chocolateTHUNDER
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This is being debated right now in that "Vita is selling really poorly" thread.
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Vita PSX compatibility list (Bad, SCEA! Bad!)
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This is being debated right now in that "Vita is selling really poorly" thread.
I have not ventured in this area before, but I read that some sites take your old save files and convert them to the new format (plus upload your save for others to share). You should be able to google for them.
I am not sure if there's anything worth debating since we are not privy to their plans and internal working. Will wait and see.
Before Gamescom, no one knew what Sony Japan folks were working on anyway. Similarly, we won't know what SCEA is up to unless they reveal their work to us.
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
I know you can put the save on a PS2 memory card, use a transfer device to then put it on a PS3, then transfer to Vita... But since you don't have a PS3 that won't help... :/
I don't even necessarily need my save... But if I download a similar save from say here, is there a way to get it onto the vita?
You could probably copy the save folder from the Vita, put this save in that folder, and copy that folder back to the Vita.
I believe you'll need a PC save editor to do the conversion to the new PS3/PSP format. Then stick the converted save into the Content Manager Assistant folder (with the rest of the game).
Use Vita's Content Manager to copy the entire thing into a Vita.
PetriP-TNT
Member
What the hell is wrong with SCEA? I mean, it must be just that there's some intern doing the PR posts and they are getting the same amount of games at launch as the other territories
Baconsammy
Banned
Why are they requiring the ownership of a PS3 just to get the vast majority of these games? That seems, to put it mildly, galactically stupid.
Between the release of the PSP Go and the Vita, SCEA were on a roll. The boost to catalogue of games on PSN was huge, and it was the start of a steady stream of games. By comparison, SCEE was awful, with a tiny selection of PS1 and PSP games available.
While the US store still trumps the EU stores for content, things have changed. SCEA have dropped the ball utterly. Games always released first in the US, with no certainty that games would end up on the EU stores. The US had better sales and pricing.
But SCEA's reluctance to promote Minis was a sign that something was up. Followed by the dearth of PS2 Classics compared to Europe. Then SCEE started getting games first, and had sales and promotions that bettered their US cousins. E3 for Vita owners was an embarrassment, with SCEE trying to salvage things with Gamescom. Now the PS1 clusterfuck.
Agent X
Member
If that's what they're doing, then it's a terrible idea.
Everyone knows what these games are. If they've all been tested already, then just release all of them, and let everyone pick from their personal favorites. Most people are not going to buy "any old thing" on a whim, especially if they're holding out for a particular game that may or may not be released anytime soon.
Apple doesn't intentionally restrain iTunes music releases, and Amazon doesn't intentionally restrain Kindle book releases. I don't understand why certain video game companies (Nintendo, and now apparently Sony as well) feel the urge to do this for games.
Yes, that's exactly what they should do. Release them all at once, and rely on marketing to promote individual titles within the pool. There are many ways they can shine a spotlight on specific games:
1. Offer sales or discounts on older games.
2. Allow staff members (PS Store, PS.Blog, community managers, etc.) to select a PS1 classic of the week. Selected game gets a detailed mention on the PS.Blog and the Blogcast, and maybe a special sale price as well.
3. Since Sony still adds PS1 classics occasionally, they can continue to promote these "new" releases just as they normally do.
It would've been wise for Sony to use this occasion (introducing PS1 game compatibility in PS Vita firmware 1.8) to put a few PS1 games on sale, just to spark some interest. It's yet another missed opportunity.
From comments on the playstation blog: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/28/playstation-store-update-254/
So giving him the benefit of the doubt that perhaps he isn't lying... Any ideas on what this certification process is exactly? And how the hell did they only manage to get 9 games "certified" when they've nearly had a whole year to get it done?
So giving him the benefit of the doubt that perhaps he isn't lying... Any ideas on what this certification process is exactly? And how the hell did they only manage to get 9 games "certified" when they've nearly had a whole year to get it done?
LiquidSolid
Member
Sounds like it's a subsidiary of Xmobb, a company Lorne Lanning co-founded.
He's lying. Cause you can transfer almsot any PS1 game and they work. All marketing.
DiscoJer
Member
Either that or Sony has somehow created an unnecessary bureaucratic process. Even though they work, they have to go through a lot of red tape so they officially(TM) work.
And they probably just have one guy doing it.
It's making me sad. I mean, I could use a friend's PS3 to do this, buy why should I have to? It's just silly.
Dreams-Visions
Member
flawless.
They did say at one time that their target demographic for the Vita is a male in his late 20s who already owns a PS3.
They just neglected to mention that this was because owning a PS3 would be required to make full use of some of the Vita's features.
BudokaiMR2
Member
Wait so a lot more than the announced 9 actually work if you try, they just aren't making them available for direct purchase?
That....is even more mind boggling. SCEA really has no idea what to do with the Vita.
That....is even more mind boggling. SCEA really has no idea what to do with the Vita.
Or they are just waiting for some licensing thing before releasing the majority of games.
Do you guys think Sony doesn't want you to buy their games?
BudokaiMR2
Member
Yeah but if SCEJ is able to get the licensing cleared out for close to 200 games while SCEA was able to do 9....
They are doing something wrong. SCEJ really isn't known for their lack of red tape in any way whatsoever.
I don't really understand how it's possible for SCEJ to have tons of titles, SCEE to have a good amount too and SCEA release it with that. It makes them look bad.
I would like to see more coordination in the digital space. We can now buy games from anyway with a internet connection, but companies still think on regions basis where they have no logistic problems to worry abut, it´s bothersome.
I would like to see more coordination in the digital space. We can now buy games from anyway with a internet connection, but companies still think on regions basis where they have no logistic problems to worry abut, it´s bothersome.
Ah okay, thanks!
BudokaiMR2
Member
I want GPolice to start working so I can enjoy dat 5 meter visibility on the go.
RIP Psygnosis
RIP Psygnosis