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[BoilersFan23]

What excites me most TBH is PS Vita having trophies, where they can be added to my current PS3 trophies. Now that I like, because I'll admit it gets me to want to do more with games. With my PS Vita having trophies, I'd have big incentive to play my games often.

 

[jiggle]

in game browser is gonna be so useful for not wanting to miss anything in rpg
so glad screen cap is finally, officially, supported
no dvix support?
i kinda want 3G for near...

 

[beast786]

Paid in Full.

Can I at least have my release date SONY !!!

 

[Jimrpg]

im disappointed the cameras are only VGA!

thats 640x480.... u would think it would be in at least HD!!

 

[SneakyStephan]

I like almost everything about vita apart from the lack of l2 and r2 buttons, but I can't get used to the OS.

I think it looks ugly as sin, like some second rate tabloid cover.
The clusterfuck ish look reminds me of how MS designed windows live, which is the biggest insult I can think of when talking about a UI.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Wanted to post "in before jeff_rigby" but the OP beat everyone to it

 

[Salsa]

it looks soooooooo convoluted for the sake of it. Everything has a very different style and color scheme. Its messy, and i think they'll work on that either before release or after, cause as of now it seems pretty confusing for no reason. XMB did it right.

Still looking forward to it though

 

[VariantX04]

How can you possibly not be hyped for the Vita after reading the OP? Shit's insane. Japanese launch here I come!

 

[krypt0nian]

Fucking love this OS. Visually inviting and colorful, very responsive to touch and no obvious janky implementation.

Very excited for things like Near and the PSV "Home" apps.

 

[BadWolf]

Awesome UI, very cool and stands out a lot. This should definitely give the system a fresh and new feeling. XMB was nice but its old now and I'm glad Sony is moving on.

 

[W1SSY]

Great OT and very informative. I hadn't saw a lot on the OS for vita and didn't like the look of the bubbles but it seems to be pretty good. This makes me look forward to what Sony has planned for the next home console. It seems like they learned a lot from the PS3 and it's interface.

 

[Link Man]

I usually don't like making reposts, but I was unsure of whether to post this here or in the other Vita thread (I ended up posting it there, where it was seemingly ignored). Thus, I'll post it here as well (and I apologize if it seems a bit rude to do so).

We all know that Sony sometimes has trouble marketing devices. Anyone who remembers the launches of their current systems might recall crying baby dolls and street-cultured squirrels. I thought I'd get the jump on Sony this time and come up with a terrible Vita commercial all on my own.

The scene opens on a grown man (for this example, imagine Michael Cera) wearing comically age-inappropriate clothing (for example, footie pajamas and a dress-up cowboy hat). A stern woman's voice says "Mikey, you need to take your Vita-mins!". (Note this is pronounced like Vita.) The man says "Yes, Mommy!" and the camera cuts to the palm of his hand, in which sits a pill-sized Vita. He swallows the Vita, and an antenna rises out of his head. The camera zooms in on his eyes as his pupils widen, and within them we see snippets of Vita's games, OS and social interactivity. His pupils contract as the camera zooms out, and the man is now wearing a fashionable suit and hairstyle. It cuts to a black screen with the Vita logo, as a seductive voice whispers "Live it."

Edit: Oh, and great OT, very professional.

 

[androvsky]

in game browser is gonna be so useful for not wanting to miss anything in rpg
so glad screen cap is finally, officially, supported
no dvix support?
i kinda want 3G for near...

I've been thinking (uh-oh). If Sony doesn't completely screw up the approval stage of PS Suite apps (not holding my breath), then there's really no reason why we won't get separate media player apps like we do with Android phones. Why wouldn't we see something like doubletwist that supports iTunes playlists, divx, mkv, the whole nine yards? PS Suite is for games and non-gaming apps, it might not be limited to streaming video services and social media.

 

[kiunchbb]

If Vita has unlimited 3G plan + hand-free mic, does that mean I can use skype to replace my cellphone?

Assume that 3G in my area is good, which isn't.

 

[Angry Fork]

It's funny how everything that people want on PS3 seem to be happening for Vita. That's great but it's just weird how technology progresses so fast and now all that stuff is possible on a handheld (in terms of features, in game browser, universal connectivity etc. stuff like that). I hope so bad that Vita is successful so Sony can continue to push tech with PS4. I'll be supporting Vita day one.

I like almost everything about vita apart from the lack of l2 and r2 buttons, but I can't get used to the OS.

I think it looks ugly as sin, like some second rate tabloid cover.
The clusterfuck ish look reminds me of how MS designed windows live, which is the biggest insult I can think of when talking about a UI.

I think devs will use the back touch thing as L2/R2 if need be. You can tap it and it'll do a function they've shown this with Uncharted already. Completely agree on the OS though it looks really messy imo with too many colors mixed everywhere. Clusterfuck is the perfect way to describe what I see visually.

 

[theBishop]

It's funny how everything that people want on PS3 seem to be happening for Vita. That's great but it's just weird how technology progresses so fast and now all that stuff is possible on a handheld (in terms of features, in game browser, universal connectivity etc. stuff like that). I hope so bad that Vita is successful so Sony can continue to push tech with PS4. I'll be supporting Vita day one.

I'm almost scared to see what PS4 will be like combined with that 3D headset they're making.

If they get head-tracking, Elder Scrolls 7 will be hard to leave.

 

[Momo]

Really cool that they included the orphanage from Yakuza

 

[Ydahs]

First thing I'll be doing is finding out a way to disable that awful bubble interface.

The OS seems feature packed, but I doubt I'll use a lot of it considering my smartphone does all that and more. What I will be using is Remote Play.

 

[Kuran]

Sony is doing so many, many things right here that it's almost too good.

If this thing doesn't sell well, seriously - there's no hope for serious portable gaming as we know it anymore. Portable gaming's future will be on smartphones, like it or not.

This.

 

[Lazy8s]

"Vita is capable of MSAA"... that's a weird thing to include in the OS feature list...

Probably better to highlight GPU compositing and vector graphics capabilities.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Sony really need to get Netflix on this

 

[IonicSnake]

I really like the OS!

 

[Amir0x]

OS is hit or miss, but goddamn at all the features. Now this is how you launch a modern handheld platform for gamign

 

[Bad_Boy]

"Vita is capable of MSAA"... that's a weird thing to include in the OS feature list...

Probably better to highlight GPU compositing and vector graphics capabilities.

True. But, I thought it would be something interesting to note, as there are 3D graphics that run in the OS. For example, The bubbles on the UI are actually 3D, and rotate when you move the Vita around.

MSAA and a high resolution makes them look smooth.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Man I dont think ive ever wanted a system more. Not sure if I should get Wifi or 3G version.

 

[Infinite Justice]

I'm really digging the "peeling" part of the OS tbh.

 

[Gravijah]

Great OP! OT (teehee) but someone should tweet Yoshida and see if he'll reveal what PCH stands for.

 

[Razlo]

I really want to know if the Vita supports multiple profiles like the PS3! It would make my life a ton easier if it did.

 

[Nuclear Muffin]

im disappointed the cameras are only VGA!

thats 640x480.... u would think it would be in at least HD!!

They made the cameras 640 x 480 so that they can record at 60FPS (same as the PSEye on the PS3)

 

[Izayoi]

I fucking hate it. It's cluttered and unorganized and ugly. Why drop the XMB? I fucking love the XMB, bring that shit back.

 

[Kyoufu]

I fucking hate it. It's cluttered and unorganized and ugly. Why drop the XMB? I fucking love the XMB, bring that shit back.

Because XMB doesn't work with multi-touch.

dealwithit.gif

edit: XMB is ugly as sin.

 

[Qatar]

I fucking hate it. It's cluttered and unorganized and ugly. Why drop the XMB? I fucking love the XMB, bring that shit back.

XMB isn't touch friendly

Edit:

XMB is ugly as sin.

hatersgonnahate.jpg

 

[Izayoi]

Because XMB doesn't work with multi-touch.

dealwithit.gif

edit: XMB is ugly as sin.

They could make it work. Anything is better than... this.

Also, it doesn't have to be ugly.

 

[plainr_]

Weird but I hated the XMB on PSP but love it on PS3.

EDIT: Ew look at that PSP screen.

 

[Thoraxes]

Do they make capacitive styli? I really hate using my fingers on screens. I am super-neurotic when it comes to fingerprints on any surface that shows it, and I would hate to degrade that screen with fingers.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Updated the OT with "notification center", updated banner screen, and some typo's.
Thanks Jinflash

 

[VariantX04]

Jinflash is his superhero pseudonym.

 

[Hasemo]

So many colourful pictures, count me in!

 

[PSYGN]

I wonder if applying a custom background will wrap across the bg in all screens and unify the interface a bit more through that.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Jinflash is his superhero pseudonym.

oops. lol. at least my typo's are funny.

Sorry Jinfash

 

[kyo_daikun]

God I can't wait!

I wil not import I will not import I will not import...

 

[Bad_Boy]

Sony should have publishers release Triple (or would it be Quad?) Play Blu-ray releases for Vita.

Maybe just put a PS Store voucher code for Video download in the box. Or a way to send the digital copy to the vita.

I want HD movies on my Vita's OLED! Long gone is the ghosting of PSP's LCD.

 

[Kyoufu]

Do they make capacitive styli? I really hate using my fingers on screens. I am super-neurotic when it comes to fingerprints on any surface that shows it, and I would hate to degrade that screen with fingers.

Buy protective film cover. Problem solved.

 

[kyo_daikun]

Sony should have publishers release Triple (or would it be Quad?) Play Blu-ray releases for Vita.

Maybe just put a PS Store voucher code for Video download in the box. Or a way to send the digital copy to the vita.

I want HD movies on my Vita's OLED! Long gone is the ghosting of PSP's LCD.

Im assuming in the double/triple play packs you could just use the generic download code they come with anyway for windows media player version and transfer it to the vita.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Im assuming in the double/triple play packs you could just use the generic download code they come with anyway for windows media player version and transfer it to the vita.

I don't have any of these type of blu-rays, do you know what format the digital copy is in? wmv?

The problem I see is that sometimes, specific resolutions and formatting are not supported, even though the file size might match.

I have some avi's that my PS3 see's as "corrupted" while other avi's work fine.

 

[StealthGoblin]

I really hope they get flash supoort in there for the western release.

 

[kyo_daikun]

I don't have any of these type of blu-rays, do you know what format the digital copy is in? wmv?

The problem I see is that sometimes, specific resolutions and formatting are not supported, even though the file size might match.

I have some avi's that my PS3 see's as "corrupted" while other avi's work fine.

I've only used them a few times, you normally get a code for an itunes download and I think its a WMV file.

 

[Hitoribhoshi]

Great thread !

Did anybody say or show anything about blutooth support ? (dualshock3/headset support like on the PSPGo?)
can I forget about mkv support now?

 

[vodka-bull]

im disappointed the cameras are only VGA!

thats 640x480.... u would think it would be in at least HD!!

You're not supposed to make landscape photography with it and for everything else VGA's just fine.

 

[JB1981]

You need to include a link to the prototype Remote Play functionality with Killzone 3. It is my most hyped feature. If GAF hasn't seen this, please do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHNn12SHiTQ&hd=1

Wow that is incredible !