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[The Grim Heaper]

Pictochat !

That Vita doodling pad is nice but somewhat clumsy and complex. Should be as simple as... Draw Something !

Paint Park? It doesn't really have enough features for me to enjoy it, even if I can't draw. =(

that's a ps1 controller

 

[Takao]

I actually have friends who own a Vita, and I've got to say Paint Park is a lot of fun together. You're given a theme to draw and the group then decides which one is the best.

 

[randomkid]

My New Little King Can't Possibly Be This Cute Story Interview

Man... this interview.

"This game skews towards males... 15-25 year old males, you know, people who like fairy tale adventures and Animal Crossing"

Also this dude was very EXCITED about the fact that there is SO MUCH DLC that will be sold in PACKS!

 

[Cornbread78]

Any word on any HD ports of some of the great PSP games with trophies?

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Any word on any HD ports of some of the great PSP games with trophies?

Mm, Birth By Sleep HD.

(not happening)

 

[Takao]

Man... this interview.

"This game skews towards males... 15-25 year old males, you know, people who like fairy tale adventures and Animal Crossing"

Also this dude was very EXCITED about the fact that there is SO MUCH DLC that will be sold in PACKS!

Game sold like 10 copies in Japan, and will sell like 3 copies here. DLC is probably the only way they'll be making money off of that, lol.

 

[patsu]

I actually have friends who own a Vita, and I've got to say Paint Park is a lot of fun together. You're given a theme to draw and the group then decides which one is the best.

lol. Cool, I didn't know about this feature. Need some UI tweak.

 

[Cornbread78]

Mm, Birth By Sleep HD.

umm, wait, do u have any links...?

 

[Takao]

umm, wait, do u have any links...?

That user was thinking out loud, lol.

 

[Totobeni]

lol. Cool, I didn't know about this feature. Need some UI tweak.

Yup, with more tools.

Also as I said before if Sony want to be serious about PSvita social apps they need to revive Room for Vita(or just use a bigger version of Hot Shot Golf lobby).

umm, wait, do u have any links...?

www.FolkloreVitaandallothercooldreams.com

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

umm, wait, do u have any links...?

Yeah, just daydreaming. Sorry. =P

 

[patsu]

Dp !

 

[Cornbread78]

That user was thinking out loud, lol.

yeah, thanks, I figured that was too good to be true...

 

[Takao]

This should be obvious but one of my friends didn't know this. In Paint Park you can combine colour options to make a new colour by pressing 2 different colours at once.

 

[Cornbread78]

Yeah, just daydreaming. Sorry. =P

no worries, they did it fow GoW, now they just need to port the PS3 versions to Vita, the same foe Peace Walker... So much potential, so non-action..

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Are there any $50/$60 Gift Card when you buy a Vita offers going on right now?

(Really wish they'd do a price drop!)

 

[cyborg009]

Are there any $50/$60 Gift Card when you buy a Vita offers going on right now?

(Really wish they'd do a price drop!)

I think Best Buy but the sell might be over

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

I think Best Buy but the sell might be over

Yeah, just checked, it's over. I imagine another one will pop up soon.

 

[Shikoro]

This should be obvious but one of my friends didn't know this. In Paint Park you can combine colour options to make a new colour by pressing 2 different colours at once.

You can combine even more than two colors.
And you don't have to press them at once, just press and hold one color with your finger and select other colors with your second finger.

 

[Cloudy]

So I'm using remote play on Vita (works great btw) and the decision to go with the shitty bubbles over the XMB looks even worse. I know they wanted to hype the touchscreen but XMB just looks so much cleaner. WTF Sony!

At least give us the option >_<

 

[DR2K]

So I'm using remote play on Vita (works great btw) and the decision to go with the shitty bubbles over the XMB looks even worse. I know they wanted to hype the touchscreen but XMB just looks so much cleaner. WTF Sony!

At least give us the option >_<

Switch to blades by pressing home button.

 

[Cornbread78]

Are there any $50/$60 Gift Card when you buy a Vita offers going on right now?

(Really wish they'd do a price drop!)

Is Wal-Mart's still going online?

 

[Totobeni]

Are there any $50/$60 Gift Card when you buy a Vita offers going on right now?

(Really wish they'd do a price drop!)

I got it last month when amazon were doing their $50, I think many stores will do the same deals for Vita when 3DS XL hit later this summer.

and yeah they really need a price drop on Vita and even on the games(most of lunch titles are still at full price).

 

[Cloudy]

Switch to blades by pressing home button.

Still shit compared to XMB

 

[Totobeni]

Still shit compared to XMB

XMB is outdated ugly garbage and will not work well on touch screen.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Switch to blades by pressing home button.

What is this you speak of? I've never seen it -- is there a video somewhere I can check this out?

 

[zroid]

XMB is outdated ugly garbage and will not work well on touch screen.

I'd rather have XMB back too

don't even care about the touch interface, I'd prefer they let us navigate with buttons anyway

 

[Carl]

I prefer the bubbles to XMB. Much quicker, smoother. Doesn't look as crowded. Nice and simple. Works well with touch interface.

 

[Cloudy]

XMB is outdated ugly garbage and will not work well on touch screen.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there a dpad on the vita

What is this you speak of? I've never seen it -- is there a video somewhere I can check this out?

It's only lets you browse currently running apps

 

[brentech]

Yea, not a fan of bubbles either. So basic, surely they could have thought on something more space saving.

I like XMB, but see the issue with touch. Yet probably better than bubbles.

 

[Cloudy]

I prefer the bubbles to XMB. Much quicker, smoother. Doesn't look as crowded. Nice and simple. Works well with touch interface.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vUSqOBcXOE

That looks crowded?

 

[zroid]

bubbles are the worst >_~

at least, I wish there were predefined ways to sort them. it's too clunky as-is.

 

[Carl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vUSqOBcXOE

That looks crowded?

Compared to the Vita UI, yeah i think it does.

 

[brentech]

Hrm, I think bubbles are both crowded and limited.

 

[Trevelyon]

If I transfer out Gravity Rush to my PS3 and delete it off my Vita, it'll also transfer the save data as part of that complete transfer, yes?

 

[Cloudy]

Hrm, I think bubbles are both crowded and limited.

And ugly low-rez. At least the psp ones. And they're a square in the bubble too! Really disappointing IMO

 

[xKilltheMx]

If I transfer out Gravity Rush to my PS3 and delete it off my Vita, it'll also transfer the save data as part of that complete transfer, yes?

Yes.

 

[Trevelyon]

Thanks.

 

[Cloudy]

bubbles are the worst >_~

at least, I wish there were predefined ways to sort them. it's too clunky as-is.

I don't think it's too much to ask to give folks an option. Just copy over the psp interface and I'd be satisfied. Bubbles is a huge step back from XMB IMO. PSP even had game previews but in the vita liveareas we only get a boring static image. WEAK!

 

[Koroviev]

Hrm, I think bubbles are both crowded and limited.

Yeah, the current interface is garbage. It's something you'd design for use by small children.

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Count me in as a fan of the XMB.

A more elegant interface for a more civilized age.

 

[Mileena]

They could have done a smaller version of XMB and it would have been better than the bubbles. I'm not a fan of being forced to use touch.

 

[Totobeni]

I don't think it's too much to ask to give folks an option. Just copy over the psp interface and I'd be satisfied. Bubbles is a huge step back from XMB IMO. PSP even had game previews but in the vita liveareas we only get a boring static image. WEAK!

Even if XMB was superior and faster, the thing is with iOS now, all UI need to simple and easy to use for "everyone" and XMB -funny enough- wasn't user friendly at all (I mean for non gamers guys, my sister for an example still can't use it well and get lost in it lolz) and it let PS3/PSP felt "disconnected",static and completely dead unlike Xbox dashboard "that feel alive" same with what we got on iOS and android the Vita UI does everything right here.

 

[Maastricht]

Yup, with more tools.

At a minimum, every drawing app should have zoom. As long as it has that, you can compensate for most other stuff. And I don't mean the spyglass it has now obviously . ..

 

[Koroviev]

They could have done a smaller version of XMB and it would have been better than the bubbles. I'm not a fan of being forced to use touch.

Supposedly Sony is going to rectify this in a future update.

 

[Ein Bear]

The XMB is still the best console UI ever made. It's so snappy, clean and organised... I love it. Really wish they'd brought it back for the Vita, it's leagues ahead of those rubbish, cluttered bubbles.

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

I still don't understand how the XMB could be considered non-user friendly.

Everything is clearly labeled and self explanatory.

 

[zroid]

Even if XMB was superior and faster, the thing is with iOS now, all UI need to simple and easy to use for "everyone" and XMB -funny enough- wasn't user friendly at all (I mean for non gamers guys, my sister for an example still can't use it well and get lost in it lolz) and it let PS3/PSP felt "disconnected",static and completely dead unlike Xbox dashboard "that feel alive" same with what we got on iOS and android the Vita UI does everything right here.

Yeah, I don't think you're wrong about that, even if the bubbles are inconvenient for "power users". I'm not even asking them to bring back the XMB, but there are so many touches Sony could have added to the Bubbles to make them more manageable. Even two things as simple as folders and changing the number of icons that can be displayed per page would be incredibly beneficial.

I still don't understand how the XMB could be considered non-user friendly.

Everything is clearly labeled and self explanatory.

The problem is wading through the categories. It's not self-explanatory for everyone, unfortunately. My dad still has a hard time figuring out where to go when he wants to watch a blu-ray, for example. For me personally, XMB works great, but I can sympathize with the detractors a bit.

 

[Totobeni]

Yeah, I don't think you're wrong about that, even if the bubbles are inconvenient for "power users". I'm not even asking them to bring back the XMB, but there are so many little things Sony could have added to the Bubbles to make them more manageable. Even two things as simple as folders and changing the number of bubbles that can be displayed per page would be incredibly beneficial.

Option to remove the text under them will be great too.

 

[Koroviev]

Yeah, I don't think you're wrong about that, even if the bubbles are inconvenient for "power users". I'm not even asking them to bring back the XMB, but there are so many little things Sony could have added to the Bubbles to make them more manageable. Even two things as simple as folders and changing the number of bubbles that can be displayed per page would be incredibly beneficial.

My biggest gripe is that it's a huge pain to try to organize. It feels so basic and inelegant.