Vita PSN Game & Service Thread | October 2013 | Ver 2000, Batman and some Angry Birds

Origins only became available on the 24th despite being announced early. So if the trend continues then they'll trickle feed Amalur, SotC, Hotline Miami, and Sine Mora for the next 4 weeks.

Man, you've been here awhile - I figured you would know how this works by now, haha. One game (occasionally two) gets added to the Instant Game Collection every week. The first two weeks of the month are always PS3 games, and the last two weeks are always Vita games.

Ooooooooh.

For some reason I still don't realize this, hahahaha.

Oh well, thanks you two.
 
I need God Eater 2 in my life (with online)

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Looks really nice in that picture, but then I see other pictures and more importantly pictures of it in real life and I hate the cheap looking plastic surrounding the buttons and sticks, and how the screen is surrounded by a very visible border that makes it look like it's a tablet with a controller add-on.

I do really like how the sides and back of the new one look, though.

I'm 100% with you here. I really like everything but the front, and the fact that it is not an OLED is a bummer for me.

Here are some real-life pics for comparison.

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I think these really illustrate how the screen frame looks. I personally don't like it one bit. Makes the rest look cheap.
 
I'm 100% with you here. I really like everything but the front, and the fact that it is not an OLED is a bummer for me.

Here are some real-life pics for comparison.

I think these really illustrate how the screen frame looks. I personally don't like it one bit. Makes the rest look cheap.

Yup. Now, in this one solitary image, the new Vita looks AMAZING.

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I love the thinness of it. If they made the new Vita look exactly like the original (OLED included) but changed the sides and back to look like the new one does now, it would be awesome.
 
Hum I'm playing Dragon's Crown on my Vita but I can't go online... I've just discovered the stables but I can't see any option.
 
Can anyone who's ordered from Amazon Japan let me know how easy it is to get on of those 64gb cards sent to me? I bought something off the European site and it was painless, but is the Japanese one restrictive?
 
Hum I'm playing Dragon's Crown on my Vita but I can't go online... I've just discovered the stables but I can't see any option.

dont you have to be a certain level? like 10 or something...

OLED aside, i prefer vita 1000's look. 2000 looks really nice at certain angles with its smooth curves though. love the khaki colored one too.

but 1000 is still the way to go imo. maayyyyybe the 3000 in due time.
 
After being disappointed by the new Vita, I finally decided to go for a used OLED model + 32gb card + P4G aka the only retail game I really wanted. I won't play P4G anytime soon though as I don't have the time now for such a game.

Regarding Plus I will join the club some time soon. I am in Europe btw. Until when will Gravity Rush and Uncharted be free? As for the monthly games I don't care one bit for SFxT, especially on a portable, but how about Touch my Katamari? Is it any good compared to the other games or is more or less the same? I loved the first one, then played the second one and just got bored, so I am not sure if this will be any different.
Then there's also Jak Trilogy, but I 've already played 1 and 2 so maybe I 'll pass on this too.

As for PS1 or PSP games they 're never included in the PS+ free games, right? I missed some of the sales such as the Big in Japan thing which apparently was quite good. Oh well, I 'll wait for the next chance, I hope that they do these things often.
 
Yeah, Kung Fu Rabbit's a very cool "go-to game" for when you don't know what to play... Definitely worth it at that price.
 
Yup. Now, in this one solitary image, the new Vita looks AMAZING.

I love the thinness of it. If they made the new Vita look exactly like the original (OLED included) but changed the sides and back to look like the new one does now, it would be awesome.

This picture made me realize how much I really don't like the silver bar around the OLED vita. The new Vita really does look nice from the sides and back, but I can't get over the cheap plastic look on the front and the weird box around the screen.
 
Any way i can get the free us valhalla knights on my eu vita?just send it to my vita via ps3 doesnt work,so there is no chance except to swap account/memorycard hm?:-(
 
After being disappointed by the new Vita, I finally decided to go for a used OLED model + 32gb card + P4G aka the only retail game I really wanted. I won't play P4G anytime soon though as I don't have the time now for such a game.

Regarding Plus I will join the club some time soon. I am in Europe btw. Until when will Gravity Rush and Uncharted be free?

congrats on the purchase! we don't know when the annual IGC games will get swapped out, but it's assumed in november, as thats when the first group initially went up.
 
Ah I see. Maybe I should realize that other people have opinions, but then again what can I get angry at?

IMO, most overrated is VII. People should be praising VIII instead.

VII is in my top 5, for sure, but yeah, it's overrated along with FFVI and FFX.
And I agree entirely with you. I loved VIII -- and apparently it's fucking broken as all hell too (not that I ever found out about apparently). DAT TRIPLE TRIAD! Best mini-game in a FF game ever.


Man, you've been here awhile - I figured you would know how this works by now, haha. One game (occasionally two) gets added to the Instant Game Collection every week. The first two weeks of the month are always PS3 games, and the last two weeks are always Vita games.

Exactly. It's going to be one of the last Tuesdays of the month, since SCEA is still doing things their archaic and stupid ways. Sine Mora is likely the 29th.

1st - Amalur
8th - Poker Night 2 or SotC
15th - Poker Night 2 or SotC
22nd - Hotline Miami or Sine Mora
29th - Hotline Miami or Sine Mora

You have the PSP mini version :(

Doesn't work. Check your facts!

Hum I'm playing Dragon's Crown on my Vita but I can't go online... I've just discovered the stables but I can't see any option.

I think you have to beat the Lost Woods first.
Then when the B paths open up, you should see a network status "offline/online" when you walk in there and it will ask you if you want to connect.

dont you have to be a certain level? like 10 or something...

OLED aside, i prefer vita 1000's look. 2000 looks really nice at certain angles with its smooth curves though. love the khaki colored one too.

but 1000 is still the way to go imo. maayyyyybe the 3000 in due time.

You have to complete the 1st 9 levels, I think. Level requirement should be met pretty much automatically by then, if there was one.

Any way i can get the free us valhalla knights on my eu vita?just send it to my vita via ps3 doesnt work,so there is no chance except to swap account/memorycard hm?:-(

No.
You can format your card and put your US account on it though. ;)

It's not the most amazing game ever but it's a good little time waster

How long is it on sale?
 
I think you have to beat the Lost Woods first.
Then when the B paths open up, you should see a network status "offline/online" when you walk in there and it will ask you if you want to connect.



You have to complete the 1st 9 levels, I think. Level requirement should be met pretty much automatically by then, if there was one.



No.
You can format your card and put your US account on it though. ;)

Thanks ^__^
 
Ended up grabbing a copy of EDF 2017 even though I was bitching about the trophy grind yesterday.

I looked at some videos and remembered how much of a blast the game is and couldn't resist!
 
Yup. Now, in this one solitary image, the new Vita looks AMAZING.

C0ZDHN4.jpg


I love the thinness of it. If they made the new Vita look exactly like the original (OLED included) but changed the sides and back to look like the new one does now, it would be awesome.

Right on. Let's hope together for something like that when Vita 3000 comes along.

Let's face it, our beloved OLED is not coming back :(
 
Just bought my first physical game in over a year... I'm about to join the Killzone Express.

Choo Choo motherfuckers!
 
I'm 100% with you here. I really like everything but the front, and the fact that it is not an OLED is a bummer for me.

Here are some real-life pics for comparison.

vg1lMah.jpg


Kh8XjS8.jpg


JWmpDnr.jpg


C0ZDHN4.jpg


R6CzOi9.jpg


I think these really illustrate how the screen frame looks. I personally don't like it one bit. Makes the rest look cheap.

Screen looks like crap when next to the OLED screen but by itself? Still looks good.
 
Atomic ninja looks fun but forcing me to wait with that price. Did anyone pick it up? Think it's next week for US though.

Also, buy all the Vitas, of course.
 
I'm 100% with you here. I really like everything but the front, and the fact that it is not an OLED is a bummer for me.

Here are some real-life pics for comparison.

vg1lMah.jpg


Kh8XjS8.jpg


JWmpDnr.jpg


C0ZDHN4.jpg


R6CzOi9.jpg


I think these really illustrate how the screen frame looks. I personally don't like it one bit. Makes the rest look cheap.

The first picture is of cardboard, and many of them are comparing the screens at different brightness settings.
 
Is there anyone who's actually held a unit with a 64gb card in it?

I want to know what the actual free space on the card is. 29gb for 32gb... I think it's like 56gb for 64gb the last time I checked.

Oh, and I can confirm for DC -- online for a character opens up when you get them to finish the first 9 stages and get the message about B routes -- I just did it with the Amazon.
As long as cross region works, an EU VitaTroopers that picked the game up and want another party member, just let me know if you're on my Friends List.
 
4!

I think I'm just gonna wait for Samurai Gunn. I hope there will be cross-platform online play.

Thanks, looks decent too, will keep an eye out. Hopefully online is smooth.I tthere's a similar game called death match village which was like free but I didn't connect with it much, might try it again later but tempted to delete it it played that bad.
 
Is there anyone who's actually held a unit with a 64gb card in it?

I want to know what the actual free space on the card is. 29gb for 32gb... I think it's like 56gb for 64gb the last time I checked.

Why not just calculate it? 1 gb on a computer system is 1.0737gb in our usage. This will give about 59.6gb on the 64gb card. Not because you lose space, but because the computer counts bits in a binary system.
 
loving rayman origins. was a wee bit turned off to it when i tried the demo back on ps3, but its feeling great cruising through levels on the vita. i think i'm about halfway through the game ( world 5 or 6). so far difficulty isn't too bad. i'm not making it a point to 100% it though. just going along at my own pace, usually nailing on average 3 of the 5 tasks per level. time trials are never fun in my opinion so i'm not even attempting those. I could definitely see how aiming to get all the lums could add a bit of challenge though.

man - i just cant keep up with the pace of free games coming out and the ones i want to buy. its just to hard to say no to the freeness. I'm in the middle of P4G and NLKS and now Origins has taken over. All of it is preventing me from KZM and DC... then there Ys, batman, and TEARAWAY. ugh. my goal is to beat origins which i should pretty soon actually. then go back to NLKS and get that done before tearaway. that game deserves a day 1. ( so did KZM though ;__; )
 
Why not just calculate it? 1 gb on a computer system is 1.0737gb in our usage. This will give about 59.6gb on the 64gb card. Not because you lose space, but because the computer counts bits in a binary system.

I did the calculation. The discrepancy is because HDD manufacturers count 1000 bytes as a kilobyte but the OS uses 1024 bytes as a kilobyte.

If I do the calc again...your 59.6 is about spot on.
59.604644775

For reference, the same calculations on the 32gb card yield:
29.802322388

So if day 1, with nothing on the card yielded "29gb" space in the system menu, I'm wondering how the Vita OS rounds and such too...

Hence, I just want confirmation is all... that it should be 59gb or higher showing free.

I remember the disappointment of the conversion for 20gb + the reserved system space on a 360 meaning you only got about 13gb to use.

I'd like to know *exactly* what my $103 is going to buy me. ;)
 
I got my reminder email from Nippon Yassan to finish the 64GB card order, too. Gonna sleep on it, but I think I'll pay for it tomorrow.

This would be the first time buying from them, and I'm ordering relatively late... any of you guys can vouch for them to put my mind at ease?
 
I got my reminder email from Nippon Yassan to finish the 64GB card order, too. Gonna sleep on it, but I think I'll pay for it tomorrow.

This would be the first time buying from them, and I'm ordering relatively late... any of you guys can vouch for them to put my mind at ease?

Takao, I think, vouched for them.
I got the same reminder email, which is why I started asking about the 64gb card's free space. ;)
 
Nippon Yassan apparently isn't very good if you want your item immediately. A friend of mine ordered the MH4 3DS XL and had a bunch of problems with them resulting to them not having stock. She eventually just canceled the order and bought it on eBay.
 
I don't think I can convince myself to continue with Jak & Daxter. Such a shame, I was looking forward to replaying it.

because of the frame rate or something else?

Never played it before and would much rather have it on vita than ps3, hopefully they can patch it.
 
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