clay_ghost
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Sony is copying Nintendo, all the 3ds bad news lead the 3ds to outsold the ds in record time>
Sony believe Vita will do the same
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Only 1 PSN account per Vita - Cancel your preorders :(
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Sony is copying Nintendo, all the 3ds bad news lead the 3ds to outsold the ds in record time>
Sony believe Vita will do the same
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
I'll stick with my Ipad 2.
Yes. But PSN content though region free is account locked.
-doesn't have buttons
-doesn't have Sony first party exclusives
-no removable battery
-no OLED screen
Every device has its compromises. What it's fair for you to accept in one device could be a deal breaker for another user. I'll stick with my Vita.
That's a bad Shadow! Bad!
twentytwo22
Member
If you like the games on Vita, get a Vita. If you don't, don't.
Why do people have to be so attached to their shitty companies?
The double-standards bug the hell out of me too. 3DS is region locked, but since it is made by Nintendo, it's okay. Vita is region free, but now since you can only have one account on a system, it's a piece of shit. Okay.
Why do people have to be so attached to their shitty companies?
The double-standards bug the hell out of me too. 3DS is region locked, but since it is made by Nintendo, it's okay. Vita is region free, but now since you can only have one account on a system, it's a piece of shit. Okay.
Not really unexpected. You have to bend over backwards to use region-locked/"region free" PSN games on the PSP1. Though that bending over backwards is having to retype in the account information for whatever account your using but yeah...
Napalm_Frank
Member
2 memory cards it is then. Sucks for the trophys :/.
What does this even have to do with this thread? I like the games on Vita, and I'd like to be able to buy them digitally from all over the world :/
It's a major reason I'm not buying a 3DS. There are multiple different people on GAF!
I don't know who is in charge of the firmware and what it can do, but it's poor form. Sure, it has great features like in-game screenshots/streaming and cross-game chat, but the best part of PS3 was the freedom with multiple accounts.
I suppose we'll have to format the system but it's mightily inconvenient.
I suppose we'll have to format the system but it's mightily inconvenient.
clay_ghost
Member
No one said its ok for 3DS to be region locked :0
Its shitty for vita because of all the little bad news that is coming out .
Also shitty because when people think region free, they will think every thing in one account under one memory stick .
I don't think changing memory card allows you to change account. You can still boot the Vita up without a card in it, so it stores your account information on the internal memory I guess...
Dead Prince
Banned
just in case it writes information in a special way. i wonder how it'll affect DLC saved to game cards?
electroshockwave
Member
I'm tempted to tweet Yoshida about this but it probably won't do any good if the decision has already been made.
As stupid as this is I don't think they would do that. It would be ridiculous after the PS3 having multiple accounts and unless MS did it too they would be deliberately gimping themselves compared to the competition. There's only one friend code per 3DS (right?) so they're not offering less than the competition in the portable space.
As stupid as this is I don't think they would do that. It would be ridiculous after the PS3 having multiple accounts and unless MS did it too they would be deliberately gimping themselves compared to the competition. There's only one friend code per 3DS (right?) so they're not offering less than the competition in the portable space.
It seems like every bit of news about the Vita is bad news. This is particularly bullshit. I have four PSN accounts from three different regions and they all have PSP games.
Callibretto
Member
well just for neatness, have 2 mem card each with different region content, when you want to switch account, take out the mem stick, factory restore to different account region, then put in the memstick with that region.
although I think you can just use 1 mem stick and store game from all region in there.
edit: btw, on psp, to switch account you only need to log off than log in with different account, but if you connect it to PS3, the PS3 will automatically switch the region account of your PSP. so there's still chance that Vita is the same that when you connect it to PS3, it will automatically change Vita account without factory reset
Vita doesn't have a removable battery either, after all the Pandora battery stuff I can't imagine Sony changing their mind.
It takes a lot for tiduz to get angry at sony..but looks like this policy has done it. Way to go, sony!
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
sounds convenient...
Dead Prince
Banned
can it be fixed with a firmware update? we should tweet spam him lol.
Infinite Justice
Member
I honestly think it won't since he confirmed that it would be one account like the PSP long ago.
what's unfortunate though is that they added the restore to factory setting as a step if you want to change accounts. :/
twentytwo22
Member
Sorry, I'm not going to lie, I'm a little bit drunk atm--- but to be honest, I'm 50/50 annoyed at Sony for releasing bad news (period) since the amazing price announcement, and at game players for fucking freaking out over EVERY LITTLE THING (especially those that concern VERY FEW PEOPLE).
I think the 3DS and the Vita both have a chance to have some quality games--- I'm a gamer, after all, which means I like games. Period. I have a 3DS (with sharp bottom pegs) and I am picking up my Vita in two weeks (with obscenely priced memory card). Viva la gaming.
MurkyZebra2417
Member
As long as I can play imported games (on memsticks) with my Europe Vita it doesn't matter for me.
I presume that will still be the case if you import physical copies of games. You'll be able to play JPN games on a US account, right?
This really pertains to 'digital imports' which is another layer on top.
I think I'll be keeping things simple and any imports I do will be on game cards.
How much will you lose in a system format, though? If it's just things like your wallpaper and wifi settings I could perhaps be occasionally tempted.
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
Wikipedia says that the Vita is going to be region free. Won't that help?
I thought about posting a reply but he has good points. Each system has it's ups and downs. Besides my reply would have been that the Ipad 2 has 2 buttons and that's just being petty.
On PSP yes, it is. On PS3, no, you can play content from any region on any account. You only need the "right" account to make the purchase and initiate the download.
Any clarification on Vita?
No. for instance Bioshock 2 DLC from US does not work on my EU copy of Bioshock 2.
Callibretto
Member
I really think you can skip those step via PS3. what are they gonna do? make a special check whether your PS3 account is the same as Vita account and then deny access if it's not the same?
Napalm_Frank
Member
But I should be able to hold all region specific games and DLC on diffirent cards. Just change the card after format and theres all the right games for the right account.
Doesn't this only mean that you can't buy content from a different region ON your Vita?
If you want to play content from a different region you have to sync your device with that account on the PS3. So it might still work for Vita, if Sony didn't change that, that is. If it works, you better make up your mind which games you wanna take out on that day, so you sync it first.
If you want to play content from a different region you have to sync your device with that account on the PS3. So it might still work for Vita, if Sony didn't change that, that is. If it works, you better make up your mind which games you wanna take out on that day, so you sync it first.
I was referring to PSP/Vita.
Callibretto
Member
most DLC nowadays need to be matched with the game disc region. but you can download dlc through EU store, then login with US PSN and have access to those DLC since it's already installed on your PS3. it's not always this way, Dead Space 1 dlc is free region.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Wonder if I can use my main PS3/PSP account, a US one, on my JPN Vita? If so then that's not too bad as I can still earn trophies to that account, if not I'm just going to have to make another new one.
get2sammyb
Member
Yay, let's all freak out over every single negative instead of considering the stream of positives too.
clay_ghost
Member
What positives?I am serious , what positives?Games? I missed something?
How would that help? Half of my games won't work on my Vita. Some of them I can't buy again on my North American account, even if I thought that was a reasonable requirement.
- Powerful portable HW
- Price
- Region free gaming
- Dual sticks
- 5 inch OLED screen
At the end of day it depends what you find more important. Does the positives outweighs the negatives?
It might not be a big deal if:
1) Nothing really important is stored in the system itself (either on the PSN account or the memory cards).
2) Memory cards can store data from multiple accounts.
3) The format process is fast enough.
And I believe iOS devices work the same way, no? You can only ever have one account in the system and switching requires a format, doesn't it?
Now, thinking again #2 makes me worried... it would be epic-level douchebaggery if memory cards must be "linked" to specific accounts.
1) Nothing really important is stored in the system itself (either on the PSN account or the memory cards).
2) Memory cards can store data from multiple accounts.
3) The format process is fast enough.
And I believe iOS devices work the same way, no? You can only ever have one account in the system and switching requires a format, doesn't it?
Now, thinking again #2 makes me worried... it would be epic-level douchebaggery if memory cards must be "linked" to specific accounts.
Infinite Justice
Member
In terms of connecting the vita to your ps3 i wouldn't be surprised tbh if it does exactly that.
Well it did say factory so i would assume all you've listed is on the chopping block (date and time also).
Bwahahaha, you can't be serious ;D