Uno Venova
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Definitely, I can't enjoy playing full fledged games with only a touch screen.
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To smartphone owners: Will you get a PlayStation Vita?
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AzureNightmare
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Yes and I also currently have a 3DS. I will play games on any platform (except that I really dont care for games on android or iOS, they just dont play right)
Mailenstein said:
Not really, I'm asking this in the gaming section, because in this very same section we have been getting doom and gloom threads. I wanted to know what these same people were going to do. Buy one, or not?
I honestly believe that if enough compelling software gets released, that people will pick one up sooner or later.
That's crazy talk.Aeana said:
I'm a happy iPhone 4 gamer, and I desperately want a Vita but I'll be waiting for a price drop. I should have waited on the 3DS, but I got it virtually free as a present anyway.
To answer a few of the questions in the OP, no, a system without buttons isn't really suited for every single type of game (especially if it's a game that's been ported from a button-equipped system), but I also don't need each system to play every single kind of game. The app store has provided me with a ton of great puzzlers, casual arcade games, high score chasers, and more.
MikeE21286
Member
Yes.
Own iPhone 4 and iPad.
They fit completely different areas for me.
Own iPhone 4 and iPad.
They fit completely different areas for me.
CharmingCharlie
Member
To be honest I don't do much mobile gaming as it is and any I do is catered for with my Android phone. So nope I have no plans to buy a Vita or any other portable gaming device. I would much rather put that money towards a new phone.
Labadal said:
No, they all seem to be the same as the current PSP software and I wasn't a huge fan of those games. Maybe when the price on the hardware comes down, but right now it is not worth it. There are some Vita games I'm interested in just not enough.
Plus Vita comes out after Mario Kart and that game will have my attention forever or until the next Mario Kart. On top of that I will have enough classic, DSi Ware, and DS games to catch up on so it will be pointless buying another handheld when I will not touch it for some time. I made that mistake with the PSP.
sechsterangriff
Member
I'll buy it when they release a free SDK.
Galaxy S owner here. Most likely wont get the Vita at launch, but might eventually. Already own a 3DS.
Getting a Vita has nothing to do with smartphones though. To me, mobile phone games are still basically the same they were five or even ten years ago: light and quick games that you play while riding the bus/train or having a dump. Currently there is very little overlap between 3DS/Vita games and smatphone games and I just don't see that changing anytime soon, especially since touch screens are ill-suited for most game genres.
The only Android game I've found to worthwhile to play like a "normal" game was Game Dev Story, and even that was more due to addictive design than to the actual depth of gameplay or complexity.
Getting a Vita has nothing to do with smartphones though. To me, mobile phone games are still basically the same they were five or even ten years ago: light and quick games that you play while riding the bus/train or having a dump. Currently there is very little overlap between 3DS/Vita games and smatphone games and I just don't see that changing anytime soon, especially since touch screens are ill-suited for most game genres.
The only Android game I've found to worthwhile to play like a "normal" game was Game Dev Story, and even that was more due to addictive design than to the actual depth of gameplay or complexity.
SkylineRKR
Member
I will absolutely get a Vita. I'm actually more of a sucker for the console worthy software on the handhelds. I loved BBS etc on regular PSP.
The mobiles won't deliver such an experience. I limit my smartphone gameplay to Angry Birds and some other minigames.
The mobiles won't deliver such an experience. I limit my smartphone gameplay to Angry Birds and some other minigames.
throwawayname
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Pretty much this.Iadien said:
Para bailar La Bomba
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retroBrand said:
You know what types of games i can't stand on iOS: racing games. Ugh. Using your iPad as a steering wheel makes you look like the biggest douche on the planet, especially when you tilt your head to follow it. FTS.
Fortinbras
Member
No, I won't buy one.
I have an iPhone 4 and I'm interested.
Cell phone games are fun for strategy and puzzle games but that's about it, at least for me.
Anything with a virtual joystick I can't stand.
That action rpg, I think it's called Ruin? Caught my eye.
If I see a couple of more games like that I'll be in.
Cell phone games are fun for strategy and puzzle games but that's about it, at least for me.
Anything with a virtual joystick I can't stand.
That action rpg, I think it's called Ruin? Caught my eye.
If I see a couple of more games like that I'll be in.
The_Endgamer
Member
Depends if Vita will have decent games that aren't exactly the same types of games the PSP had.
I have an iPhone and am pretty happy to have short, downloadable HD games in my pocket, I'm not keen on pursuing a 3DS/VITA combo however like i did last gen with DS/PSP.
It's so expensive and now all i play is 3DS and iPhone.
Mission style play like MGS: Peace Walker was perfectly made for the portable but Monster Hunter was long and other portable games on PSP don't bode too well for playing on the train or bus. Too much loading times and not a mission structure killed the whole portable idea for me. With a smartphone and 3DS on the side, i think they are more suited to what i want from a gaming device on the go.
Uncharted on Vita is not the way to sell a portable, it's a game that should be exclusively be on console unless you can break it up into short playable chunks.
I have an iPhone and am pretty happy to have short, downloadable HD games in my pocket, I'm not keen on pursuing a 3DS/VITA combo however like i did last gen with DS/PSP.
It's so expensive and now all i play is 3DS and iPhone.
Mission style play like MGS: Peace Walker was perfectly made for the portable but Monster Hunter was long and other portable games on PSP don't bode too well for playing on the train or bus. Too much loading times and not a mission structure killed the whole portable idea for me. With a smartphone and 3DS on the side, i think they are more suited to what i want from a gaming device on the go.
Uncharted on Vita is not the way to sell a portable, it's a game that should be exclusively be on console unless you can break it up into short playable chunks.
I've never really been one of the Apple acolytes that thinks the iPhone and iPod Touch will destroy dedicated handheld devices, but I'm also more than happy to dig through the App Store and find an insane amount of really high-quality games. Most of them are definitely more pick-up-and-play, but those are also the kinds of games I gravitate to on consoles (shmups, puzzlers, and other short-form gaming like you see on XBLA or PSN).Labadal said:
In this respect I think Vita is going to try to tap into this market a bit with its own DD catalog, and I'm sure it'll be the premier handheld no-brainer for twin-stick shmups.
And if Sony offers its own sort of sub-$5 app marketplace, I'm totally in if the games are good.we.are.the.armada
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Yes, definitely but more for it's hardware and less for it's lineup - I want to play older games on the bigger OLED with the new control layout.
I think that when it all boils down, gamer or not, phone/tab owner or not, all that matters are the games. One game could came out and change everything - in Japan, I'd say it's Monster Hunter. Perhaps a game that has this kind of effect has yet to come out to western audiences on a handheld and maybe PSVita will get that shot.
I think that when it all boils down, gamer or not, phone/tab owner or not, all that matters are the games. One game could came out and change everything - in Japan, I'd say it's Monster Hunter. Perhaps a game that has this kind of effect has yet to come out to western audiences on a handheld and maybe PSVita will get that shot.
chaosblade
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I'm planning on upgrading to the new iPhone, my current Windows phone (old one) kind of sucks.
That doesn't change the fact I have a Vita and Wipeout preordered though.
That doesn't change the fact I have a Vita and Wipeout preordered though.
SuperSonic1305
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Smartphones are not for gaming. At the very best you use them to play minigames for 15 minute bursts to pass the time.
H_Prestige
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No, but not because I have an iphone. I don't need a vita because I have a ps3 (both a slim and a 60gb) and a kickass plasma tv. That combination is far superior to a vita.
gutter_trash
Banned
nope
I don't like carrying shoulder bags and cases for my games. I like having something that fits into my jeans pocket
Xperia Play owner
I don't like carrying shoulder bags and cases for my games. I like having something that fits into my jeans pocket
Xperia Play owner
Raonak
Banned
Yep, android user.
I'm definetly getting the vita.
I am just not too fond of touchscreen only games. plain and simple. I tried playing more complicated ones, but i got tired of trying to fool around with on-screen buttons and analog sticks.
I mainly play solitiare and unblock in between classes, and small games like that (fuck angry birds though. hate it.)
Until the Xperia play like devices take off, I'll be leaving most of my mobile gaming to handheld consoles.
I'm definetly getting the vita.
I am just not too fond of touchscreen only games. plain and simple. I tried playing more complicated ones, but i got tired of trying to fool around with on-screen buttons and analog sticks.
I mainly play solitiare and unblock in between classes, and small games like that (fuck angry birds though. hate it.)
Until the Xperia play like devices take off, I'll be leaving most of my mobile gaming to handheld consoles.
Grinchy
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I kind of want a Vita but it's a bit big for my tastes. I've tried running the OP in reverse, to ask myself if I'd want a smartphone based on game software that compelled me to buy one. As of now, I still have no interest in paying $80 per month just so I can look at my non-existent facebook page wherever I am. I don't care about having a smartphone. I've played games on my friends' smartphones, and IMO they fucking sucked.
I don't think I would ever buy a smartphone just for its games. I haven't spent a lot of time with one, and I haven't played all the games available, but to be honest I can't believe how willing people are to say that a smartphone is a replacement for a handheld gaming system (if one wants a handheld gaming system). It's just not the same thing at all. So as a non-smartphone owner, I would take a Vita way before a smartphone if I were looking for portable gaming.
I don't think I would ever buy a smartphone just for its games. I haven't spent a lot of time with one, and I haven't played all the games available, but to be honest I can't believe how willing people are to say that a smartphone is a replacement for a handheld gaming system (if one wants a handheld gaming system). It's just not the same thing at all. So as a non-smartphone owner, I would take a Vita way before a smartphone if I were looking for portable gaming.
Keavy_Rain
Member
I never owned a PSP, so there's a lot of content there already at launch (Assuming Sony doesn't pull the PSP marketplace) and the iPhone's games are distractions at best.
So, yeah, I see myself owning a Vita.
So, yeah, I see myself owning a Vita.
Fortinbras
Member
H_Prestige said:
This.
I'd never play something like Uncharted or Wipeout on a handheld.
retroBrand
Member
I'm with you. The first thing I say when I play those games is that I need a controller.Para bailar La Bomba said:
Honestly I feel we're the wrong group to ask this question. Ask a bunch of random people this question, people that don't consider themselves gamers, if they're still interested in traditional portable gaming.
BoilersFan23
Member
I'm definitely getting a PS Vita, even if I have an Android phone. I don't care much about mobile games, rather have more console oriented games on the go.
Marsipolami
Member
I like my iPhone too much. And besides, by spending all that money on downloadable games it somehow feels like I've tied myself to Apple forever since I can't sell the games.
test_account
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Yes. I almost never game on my phone.
As long as a device has content that i'm interested in using, then there is a fair chance that i will buy it. And this is the case with the Vita for example
As long as a device has content that i'm interested in using, then there is a fair chance that i will buy it. And this is the case with the Vita for example