Bluekaveli
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With the given support, I don't even think they expected anyone to buy it.
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How the hell did Sony expect anyone to play the Vita outdoors?
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LordBaztion
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I got my Vita toplay PS1 games and some stuff PSplus offers. Never take it outside besides, in my country is more dangerous to get that kind of stuff outside.
I increase the brightness, same as I do with my tablet outside.
chickdigger802
Banned
looking at how much fingerprints are on my 3ds bottom screen (and a few on the top) in sunlight is super depressing 
Nealand Liquor
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I was talkng about in the shade though. I have no issues with my s3's display when outside in the shade, I can't understand how anyone can. If you are talking about in direct sunlight, well yeah. Though I was talking about in the shade.
The shade dood.... Th ssssshhhhhaaaaaddddeeeee!
cultureculture
Member
This thread kind of reminded me of when I was a little kid, and I'd play Game Boy in the back seat of my parents' car during long drives. When it got to be night, I couldn't see anything, so what I did was pause the game, wait for a car to come up behind us, then play during the brief moments I could get some light off the headlights of the car behind.
Fuck, that's really nostalgic.
Fuck, that's really nostalgic.
Nealand Liquor
Member
Lol yes I can see how wanting to play my Vita while outside in the summer could give the impression that I'm nine years old.
I agree with you. I tried to play with my Vita many times in many places, and is absolutely impossible to play it with sunlight, outside and inside.
But, that doesn't happen with my Xperia Z. That phone screen maybe is not an OLED super-colourful screen, but that LCD is strong enough to let me see everything in the street with the sun high in the sky.
I wish a revision of Vita with that screen. Doesn't matter if is not OLED, doesn't matter if the blacks are not perfect...what really matters is to see what happens in the screen. But with the poor Vita sales, I think a revision is not very probable.
I pray for a possible Xperia Vita, that would be the perfect portable device. Maybe in two years... maybe.
n64coder
Member
I do this all the time but I usually turn the brightness down to the lowest possible. Can you elaborate on why this is bad for your eyes?
How else am I suppose to do stuff while the wife is sleeping?
Strains your eyes. A secondary effect is that you'll fall to sleep slower because of the type of light you've been looking at.
Cha
Member
Not such a major issue for me though since I mostly play inside, but the same thing crossed my mind when I first took my Vita outdoors. Impossible to play in direct sunlight. I've had no problem under shade though. It's dull, but you can see whats going on. Places like the park, or at the beach I just lie on my back, elbows on chest, and play so it's against the sunlight. Always go full brightness outdoors.
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Tried the Hori Matte protector. Not worth the visual downgrade in my opinion. Makes your screen look grainy :/
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Tried the Hori Matte protector. Not worth the visual downgrade in my opinion. Makes your screen look grainy :/
Grinchy
Banned
It's been brought up numerous times, and yes the thing is completely unplayable outside. Even when I've found myself waiting on someone in my car when it's not bright outside, it's impossible to play.
I don't know any adult who spends significant amounts of lounge time outside. The last time I did was when I was a little kid.
Would it be great if current portables blocked out the sun? Sure. But is this a thread worthy complaint for an adult? Nah.
Those beautiful broody, battleship grey skies of our emerald isles offer a perfect environment for playing the PSP Vita.
For two weeks or so perhaps, we will be forced to endure the onslaught from that dreaded fiery ball in the sky (purely to allow the odd game of test cricket to be uninterrupted). At this point we must be forced to rely upon our non backlit hand-held consoles.
Be assured with unabashed glee though that, the rain clouds will arrive imminently to patter deliciously upon our Vita's screen protectors.
For two weeks or so perhaps, we will be forced to endure the onslaught from that dreaded fiery ball in the sky (purely to allow the odd game of test cricket to be uninterrupted). At this point we must be forced to rely upon our non backlit hand-held consoles.
Be assured with unabashed glee though that, the rain clouds will arrive imminently to patter deliciously upon our Vita's screen protectors.
This sentence is so confusing.
It was roo rainy to run indoors so you played a video game in your car?
That is really cute...
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
There is always Boktai 2, Boktai 3 (jp only) and the DS sequel Lunar Knights (which is quite awesome IMO).
Also, who the hell plays in direct sunlight??
I'm in BC too. I don't usually play handhelds outside, but definitely in transit and in cars. I haven't had a handheld that worked well in bright sun since maybe GBA SP.
For me the Vita is usable when I'm in the shade and dial brightness up to max. I have a screen protector on it (nothing special, I think it's the sony one), so I'm not sure if that helps.
My 3DSXL on the other hand seems worse, at least with SMTIV.
Nealand Liquor
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Nealand Liquor
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I'm going to try the max brightness and see if that helps. I'm using a cheap screen protector too, so I dunno, maybe it is part of the problem? *shrugs*
Come November I won't have to worry about the sun, though I might have to waterproof this bastard if I'm going to be out in BC weather longer than 40 seconds, lol.
I take my lunch break at work in my car. I park on the far end of the lot where there's a ton of shade. My original 3DS on max settings was perfect for this, but the XL is less bright - not so bad that I can't see, though. It's nearly impossible to see anything on my Vita, unfortunately.
As others have mentioned, the problem with Vita brightness is that it doesn't go far enough up OR down. I also like to play portable games sometimes while my wife sleeps, and the Vita is too bright at the lowest settings there.
As others have mentioned, the problem with Vita brightness is that it doesn't go far enough up OR down. I also like to play portable games sometimes while my wife sleeps, and the Vita is too bright at the lowest settings there.
Mostly unrelated but this reminds of when I tried to use my Nexus 7 with polarized sunglasses on in a car (I wasn't driving). I couldn't see the screen at all and thought it may have died on me. Turns out it was the glasses.
Good luck playing the GBA in the dark because of that too. No backlight = no night time gaming
Good luck playing the GBA in the dark because of that too. No backlight = no night time gaming
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Hold the PS button that lights up on the bottom left for a second and a menu will come up to let you turn the brightness up or down. It's also accessible in the main settings under sound and display. Sometimes I turn it down at night to go easy on the old eyes as well.
To OP. I was just laughing at this the other day in the park when I remembered how impossible it is. Great for busses, trains, planes, laundrymat and waiting in general, though. As a fan of Boktai that owned the original GBA, an SP and the brighter SP, sunlight is tough to play in with anything. Had to stick to playing Emerald and Fire Emblem on breaks and commutes instead. FFIV Advance behind a building w/ a Subway sandwich ftw.
Monty Mole
Member
It's designed specifically so you don't play it outdoors, to save you the embarrassment.
Why on earth would I go there?
Ingueferroque
Banned
Wow. Great post.
Eternal Gamer
Member
I like playing in outdoors (who says videogames and fresh air can not go together?) I always do it under a tree in the park, so I don't have problems with the screen.
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Jotamide
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If you're on the Okanagan, sure. If you're in Vancouver, that's the biggest overstatement of the year right there.
BRocknRolla
Member
I can't say I've experienced problems. I've never had issues with brightness. Maybe you're talking about reflections? (It's unclear exactly what the issue is from the rant.) I do sometimes change the angle of the device to avoid those.
Wouldn't want the Vita to have a matte screen though, so I don't know what to tell you.
Wouldn't want the Vita to have a matte screen though, so I don't know what to tell you.
Septimus Prime
Member
Sounds like you need to get yourself some of that Los Angeles smog layer to blot out the sun.
terrisus
Member
I do wish the Vitas screen could handle ultra bright sunny weather better, but I fully understand and accept its limitations. Here's a photo from my vacation in Mexico earlier this year. The screen brightness is on max in this pic
Definition of a first world problem.
ElectricKaibutsu
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Please don't thread whine, especially with such questionable opinions.