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I can't play my 3DS without a grip anymore. The Vita looks a lot more comfortable but if it's anything like the PSP my hands might fall asleep/feel cramped if after extended play while laying down. [/QUOTE]

I want impressions on it too. But from my brief experience with the Vita, it's very comfortable on its own. With my 3DS I use the hori wheel grip (or circle pad pro now with revelations, but that's no comfortable either). PSP 1000-3000 are comfortable outside of the analog slider placement right under the d-pad. PSP Go is quite comfortable too.

Main comfort issue with the Vita is if the game uses the back touch pad. The way I hold it naturally has my fingers covering about half of it (1/4th from each side). Those little rubber grips are worthless, imo. That's down to the software more than the hardware, though.
 
Looks like Playstation Store is flaky right now, just got a "service is undergoing maintenance" message from my PS3 (and intermittent errors connecting from my Vita)...
 
Looks like Playstation Store is flaky right now, just got a "service is undergoing maintenance" message from my PS3 (and intermittent errors connecting from my Vita)...

Keep trying. I just started downloading my review copies but it did take me 3-4 tries to connect.
 
Embargo times according to IGN:



Monday, February 13th @ 6 a.m. PST

Army Corps of Hell
FIFA Soccer
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
Little Deviants
ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Reality Fighters
Super Stardust Delta
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
WipeOut 2048



Tuesday, February 14th @ 9 a.m. PST

Asphalt Injection
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Plus
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Michael Jackson: The Experience
Rayman Origins
Touch My Katamari



Wednesday, February 16th

Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus



The Week of February 13th

Escape Plan
Hustle Kings Vita
Plants Vs. Zombies
Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack



The Week of February 20th

Dynasty Warriors Next
F1 2011
 
Decided I can afford to get one of these things, gonna place my pre-order down tomorrow with a 4gb memory card and uncharted, gonna finish uncharted quickly then trade it in for wipeout.

Ive been slowly getting more and more hyped since i played it last september at eurogamer! I cant wait!
 
Well the PS Vita truck arrived at my office today.

Really impressed with the device, tried Uncharted, Gravity Rush, Wipeout and was genuinely amazed at how good they look on a handheld.

They also had a Wipeout competition where the person with the fastest lap won a PS Vita, and I came 1st!! So got a Vita coming on the launch day from Sony for free, very happy!! :D

I also got a trophy too which was cool.

Now all I have to do is grab a few games and a memory card and I'm all set! Today has been a good day!
 
When will the US PSN SEN go live?

EDIT: Anabuhabkuss: Holy shit... your name literally means "I love pussy". But I'm sure you know that already.
 
A question for people with vitas... how does Tactics Ogre look on it?

That game was kinda a blurry mess on psp and I shudder to think about how it's gonna look on vita O_o.

But that's like the last big psp game that I still need to finish T_T.
 
I believe the issue has to do with import Vitas trying to access Download History content via transfers from their PS3s.

Our domestic Vitas don't seem to have any difficulty with it.

I don't think so. If you check your download list on the Vita, certain games are able to be directly downloaded, others are not. I hooked my Vita to my PS3, and the trouble I had with Chains of Olympus yesterday disappeared. But other titles like Modnation, Motorstorm, and Gran Turismo still weren't able to be transferred. Hopefully this store maintenance will allow more PSP titles to work!
 
I want impressions on it too. But from my brief experience with the Vita, it's very comfortable on its own. With my 3DS I use the hori wheel grip (or circle pad pro now with revelations, but that's no comfortable either). PSP 1000-3000 are comfortable outside of the analog slider placement right under the d-pad. PSP Go is quite comfortable too.

Main comfort issue with the Vita is if the game uses the back touch pad. The way I hold it naturally has my fingers covering about half of it (1/4th from each side). Those little rubber grips are worthless, imo. That's down to the software more than the hardware, though.

Yes, this is my worry also. I want to be able to hold it like I use to hold a PSP but with the touch panel that's not going to work, so I kinda want the grip so I can rest my hands like I do with the dualshocks
 
For the US/Can - Yes.
Wait, you mean I can access it from my Vita? I tried last night and it told me the store wasn't available in my region. When did this happen? :o

Ha ha yes. I like how the name looks, phoenitically, but i am embarrassed by it ( created it 14 yrs ago). I've been thinking about forfeiting it and all my trophies to create a new psn account
Oh man I'm on the same boat. I really hope this SEN change brings about an option to change your username.
 
Well the PS Vita truck arrived at my office today.

Really impressed with the device, tried Uncharted, Gravity Rush, Wipeout and was genuinely amazed at how good they look on a handheld.

They also had a Wipeout competition where the person with the fastest lap won a PS Vita, and I came 1st!! So got a Vita coming on the launch day from Sony for free, very happy!! :D

I also got a trophy too which was cool.

Now all I have to do is grab a few games and a memory card and I'm all set! Today has been a good day!

Nice job! Sometimes having some video game skills can come in handy!
 
The only reason I am not picking up a Vita for now is that FIFA 12 has no PS3<->Vita save transferring. What a massive missed opportunity. FIFA is the only game that I would buy (except maybe Rayman) and it has the only important feature to me. So frustrating.
 
will the Vita be able to rent/buy movies and TV from the PSN store? How about any DLNA stuff (sony seem to like DLNA)
 
Also, go on http://secondapps.com/neogaf/ and tell us how it goes.

its fine. Kind of great. The width of the screen makes reading nice and easy.

My only negative is that the buttons on the extreme corners of the screen can be a bit difficult to hit without activating the menu items which are in the right-margin. There are quite a lot the main functions here - last page of a thread, the reply button, the post button
 
Well the PS Vita truck arrived at my office today.

Really impressed with the device, tried Uncharted, Gravity Rush, Wipeout and was genuinely amazed at how good they look on a handheld.

They also had a Wipeout competition where the person with the fastest lap won a PS Vita, and I came 1st!! So got a Vita coming on the launch day from Sony for free, very happy!! :D

I also got a trophy too which was cool.

Now all I have to do is grab a few games and a memory card and I'm all set! Today has been a good day!
I came in second at the Boston Wipeout competition. They gave out PSN cards though, but hey- $25 for second place will get me escape plan and ssd.
 
So yesterday when I was looking all over the place for RE:R one gamestop had a vita on display. All I did for a minute was look at the screen. I can say it's easily the best screen I've ever seen.
 
For the people who already pre-ordered? How much will I be able to sell my pre-order pack for? I doubt headphones are good, and PSN discount is useless - my main account is US one, I live in Germany.
 
its fine. Kind of great. The width of the screen makes reading nice and easy.

My only negative is that the buttons on the extreme corners of the screen can be a bit difficult to hit without activating the menu items which are in the right-margin. There are quite a lot the main functions here - last page of a thread, the reply button, the post button

Yeah, those last things are just the general awesomeness of the neogaf unofficial mobile web page.
 
Is anyone else getting blazblue for vita?

It seems to be one of the least popular launch title..

I've had it since launch...great 10 min gameplay but UMvC is a better bet on the fighting front...

Blazblue has great graphics and good mechanics...just gets old quick...would be a great $20 pickup on an amazon sale...
 
Guys with Vitas, throw us a bone.

Take pictures of that screen.

Also, go on http://secondapps.com/neogaf/ and tell us how it goes.

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Does anyone know where to find reviews--in English--of some of the Japanese launch titles that are also going to be US launch titles (eg. Uncharted, Hot Shots Golf)?

I have $100 to spend on games and accessories, but I'd like to make some informed purchasing decisions here...
 
Looks like all of my Amazon orders, except for the Vita will arrive tomorrow.

Then the weekend hype will begin!
 
Does anyone know where to find reviews--in English--of some of the Japanese launch titles that are also going to be US launch titles (eg. Uncharted, Hot Shots Golf)?

I have $100 to spend on games and accessories, but I'd like to make some informed purchasing decisions here...
These are only impressions, not proper reviews, but they'll help you form an opinion about the launch line-up.

http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/21/2651451/playstation-vita-japan-uncharted-little-deviants-umvc3

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2012/02/06/the-ultimate-guide-to-ps-vitas-european-launch-line-up/
 
So yesterday when I was looking all over the place for RE:R one gamestop had a vita on display. All I did for a minute was look at the screen. I can say it's easily the best screen I've ever seen.

Same scenario jump started my interest as I had none previously. Thing was kinda beautiful and the games looked better than I thought they would. Then Uncharted, Wipeout, Hot Shots Golf.

Then I read up on Gravity Rush... ugh. I want this, and kinda bad. But at $299, plus a nice sized memory card, plus screen protectors and case, and at least Uncharted... just cant justify it right now. I even have the money to blow, but if I get the 32 gb memory card, thats over $500 bucks. : (
 
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