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Playstation Vita western launch thread | It only does everything, everywhere.
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Vyse The Legend
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Next Tuesday.
You have to think about retailers. Gamestop, with their huge profits they get with used games, wouldn't want the system they're selling to undercut their prices on digital majorly. And beyond that, your mindset seems to be that all the advantages are to buying physical, when in fact, there are many advantages to buying digital as well.
You have to call your Gamestop, but yes, I just checked, and mine is selling Uncharted, Wipeout, and Little Deviants.
I think Unit 13 looks terribly bland. The UI is cluttered and the camera is so close to the character's back that moving in tight spaces could prove cumbersome. They need to zoom out a bit and use the more traditional Socom view.
This is, however, a Zipper Interactive title; a studio who could fuck up a cup of coffee, so who knows what to expect.
This is, however, a Zipper Interactive title; a studio who could fuck up a cup of coffee, so who knows what to expect.
Portugeezer
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What is that? I can only think of one thing (ignoring the puny $4, can't even buy a moccajokapoka at Starbucks with that saving), and that's having a bunch of full games on a system without having to switch them or losing them.
ughh this is killing me lol, i have to drive home later this week now to pick them up, Was going to trade in my psp anyways so it kinda works out.
What happened to the days when everything came out on the same day?! haha
famousmortimer
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They also have PC games cheaper than steam. Do we laugh our asses off at that also?
Kung Fu Jedi
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I'm so on the fence about the Vita. On the one hand, I find the technology absolutely wonderful and I want one badly. On the other, I'm disappointed with the battery life, which is important to me when I travel.
There are a few games in the launch line-up that I'm interested in, but I may wait and see what comes down the line. I really great, open world RPG that I could carry around in my hands would get me very excited.
There are a few games in the launch line-up that I'm interested in, but I may wait and see what comes down the line. I really great, open world RPG that I could carry around in my hands would get me very excited.
Assuming downloads are roughly the same price as Amazon I'm basically using the trade-ins to get PSN cards to go digital. Some of the retail prices seem ridiculous. There should definitely be a £10 difference between Uncharted and Wipeout for example.
I do!
DevelopmentArrested
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Having no discount on Uncharted for the PSN is just absurd and downright idiotic.
$50 for their external battery pack is a pretty good deal. Charges the system for an additional 6-7 hours I believe. You should look into it if you travel a lot.
Portugeezer
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Nothing new. PSP was the same at launch, even 3DS games are sold close to that; many shops sell 3D Land/MK7 for £35, £37.50.
Kung Fu Jedi
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Yeah, I saw that on the Game Stop site and thought that it was a good solution. It seemed small and light as well, which is a big plus. I'm definitely tempted to jump in at launch. I bought the original PSP when it launched, and loved it. Later I picked up a PSP Go and played it regularly for a while. It's kind of collecting dust at the moment though.
It's worth it to me to be able to carry around multiple games all on one memory card and launch them without having to swap anything out.
Craigslist or trade those sum-bitches in. I believe GS and Best Buy have trade-in promotions going on right now for extra value.
I can only assume that they are convinced it's going to be mega popular and that they can justify it. But lets be real for a second, every PS3 game is on there for full price, same on every other platform. The oddity is that there is any discount on anything at all.
The remaining question is whether 3rd party games will have any discount. Do EA think that Fifa will get enough buys at the RRP to not bother for example.
I just hope that the 10% is the norm with a few exceptions rather than the other way around.
I'll be just using amazon for games, really. I'm pre-ordering the vita itself from GAME because of the 3DS trade in deal - but I'll be waiting until the royal mail deliver my games that day (or before, hopefully!),
phosphor112
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Ok, I've got the 3g FEB preordered with:
8gig card
Wipeout 2038
HSG
I'll be content because I have a lot of PSP games to play as well.
8gig card
Wipeout 2038
HSG
I'll be content because I have a lot of PSP games to play as well.
Kung Fu Jedi
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Nice! Thanks for the tip. I'll look into both and see what they have on offer.
Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
Naw. I'd rather buy new games than rebuy ones that I've already bought. I suppose I could explore ISOs and DMCA violation but it's not my style.
The games I have bought digitally are just the ones that aren't available any other way. I'll bet the Super Stardust Portable would play better with the dual sticks (but I bet the right stick would just map 8-way, and not have the "analog" feel--it's digital to analog mapping after all). Everyday Shooter, too (which, weirdly, already had an 8-way limitation to its shooting).
Pai Pai Master
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No, because for quite a few of those games you have the option of buying cheaper at Amazon and still activating on Steam.
What if physical Vita games shipped with downloadable codes for digital copies too (Blu-ray model), but ran $15-20 more? So that would be $70 for UC. Let's say GS offers you $25 for the cart; that would mean you paid $45 for the code, which is right in line with their 10% discount for most games (excluding UC for the time being).
I'm just throwing it out there, but would that be an option that people would be interested in?
I'm just throwing it out there, but would that be an option that people would be interested in?
JakkuFurosu
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weird right....and steam still makes record cash.
though to nip the future rage counter posts that that statement will initiate i do know its a apples and oranges argument .....kind of
£35 is acceptable. I've just left my job at store manager at a Blockbuster, and we sold Mario 3D Land and MK7 for £32.99 - which was a decent price
how the fuck GAME think they can charge £39.99 for a handheld title is absolutely mindblowing
Darklor01
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Can this be used to power the system while playing, or is it purely a charger which will not do anything unless the Vita is off?
Not switching carts and not losing carts are two different advantages, but also having all your games with you at one time, being able to download as soon as it comes out and not having to go to the store, and saving about 5 bucks as a little bonus.
yankeehater
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If they added mp to Uncharted that would be amazing. I was really disappointed when they originally said it wouldnt have mp.
Yet I still prefer owning a physical copy.
It's a shame you can't simply tie a game card to your PSN account and download a copy. Could also potentially kill used sales.
biggersmaller
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I'm with you. I'm using this on the go, and I don't want to carry a larger case (if any) than I must. I also lose things when I carry them with me.
Yet I still prefer owning a physical copy.
It's a shame you can't simply tie a game card to your PSN account and download a copy. Could also potentially kill used sales.
Oh I do too. I'm just saying that there are advantages to physical and digital. I personally am going to buy all retail games in physical format, because that's just what I prefer.
Portugeezer
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Pretty much. When you look at the games which are £40 it's not too surprising. Uncharted for some reason is some expensive ass game in any country, don't know what Sony is thinking. FIFA is £40 on GAME site and well, that's just EA milking as usual. Other games are £30 or less.
re: physical copies -
Personally I enjoy the ability to play a ton of digital PSone Classics and PSP games on my PSP unit all at once - it's extremely convenient to not have to go to the store and just "shop at home" in my underwear when I want a new game.
However, as an old school gamer since the Atari, I see the benefit of owning physical copies. It's nice that many years later, I do not need access to an "NES Network" account to play Super Mario on my NES.
If I bought 100 games on the "NES Network" and my internal memory can only fit 30 or so, that's a ton of games I will be missing out on 10 years from now unless I buy memory card after memory card. If I buy 100 NES games physically, I can play all 100 of those physical games.
I'm quite frankly surprised no one is willing to see Imbarkus' point of view. It's extremely valid, and a reason I'll be buying physical games for marquee titles.
Personally I enjoy the ability to play a ton of digital PSone Classics and PSP games on my PSP unit all at once - it's extremely convenient to not have to go to the store and just "shop at home" in my underwear when I want a new game.
However, as an old school gamer since the Atari, I see the benefit of owning physical copies. It's nice that many years later, I do not need access to an "NES Network" account to play Super Mario on my NES.
If I bought 100 games on the "NES Network" and my internal memory can only fit 30 or so, that's a ton of games I will be missing out on 10 years from now unless I buy memory card after memory card. If I buy 100 NES games physically, I can play all 100 of those physical games.
I'm quite frankly surprised no one is willing to see Imbarkus' point of view. It's extremely valid, and a reason I'll be buying physical games for marquee titles.
So that they can sell us the same game twice as the "Vita version" - ie MGS HD Collection on Vita that's already on the PS3.
There are videos of it working fine.
Shining Sunshine
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Making sure it works well.
I don't think anyone knows for sure. It's certainly capable as seen through videos on YT from people with CFW using it.
bump, new page!
Err, I don't think that''s a good reason.
Remote play produces a vastly inferior image quality. Playing a game using remote play is nothing like playing the real deal. It basically appears as if you're controlling a laggy, artifact laden youtube video rather than an actual game.
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