MarshMellow96
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How is 2048 online? Am I going to get my arse kicked or what?
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PS Vita western launch thread, p. 2 | Simply the most desirable handheld yet released
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pharmboy044
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Okay that is cool. near is just difficult to figure out.
njean777
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not to bad, I played so races the other day and got 2nd on my first race. There are definitely people that are better then me, but if you learn the tracks you should be able to compete.
xenoflux2113
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On the 15th I was one of 2, it has slowly gotten larger. Last night near said 105.
Some could also not be sending out their info so you wouldn't see thier icon, just the smiley face.
The icons are limited to 10 non-private accounts
Wired All Wrong
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It ran really well the other night when I first tried it. Not sure how much you'll get your ass kicked though since I haven't played much online. I'm not very good at these games and I took 1st in one of the two races I tried. The other race I got crushed. That was the first time I played that track though. I'm guessing I'll be getting crushed more than winning though. Great game.
Also, I don't have any PSN friends so if anyone wants to add me please do. My PSN name is MrJellyBean. Wouldn't mind some people for the leaderboards. I got Wipeout, HSG, SSD, Uncharted, Mutant Blob and I'll probably be picking up a few games during that Toys R Us sale.
Blue Submarine No. 6
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Prepay and avoid the EB $5 tax!!
It's a really basic shooter ("schmup"? whatever), but Flying Hamster is cute/funny, I thought. You dodge milk that a cow forcefully shoots out of its udder at one point if that tells you anything ;-)
So yeah, I'm loving the Vita so far, but as far as the lockups go, the only times that it's ever happened to me was right after I connected to the wireless at a Panera Bread (two different stores, two different times). My home wifi and various other ones have been no problem at all... weirdness.
Thanks.
SRTtoZ
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At first you will but just hang in there and you will get way better. The best part so far for me is not lagging at all in the multiplayer...and the interface is seamless between single and multi, I love it.
ss_lemonade
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I live in the philippines and couldn't get Near to work for me until now. Decided to bring my vita to work, connected to our office's wifi connection and tried Near again. Now the app is recognizing me as someone from Virginia?? I'm not sure how this actually works, but isn't location going to be based on IP since I only have a non 3g unit? My boss is from Virginia though so maybe he has something setup here so that the ISP IP resolves to a different location?
michaelius
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Space shooter for 2 bucks is best one I have played.
joeygreco1985
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Probably the location your IP address is associated with. I work in Canada and when I'm at work websites give me weather data and search results for New Jersey
The_Darkest_Red
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I've finished both and I thought they were both excellent games. I don't think you can go wrong either way so I'll say go with whichever one seems more interesting to you.
I just played the Vita at a Futureshop near my school and my goodness is that thing massive. I'm very impressed with the screen and just how slim the thing is. But I do have to say that the face buttons are tiny. They work, but they are a little small. I tried a short demo of HSG and a bit of Uncharted, and while they looked good, jaggies were everywhere. Is it like this for every game or just the ones I tried?
archnemesis
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Both those games run in sub-native resolution. There are other games with better overall image quality.
I dunno, that "social proof" wouldn't be necessary if we didn't spend so much time on message boards, paying attention to sales figures and analysts who don't play games.
I got a Near challenge to beat someone's time on Wipeout. With one 'click' i was jumped into the challenge course, racing a ghost of the ship holding the current record. I beat the time and the challenger's feed was updated. To me that's the best example of what Near does.
While Hot Shots is my favorite launch game, it is one of the least impressive visually.
Good to know. I'll go try different games some other time and see if it looks better.
does Lumines have this feature too?
the_prime_mover
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Sony should extend this app to the ps3. Let people see who has a psE and vita around then and start giving out console game gifts. Would probably get more people interested in the systems and the games.
Square Triangle
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I can confirm that Gamestop is doing the "Get $20 of MLB 12 for the Vita" when you buy both versions of the game. This must be a Sony thing.
That is how they do it. It took four days to respond to my question about my order, and then an additional four days to receive my cancellation confirmation. It then took three days for them to unclaim my pending funds on Pay Pal. They're a fucking mess with these cards. I'm sure it would have gone smoothly if they had them in stock. As it stands, they don't seem to have the infrastructure to deal with customers who have concerns about the info they're being provided regarding their orders. Never. Again.
I dunno, I think I'd rather just play the Vita version anyways because of the screen being better then my TV.
MeBecomingI
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I downloaded a bunch of PSP games last night and started playing them again... then I remembered that I bought the digital copy of Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe. So, I downloaded it... but it wouldn't copy over the the Vita and doesn't show up on the Vita download list.
Sad, sad, sad. That is the one PSP game I am dying to have on the Vita.
Regardless, this system is absolutely amazing. Also, my brother just bought one today! Another one!
Sad, sad, sad. That is the one PSP game I am dying to have on the Vita.
Regardless, this system is absolutely amazing. Also, my brother just bought one today! Another one!
SRTtoZ
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I'm having second thoughts on getting the Vita version of MLB 12 because its missing a few features that the Console version has, mainly the huge leap in presentation they are integrating this year. Maybe this will force me into the Buy BOTH for $80 since I was only planning on getting the Vita version anyway...
Switching between two different presentation styles would drive me insane.
Amazon US is the exact opposite. I don't think Thrustmaster was prepared for the demand on these cases. Serves them right for creating something that is so clearly better looking than everything else available.Finally flying to my home:
Noisepurge
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TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
This is the main reason I am only getting the Vita version this year. I figure if I don't see the new presentation things, i wont miss them on the vita. Next year they should both have that expanded presentation. Still, the buy both for 80 is a good deal.....
Lifejumper
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Just to be certain: PSN network voucher cards bought in stores, will work on the Vita?
JakkuFurosu
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Infinite Justice
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I just got this email from TigerDirect (re: buy.com $40 32GB Vita card)
interesting...
make sure to post a pic of it when you get it.
Its amazing how much time I have put into this console. Someone made a thread awhile back comparing the Vita to the PS2. And that really sums up how I feel about the hardware. The experience feels similar to how I felt when I got a PS2. It feels like a real successor. I have never been a handheld gamer my whole life, but this thing is all I want to play lately. The hardware, the software, Sony really did such a great job with it.
I really hope it does well.
I really hope it does well.
BruiserBear
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Gamestop is currently showing Ridge Racer as having a March 13th release date here in the U.S.
I'm wondering how reliable this is? Just a few days ago they were showing March 20th, so it's now been moved up a week. Amazon is currently showing no date for the game.
I'm also hoping that we're going to get the entire game on the cartridge. I'm running with a 4 gig memory card right now, so I'd rather not have to download that extra content like the Euro folks.
I'm wondering how reliable this is? Just a few days ago they were showing March 20th, so it's now been moved up a week. Amazon is currently showing no date for the game.
I'm also hoping that we're going to get the entire game on the cartridge. I'm running with a 4 gig memory card right now, so I'd rather not have to download that extra content like the Euro folks.
Amazon is currently showing "2-4 weeks", or at least that's what the page said earlier today.
About the Playstation Vita Store... Is there any way to tell which DLC you've purchased from a game other than the "Buy Now" button turning into "Download" button? I sort of wished a little icon would appear like on the PS3's store... but for Vita, the icon seems to be on every single item..
Appears one little red basket icon next to dowload or buy it now when you have already purchased some item, oh you can check it on your download list.
I know i'm late on this, but i bought third birthday and I'm really enjoying it. The controls feel great mapped to the Vita's right analog stick, and the visuals are surprisingly good and sharp. It looks like a high end PS2 game. I'm only at episode 3, though. The game can be really hardvthough, but I liked that there was a bit of strategy to boss battles and combat in general.
BruiserBear
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Well, yeah, but on that same page they state "the release date has not been announced by the publisher". So, I figured that was rather meaningless.
Regardless, it sure would be nice if Namco just said something about this publicly. You'd think they'd want to let their fans know what to expect. Am I missing something, or do they have a blog or twitter account talking about this?
No, it's not based on IP. The WiFi positioning is based on a statistical analysis of all the WiFi access point signal strength in your area.
Your boss probably brought his Virginia WiFi access point from US to Philippines. SkyHook send out cars to collect WiFi access point data every now and then. They may have the old US record of your boss's WiFi AP since he moved out to Philippines.
As for how it works:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35598407&postcount=14254
Well, the 2-4 weeks is new. Until today, Amazon had a date of June 1. No idea what namco's doing though. Have they even said whether US copies include a gold pass like euro copies?
I hope so !
In fact, giving a summary view in the Life of Playstation globe would be fun and complementary to Vita's Near app.
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