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Mr_Brit · Sep 7, 2011

For a long time it was accepted that portables would have awful, cramp inducing, crippled control schemes that made developing games and porting them a nightmare. Then Vita was announced and seemed to nearly rectify that except for lacking clickable analogs and R2/L2. Now the unlikeliest company of all, Nintendo, who are known for their lacking in depth control schemes have solved that problem but have done so by adding a monster of an attachment to the machine and launched it 6 months after launch. As we all know, this means that no games will use it properly as no optional addons have been used properly in the past.

Sony is in a unique position here to fix that before launch and uncripple the Vita's controls thereby avoiding the problems the 3DS addon will face and making a device with a near perfect control scheme. Now my question is:

Should/Are Sony going to be pressured into making the Vita's controls on par with home consoles?

nincompoop · Sep 7, 2011

Wario64 · Sep 7, 2011

Nope.

Alexios · Sep 7, 2011

Umm... Joke thread? Or are clicky sticks that important to people?

Edit: oh, I guess it lacks some shoulder buttons too... Meh, it's largely on par.

bobbytkc · Sep 7, 2011

What are you smokin' dude.

I'd like to have some.

enzo_gt · Sep 7, 2011

The arguments in this thread will centre around personal definitions of the supposed "in depth" control schemes Nintendo is lacking.

Hitlersaurus Christ · Sep 7, 2011

Yes. They are going to add Move support, obviously.

Aquavelvaman · Sep 7, 2011

Wait what is wrong with the Vita controls?

jercruz · Sep 7, 2011

nah, i think vita's control scheme is fine.

Hours Left · Sep 7, 2011

I think the new slider is going to cause more crippling than it relieves.

Carpal tunnel, here we come.

bluestuff · Sep 7, 2011

this will pressure sony to increase the price of the vita.....

alr1ght · Sep 7, 2011

zerodayPopbot · Sep 7, 2011

Aquavelvaman said:
Wait what is wrong with the Vita controls?

Nothing.

Auto_aim1 · Sep 7, 2011

Vita already has a lot of control inputs. It's fine as it is.

pramath · Sep 7, 2011

I honestly don't know what to think of NeoGAF anymore.

neptunes · Sep 7, 2011

The only thing Sony SHOULD have included was an HDMI port

I guess it'll come in the inevitable Redesign, along with onboard memory

Jarmel · Sep 7, 2011

alr1ghtstart said:

.

CriterionDog · Sep 7, 2011

So many 3DS topics!! >_>
And I think the Vita is fine as it is.

Wario64 · Sep 7, 2011

Aquavelvaman said:
Wait what is wrong with the Vita controls?

It's better than 3DS controls.

Beardz · Sep 7, 2011

Kevin Buttler: *Laughs*

Zierath · Sep 7, 2011

If they do this it'd delay the launch into next year in Japan. So it won't happen.

Mr_Brit · Sep 7, 2011

Zierath said:
If they do this it'd delay the launch into next year in Japan. So it won't happen.

Oh well. It's not like it has to launch this year in Japan or they're doomed.

bobbytkc · Sep 7, 2011

pramath said:
I honestly don't know what to think of NeoGAF anymore.

What you need to know, is that GAF is nearly always wrong.

No_Style · Sep 7, 2011

Forget controls. I'd like to see Sony bring the home console audio/video experience with an add-on like this:

Powerful stereo speakers and an even larger screen via the power of magnification!

Vandiger · Sep 7, 2011

neptunes said:
The only thing Sony SHOULD have included was an HDMI port

I guess it'll come in the inevitable Redesign, along with onboard memory

Yep, nailed it.

Raine · Sep 7, 2011

No. The lack of R2/L2 is nowhere near the problem that the lack of a 2nd analog stick was. And neither are clickable analogs.

pramath · Sep 7, 2011

bobbytkc said:
What you need to know, is that GAF is nearly always wrong.

Half of GAF says the 3DS will succeed, the other half says it will fail horribly.
What do I believe now?

TONX · Sep 7, 2011

I'm sure the R&D dept at Sony is working hard on making their own cradle as we speak. 2 inches thick! That'll show 'em!

Gravijah · Sep 7, 2011

Oh, so they're going to add Kinect?

Jaxter09 · Sep 7, 2011

Yeah definitely. I traded my Vita in after getting too many cramps playing Uncharted

jackdoe · Sep 7, 2011

TONX said:
I'm sure the R&D dept at Sony is working hard on making their own cradle as we speak. 2 inches thick! That'll show 'em!

No cradle. Attachable screen add on that gives you glasses less 3D along with the R2 and L2 Buttons.

TheExecutive · Sep 7, 2011

Vita doesn't have crippled controls though. No L2/R2 is easily rectified with the amount of other inputs available. The lack of clickable sticks are a completely blown out of proportion.

Why should Sony feel pressured to do anything when Nintendo is doing a great job of kicking themselves in the balls?

GeoramA · Sep 7, 2011

Have you watched any Resistance: Burning Skies videos or read any impressions? Controls don't seem to be an issue with Vita at all.

lordfroakie · Sep 7, 2011

Yeah, let Sony create a head mounted 3D add on for Vita with Move 2.0.

Revolutionary · Sep 7, 2011

Hitlersaurus Christ said:
Yes. They are going to add Move support, obviously.

TheExecutive · Sep 7, 2011

vectorman06 said:
Yeah, let Sony create a head mounted 3D add on for Vita with Move 2.0.

I would buy it just to have a very awesome Holloween costume.

Bad_Boy · Sep 7, 2011

baekshi · Sep 7, 2011

neptunes said:
The only thing Sony SHOULD have included was an mini-HDMI port

I guess it'll come in the inevitable Redesign, along with onboard memory

fixed

SolidSnakex · Sep 7, 2011

How are they supposed to do that? The system is due before the end of the year and it's already September. They can't go back in and rework it now, and delaying it would be suicide considering what the 3DS lineup looks like for the rest of the year. They've got much bigger problems that minor controller issues.

Kaizer · Sep 7, 2011

Um, last time I checked the Vita has a shitload of options right now in regards to controls: Touch Screen, Rear Touchpad, Face Buttons, D-Pad, Shoulder Buttons, Dual Analog Sticks, Gyroscope, & Camera - what else do they really need? Oh god, the Vita is SOOO crippled.

darkside31337 · Sep 7, 2011

SolidSnakex said:
How are they supposed to do that? The system is due before the end of the year and it's already September. They can't go back in and rework it now, and delaying it would be suicide considering what the 3DS lineup looks like for the rest of the year. They've got much bigger problems that minor controller issues.

Easy, just launch it with a cradle that you attach onto the back.

tapedeck · Sep 7, 2011

Orayn · Sep 7, 2011

How are the Vita's controls crippled? You're down four "buttons," but you have multi-touch on the front and back of the device to compensate, not to mention the accelerometer/gyro. It really, really isn't that hard to make up for four buttons when you've got those other inputs.

pirata · Sep 7, 2011

Sony is going to announce next week that the Vita is now just a screen with a camera that tracks motion. Embarrassing mini-game collections on the go!

Bad_Boy · Sep 7, 2011

tapedeck said:

didnt expect that. haha

DiscoJer · Sep 7, 2011

Clicky sticks are the new second analog...

Zwei · Sep 7, 2011

alr1ghtstart said:

My exact reaction upon seeing this thread

ReturnOfTheRAT · Sep 7, 2011

Sony is having a good laugh right now.

Skilletor · Sep 7, 2011

This is hilarious. And awful.

Mostly awful.

Like 8 parts awful, 2 parts hilarious. I think that's the mathematical formula for a bad thread.

Everything the 3DS is doing seems like a reaction to the fuck awesome stuff Sony has got going with the Vita.

btkadams · Sep 7, 2011

No_Style said:
Forget controls. I'd like to see Sony bring the home console audio/video experience with an add-on like this:

Powerful stereo speakers and an even larger screen via the power of magnification!

i forgot about this! so hilarious

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