PSVita thread 2.

[Asura]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-near-features

Sony is discontinuing the Vitas Youtube App plus Maps and Near functionality.

Why does this involve them discontinuing anything?

Like why do YouTube, a maps app and the Vita's equivalent of Street Pass need to stop working?

[Brad]

And yet they continue to add new, pointless features to it like email clients and that playmemories app.

In many ways Near was way better than StreetPass, yet just as pointless.

[Lebowski]

there will be licences and upkeep costs with these, so rather than pay licences to youtube the the people that own the tech behind Near they might as well cut there losses and get rid. there is probably such a small % of people using them that they decided they where not worth keeping.

[Brad]

Why does this involve them discontinuing anything?

Like why do YouTube, a maps app and the Vita's equivalent of Street Pass need to stop working?

Although this doesn't affect me AT ALL it's getting a bit annoying having features removed. Seems wrong.

[Asura]

I wonder if the Vita, in the end, was too conservative. Maybe Sony should have made their equivalent of this...



Loads of these gaming tablets exist, but in my experience they have cheap-and-nasty naff controls, which defeats the ENTIRE point of the exercise.

Sony could've taken a leaf out the Kindle Fire's book - produced a tablet with PSVita-style controls and the iPad Mini's form factor, using an Android fork for the OS. Essentially a tablet alternative that also had very good games and critically, the means to control them.

Right now, things like Maps, YouTube, these are a bit pointless on the Vita because many of us already have phones that do this stuff, and better than the Vita does. The above hypothetical device appeals to me.

That being said, Sony is probably wary of the tablet space.

[replicashooter]

Thanks for bumping this thread up, cheers

[Dogg Thang]

None of that would have mattered, Asura, if Sony didn't commit to the device, supporting it and actively selling it. There was nothing wrong with the Vita itself. It's that Sony shuffled it onto shelves as if embarrassed by it and then sat quietly waiting for pretty much nothing to happen. And nothing did. Sony just weren't interested. Besides, the tablet market is far more saturated.

[Nu-Eclipse]

In many ways Near was way better than StreetPass

How so? (Genuine question)

[Brad]

Street pass requires you to come into close contact with another 3ds user to get anything useful out of it. Near allows you to see other vita owners that are nearby without the need to come into contact with them. You can see what games people nearby have been playing and easily add them to your friend list. Full details here:

http://manuals.playstation.net/document/gb/psvita/near/

[ItsThere]

Any thoughts on Nihilumbra?

[VR46]

L2 & R2 triggers added to the Vita via add on case type thing

http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/01/29/ps-vita-getting-l2-and-r2-triggers-for-ps4-remote-play-thanks-to-add-on-by-japanese-manufacturer/

[replicashooter]

Happy birthday Vita sale now on:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/02/23/happy-birthday-ps-vita-free-items-big-sale/comment-page-4/?EMC=eng_VitaBirthday_20150223&pos=b&linkname=pscomwa_CTA1_b&psu=126834110#comments

Angry Birds: Star Wars	PS Vita	$ 9.60	$ 14.80	$ 39.99
Atelier Meruru Plus	PS Vita	$ 15.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
Atelier Rorona Plus	PS Vita	$ 15.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
Atelier Totori Plus	PS Vita	$ 15.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
BEN 10 GALACTIC RACING	PS Vita	$ 3.00	$ 5.00	$ 9.99
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified	PS Vita	$ 10.00	$ 15.00	$ 49.99
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles	PS Vita	$ 7.49	$ 8.99	$ 14.99
Deception IV: Blood Ties	PS Vita	$ 15.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z	PS Vita	$ 7.50	$ 12.00	$ 29.99
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable	PS Vita	$ 12.00	$ 20.00	$ 39.99
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd	PS Vita	$ 19.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
Home ? A Unique Horror Adventure	PS Vita	$ 2.49	$ 3.49	$ 4.99
Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth1	PS Vita	$ 15.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
Jak and Daxter Collection	PS Vita	$ 8.10	$ 13.50	$ 26.99
Jet Set Radio	PS Vita	$ 4.99	$ 5.99	$ 9.99
Let?s Fish! Hooked On	PS Vita	$ 3.00	$ 5.00	$ 9.99
LIMBO	PS Vita	$ 3.00	$ 5.00	$ 9.99
Metrico	PS Vita	$ 4.20	$ 7.00	$ 13.99
Monster Monpiece	PS Vita	$ 11.99	$ 17.99	$ 29.99
New Little King?s Story	PS Vita	$ 9.99	$ 11.99	$ 19.99
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus	PS Vita	$ 15.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
Oddworld: Munch?s Oddysee HD	PS Vita	$ 4.99	$ 6.99	$ 9.99
Orgarhythm	PS Vita	$ 3.00	$ 5.00	$ 9.99
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale PS Vita	PS Vita	$ 5.40	$ 9.00	$ 17.99
Putty Squad	PS Vita	$ 9.99	$ 14.99	$ 24.99
Ring Run Circus	PS Vita	$ 2.00	$ 3.50	$ 9.99
Silent Hill Book of Memories	PS Vita	$ 14.99	$ 17.99	$ 29.99
Sumioni: Demon Arts	PS Vita	$ 3.00	$ 5.00	$ 9.99
Sword Art Online -Hollow Fragment-	PS Vita	$ 15.99	$ 23.99	$ 39.99
Tales of Hearts R	PS Vita	$ 19.99	$ 27.99	$ 39.99
The Amazing Spider-Man	PS Vita	$ 9.60	$ 14.80	$ 39.99
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops	PS Vita	$ 3.99	$ 5.59	$ 7.99
Urban Trial Freestyle	PS Vita	$ 0.70	$ 1.75	$ 6.99
Valhalla Knights 3	PS Vita	$ 6.00	$ 10.00	$ 19.99
Cel Damage HD	PS4,PS3,PSVita	$ 2.10	$ 3.00	$ 9.99
GODS EATER BURST	PSP,PSVita	$ 6.00	$ 10.00	$ 19.99

Think I might pick up the Little Kings Story as it reminds me of Pikmin.

[kryss]

Great price for ToH:R, a game everyone should get in my opinion. Nintendo should have kept it exclusive though!

Bought EDF2017, and thinking about one of the Atelier games but don't know which one is best. Any advice?

[cutmymilk]

I bought Killzone on Vita as it's meant to be excellent. Can wash away the disappointment of the PS4 effort at least! May get Tearaway digitally too. My vita is so underused. I have about a dozen must play games on the system that I haven't even started!

[ItsThere]

Finally caved and bought Tearaway. Not a fan of touchscreen stuff but it seems to get a lot of good press.