost in the shuffle next to the PS4 and PS3 though? It still needs exclusive games.
 
family_guy said:
Because it becomes a hassle for people having to wonder whether or not they can play a specific Vita game.
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They'll all be playable in time. If you add a dedicated controller, something else has to give for that price. Developing a dedicated controller costs money.
 
family_guy said:
That is annoying but it's better to just buy the Blu-ray movie. Most of the time you can get the 3D bluray, regular bluray, the dvd, and a digital version all for $20-25 o Amazon.
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Agreed. If they made a Vita 3D Blu ray player for $130ish I'd be all over that.
 
I wonder if Vita developers will start to have options for HDTV's? Like 720p mode if using Vita TV with reduced IQ or native Vita resolution with the best IQ.
 
QUESTION: I recall when Vita came out there was talk about it being underclocked and there was room for Sony to make it even faster down the road. Likely they underclocked it for battery reasons. What're the chances that this device will push Vita hardware to its limits, allowing for even smoother game playback than Vita itself?
 
I just don't like the idea of splitting the game base between those with touch controls and those without. It just seems like an oversight. I can't see older games like Uncharted getting patched but I can see most games from this point forward having both touch controls for the Vita and standard controls for the Vita TV.
 
Sorry if this had been answered... Any risk in importing this?! Who's t be always stuck on the Japanese version or is this all too soon to tell?
 
No touch capability? Well I guess the consumer has no choice but to purchase an actual PS Vita....
there's always a method to Sony's maddness. Now find a creative way to bring back the Minidisc format Sony!!!
 
I wonder if it's possible for local 2 player games to separate a split screen to 2 TV's using this? 1 player on the TV that the PS4 is plugged into, another player on another TV with Vita TV plugged in.
 
Oublieux said:
As it was already stated, the Vita has 2 touch panels (screen and back panel). The other problem is that the PS4 controller has a touchpad, not a screen: aiming for something on a separate screen through a touchpad is going to be very difficult.
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R3/L3 for touch screen

touchpad for back touch panel

Problem solved
 
Right. Aaaandd..... done. I didn't even know I needed it; this thing looks great! I get to try Vita games plus its super portable, and they really nailed it on the price! I'm one of the cheapest bastards I know, and I'd buy this without thinking twice.
 
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