PSVita (Successor to PSP, was PSP2 then NGP)

[EN1GMA]

stupid question but this aint as powerfull as a ps3,is it?

[sj33]

Probably not, but the difference in resolution should make porting of PS3 games possible.

[EN1GMA]

for me,ultimately all I want is a portable machine which is as powerful as its home console counterpart. downloaded games could then be played via the home machine or on the go.

[Cornflakes]

This time they've made a ps3(kinda) with enough controls, 3G for constant connectivity and ticked pretty much every box. For me it's perfect. Sadly that was probably the wrong thing to do though. That Experia Play should have been the next Sony handheld. Beefed up a bit of course. They should have made the best game playing mobile phone on the market (running android) and they would have simply won the handheld wars this gen.

Don't they have both grounds covered? Sony still has PS Suite coming for PSVita, android and other OSes. Even if the vita fails, they still have the PS Suite platform, which could possibly dominate portable gaming in the future.

[J0e Musashi]

PS Suite is the equivalent of PS1 on other hardware. How could that possibly dominate portable gaming in the future?

[dvdx2]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/330136/ps-vita-freezes-touch-screen-problems-reported/

oh dear :-(

[SH4R4KU]

Had a play for about 15 mins yesterday and am pretty tempted to grab one - but I would want wipeout out of the box...

[Brad]

Don't they have both grounds covered? Sony still has PS Suite coming for PSVita, android and other OSes. Even if the vita fails, they still have the PS Suite platform, which could possibly dominate portable gaming in the future.

Nope. What they need is graphics equal to or better than on an iPhone 4, proper controls and it must be first and foremost a phone. The gaming must be a secondary function but just-happen-to-be the best portable gaming system available. And this system needs to be Sony's premier portable gaming system (not a sideline alternative) so that there are millions out there. That way game devs will actually make their games use the controls. In my head the design is similar to the Experia Play except that the thign slides open 2 ways - the first way give you Playstation controls but if you slide it out the other way there's a qwerty keyboard.

I WOULD BUY THIS!

[sj33]

I'm torn about that one if I'm honest. It's something I've been thinking about because I've been gaming on my iPod Touch a lot recently - not out of choice, I hate touchscreen gaming, but because I always have my iPod on my when I'm out. For this reason, I briefly looked at getting an Xperia Play last week (only ?155 now), though decided against it because bar the Android and PS1 games, there's not really that much for it, plus it is quite an underpowered phone. On paper, a device that has all the advantages of the Xperia Play but with a reasonable amount of grunt in there should be the idea device, right?

But, would Sony releasing what will essentially be a closed platform phone (given games need to be designed for specifications of hardware, even if PS Suite is available for other devices) be a good idea? Android has overtaken the iPhone now and the reason is simple - people appreciate the choice, rather than being locked into a single device. I can't help but feel any Sony gaming-focused phone would become irrelevent as a phone, unless Sony go the Apple route and make earlier iterations of their own hardware irrelevent.

The Vita is vastly more powerful than any phone they could have put out, and their what they're banking on - they're banking on people still wanting a dedicated portable gaming device. Time will tell if that pays off.

[Brad]

Isn't, say, a Galaxy S2 as powerful as a Vita though?

Anyway, to clarify, what I'm saying is an Android device with Playstation specific games as well. So, you can play all the android games everyone else can play, AND Wipeout, god of War, uncharted etc. It's a pointless discussion now of course and I agree that the Experia Play is not a viable solution for a next gen portable gaming device. Too low powered.

[Dogg Thang]

Android has overtaken the iPhone now and the reason is simple - people appreciate the choice, rather than being locked into a single device.

That and being the natural way it would work out very quickly when a single company makes a phone on one OS and just about every other phone manufacturer can, and does, use the other OS. With that now being the situation, it would seem very difficult for Sony to make a closed platform phone.

That dedicated portable gaming device is the big question really, isn't it? I'm like you with the iPod in that I use it all the time for gaming but not because I like touch controls, just because it's with me all the time (quite like the OS situation in a way - not sure it's that active a choice). But the Vita is so big it doesn't make for an easy device to just have with you at all times even if you want a dedicated portable gaming device. That coupled with the battery life (same issue with 3DS) limits its portability to an extent.

I'm a fan of dedicated devices and yet the lines are blurring more and more and, when we have a certain amount of devices with us at all times, it kind of makes sense to shove them all into one. Even now, I'm tempted to get an iPhone for no other reason than I have my iPod and phone with me at all times and it would make sense to have just one rather than two devices with me.

[JU!]

Nice demo of stuff here



Looks awesome especially the screen. Gonna wait for more games until I get one I think.

[Brad]

9:32 - This comes WITH the PS Vita!

Cos I thought I had to pay extra for a game where you tap numbers in the right order lol.

Makes me want one though. Cheers for posting.

[Family Fry]

I was watching a few live streams of japanese launch night consoles being fiddled with and the actual OS impressed me very much, was slick and super responsive. Handy feature of the game capture, being able to take in-game shots at any point on some games, although some people have said doing so on some games (ala) Ridge Racer doesn't suspend the game so it still plays in background and you grind to a halt, nothing a firmware fix can't sort out though no doubt.
It all had a very nice flow to it and actually made me wan't to get one come Feb just so I could have a mess about, Wipeout is tempting me even more though.

[Dogg Thang]

Yeah it looks really nice. I totally can't afford one. Why did I buy four PSPs? Really, why? What was I possibly going to do with four? Guessing the resale value on those is pretty low but they might contribute something to a Vita at some point.

The interface looks really nice. I know that doesn't affect the games but still, I like interfaces. My big Vita issue right now is the account thing. I have loads of PSN games and they're split pretty evenly between US and UK. It was messy enough on PSP. I really don't like the idea of being pretty much locked in to one account.