It's all part of Sonys master plan so they can get the Wii U exclusive game 'Rayman Legends'.
Oh wai......
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Rumor: New Playstation Vita; HDMI port, 4G, memory card price cut
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It's all part of Sonys master plan so they can get the Wii U exclusive game 'Rayman Legends'.
Oh wai......
Sony needs to accept that the portable gaming landscape has changed since the PSP was released. Smartphones and iPhones are where the majority of people are going game on the go. The Vita is only attractive to a a niche market, most people couldn't give a damn about it and probably have never even heard of it.
This is neoGAF so obviously everyone here has! Releasing another Vita is a huge mistake IMO.
This is neoGAF so obviously everyone here has! Releasing another Vita is a huge mistake IMO.
Vita would be a horrible PS4 or PS3 controller. First of all it's missing buttons... and has no clicky sticks. The front and rear touch blows for remapping R2 and L2.
Beermeister
Banned
Buy a 3DS or iPod, they're more in your affordability range.
cookie-monster
Member
Gaikai over wi-fi would be bad enough.
On top of that I imagine that the market made of people who are on a fence for Vita that only needed a price cut on the memory cards and an HDMI port to make their purchase are incredibly small.
Like the market waiting for the incredible 3DS with TV out.
KennyLinder
Member
Strange thing is though that "new" design is remarkably similar to the Vita devkits. I do wonder what the USB port is for though. Seems kinda redundant.
(taken from Wololo)
The USB port was for sending data to the dev kit from your PC.
Compile on PC
Run game on Vita via USB
HDMI was taken out of the retail machine because there was potential over heating issues when mirroring the display for long periods of time. They've obviously fixed that problem now which is good.
They'd probably give a month of PS+ and act like that gives you free games lol.
shinobi602
Member
Right, the patent looks to be old. Some sites are still saying their "sources" are saying there will be a Vita revision. Sorry for the confusion.
Portugeezer
Member
I don't see a price drop.
Incepted.
IrishNinja
Member
i'm only gonna be salty if the HDMI out ends up looking good, i love my 3g and recall many on here saying the PSP's video out looked like crap, so i dunno
it's not enough, honestly
it's not enough, honestly
so obviously trolling
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
I'd definitely buy another one if this proves to be true.
If they are willing to make a new model then at least we know that Sony is not about to abandon the thing any time soon.
An upgraded model for the same price is nice but its still not a price drop. The Vita already wasn't overpriced for the tech it was, its just that the price itself seems to have been a problem, and this doesn't fix it.
An upgraded model for the same price is nice but its still not a price drop. The Vita already wasn't overpriced for the tech it was, its just that the price itself seems to have been a problem, and this doesn't fix it.
would be nice if VITA was cross compatible with the entire PS3 catalog.
SpaceDrake
Member
If this is the only version that has TV-out, imma be an angry man.
And then I'll probably drop money on it like a stooge, I am part of the problem
SolsticeZero
Banned
God damnit, Sony. Now I have to buy ANOTHER Vita? Fuck you. Take my money and fuck you.
Trent Strong
Banned
Totes fake. I hope to Christ they do cut the memory card prices though.
Cornbread78
Member
add an internal HD and I'll buy another one...
entremet
Member
Too bad that's not happening.
And kill the memory card business, the only thing about the hardware they're actually making money with?
Hi i'm Caleb
Member
If this is true I will setup a direct line from my bank account to Sony HQ.
OldJadedGamer
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Then have it support Memory Sticks.
Im not worried about Sony abandoning it. Its more like i wish someone more competent was handling it. Some select divisions at Sony can make great decisons, while others are horribly out of touch in make believe land. Example, you dont combat abyssmal HW sales with new colors and 4G.
XOMTOR
Member
Sorry to sound like a skeptic but who are these "sources"? I clicked on the link in the OP and all I saw was a vague reference to a site called Gamerxchange? Who?
lazer_bean
Member
lol
yeah that's true..
it's just the touchscreen that reminded me of the wii u gamepad, as if sony could use that as a bulletpoint for the ps4. Maybe the vita failed so hard that i cant believe it's meant to be nothing else than a handheld console of its own. until now anyway.
PS4
shinobi602
Member
Edited the OP to reflect the rumor since the patent is old. Don't know how reliable GamerXchange is, obviously I've never heard of it, still considered a rumor nonetheless:
Yeah they have to do something, add a gig or two of internal storage or support memory sticks. People shouldn't be forced to buy an accessory right off the bat.
The HDMI output is nice, I guess. I won't be buying it, though. I really dislike when companies leave out completely obvious and often requested features from their first version just to make us buy the revision once that is out. I think Nintendo is pretty good about that.
The first DS Lite was worth getting because it came with a better screen. When I first bought the original DS I didn't think that the screen was that bad, for example. It wasn't the best screen ever and not even that good (in my opinion) but when they released the DS Lite, it was more about showing me how much better they can make stuff instead of simply making it what it should have been from the beginning.
Not sure if that makes a whole lot of sense to people.
The first DS Lite was worth getting because it came with a better screen. When I first bought the original DS I didn't think that the screen was that bad, for example. It wasn't the best screen ever and not even that good (in my opinion) but when they released the DS Lite, it was more about showing me how much better they can make stuff instead of simply making it what it should have been from the beginning.
Not sure if that makes a whole lot of sense to people.
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