http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/09/new-playstation-vita-announced-release-date/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/09/ps-vita-tv-launch-date/
lmao
(http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/185/685/1318560781002.jpg)
how the fuck does sony justify charging so much for memory i cannot get over it
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on September 08, 2013, 11:58:25 PM
how the fuck does sony justify charging so much for memory i cannot get over it
At least with SD cards, there's actually a pretty significant difference in price between cards of different speed ratings.
but I just looked Vita's cards up and apparently they have been measured to be, at least in practice, 6~8MB/s, which is comparable to class 6 SD card and much lower than class 10 or UHS SD cards. The speeds can only be measured with Vita, though, so maybe there's a lot of decryption overhead or something pointless like that.
At least, by using proprietary cards, you can prevent people from having poorer load-time performance (and blaming the system and games rather than their card) when using low-speed cards.
Quote from: bluaki on September 09, 2013, 12:22:53 AM
At least with SD cards, there's actually a pretty significant difference in price between cards of different speed ratings.
but I just looked Vita's cards up and apparently they have been measured to be, at least in practice, 6~8MB/s, which is comparable to class 6 SD card and much lower than class 10 or UHS SD cards. The speeds can only be measured with Vita, though, so maybe there's a lot of decryption overhead or something pointless like that.
At least, by using proprietary cards, you can prevent people from having poorer load-time performance (and blaming the system and games rather than their card) when using low-speed cards.
stop tossing yer fancy words at me i wanna be ignorant and grumpy
Quoteand 1GB of onboard storage.
why even bother
also sony itself sells a 64gb class 10 sdhc card for about 35 percent of the cost (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Class-Memory-SF64UY-TQMN/dp/B00B7ID9CU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378712868&sr=8-1&keywords=64gb+sdhc) of this new vita memory card rofl
ironically it's the cheapest sd card of its size and class i can find, by a significant margin
sony had to be 'tough' on piracy so it created bullShit
it's just like nintendo's bs with online multiplayer
no need for it to be such expensive bull$hit though lol
also uh
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/09/sony-reveals-new-hardware-ps-vita-tv
there now exists a model of the ps vita that's only $100, minus all the touch gimmicks and portability
now this is something i might actually have to buy
and new special edition vitas
http://www.4gamer.net/games/990/G999021/20130909068/
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/iMg2Hoa.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/wvrdOCF.jpg)[/spoiler]
man are those things hideous
the second one in particular looks like someone took a page right out of the game's manual and printed it onto the vita
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/09/new-playstation-vita-and-ps-vita-tv-eyes-on/
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG5l78gbvpU[/youtube]
That remote play does seem pretty nice befuddlement
Portable handheld designed for television...
okay that actually looks p great
now where are the games sony
Quote from: #rektron on September 09, 2013, 10:42:07 AM
and new special edition vitas
http://www.4gamer.net/games/990/G999021/20130909068/
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/iMg2Hoa.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/wvrdOCF.jpg)[/spoiler]
man are those things hideous
the second one in particular looks like someone took a page right out of the game's manual and printed it onto the vita
those two look awful, but this one looks p. good:
(http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize/900x600/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/993/419/S993419/l.jpg)
the blue, yellow, and red colors look nice too
wow, the ffx one is lazy.
also i love the polygon comment thread on the article about this redesigned viter. there's a guy who literally kept spewing that oled screens were just led-backlit lcds in at least six comments. even though people kept correcting him every time lol
Sony's trying to compete against handheld ugliness with Nintendo's 2DS.
depending on the degree of compatibility between the vita tv and games built for the vita, i might honestly buy a vita tv awdood;
Quote from: #rektron on September 09, 2013, 03:31:55 PM
depending on the degree of compatibility between the vita tv and games built for the vita, i might honestly buy a vita tv awdood;
that is true. how would tearaway work on vita tv? even with a dualshock 4, that only accounts for one touch surface, and there's still no camera.
i guess games like tearaway that incorporate touch controls or camera functionality on such a fundamental level are going to be completely incompatible with it
but what about those games like uncharted that tacked on cheap and wholly unnecessary touch controls at the last minute, i wonder if sony and other publishers will release compatibility updates or if games from this point on will have to be designed with the vita tv in mind
Quote from: #rektron on September 09, 2013, 04:18:34 PM
i guess games like tearaway that incorporate touch controls or camera functionality on such a fundamental level are going to completely incompatible with it
but what about those games like uncharted that tacked on cheap and wholly unnecessary touch controls at the last minute, i wonder if sony and other publishers will release compatibility updates or if games from this point on will have to be designed with the vita tv in mind
i could see that uncharted game getting a patch. i guess it depends on how dedicated other developers are to it though.
i wonder how much sony would try to charge here though. if it were $100 like it pretty much in japan, it'd make things fairly difficult.
more images:
http://press-start.com.au/2013/09/09/sony-announce-thinner-lighter-vita/
it looks exactly identical to the current vita lol
i really like the pastel color theme though
Quote from: #rektron on September 09, 2013, 05:37:38 PM
more images:
http://press-start.com.au/2013/09/09/sony-announce-thinner-lighter-vita/
it looks exactly identical to the current vita lol
i really like the pastel color theme though
oh my god the periwinkle one looks so nice
JUST MAKE WITH THE GAMES SONY
seriously they're so cute
if only i had a reason to own one, especially now that the vita tv exists rofl
I just got a PS vita at a university garage sale for sixty bucks.
It is a sixty buck Spelunky machine and it is awesome.
i wish the grey was more neutral. it reminds me more of the gun metal grey ps3 and say the grey power brick of the wii
but the blue is ni ce
i finally spotted a difference aside from thickness
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/WSix44r.jpg)[/spoiler]
the new one seems a little rounder in the face
also the start / select / ps buttons are perfectly circular rather than elliptical
and the speakers are differently shaped
and the buttons / d pad no longer look like they're going through mitosis with the thumb sticks
i hope the ps button doesn't glow
also the screen has a weird border on it that kind of matches the sticker-like lock screen
If I ever get any Vita, it'll probably be Vita TV giggle;
snowy i'd just keep the vita you have, there's no loss in having it but you have compatibility with all vita games, ps4 remote play, a better screen, and maybe 3G access if you have that model
i've always loved the vita's aesthetics tbh
but games
honestly if there were just GAMES i'd love to have the blue one
if sony actually decides to release the different shades here. [spoiler]at least the vita is region free and japan [basically] uses the same outlets we do awdood; [/spoiler]
http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/11/4718538/original-ps-vita-screen-gets-compared-to-the-new-re-designed-system
that seems like quite a bit of a downgrade, despite the issues with oled longevity :(
if i ever do get a (portable) vita, i think i'll probably just pick up the old model used
as for the TVita, i'm sold
i'm unrealistically really hoping that just happens to be a defective unit and they're not all so much yellower than the oled models :'(
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57602623-235/playstation-3-titles-could-be-headed-to-the-ps-vita-tv/
omg
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/429237/ps-vita-tv-not-releasing-in-us-or-europe-at-this-point/
oh
well that puts a damper on the this whole situation
http://www.p4rgaming.com/sony-considering-making-portable-version-of-the-ps-vita-tv/
god dammit tec i almost fell for that lmao
Quote from: http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/09/15/ps-vita-2000-lcd-vs-ps-vita-1000-oled-check-out-a-five-minutes-long-in-depth-video-comparison/[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9_dB82DmHU[/youtube]
wow that's significant
i'd just buy the 1000 model used if in some alternate universe i were ever to deem it necessary to own a vita
bleh, i don't understand why companies constantly fiddle with the display warmth on phones/handhelds :(