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PS Vita general advice thread, part 3 | Veni, vidi, Vita
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Glorious Ownage
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Oh, that's nice
Raonak
Banned
If you're in europe; 3G, since it comes free with wipeout2048. which nearly covers the cost of 3G.
michaelius
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You can change settings - but yes if you observe your vita when it's in sleep mode it will blink blue LED from time to time - it's a sign of wi-fi activity as it updates data from/to Near.
I always get plenty of hits when i take mine to work or my university and it's full of discoveries later.
Vyse The Legend
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The Elite
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Do you know if it's actually connecting to the networks or is it just using the fact that wifi exists to triangulate a position?
test_account
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Out of curiousity, is there much use to this? Uncharted is a purely single player game anyway.
That's great news! I need to get back to Unchated. (If P3P will let me)
It's of great use if you use party chat.
Raonak
Banned
Three months in and I'm still trying to figure out how near works. Is it always triangulating your position on WiFi, even if you're not connected to a specific wifi network?
I went to a Playstation event on Tuesday and never took the Vita out of my bag yet I got a near hit.
A couple of months ago, I went on a business trip to Israel. I couldn't get my Vita to connect to the wifi in the hotel at all while I was there yet when I came back and connected to the wifi at home it showed that I had traveled to Israel and gave me some discoveries from that region.
Heres how it works:
Obtaining Location:
near uses GPS if you have the 3G model, if not (or no signal) it uses wifi triangulation. for triangualtion you don't actually need to connect to the hotspot. since all the vita needs is the unique IDs of the hotspot(s)
Near, if set to automatic, will grab your location every 30 mins, if your position has changed, it'll mark down the new location. If you press the near button, it'll also record the location then and there. (can be done once every hour, or something like that.)
you'll notice the near button has a ring that fills up blue a portion of the way. that indicates how many locations have been marked down.
note: interenet connection is not required for recording the location.
Syncing with server:
when you press the near button, the vita will upload all the saved locations to the near servers. it'll compare each location with the time it was recorded to determine how many vita units were near by. get gifts. etc.
obviously, you'll need internet connection to sync.
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on the history page where it lists every saved location. theres a footprint next to each listing. A white footprint means it was an automatic location saved, and black footprint means manual location save.(ie; pressed near button)
To use the GPS in the 3G model, does the 3G network have to be connected?
I haven't signed up for a data plan, so I've gone in to Settings and disabled the 3G network (in hopes to save on battery life). Would this keep Near from being able to detect my location when I'm out and about?
The Elite
BOSS
Thanks. That's exactly what I needed to know. Really makes me feel good about not having the 3G version (not available in Canada) as there is a wifi hotspot pretty much everywhere these days for the Vita to use for triangulation.
GPS in theory should work fine on getting your position without 3G and save it for later use, but Near can't update itself with your and other peoples positions without some sort of data connection whether it is wifi or 3G.
Thanks. I was hoping that Near would remember where it had been and then upload it the next time I was on WiFi. Oh well, not worth getting 3G for.
Raonak
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^yeah, thats exactly what happens.
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On another note I can't seem to get online on wipeout!
I click on a multiplayer race/objective it says please wait, logging onto psn, please wait, etc. then loads. then goes to the main screen.
keeps repeating this.
Strange, I've taken my Vita with me on a couple of trips around town but when I get home and "synchronize" with Near it thinks I haven't left my house, e.g. distance travelled < 1 km.
I've had it with me out and about for several hours. Guess I should see how often the auto updates are configured for. I thought it was something like every 30 mins.
brooklyniteOne
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Does anyone know of any good back protector filter/films out there? I have the hori film on the front but would like somethhing on the back to prevent scratches when i set it down on tables and such.
SolsticeZero
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I used the official Sony protector on mine. Not perfect, but it works, and since it came in a two pack, I love it.
scottzorus
Neo Member
I use a barrier chief protector for the back (the pack comes with a front and back protector) and am happy with it.
I just picked up some cheapo ebay ones myself, should do the job of keeping the back protected and I never look at the back so it doesn't have to be pretty.
Really hate any sort of glossy plastic, stuff scratches like theres no tomorrow, and I've been keeping mine its its case.
Grinchy
Banned
Damn, I had given up hope and I sold my copy. Oh well. I guess I won't platinum GA.
Nice to hear, hopefully every other game that does the same will also get a patch.
You sold GA because it used to disable the network features?
Really depends on what types of games you like. I've had a great time with Hot Shots but I really enjoyed Hot Shots on the PS3 and PSP as well.
I thought the demo for Unit 13 was nice. I may pick that up next if I finish Uncharted before Gravity Daze/Rush comes out. But Personal 3 Portable has had my attention recently. I don't know when I'll get back to Uncharted.
binged out a little today. got a $50 card and got killzone liberationsyphone filter: logan's shadow pack ($15), GTA: chinatown wars ($20) (and journey for PS3).
never played any of the PSP games so those should be fun. i have a PSP but i pretty much never bought any games for it. i dunno why, there was just something i didn't like about the system (besides the one nub), but now i can't stop buying stuff on vita now.
also 8GB seems plenty for me with the physical carts and PSP games aren't very big. i can keep quite a few games on it. best size/price ratio imo
never played any of the PSP games so those should be fun. i have a PSP but i pretty much never bought any games for it. i dunno why, there was just something i didn't like about the system (besides the one nub), but now i can't stop buying stuff on vita now.
also 8GB seems plenty for me with the physical carts and PSP games aren't very big. i can keep quite a few games on it. best size/price ratio imo
JimtotheHum
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If you like shooters, I would recommend Unit 13. The controls are fantastic, and I like how they set up the mission structure, it's perfect for handheld. The only flaw is, at times, the mission types seem repetitive. Other than that, it's a great game and a blast on Co-op.
Virtua Tennis is the best game there by a mile
FairXchange
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I'm silently hoping Sony is developing a PS1 emulator that upscales the resolution of their old games to look better on the Vita's OLED screen.
My friend has a android tablet and can play Legend of Dragoon upscaled on his device, so perhaps Sony feels compelled to offer an official support to counteract things like this.
My friend has a android tablet and can play Legend of Dragoon upscaled on his device, so perhaps Sony feels compelled to offer an official support to counteract things like this.
phosphor112
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I have the 3G model. I visited Chicago a month or so ago, and I took a train there. My GPS updated every 30 minutes... since I passed through several cities, once i connected my Vita to the internet (decided to sign up for 3G since I was out and about) I had over 500 hits. 100 in the .5 mile radius that I stayed in Chicago alone.
chickdigger802
Banned
Virtual tennis is pretty much the only thing I play on vita these days. 60fps native res with no noticeable visual compromises.
Delicious.
Live Free or Die
Banned
is Jak and Daxter: The Final Frontier playable on the Vita yet?
chickdigger802
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scottzorus
Neo Member
Hahahaha yes!
Playing through corpse party right now and I'm really enjoying the humor in it, and it's the only adventure-esque game I have enjoyed. Would recommend.
The Show port is shit. I got rid of it and got the PS3 version instead. Vita version has 3DS tier graphics and the analogs suck for pitching.
Plus the online is damn near unplayably laggy
Out_Of_Ammo
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You sure? I could buy all three directly from the vita store. I have an EU account though, so maybe Ys chronicles is not available in the US.
That's great. Was kinda hoping to see the aiming issue addressed though :|
Uh, what the.
xD
It's completely out of tone with the rest of the game so far, that's why it struck me the way it did.
There's an issue with aiming in Golden Abyss? I think it works fine; general aiming with the stick and fine aiming with the gyro.
The Show on Vita is bananas! I love it and still load it up for RTTS every couple of days. Love it.
It's... kinda weird. Beautiful some of the time, ugly most of the time. Runs like dog shit some of the time, smooth some of the time. Meter pitching is basically impossible due to the uneven frame rate. Plays like an arcade game. It's not awful but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a PS3.
Yup, euro version is the only compatible version.
i should get corpse party.
I also bought Army Corps of Hell for rather cheap the other day. Man, if this game was fleshed out a bit more it could have been soo much better. I like it, but its hard to do anything but bite sized chunks on it after a while since its very repetitive. Not worth full price
I also bought Army Corps of Hell for rather cheap the other day. Man, if this game was fleshed out a bit more it could have been soo much better. I like it, but its hard to do anything but bite sized chunks on it after a while since its very repetitive. Not worth full price
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