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[Saty]

A trusted PlayStation 4 developer source with a proven track record for accuracy has told Digital Foundry that Sony has mandated Vita Remote Play for all upcoming PS4 games - except those that require the use of its bundled stereoscopic camera, the PS4 Eye.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sony-mandates-vita-remote-play-for-ps4-games

 

[velociraptor]

Perhaps it's time that I look into purchasing a PSVita.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Good news, interesting that Sony is mandating it, quite the departure from the past.

 

[Mr. Protagonist]

Hopefully this mandate does about as well as Vita sales.

EDIT: Bah! I meant to say that I hope it supplements Vita sales, not that this is a bad thing. Really, how could it be bad? Apologies for the confusion.

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

I just checked my Vita and it's smiling

 

[Dabanton]

This still won't shift any Vita's.

 

[iapetus]

Hopefully this mandate does about as well as Vita sales.

Agreed - an increase in Vita sales would be good for everyone.

 

[funkystudent]

Confirmed that the Camera is bundled?

 

[MikeE21286]

Good

Confirmed that the Camera is bundled?

That'd be an assumption still afaik
But very likely.

 

[Pachimari]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sony-mandates-vita-remote-play-for-ps4-games

Wait.. Bundled stereoscopic camera?

 

[iapetus]

I just checked my Vita and it's smiling

Mandated PS4 remote play (hopefully with good developer support) and PS Plus support for Vita make it a very desirable piece of kit.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Confirmed that the Camera is bundled?

It has to be to compete with Microsoft. Also, its required to track Dualshock 4.

 

[RulkezX]

If the eye is bundled , that could be a lot of games not offering streaming play.

I'm currently trying to get a cheap vita from eBay , but that was based on the assumption all gamed were required to ship with a vita control scheme.

 

[Dabanton]

Oh so the camera is bundled?

 

[doniewhalberg]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sony-mandates-vita-remote-play-for-ps4-games

Pretty sure that was the exact quote from Yoshida afte rthe ps4 meeting - Vita remote play on a hardware level, only prohibited by games that require external peripherals

 

[maquiladora]

Makes sense. Good for Vita owners but not enough to make to want to buy a Vita.

 

[amstradcpc]

This will increase my gaming possibilities * 1000!. Yay!.

 

[ULTROS!]

Like what I said in the previous thread:

This is kinda like Wii U right? Only more expensive and next gen?

 

[bobbytkc]

Wait. Bundled stereo camera?

 

[Sickboy007]

I wonder if we can expect a premium pack with a bundled Vita.

 

[sTeLioSco]

vita pricedrop before ps4?

 

[Durante]

Not really news at this point, we already had yosp (who is a pretty good source!) unofficially confirm this months ago.

As a Vita owner, I think it's a really cool feature. Also, 4x OGSSAA for 1080p games!

 

[Nozem]

It's a feature built into the operating system itself, incurring no performance penalty to developers.

That's good to hear.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

I wonder if Sony will sell a Deluxe PS4 bundle with a Vita included. $499

 

[Jawbreaker]

If anything gets me to buy a PSV in the near future, it's probably this.

 

[panty]

I still hope there will be 2 SKUs, one with the camera and one without.

 

[web01]

Very smart idea, remote play on ps3 worked well but barely any games used it.

 

[Basileus777]

Smart decision by Sony, this is the only way you are going to get widespread remote play implementation.

 

[AniHawk]

the eye being bundled won't make the system cheap.

but the vita-ps4 connection is why i wasn't ready to write the handheld off just yet. if there was no new console on the horizon, then yes it would be dead, but we'll have to see how it performs with the ps4.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

This still won't shift any Vita's.

Well, at least one...

I will get a Vita for this (and some other goodness, to be honest... It's just the last drop for me to switch over)

Love the off TV-play feature on the Wii U, and this will be even better with the OLED screen.

 

[FlyingSaucer]

Wasn't it already known ? I think I can remember reading somewhere about devs having to give Sony Vita-compatibles input mappings of all the games they develop for PS4, so...


Still great for the system, of course !

 

[kriskrosbbk]

my Vita is ready .Gimme those graphics in bed.

 

[RamzaIsCool]

Calling it now, $ 499 seems allmost a lock seeing Sony's recent comments and whats all pact into the thing.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Doesn't read like the camera will be bundled. Not sure how people are reaching that conclusion...

 

[Loris146]

What is the price of the camera?

 

[Nevergiveup]

Camera bundled in wow, thought they'd drop it to price compete with XO

 

[Durante]

the eye being bundled won't make the system cheap.

Well, the eye is really just 2 webcams and a few microphones. BOM shouldn't be more than $20 or so IMHO.

 

[cacildo]

Like what I said in the previous thread:

This is kinda like Wii U right? Only more expensive and next gen?

Yeah, but since its made by sony, its good.

When it was just a nintendo gimmick, it was bad

 

[Raist]

Not really news at this point, we already had yosp (who is a pretty good source!) unofficially confirm this months ago.

As a Vita owner, I think it's a really cool feature. Also, 4x OGSSAA for 1080p games!

Pretty much. Although IIRC he said "that's the plan" but some anonymous dev source isn't exactly an official confirmation either.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Like what I said in the previous thread:

This is kinda like Wii U right? Only more expensive and next gen?

Whats the range like for remote play? Can I take it while travelling?

 

[maquiladora]

I don't care about the eye being bundled, as long as I'm not forced to have it connected.

 

[AniHawk]

Doesn't read like the camera will be bundled. Not sure how people are reaching that conclusion...

except those that require the use of its bundled stereoscopic camera, the PS4 Eye.

that part

The lack of support for titles using the PlayStation 4 Eye isn't particularly surprising. While the Vita has its own cameras, they lack the resolution of the bundled PS4 camera (not to mention the stereoscopic elements)

also that part

 

[Aostia]

than I'd bundled also Vita with the PS4.
at a good price would be tempting.

 

[Dabanton]

i.e the camera if it's not bundled it's going to be DOA.

If it's in the box devs know every user has one and it can be used for many things. I'm sure Sony don't want to shoot themselves in the foot before this gen has even kicked off.

 

[panty]

Doesn't read like the camera will be bundled. Not sure how people are reaching that conclusion...

except those that require the use of its bundled stereoscopic camera, the PS4 Eye.

Really?

 

[daxgame]

That's great. I'll get a Vita for sure once it hits €150. It was already near there a couple of times...

 

[Loudninja]

Yeah, but since its made by sony, its good.

When it was just a nintendo gimmick, it was bad

Oh please don't start this.

 

[KaiserBecks]

I hope Remote Play isn't that hard to implement. Otherwise we'll end up having tons of games that support the camera for no reason.

 

[Metalmurphy]

Hopefully this mandate does about as well as Vita sales.

smh... why would you want this to be a bad thing?

 

[Nero3000]

Why is everyone confused about the camera being bundled, that was said during the reveal conference.

Also I would assume it's two 720p cameras and 4 microphones in a plastic case. Not very expensive, especially since Sony themselves can knock them out at cost from raw materials. I don't think there is any special hardware to this and all the hardwork is done in software.