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[ThatStupidLion]

vita is in no more trouble than it was in the fall. don't you worry your little heart about that schobeleth.

in fact it actually might be in a better position.

 

[The Light]

I thought the even was really just to announce the price drop and remind japan consumers of what is releasing soon. I don't get why people were expecting more. Unless their hype for the 20th flowed over to huge expectations for the vita event.

 

[ZeroAKA]

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT

but yes I do

Now your autocorrect has cheered me up. But no, I haven't seen any reviews yet.

 

[Kyon]

I thought the even was really just to announce the price drop and remind japan consumers of what is releasing soon. I don't get why people were expecting more. Unless their hype for the 20th flowed over to huge expectations for the vita event.

It WAS just for the pricecut and to remind JP of the upcoming games for the ppl interested in it for the pricecut. It was never hyped as anything else.

I personally always hype conferences and announcements so my disappointment is in myself lmao

 

[Massa]

Damn my autocorrect ._. Glad it cheered you up though,

Any trails reviews yet?

Review embargo is 10AM on Tuesday (Pacific I'm assuming).

 

[tamaster92]

Review embargo is 10AM on Tuesday (Pacific I'm assuming).

Good to know...

Kind of :/ that's pretty late

 

[zroid]

I don't even remember Vita Heaven 1, what happened in that one? Passed me by.

I think Senran Kagura and Muramasa port were the "big" announcements?

edit: Oh wait that was something else wasn't it. PSO was from VGH1, right?

the summary: http://gematsu.com/2012/03/playstation-vita-game-heaven-announcements

 

[nowai]

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT

but yes I do

 

[Kyon]

I think Senran Kagura and Muramasa port were the big announcements?

That was last TGS hun

PSO2 was VH1

 

[The Grim Heaper]

I think Senran Kagura and Muramasa port were the big announcements?

That was TGS. Here's everything from the first Vita Heaven event.

 

[zroid]

That was last TGS hun

PSO2 was VH1

That was TGS. Here's everything from the first Vita Heaven event.

slow edit

 

[The Grim Heaper]

Speaking of Senran Kagura! There's a ton of unlockables in the game and the DLC(so far) are just more chances to unlock more items from the slot machine. While playing you unlock coins. You use said coins to unlock outfit pieces at random, or you can buy "DLC coins" to guarantee you get a new item from the lottery.

slow edit

kukukuku

 

[Shoyz]

DLC Cheating is a really tiring trend.

 

[zulux21]

DLC Cheating is a really tiring trend.

i miss proper gameshark support for games.

it was so fun in games to goof around with stuff...

that feeling when you put in the code to make L moon jump in ocarina of time... and you jump off something and hold it until link is so high up the map is just a spec.... and then fall for like 25 seconds only to take a half of a heart of damage.... I miss stuff like that :/

 

[QP3]

vita is in no more trouble than it was in the fall. don't you worry your little heart about that schobeleth.

in fact it actually might be in a better position.

Do you think the 20th will give us a better idea of where Sony is heading with it in the future?

What I mean is, if Sony shows off the PS4 and doesnt mention anything with cross play or vita connection, that (I would think) would be bad news. On the other hand, they could have big plans for the vita-PS4, which I would love to see and would think would bode well for the system (?).

 

[The Grim Heaper]

DLC Cheating is a really tiring trend.

I'll close my eyes and not say a word if I can unlock it all in-game! :x I feel most games would just sell you the outfit pieces nowadays.

 

[Schobeleth]

vita is in no more trouble than it was in the fall. don't you worry your little heart about that schobeleth.

in fact it actually might be in a better position.

Thank you brah ;( I just needed someone to be there for me and hold me and you did just that. I just want the little Vita to be able to stand up to it's big brother (literally), the 3DS XL. Why can't both handhelds and their communities just get along ;_;

 

[zroid]

DLC Cheating is a really tiring trend.

*cough* Fire Emblem

 

[zulux21]

Do you think the 20th will give us a better idea of where Sony is heading with it in the future?

What I mean is, if Sony shows off the PS4 and doesnt mention anything with cross play or vita connection, that (I would think) would be bad news. On the other hand, they could have big plans for the vita-PS4, which I would love to see and would think would bode well for the system (?).

i think if they have big cross system plans it will be good for both systems (assuming it's optional like it should be)

I mean basically they could pull off the wiiu... except the controller has it's own game library that you can take with you wherever. And you don't have to pay for the controller if you don't want to... meaning you don't have to cover the $200 controller in the base cost of the console, instead you can get $400 of console with your console buy instead of $200 of controller and $150 of console :/

while I wouldn't use remote play much, I wouldn't mind using my vita for split screen where i can use the tv and my wife uses the vita screen so that we both have a full screen. I love local co op in games but wouldn't mind alternative choices for playing local co op.

Thank you brah ;( I just needed someone to be there for me and hold me and you did just that. I just want the little Vita to be able to stand up to it's big brother (literally), the 3DS XL. Why can't both handhelds and their communities just get along ;_;

Because people want to justify their buy by having the best library, the most sales ect.
The simple fact is the vita doesn't have to beat the 3ds to be successful. The psp didn't beat the DS but it was hardly a failure. People seem to forget just because you had the most sales doesn't mean it was better than something that had less sales.

I mean heck, Duke Nukem Forever sold more copies than like half of the games in my library (if I recall right it sold around 1.5 million copies) doesn't mean it's better than oh... persona 4.

Kingdoms of alamur sold a good number of copies as well... doesn't mean it was more successful than persona 4 either, as atlus actually made money off persona 4... the same can't be said of kingdoms of alamar.

a lot of people just look at sales though... thinking they are the only thing that maters... where then are a number of things that matter just as much... but that's just how it is.

 

[OmegaZero]

So, the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus Official Thread will be going up tomorrow.

Any last minute suggestions for a tagline?
I'm still thinking of going for "More Blood, Less Frames" but if anyone has an idea that they want me to consider, speak up!

 

[Shoyz]

I'll close my eyes and not say a word if I can unlock it all in-game! :x I feel most games would just sell you the outfit pieces nowadays.

The risk is that the games themselves might become balanced towards it in that you choose to either waste time grinding it out or shell out the cash.

Monster Monpiece is a title I was really suspicious towards in that regard. To get a key (which is required to evolve certain rarer cards), you'll either need to spend the money to buy it as DLC, or grind 45 /thousand/ points in game. To put that in comparison, a pack of five cards costs somewhere around 1.5k, and battles tend to reward less than a thousand each. That's roughly 45 long battles for the average payout, or somewhere around 22.5 at best with random 'challenges'. And that's only one upgrade among many.

This concept is extremely palatable in a F2P game where you can earn the premium goods for free, but you shouldn't be penny-pinched in a full-priced retail game.

 

[Twinduct]

Hmm come to think of it, was this past event actually Vita heaven 2? I didn't see it mentioned during the stream nor was there any branding for it on the ustream/ Sony page?

 

[ZeroAKA]

Hmm come to think of it, was this past event actually Vita heaven 2? I didn't see it mentioned during the stream nor was there any branding for it on the ustream/ Sony page?

No, it was just a special Vita news event.

 

[michaelius]

vita is in no more trouble than it was in the fall. don't you worry your little heart about that schobeleth.

in fact it actually might be in a better position.

Sure it is:

library is bigger
hardware is cheaper to produce giving room to price cut
PSN+ is spreading vita games to ps3 owners
software releases for Q1/Q2 is better than lasy year
Sony should have Killzone for September and probably Sony Bend game for Q4.

now we only need cheaper memory cards

 

[QP3]

i think if they have big cross system plans it will be good for both systems (assuming it's optional like it should be)

I mean basically they could pull off the wiiu... except the controller has it's own game library that you can take with you wherever. And you don't have to pay for the controller if you don't want to... meaning you don't have to cover the $200 controller in the base cost of the console, instead you can get $400 of console with your console buy instead of $200 of controller and $150 of console :/

while I wouldn't use remote play much, I wouldn't mind using my vita for split screen where i can use the tv and my wife uses the vita screen so that we both have a full screen. I love local co op in games but wouldn't mind alternative choices for playing local co op.

This seems so logical and realistic, and yet, as being such I feel like it is too good to be true

Really hoping Sony goes this route with the vitas future though.

 

[Kyon]

Hmm come to think of it, was this past event actually Vita heaven 2? I didn't see it mentioned during the stream nor was there any branding for it on the ustream/ Sony page?

No there was no official Vita Heaven Tag.

 

[Twinduct]

No, it was just a special Vita news event.

Makes sense. Man the hype on that thing exploded.
Also if anyone knows, wasnt there some teaser for Sony which ended at the start of the 'superbowl' ... or something? What happened to it?

 

[Sid]

Makes sense. Man the hype on that thing exploded.
Also if anyone knows, wasnt there some teaser for Sony which ended at the start of the 'superbowl' ... or something? What happened to it?

lol that was the GoW:A ad on the Superbowl livestream on the internet,lulz.

 

[zulux21]

This seems so logical and realistic, and yet, as being such I feel like it is too good to be true

Really hoping Sony goes this route with the vitas future though.

I feel it would be the intelligent way to go about things. Worst case no one cares about the connectivity and it really doesn't hurt anyone. Best case people love the connectivity with third party AAA games and it sparks large sales of the vita and ps4.

Personally I don't think it would be a huge selling point, as I never felt the wiiu controller was anything all that amazing. But it would be a nice bonus use for the vita.

 

[The Light]

I don't think cross play will be a big deal. I mean didn't they tout that feature twice this gen on ps3 with the psp and vita, but nothing came of it.

 

[zulux21]

I don't think cross play will be a big deal. I mean didn't they tout that feature twice this gen on ps3 with the psp and vita, but nothing came of it.

the big difference would be that with the extra power the ps4 will have it would be possible all games would at least feature remote play to the vita... i mean there is only like 15 games that support remote play right now... it's hardly anything to care about.

if every game supports it though, smoother than it is now, then people who are interested in it might actually care.

 

[Achtius]

Do you have to leave the friend live title on for your friends to see you online?

 

[Iacobellis]

Do you have to leave the friend live title on for your friends to see you online?

You mean the Friends app? No, I don't think so.

 

[The Light]

the big difference would be that with the extra power the ps4 will have it would be possible all games would at least feature remote play to the vita... i mean there is only like 15 games that support remote play right now... it's hardly anything to care about.

if every game supports it though, smoother than it is now, then people who are interested in it might actually care.

This is true. I did not think about that.

 

[zulux21]

This is true. I did not think about that.

yup it will be interesting to see what sony does with a system that has a decent amount of ram. I mean with the ps3 party chat can't be done because there isn't enough ram... it's no wonder that being able to stream a game in the background isn't common.

ideally the ps4 packs enough punch that a crap ton of background stuff happens.
I mean we have rumored background video recording with uploads to youtube. If every game can support background recording of the game, then there is a good chance they could also support streaming of the game to the vita (likely not both at the same time)

While I am not big on social features (quite frankly if anyone on my facebook or twitter activate a tweet for every achievement they get I will remove them even though I don't really use facebook or twitter for anything but contests lol) stuff like uploading gameplay video is big for me as I do write reviews from time to time, and have been thinking about getting more serious about them (which reminds me I should get around to publishing my finished persona 4 review lol) the screen shot feature on the vita has been great as I can easily get the screens of stuff I wanted to talk about.

but i mean some other social features could be cool. Imagine if sony set up a network that by going to your ps home menu you could easily jump to a forum dedicated to the game you are playing where you could post about an issue you are having in a game, and go back to playing your game and be notified when someone responds to you... or heck instead of a forum perhaps set up a chat thing where you write the topic of your problem and some people who want to help you can see a stream of your game and tell you what you are doing wrong like they are there with you. There are a number of interesting social features out there if the system can handle it.

 

[AstroNut325]

Question... How is the Vita as a tablet replacement? Is the Facebook app comparable to the one on ios? How does the browser stack up to mobile safari and chrome? Is WhatsApp available on Vita?

 

[tamaster92]

Question... How is the Vita as a tablet replacement? Is the Facebook app comparable to the one on ios? How does the browser stack up to mobile safari and chrome? Is WhatsApp available on Vita?

No no no.

It's not really a tablet replacement at all! Except YouTube maybe

 

[CAVE343]

Question... How is the Vita as a tablet replacement? Is the Facebook app comparable to the one on ios? How does the browser stack up to mobile safari and chrome? Is WhatsApp available on Vita?

Facebook works pretty good, but no WhatsApp. The browser isn't as good as I hoped it would be. It's ok but a far cry from browsing on an iPad

 

[RedNumberFive]

Question... How is the Vita as a tablet replacement? Is the Facebook app comparable to the one on ios? How does the browser stack up to mobile safari and chrome? Is WhatsApp available on Vita?

The browser and apps are serviceable at best.

 

[ZeroAKA]

Question... How is the Vita as a tablet replacement? Is the Facebook app comparable to the one on ios? How does the browser stack up to mobile safari and chrome? Is WhatsApp available on Vita?

The Vita won't work as a tablet at all. Its app selection is extremely limited.

 

[zulux21]

Question... How is the Vita as a tablet replacement? Is the Facebook app comparable to the one on ios? How does the browser stack up to mobile safari and chrome? Is WhatsApp available on Vita?

i wish it was a decent tablet replacement, then i wouldn't need to look into getting a tablet for ebooks/pdfs/manga reading :/

 

[digita1alchemy]

I've got a Vita question and this seems like the most reasonable thread to ask. I have a North American Vita. When Phantasy Star Online 2 officially launches later this month, what do I need to do to my Vita to get a Japanese account on it? I found some tutorials, but they were all from early last year and there have been several firmware updates since then, so I am not sure if they are still valid.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Question... How is the Vita as a tablet replacement? Is the Facebook app comparable to the one on ios? How does the browser stack up to mobile safari and chrome? Is WhatsApp available on Vita?

I got my Vita instead of a Nexus 7 because I was interested in games first and tablet-y stuff second so I'd recommend if you really want tablet-y stuff, I'd say get a tablet, haha.

Vita is okay for web browsing and pretty good for YouTube, but it sure ain't an iPad or Android-powered device.

 

[Sid]

You mean the Friends app? No, I don't think so.

Isn't that how it works when not playing online?

 

[Toma]

Could someone do me a favor and post something in the Vita Frozen Synapse thread? Testing my user panel subscriptions. Props if its not "Toma asked me to post here."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511164

 

[tamaster92]

Could someone do me a favor and post something in the Vita Frozen Synapse thread? Testing my user panel subscriptions.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511164

Done!

 

[Iacobellis]

Isn't that how it works when not playing online?

You need to keep it running in the background to stay online?

 

[Toma]

Done!

Hm. Should they immediately pop up in my User Panel or only if I was logged off in the meantime?

 

[Toma]

You need to keep it running in the background to stay online?

As long as you are doing something on the Vita, and as long as that something isnt deactivating Online (like certain games do), you stay online even if the app is closed.

 

[famousmortimer]

People who enjoy the genre should be excited about Trials. It's very good.