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I'd spent $250 to play Zelda HD. IE if I thought the Wii-U was going to flop, but launched with a kick-ass first party game.

Likewise, he may spend $250 to play Uncharted Vita, or a few other early planned games. Or maybe he's a collector of systems. Some of us will get new devices no matter what :D

True, I'm a collector of systems as well so I guess I can relate. Personally I believe that at this moment none of the Big three can flop that easily....well depends on the definition of flop. If any of them go out of business it'll be because they expected better sales, or maybe bad management, etc.

Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony already have such a large presence that there will always be a crowd that will buy their consoles.

Anyways, the Vita is a very well made console and has a solid launch lineup (one of the best I've seen actually), I believe it'll do well (Maybe not 3DS "well" but it'll survive)
 
I don't trust EA with portable FIFA. PSP versions were so MOTS every year and the 3DS version was absolutely garbage.

Just be cautious.
 
Any chance of vita being jail broken to accept any carriers sim cards? I'm sure I could do better then 3/gb for $30 if that were the case

Also anyone have an idea how data intensive say a game of asynchronous hot shots would be?
 
I agree.
I hope EA can fix this with a patch or is there a way to overclock the Vita to play it with no slowdowns :(

I'm that guy from the Fifa 12 demo hands-on. ;) I'm sorry to tell you about the framedrops, i'm just telling the truth. I also wanted to buy this game at launch.
A good soccer game that is on par with the console version would be great!

In this video you can see a framedrop at 2:03 minute, that's just nasty... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIPkiLDQrpI&feature=fvst
Let's hope EA will patch it. They must.
 
Where was that from?

Damn mate, how'd you manage that?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250963293608

It was posted up on HUKD and the general consensus was that it's fine - the risk is that, as it's a dude running the business out of a single room, if he goes bust you're screwed. It's based on the Three network, which I hope means good speeds (I get great speeds at work on my iPhone using Three).

I can vouch for the seller in so much as he got the SIM card to me really quick, but as of yet I can't vouch for the service. Thought it worth a go though at that price. Still going to pick up the first Vodafone £5 thing though so I can get WO for "free".


Any chance of vita being jail broken to accept any carriers sim cards? I'm sure I could do better then 3/gb for $30 if that were the case

Also anyone have an idea how data intensive say a game of asynchronous hot shots would be?
1. Sorry, but I hope not. I do hope that a FW unlocks the SIMs in the US though - maybe when the AT&T deal is expired?
2. Can't say for sure (I doubt anyone can), but I would imagine all it needs to send is a small amount of positional data so hopefully very little.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250963293608

It was posted up on HUKD and the general consensus was that it's fine - the risk is that, as it's a dude running the business out of a single room, if he goes bust you're screwed. It's based on the Three network, which I hope means good speeds (I get great speeds at work on my iPhone using Three).

I can vouch for the seller in so much as he got the SIM card to me really quick, but as of yet I can't vouch for the service. Thought it worth a go though at that price. Still going to pick up the first Vodafone £5 thing though so I can get WO for "free".

well shit. Don't have £19 spare at the minute but will definitely give it a try. Thanks
 
It does, just make sure to add it to your cart and buy it alone, meaning nothing else in your cart. The option doesn't show up if you try to buy like 3 things along with it.


Hmm..I just added it to my cart and pre-ordered it and it didn't give me the option

:|

It gave me a delivery estimate of February 24th (that was after I selected the option for 1-day shipping at $3.99). I'm a Prime member too.....huh....

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Even after going into my orders and selecting change shipping speed, I do not see Release-day Delivery as an option either....
 
Hmm..I just added it to my cart and pre-ordered it and it didn't give me the option

:|

It gave me a delivery estimate of February 24th (that was after I selected the option for 1-day shipping at $3.99). I'm a Prime member too.....huh....


Amazon US I am assuming? Did you do the 3G/Wifi launch bundle? The link below still shows the text saying "Get it the day it comes out!"

http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Vita-3G-Wi-Fi-Launch-Bundle/dp/B0071NH8B8/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328886154&sr=8-1
 
Hmm..I just added it to my cart and pre-ordered it and it didn't give me the option

:|

It gave me a delivery estimate of February 24th (that was after I selected the option for 1-day shipping at $3.99). I'm a Prime member too.....huh....

yeah looks like release-date delivery is gone for the 3G bundle

I wouldn't worry about that delivery estimate date though, I have an order with a bunch of games that since I couldn't change to release-date delivery Amazon Customer Service upgraded to one-day for free

the estimated delivery date is always two days post launch before shipping but all of them have shown up on launch day
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250963293608

It was posted up on HUKD and the general consensus was that it's fine - the risk is that, as it's a dude running the business out of a single room, if he goes bust you're screwed. It's based on the Three network, which I hope means good speeds (I get great speeds at work on my iPhone using Three).

I can vouch for the seller in so much as he got the SIM card to me really quick, but as of yet I can't vouch for the service. Thought it worth a go though at that price. Still going to pick up the first Vodafone £5 thing though so I can get WO for "free".


I bought one, arrived fine. Haven't tested it though - will use it in a spare smartphone to use as a mobile hotspot. My vita is japanese so it won't work in that anyway
 
ahh Jesus...me too now. I'm changing to 3G.

Dammit....

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Does the 3g Vita on Amazon not have releae day delivery??
Noticed that last night. I placed a preorder on the same bundle before this change so it's still listed as having RDD.

Can anyone with a Vita comment on how easily scratched the screen and back is? I'm hearing that it's either scratch resistant or the easiest thing on the planet to get scratches which doesn't help a lot.
 
I'm that guy from the Fifa 12 demo hands-on. ;) I'm sorry to tell you about the framedrops, i'm just telling the truth. I also wanted to buy this game at launch.
A good soccer game that is on par with the console version would be great!

In this video you can see a framedrop at 2:03 minute, that's just nasty... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIPkiLDQrpI&feature=fvst
Let's hope EA will patch it. They must.

Hey there Dream Broker :)

I know that video you linked. We discussed here a week ago. If you see the hand of the lady playing the game, you should notice that there is a slowdown on the thumb too. So that it appeared to be a problem related to the recording of the video.

Sadly you tried the demo and you saw the slowdowns. Sadly.
 
Catching up on this thread from yesterday. Wow that FIFA video, yeah it might have some lag or hitching here and there, but it looks incredible! I'm probably gonna have to snag that... The Escape Plan video looks incredible too.

Here's my final haul for Wednesday:

3G Vita FEB
32GB stick
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Hot Shots Golf
Super Stardust
Escape Plan
FIFA 12 (most likely)
Vita Cradle

I am excite!!
 
Amazon US I am assuming? Did you do the 3G/Wifi launch bundle? The link below still shows the text saying "Get it the day it comes out!"

http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Vita-3G-Wi-Fi-Launch-Bundle/dp/B0071NH8B8/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328886154&sr=8-1

Yeah, personally i don't see that text anymore :|

Could you take a screenshot of that for me/us and host it? I'd love to get release-day delivery on it

Noticed that last night. I placed a preorder on the same bundle before this change so it's still listed as having RDD.

Can anyone with a Vita comment on how easily scratched the screen and back is? I'm hearing that it's either scratch resistant or the easiest thing on the planet to get scratches which doesn't help a lot.

It looks like it might be the easiest thing in the world to scratch from my use of it at Gamestop.
 
Yeah, personally i don't see that text anymore :|

Could you take a screenshot of that for me/us and host it? I'd love to get release-day delivery on it



It looks like it might be the easiest thing in the world to scratch from my use of it at Gamestop.

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FYI I did see GameStop now has the $299 3G/Wifi + 8GB Memory Card + Month of 3G + PSN Game deal now too.
 
I currently have a WiFi Vita +8gb card +Wipeout preordered at amazon.fr for 295. If I change my order to a 3G Vita + the card it comes to about 295 as well, how much more will I have to spend to get Wipeot for free? Will it come with a sim card?
 
Yeah, personally i don't see that text anymore :|

Could you take a screenshot of that for me/us and host it? I'd love to get release-day delivery on it



It looks like it might be the easiest thing in the world to scratch from my use of it at Gamestop.
Did you try scratching the demo unit yourself? I've seen 3DS demo units that look terrible compared to my 3DS which is scratch free since launch, so I don't think the physical condition of demo units are indicative of normal use. If you tried scratching it yourself, however, I'd be interested in hearing how easily it scratched.
 
Don't know if this has been discussed, but I kept wondering about it. So I double dipped, and DL-ed it digitally (Even though I had it on UMD...) And it worked! Brilliant colors! The problem is that the right analog stick for camera works a bit strangely- you've got to hold the Left trigger and then move the right stick to adjust the camera. Still really happy I'll be playing this again! (Edit: In this sense, camera isn't completely altered- before it was L+Analog nub. Feels better with the Right stick, but no on the go moving/ camera switching).

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Cool, thanks.

Amazon has all PDP cases listed as an estimated 2/29 delivery and Im not going a week naked with my Vita.

Ordered the Pull N' Go Folio last Saturday and got it in on Tuesday. It was super quick but they do not send you an estimated ship date or notification when the item ships.
 
So what are the chances for a game like Skyrim or Dark Souls on the go? Is that something the Vita could handle? Is that something we want it to handle?
 
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