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Japanese newspaper rumor: redesigned Vita unveiling just before TGS
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The Xperia Z 5" was already big, but the Xperia Z Ultra 6.44" is a BEAST.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Duxxy3
Member
I think I ll get this new model and simply give my old VITA to the wife.
"In addition, the design of the new model will be more in-line with the PS4 design"
Sony add R2 and L2 please ?
Might as well at this point.
I think I ll get this new model and simply give my old VITA to the wife.
"In addition, the design of the new model will be more in-line with the PS4 design"
Sony add R2 and L2 please ?
Oh! That may be a reason why developers don't have to do anything for remote play!
not really
Like physical ones? If they made it clunky, I'd rather not. The touchpad is theoretically a great innovation, and I want developers to try find ways to use it rather than have the safer choice of more physical buttons.Sony add R2 and L2 please ?
KillerTravis
Banned
That's way too big, not even portable anymore.
Yeah, that's nuts. Not sure I want that at all.
famousmortimer
Banned
It's as portable as a tablet.
I laughed at the RAM part. It's like the Sony execs came on NeoGAF, said "Look, these guys keep babbling only about RAM when it comes to PS4 specs. If we increase the Vita's RAM, they'll easily fall for it."
I'd buy one if ergonomics are good and the DPI isn't too bad, by the way.
I'd buy one if ergonomics are good and the DPI isn't too bad, by the way.
sakipon
Member
This is a good idea. The original Vita can be marketed as an affordable model for kids, with the Pets game incoming etc. It'll better fit their hands aswell. The luxury model is for enthusiasts and PS4 owners.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
So that you can use it while still streaming from you PS4?
exactly!
I'm new be nice
Member
No thanks. Just want a 64 gig memory stick...
ChiliManiac
Banned
What kid would want a PS Vita over an iPad or respective tablets these days?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
The thing is while I think this is nonsense, i wouldnt be against a vita tablet. Id just worry about PPI with such a jump in screen size. Likewise what would happen with psp functionality?
Duxxy3
Member
I don't bring my tablet with me anywhere. It's a couch device.
Like physical ones? If they made it clunky, I'd rather not. The touchpad is theoretically a great innovation, and I want developers to try find ways to use it rather than have the safer choice of more physical buttons.
I think the back touchpad is clunky as hell, especially for physical buttons emulation... It can be interesting when the game is designed for it, like in tearaway or LBP
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I see people that carry around their ipads all the time
As kids get to a certain age the appeal of the cheap free games their parents download for their iPhones and iPads goes away... very quickly, especially when they visit a friend with a console.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
It would just be marketed as VitaXL. Tearaway and KZM would look pretty good on this.
FreedomFighter
Member
While I think a Vita XL would be interesting, just seeing this pic makes think it can't be true. Think of the size that thing would have to be to accommodate that type of screen size.
famousmortimer
Banned
You don't equal the world.
Some people do, some don't. Generally speaking a tablet is thought of as a portable device. As are laptops. Both of those are bigger than this proposed vita.... which i'm not sure I believe exists.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
If it doesn't have any other enhancements such as...
- Video output
- Larger buttons
- Larger, better placed, and tighter analogs
- Superior integration with the PS4
- Less finicky, glass coated screens
- Usable internal flash
To offset the lower ppi, then not sure if want. The Vita is currently as close to perfect from a hardware perspective as any company can get with their first iteration of a system.
- Video output
- Larger buttons
- Larger, better placed, and tighter analogs
- Superior integration with the PS4
- Less finicky, glass coated screens
- Usable internal flash
To offset the lower ppi, then not sure if want. The Vita is currently as close to perfect from a hardware perspective as any company can get with their first iteration of a system.
Agreed. Sony wants to capitalize on that success.
Now ladies and gentlemen 1 GO DDR5 in da vita !
Neuro
Member
Could someone please tell me if this is true, how are they making hardware changes in terms of RAM, what happens to the older PS Vita's(I bought one a few months after launch)
I am all right with the cosmetic changes in terms of screen size, but this RAM thing if true is really bothering me.
I am all right with the cosmetic changes in terms of screen size, but this RAM thing if true is really bothering me.
FreedomFighter
Member
I think this is what said redesign would be more akin to... a proper GamePad indeed.
Now imagine if this and the rumor about a them being packaged together was true too, lol.
Oh, that's right, Magic Box HAS been unreliable and says weird stuff at times, I believe they once claimed Lenneth was in Dissidia... because they apparently thought the Warrior of Light looked like her. Best to wait and see if a more reliable source brings something out that isn't sourcing Magic Box.
This actually may not be as odd or impractical a request as it'd seem at first glance. But it'd require creating a cheap accessory you can attach to the back touch pad and press in siilar to normal buttons, and thus grant that functionality. Some games do treat the back touchpad as such already afterall.Sony add R2 and L2 please ?
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Remember at the Feb event Sony said they believe the Vita has a future in the living room.
If you read the text in the op you'd find out that the RAM boost isn't for games, but multimedia applications. Sony bumped up the RAM in the PSP 2000 revision from 32MB to 64MB, it just meant that OG PSPs were unable to use Skype.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
That's what I am thinking, if they want to make it "cheaper" they go with IPS LED Backlit LCD screens. Not sure how much it would save, but it is probably cheaper than the current OLED screen.
If they can keep the PPI nice like Nintendo did with the 3DS models, I can totally see myself upgrading (as long as the OLED stays). It's just a little bigger than the Wii U screen which I think is a wonderful size, so this may definitely be in the cards for me when I pick up a PS4 regardless (If true).
ChiliManiac
Banned
Fair, but at what age do you think that happens? Wouldn't they just upgrade to the 3DS? So they can play Pokemon with all their friends?
Nightengale
Member
At that screen-size, there's possibility of making the Vita thinner though, and depends on how it's designed, have the potential to be sold as a tablet device on top of a gaming device. ( not sure how to solve the thumb-sticks though )
As it is, Vita is too 'pure' a gaming device. It's can't become a phone without major, major compromises, and it's too 'small & thick' to be a tablet-alternative.
Any redesign of Vita going forward should work concurrently with the Sony Mobile division though. It would be best for both sides if they could share many similar components, and get cost-savings from there.
As it is, Vita is too 'pure' a gaming device. It's can't become a phone without major, major compromises, and it's too 'small & thick' to be a tablet-alternative.
Any redesign of Vita going forward should work concurrently with the Sony Mobile division though. It would be best for both sides if they could share many similar components, and get cost-savings from there.
HassanJamal
Member
If this is even true, it'd be one hell of a new model. Bigger screen, more RAM. Nuts, I tell ya!
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