So while the Vita community debates what all this
Legacy Console bullshit means (hint;
nothing!) the Vita continues to be awesome, and The Vita Lounge continues to cover it. Speaking of which, if anyone was interested in grabbing a physical copy of our magazine (there was a thread about the first issue
here) this is the ~24 hour notice as we'll be switching to work and funding on the next issue and processing things then.
Thank you for the reminder; that way anyone interested in getting a hard copy of the first issue here can get one
.
I mentioned this when the first issue launched, but if you need an extra writer, feel free to PM me, as I would love to help with the next issue
. You guys did a fantastic job with the first issue, so I'm looking forward to the next one
.
I also want to share something I typed up recently regarding this whole 'Legacy' crap and I think it sounds nice
. Hope you all like it
.
"Since 2012, the Vita has been a platform built for gamers and loved by gamers, but it has faced plenty of negativity, both on part of others and Sony themselves; they see the system as a ‘failure’ or something not worth meaningful effort.
But that has been proven wrong time and time again; people love the Vita and have been supporting it any way they can. Independent developers love how the hardware feels, leading them into bringing their fantastic, inventive and fun games to the platform and today independent developers have found a powerful home through the Vita as in many respects, the Vita is the best place to play some great and creative tittles.
Japan has always loved handhelds and that is clearly shown through their continued support of the platform today; Namco Bandi, Atlus and many others have brought games of all kinds to the system including but not limited to Persona 4 Golden, Sword Art Online Hallow Fragment and Dragnarompa. All of these games offer something new, interesting and special to the platform; having a timeless adventure with the Investigation team, venturing into the vast beautiful world of Alicard with Kirito and his many friends, and solving a murder mystery oozing with style. All of these ventures are things Vita owners will never forget and it is thanks to the talented developers from Japan that we can experience and continue to experience this today.
One of the strongest qualities of the Vita is uniting gamers across the world into a passionate and kind community that loves the system, offering great advice on the systems massive library, sharing favorite moments from their gaming sessions and just being kind to one another. This community is what drew me into getting my Vita, as the NeoGaf Vita community showed me what made the system so special and through the extra push of PlayStation Plus’s collection of ‘free’ tittles, I made my dive into the Vita world. And I never look back, owning too many games to fit on my 32GB card and playing game series and genre’s that I never considered touching in the past.
Thanks to the Vita, I finally played gaming classics that others highlight as games you must play; Symphony of the Night, Silent Hill 1, Metal Gear Solid, Persona 4. I even played games that I consider modern classics today, like Persona 4 Golden and Sword Art Online Hallow Fragment. The Vita pushed me outside of my platformer-centric bubble and I am very happy that happened.
The Vita is one of the best consoles on the market through it offering an endless supply of software that you can play. Sony stated recently that the system is a “Legacy” platform, and they are right; the system will go down having a Legacy as the console that stands tall and proud next to the Super Nintendo, Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 as some of the best consoles in gaming."