Playstation Vita Discussion Thread

[JBRUU]

Originally Posted by MicroByte

I can understand, I think expectations are a little too high. A lot of people see the Vita as a "portable PS3" when that's not the case right now. I see the potential and given it's new, will need time to ramp up in terms of graphical capabilities.

Mortal Kombat was the same way - it might not be the best to look at, but damn, it does play really well. I'm really enjoying my time with that game.

Again, let's wait until the game is actually released to judge...

Yes. Hopefully the gameplay will be good. As for eye candy, it'll most likely take time, as you said. iOS has had much more time to mature, the vita is new.

[MicroByte]

Originally Posted by JBRUU

Yes. Hopefully the gameplay will be good. As for eye candy, it'll most likely take time, as you said. iOS has had much more time to mature, the vita is new.

Agreed. Also, do you own a Vita or looking to own one?

[JBRUU]

Originally Posted by MicroByte

Agreed. Also, do you own a Vita or looking to own one?

I'm considering it. I'm always interested in the latest advances in handheld gaming. iOS, until recently, was really the only platform with the hardware and selection to suit my preferences. The vita looks nice, especially concerning hardware (wow the same gpu as the new iPad with less than half of the pixels to push!) but the lineup looks pretty dismal. Resistance is supposed to be the awesome flagship fps, but iOS surpasses it graphically and in multiplayer count. The sales are also declining for the vita, so I'm afraid it might die out, which I really don't want to happen. I'm going to wait and see if it sticks around strong with sales and a good games lineup before I lay my cash down.

[MicroByte]

Originally Posted by JBRUU

I'm considering it. I'm always interested in the latest advances in handheld gaming. iOS, until recently, was really the only platform with the hardware and selection to suit my preferences. The vita looks nice, especially concerning hardware (wow the same gpu as the new iPad with less than half of the pixels to push!) but the lineup looks pretty dismal. Resistance is supposed to be the awesome flagship fps, but iOS surpasses it graphically and in multiplayer count. The sales are also declining for the vita, so I'm afraid it might die out, which I really don't want to happen. I'm going to wait and see if it sticks around strong with sales and a good games lineup before I lay my cash down.

Sensible rationale.

Not sure if Resistance is being touted as the flagship FPS, I never thought that of the PS3 versions. I'm partial to Killzone myself which will also be available at some point in the future unless its cancelled.

As far as Vita's future, I certainly hope it stays around and enjoys a lifespan as long as the PSP has. I'm trying not to pay too much attention to sales numbers. Sony will have to deal with that, and given their current financial situation, I certainly hope they address it rather quickly.

[1337brian]

The constant flood of DLC content on Tuesdays (Release day here) bugs me much more than IAP on iOS. I wanted to get Dynasty warriors at first but seeing how they've released $1-$10 of DLC almost every week has turned me off immensely and forced me to withhold my purchase.

For instance here's what I've seen the last few months with just that one game in particular.

May 9th -
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Diaochan' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Guo Huai' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Lu Bu' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Sima Shi' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Sima Yi' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Sima Zhao' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Wang Yuanji' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Xiahou Ba' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhong Hui' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhuge Dan' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Jin' Original Officer Card Set - £3.99

Apr 18th -
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Bao Sanniang' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Guan Ping' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Guan Suo' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Guan Yu' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Huang Zhong' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Jiang Wei' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Liu Bei' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Liu Shan' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Ma Chao' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Ma Dai' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Pang Tong' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Shu' Original Officer Card Set - £7.99
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Wei Yan' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Xingcai' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Yueying' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhang Fei' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhao Yun' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhuge Liang' Original Officer Card - £0.79

Mar 28th -
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Daqiao' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Ding Feng' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Gan Ning' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Huang Gai' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Lianshi' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Ling Tong' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Lu Meng' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Lu Xun' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Sun Ce' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Sun Jian' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Sun Quan' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Sun Shangxiang' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Taishi Ci' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Wu' Original Officer Card Set - £7.99
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Xiaoqiao' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhou Tai' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhou Yu' Original Officer Card - £0.79

Mar 7th -
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Cai Wenji' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Cao Cao' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Cao Pi' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Cao Ren' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Dian Wei' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Guo Jia' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Jia Xu' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Pang De' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Wang Yi' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Xiahou Dun' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Xiahou Yuan' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Xu Huang' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Xu Zhu' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhang He' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhang Liao' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Zhen Ji' Original Officer Card - £0.79
Dynasty Warriors Next: 'Wei' Original Officer Card Set - £7.99

If you can earn these in game then I may end up buying it, but no way in he!l will I pay $40 for the game and an additional $30-50 in DLC, I'd just rather not buy it at all. It makes me think that with all this DLC the vanilla version of the game just doesn't have enough content to begin with and furthermore warrant a purchase. Any opinions on this?

[Trysis3]

Originally Posted by JBRUU

I'm considering it. I'm always interested in the latest advances in handheld gaming. iOS, until recently, was really the only platform with the hardware and selection to suit my preferences. The vita looks nice, especially concerning hardware (wow the same gpu as the new iPad with less than half of the pixels to push!) but the lineup looks pretty dismal. Resistance is supposed to be the awesome flagship fps, but iOS surpasses it graphically and in multiplayer count. The sales are also declining for the vita, so I'm afraid it might die out, which I really don't want to happen. I'm going to wait and see if it sticks around strong with sales and a good games lineup before I lay my cash down.

How old are you son ?!

[MicroByte]

Originally Posted by 1337brian

The constant flood of DLC content on Tuesdays (Release day here) bugs me much more than IAP on iOS. I wanted to get Dynasty warriors at first but seeing how they've released $1-$10 of DLC almost every week has turned me off immensely and forced me to withhold my purchase.

For instance here's what I've seen the last few months with just that one game in particular.

*SNIP*

If you can earn these in game then I may end up buying it, but no way in he!l will I pay $40 for the game and an additional $30-50 in DLC, I'd just rather not buy it at all. It makes me think that with all this DLC the vanilla version of the game just doesn't have enough content to begin with and furthermore warrant a purchase. Any opinions on this?

I agree, when I saw the weekly mountain of content that seemed to be pumping out for DW, I questioned it. I had thought these were additional missions, but when I went to look last night, these are purely costume additions and not something essential to the game (unless I missed something).

Also to note, if you *were* interested in any of these, you can buy them individually, but there is also what seems to be a discounted, but once get them all as well DLC (I believe those were the ones you saw with each weeks release that were about 7 pounds).

I don't mind this type of DLC since I could care less about new costumes and won't pay. The IAP that keeps me from actually playing the game, like some of the trends in the iOS world, are what really irk me.

Ridge Racer somewhat falls in the model. I paid 29.99 for the "base" game and at the time, got the Gold DLC pack. I recently bought the Silver and will probably be buying any other new tracks that come along. I was so turned off at first, and if it wasn't RR, I would never had caved. I really don't want that to be the future unless the base + DLC is reasonable.

[Fireball926]

Originally Posted by JBRUU

I'm considering it. I'm always interested in the latest advances in handheld gaming. iOS, until recently, was really the only platform with the hardware and selection to suit my preferences. The vita looks nice, especially concerning hardware (wow the same gpu as the new iPad with less than half of the pixels to push!) but the lineup looks pretty dismal. Resistance is supposed to be the awesome flagship fps, but iOS surpasses it graphically and in multiplayer count. The sales are also declining for the vita, so I'm afraid it might die out, which I really don't want to happen. I'm going to wait and see if it sticks around strong with sales and a good games lineup before I lay my cash down.

Don't be so sure about sales dying out. Once Christmas comes and all the little kids are waving there new little vitas in there friends faces EVERY kid will want one. It's how there minds work

[1337brian]

Originally Posted by MicroByte

I agree, when I saw the weekly mountain of content that seemed to be pumping out for DW, I questioned it. I had thought these were additional missions, but when I went to look last night, these are purely costume additions and not something essential to the game (unless I missed something).

Also to note, if you *were* interested in any of these, you can buy them individually, but there is also what seems to be a discounted, but once get them all as well DLC (I believe those were the ones you saw with each weeks release that were about 7 pounds).

I don't mind this type of DLC since I could care less about new costumes and won't pay. The IAP that keeps me from actually playing the game, like some of the trends in the iOS world, are what really irk me.

Ridge Racer somewhat falls in the model. I paid 29.99 for the "base" game and at the time, got the Gold DLC pack. I recently bought the Silver and will probably be buying any other new tracks that come along. I was so turned off at first, and if it wasn't RR, I would never had caved. I really don't want that to be the future unless the base + DLC is reasonable.

Thanks, that makes a little more sense. I too, don't care about costumes, I just have a general distaste for DLC in general I guess... Ridge racer was another one that I avoided because of the DLC.

[JBRUU]

Originally Posted by HardcoreEricXXX

@JBRUU: Stop trolling. We get it, you don't have good impressions of Resistance from YouTube videos. But like you say, don't bash it before you play it. I've never heard of you, but I have heard of many reviewers on reputable gaming sites have had positive experiances with the game, so I'm just gonna have to pass on what you say.

@MicroByte: Gawwd. What games do you not have? I've just been playing a little bit here and there of the games I currently have; Unit 13, Mortal Kombat, and Wipeout and the slew of PSN games. Got Resistance preordered...only a couple more weeks.

I would agree that it's probably a better game overall, my point was that I'm a little disappointed in how it looks given the hardware and the mobile standard for set by ios. The reason it looks like this, though, is probably because it's still new hardware. That said, I'm not as impressed as I thought I would be by the gameplay vids. As for actually being console-like in the gameplay (not eye candy) I would probably say its better than iOS. The comparison was on graphics only, or at least it was meant that way.