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[Big-ass Ramp]

is it VEETA or V-EYE-TA?

 

[Acrylic7]

wat does PS Vitameans

VITAMINS!

Its the only handheld thats good for you!

 

[AlphaDragoon]

is it VEETA or V-EYE-TA?

"veeta".

I like the new name.

 

[Salsa]

Same reason Nintendo didnt call the GBA the Virtual Boy 2

Besides the fact that they were completely different things?

 

[devilhawk]

Worth the stars?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

ps need to see it now in spiderman font

That name is way too long!

 

[xbhaskarx]

This will be the most nutritious game system ever, bringing new life to the industry....

 

[yencid]

vita is is.

wat does PS Vitameans

 

[TheExecutive]

psp was a flop. It wouldn't be good business sense to call it that. Same reason Nintendo didnt call the GBA the Virtual Boy 2

It wasnt a flop but I agree that Sony needed to distance themselves from the product.

 

[PigSpeakers]

When its written with all the letters so close together, it looks like something your cat might type out on the keyboard if you left him alone too long.

 

[Baller. PhD]

Damn, I was hoping the actual console would read "PlayStation Vita" instead of "PSVITA." Too many letters strung together without spaces. Hurts my brain.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

It was Sony's turn to make up a stupidass title and they delivered.

 

[Ballistik]

Looks like something done in photoshop.

Wow, it would suck to be the guy who would come out with that logo using PHOTOSHOP. MS Paint is more fitting lol

 

[Forearm Star]

Hm...

http://gamespundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/psvita-pic1.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

:Tosses hands in the air:

God damn it.. Vita it is -__-

 

[Salsa]

It actually bothers me from the "Sony doing exactly what Nintendo did" aspect.

Although its weird, cause even if it sounds "wii-like", i dont really see it considering the titles they've shown.

The name is confusing, it doesnt appeal to the core audience they are trying to lure in with games like Uncharted, Wipeout, etc, but instead it sounds more aimed towards the wii audience.

I dont know.

 

[Alex Connolly]

I quite like the continuity/flow of the linework. Plus, I like the name.

Vita. Thumbs up.

EDIT: I dunno where the confusion is, though. Vita = latin for 'life', or 'way of life'. It's one of those lofty marketing applications that actually resonates with the product IF Sony gets the multimedia functionality right. I don't want it to be a half-and-half deal like the original. Sony should have pursued the PSP's functionality down to a honed, lean clutch of apps and uses, but it was a bit clunky - and not just due to hardware size.

 

[DrForester]

 

[Krev]

Damn, I was hoping the actual console would read "PlayStation Vita" instead of "PSVITA." Too many letters strung together without spaces. Hurts my brain.

That would look better.

 

[Peterthumpa]

It actually bothers me from the "Sony doing exactly what Nintendo did" aspect.

Although its weird, cause even if it sounds "wii-like", i dont really see it considering the titles they've shown.

The name is confusing, it doesnt appeal to the core audience they are trying to lure in with games like Uncharted, Wipeout, etc, but instead it sounds more aimed towards the wii audience.

I dont know.

In the end, I think that unless it was named PSGEOHOT or PSLULZ or whatever, it wouldn't make a lot of difference. People get used to strange names.

 

[OneMoreQuestion]

Also looking forward to the new VitaMinis!

 

[TacticalFox88]

You all got used to PS Move. You'll get used to this one. Shut up and stop whining.

 

[The M.O.B]

More than the stupid name, I was hoping they would overhaul that ui, the bubble menu is not doing it for me :/

 

[B1gg_Randall]

I hope the name grows on me but right now I hate it..

 

[whitehawk]

More than the stupid name, I was hoping they would overhaul that ui, the bubble menu is not doing it for me :/

Dude the bubble UI is exactly the same as iOS. Except instead of square icons, they are circles... and bubbles.

 

[Peterthumpa]

More than the stupid name, I was hoping they would overhaul that ui, the bubble menu is not doing it for me :/

Yes, the bubble menu looks like something straight from a design trainee. At least I hope that the notification system when gaming is ok. Maybe we could even get a browser without exiting like the Steam overlay?

\dreams

 

[Peterthumpa]

Dude the bubble UI is exactly the same as iOS. Except instead of square icons, they are circles... and bubbles.

It's not about how it works, but how it looks.

 

[Ashes]

I hope the name grows on me but right now I hate it..

It might do. Cause I thought it was crap to being with. PSV is already familiar to me because of football club, so perhaps that's why I came round sooner than others.

 

[Mr.Fresh]

It grew on me already. If we can get used to Wii we can get used to Playstation Vita.

 

[Replicant]

Vini. Vidi. Vita.

Yeah, I know it's fucking lame. Just like the name. Even PSV would be better.

The scary thing is the likelihood that this name being real is pretty high. After all, Sony did go with the name of Playstation Move instead of whatever they wanted to use at first.

And yeah that UI also got to go. /bitching

 

[Dreams-Visions]

If they really named this shit "Vita"...they can't be that fucking lame.

 

[neo2046]

 

[bathala]

the Ui looks like some Chinese knock-off system

get someone from codemasters (Dirt team) to do the menu

 

[Chamber]

Don't see the problem with Vita. What gaming device has a good name anyway?

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

eh and wee means piss. we've been down this road before

 

[Salsa]

the bubble xmb will get changed with a patch 3 weeks in, calling it.

its shit

 

[Alexios]

Don't see the problem with Vita. What gaming device has a good name anyway?

Dreamcast.
Saturn.

NES
SNES
GC
GB

I think that's about it.

Well, PS counts too. Fitting and to the point, like GB. Same for PSP. Don't like the "sequels" with numbers though.

 

[yencid]

the bubble xmb will get changed with a patch 3 weeks in, calling it.

its shit

im calling it wont.

 

[Loudninja]

I really don't see the problem with the Vita.

 

[Baller. PhD]

Don't see the problem with Vita. What gaming device has a good name anyway?

Uh, PSP.

 

[yencid]

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I really don't see the problem with the Vita.

*looks at avatar*

how am I not surprised? It's extremely lame.

 

[Persona7]

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

Uh, PSP.

PSP was perfect.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Uh, PSP.

PSP is tainted right now, in the minds of consumers

 

[Chiggs]

I really hope the build quality is good. The lack of a UMD drive should make things come together more.

 

[Chamber]

Dreamcast.
Saturn.
Genesis.

NES
SNES
GC
GB

I think that's about it.

Well, PS counts too. Fitting and to the point, like GB.

I'll agree with Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast. Sega just kicked ass at naming their shit.

Don't agree with any of the Nintendo names. Gamecube is as bad as it gets.

 

[Seraphinianus]

MS Vista

 

[JesseZao]

PSP is tainted right now, in the minds of consumers

It's a worthless brand. Time to drop it.

 

[Chamber]

Uh, PSP.

Playstation is a stupid name thus Playstation Portable is also a stupid name.

 

[ruuk]

It is pronounced V-ee-ta like cheeta, V-i-ta like 'is', or V-eye-ta like pie?