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Playstation Vita western launch thread | It only does everything, everywhere.

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KillGore

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we all know square. release DD in japan. physical only in NA/EU. blame it on Sony.

I prefer blaming Microsoft for everything that happens, the last story not coming to the US? Microsoft's fault, amirite? j/k

Seriously though, I hope they do release it DD <3 hopefully the loading times won't be affected as much :\
 

DenogginizerOS

BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
I just wish someone at Target nearby had a clue. I just tried to find out if they had Rayman and the guy said he didn't know but all the games should be for sale on the "26th or something".
 

Eusis

Member
Ah. So if I get a US Vita and set all my details to Australia I&#8217;m all good?
That sounds correct. Of course, it probably IS safest to see if anyone who imported a Japanese Vita played a US game online or not.
There is no loophole. Rest assured.
I imagine more likely there'll be a situation where legal agreements and licensing bar a digital release, but without anything like that present there's no way around it. And even then that probably counts on Sony making an exception and not just rejecting the game outright.
 

patsu

Member
Sounds good, from what you're saying.

Have you tried the PS3 Web browser after the firmware 4.10 update? That update ushered in some serious improvements in speed and rendering quality, and the PS3 browser is actually relatively usable now. How would you say the Vita browser compares to that?

Based on PS3's published WebKit source tree and Vita's user agent string, it looks like PS3 uses a newer version of WebKit than Vita.

Both support a subset of HTML5.

However, Vita web browser is clearly superior because of its touch screen. It's also slightly faster. I like it quite a bit. There are some rough edges but it's very usable.
 

Bastion

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I just got signed up for 3G. I thought I would try it out for a month. If I have a wireless access point, will my Vita use that or will it always default to 3G?

Also, how do you turn 3G off if I don't want it on when I am home?
 

Ken

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I just got signed up for 3G. I thought I would try it out for a month. If I have a wireless access point, will my Vita use that or will it always default to 3G?

Also, how do you turn 3G off if I don't want it on when I am home?

Settings>Network>Mobile Network I think.
 

VanWinkle

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I don't know. LCD is just defined by using glass. It is the required substrate for the technology.
No idea about the actual physical properties of why that is so, only that it is true for LCD and plasmas.
It's the reason people were so excited for OLED 5-8 years ago because you don't need the rigid substrate any more.

This is not true. I have an old Samsung P2 media player with an LCD and the whole front is plastic.

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Finally got the low battery warning after about 4:45 of use doing various different things. A lot of gaming.

Tempted to grab Darkstalkers just to use with that D-Pad. It's fantastic.
 

Toki767

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I just got signed up for 3G. I thought I would try it out for a month. If I have a wireless access point, will my Vita use that or will it always default to 3G?

Also, how do you turn 3G off if I don't want it on when I am home?

I'm not sure if the latest firmware changed things, but from past reports, the Vita will not switch to wifi unless you tell it to.
 

Pinzer

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So what's the verdict, physical or digital media?

I'd prefer everything to be digital but that looks to be expensive...
 

Bebpo

Banned
So I'm a little confused about how SEN/PSN works with PS3.

On Vita I can see:
-PS3 people playing PS3 games
-Vita people playing Vita games (except for certain games that go offline?)
-My PS3 + Vita trophies combined into 1 unified trophy list
-Other people's PS3 + Vita trophies combined into 1 unified trophy list

On PS3:
-Can't see people playing Vita
-Can't see my Vita trophies
-Can't see other people's Vita trophies

Now my question is when you get new Vita trophies, do they increase your trophy count and trophy level? If so, does your PS3 at least see THAT? So if you have 1200 trophy count and then you get 5 Vita trophies, when you check your trophy level on ps3 will it say you have 1205 trophies? Or does it not show the Vita ones and show 1200? Would test myself but I dunno any quick and easy to get Vita trophies :p
 
I've been so caught up in gaming on my Vita that I may have missed news.

1. Any word on when we will have access to Apps like Netflix/Twitter/Facebook? I only really need Twitter on this thing.

2. Has Capcom announced the release date of Street Fighter X Tekken for Vita? I keep hearing March 31st.
 

frequency

Member
So I'm a little confused about how SEN/PSN works with PS3.

On Vita I can see:
-PS3 people playing PS3 games
-Vita people playing Vita games (except for certain games that go offline?)
-My PS3 + Vita trophies combined into 1 unified trophy list
-Other people's PS3 + Vita trophies combined into 1 unified trophy list

On PS3:
-Can't see people playing Vita
-Can't see my Vita trophies
-Can't see other people's Vita trophies

Now my question is when you get new Vita trophies, do they increase your trophy count and trophy level? If so, does your PS3 at least see THAT? So if you have 1200 trophy count and then you get 5 Vita trophies, when you check your trophy level on ps3 will it say you have 1205 trophies? Or does it not show the Vita ones and show 1200? Would test myself but I dunno any quick and easy to get Vita trophies :p

I did a test the other night. And yes, your trophy count goes up. It's just a mystery what those trophies are from if you look at the list from the PS3.
 

Ken

Member
So what's the verdict, physical or digital media?

I'd prefer everything to be digital but that looks to be expensive...

I'm sure both physical and digital will have deals and price cuts, although I'm guessing physical will see bigger and more frequent price cuts on games.
 

Raine

Member
I've been so caught up in gaming on my Vita that I may have missed news.

1. Any word on when we will have access to Apps like Netflix/Twitter/Facebook? I only really need Twitter on this thing.

I was watching the Playstation blog stream the other night and the guy said those apps would be available day one (official launch)
 

Chocoboko

Member
Do you have to do anything to get the free stardust game in 30 days after you signup for 3G? Or does it just sign you up for it automatically?
 

daffy

Banned
PlayStation Vita we hardly knew you
You came with no games
but kind words from Mr. Shu
So Lord 3DS and iOS reins
Capcom betrayed
Level-5 dismayed
PlayStation Vita we hardly knew you
See you in a grave next to Gizmondo 2

Takao, you are starting to sound bitter. Its ok if you want to be defeatist, but friendly advice: You should pick between media create and launch thread.

QE: this thread moves fast :0 I just went to the kitchen for 5 minutes..
 

Bebpo

Banned
I put my Vita to sleep mode and now it won't wake up and I can't turn it on or off or even charge it. The PS Home button just turns blue for a bit and then turns off again. Nothing seems to happen.
 

Valient

Member
I put my Vita to sleep mode and now it won't wake up and I can't turn it on or off or even charge it. The PS Home button just turns blue for a bit and then turns off again. Nothing seems to happen.

Hold down the power button for 20 seconds for hard reset, after that select restart from menu windows with the buttons not the touch screen
 

nicoga3000

Saint Nic
I put my Vita to sleep mode and now it won't wake up and I can't turn it on or off or even charge it. The PS Home button just turns blue for a bit and then turns off again. Nothing seems to happen.

Had this happen to me. Hold the power button for ~20s to hard reset the system.

E: beaten
 

benny_a

extra source of jiggaflops
This is not true. I have an old Samsung P2 media player with an LCD and the whole front is plastic.
The front being plastic doesn't mean the display isn't using glass. That the P2 got docked for its imprecise touch controls might mean that. This is purely conjecture as I couldn't find a deconstruction of the device.

But Samsung has shown a polymeric LCD concept, so it's not outside the realm of possibility. But the concept I found was from from 2011 and was heralded as cool tech. But maybe it's the difference between the very small screen size and the laptop screen size they showed.

It's probably comparable to "mammals don't lay eggs". You can find exceptions to that statement. But all the actual documented exceptions to the LCD not using glass were very recent patent filings or the above mentioned concept.

Edit: I found an older patent where instead of glass substrate, plastic was used.
I'm still skeptical that Samsung had this before the 2011 reveal in a consumer product and I can't find any news for it.
Because glass is more expensive and has many other negatives. Hence the OLED craze.
 

Chocoboko

Member
I put my Vita to sleep mode and now it won't wake up and I can't turn it on or off or even charge it. The PS Home button just turns blue for a bit and then turns off again. Nothing seems to happen.
That has happened to me a few times. I usually just have to hold the power button down for like 30 seconds then it either turns off or it boots into the recovery mode which you can use to just restart the system. No idea why it does it.
 
Anyone play DJ Max 3 yet on the Vita? I need to know how it feels with the buttons and whatnot. It was asked earlier today but I didn't see any response. Appreciate it.
 

Fixed1979

Member
So you guys are able to dl Vita games from PSN? I don't even see them. Not even when I search through "All titles."

Same, if you use the search for either Vita or the actual game title in will show.

EDIT: Beaten like I stole something.

Might as well add for the new page.

Quote to see new Vita Multiplayer PSN ID spreadsheet
or VMPSNIDS for short. Too tired time for bed.
 
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