This reminds me: for those that got NA Vita games already DO they have manuals, or no? I thought I saw something that they might be lacking them, but I want to be sure there plus I remember how MvC3 in Japan just came with that slip, implying no manuals... only for Uncharted and other games to still have them.
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The PlayStation Vita In 2011-2012
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Heh, I thought it funny that you wondered why people argue about it on the internet. People will argue about the colour of grass or the sun on the internet.
On a Vita related note. I've seen a lot of people talking about how they got burned on the 3DS launch+6 months and the price drop and how that is making them wary of buying the Vita early doors.
Does anyone else think that 3DS' lacklustre start and massive price drop is possibly going to have a negative effect on the Vita. Compared to if the 3DS had not had the problems that it did?
Some games have nothing, some have a sheet or two and a bare few have manuals. I think they all have digital manuals viewable from within the live area though.
I think it's safe to say that if the 3DS was still at $250 there would be a lot less people saying that the Vita is too expensive. They were the same people saying that the 3DS was too expensive at $250 and to be fair, they were right about that. They could still be right about the Vita but I don't think Sony will want to lower the price since they're already losing money on it.
Figures it'd just keep getting worse, but at least now we have the resolution and screen quality for digital manuals to compensate, especially if like on the 3DS I can pause to look at them quickly.
And yeah, I think the price drop at the least will make people hopeful the Vita has similar happen. Then again, the Vita LOOKS like a legitimately $250 device, the 3DS bit off more than it could chew by going for that.
wheepenpen
Neo Member
The pages of the digital manual can be slow to load though =/
... Well, I just hope the games that really need manuals don't throw them aside then.
Phife Dawg
Member
Going all DD would be great and all if it weren't for the insane prices of both the memory solution and the PSN/SEN prices. For UK retail everything that's not on the CoD level of sales will get price-cut into oblivion a couple of weeks/months in. Now if/when digital retail can sell DD games, like for Steam activated games then we would be talking.
It's usually either an RPG of some sort (that may not explain, say, what stats or whatever do in-game) or if I forgot how to do something since usually it IS easier to find out in the manual than online unless the manual's crap. Or a menu option that's not explained. I've popped them open a few times recently still, though that number's dropped partially because sometimes the manual just is no good at explaining anything. That, and I enjoy flipping through them, but I'd do that with a digital manual like those on Vita too anyway.
Tarin02543
Member
Just played my first Vita IRL for the first time here at Fnac (Belgium).
Digital Dpad is really good IMO as well as the two analog sticks (yes, they truly are two mini DS3 stick). Shoulder buttons are still bad (feel mushy and not precise).
I've played Ridge Racer (disgusting framerate, looks like direct port from RR8), a little bit of Wipeout (better visuals than RR but framerate was disgusting as well) and some Virtua Tennis (menu design really well done).
Best part of the whole experience was the OLED screen, really a major step up from LCD tech.
Digital Dpad is really good IMO as well as the two analog sticks (yes, they truly are two mini DS3 stick). Shoulder buttons are still bad (feel mushy and not precise).
I've played Ridge Racer (disgusting framerate, looks like direct port from RR8), a little bit of Wipeout (better visuals than RR but framerate was disgusting as well) and some Virtua Tennis (menu design really well done).
Best part of the whole experience was the OLED screen, really a major step up from LCD tech.
British Monsoon
Member
*edit, never mind, found it out myself.
People tend to cancel their Fnac preorders for Amazon. I find the deals quite similar but if you were interested in a 8GB memory card in the first place then I guess Amazon gets your money.
Don't miss the rumored deals on games at Fnac though (everything 20% off, Fifa at half price).
Here's a video of Assault Armies, a Lost Vikings-like game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW6xhZvcmOg&lc
The art isn't really my thing, but I can't help but think how gorgeous this must look on the OLED screen in person. I'm happy there's quite a few high-res 2D games coming out for the VITA, together with Super Stardust and Super Putty Squad it's almost like a little Amiga renaissance.
Is this the Fnac in Antwerp? I'll go check it out next week if so.
The art isn't really my thing, but I can't help but think how gorgeous this must look on the OLED screen in person. I'm happy there's quite a few high-res 2D games coming out for the VITA, together with Super Stardust and Super Putty Squad it's almost like a little Amiga renaissance.
Is this the Fnac in Antwerp? I'll go check it out next week if so.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
I've never seen such a racist mockery of an accent. lol
Tarin02543
Member
No, Fnac in Brugge.
Haha, I don't know what the deal with that is. What accent is he mocking btw? It just sounds funny to me. He has some good Vita videos up though.. although I have a sneaking suspicion he is working for Sony.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Haha, I don't know what the deal with that is. What accent is he mocking btw? It just sounds funny to me. He has some good Vita videos up though.. although I have a sneaking suspicion he is working for Sony.
Japanese/Asian I suppose.
Acquiescence
Member
Can't help but feel that the Amazon bundle offer warrants its own thread really. It's a great deal that convinced me to take the plunge and get a Vita, and I'd imagine there's plenty of folks that don't know about it.
I'm in Belgium for another month, so the UK Amazon store isn't such a good deal due to the british pound. But I just noticed that Amazon France has that same 8GB Memory Card for free deal, plus it also seems to offer a 20 euro discount on the Vita itself.
http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B004L2KWIS/
Guess I'll order it there!
Wait, it seems that pre-ordering on Amazon.fr also gives you the pre-order pack by default?
So for 229 Euro, you get:
8GB Memory Card
5 euro discount for Super Stardust Delta/Escape Plan/Little Deviants/Hustle Kings
In-ear headphones
Steve McQueen
Member
Tempted to buy a Vita on amazon.de or amazon.co.uk
The only thing that bothers me to buy it on Amazon.de ( they got quite a nice deal as you all know ) is that the games are probably localised ( only spoken language is German ). It's not that I don't like Germans ( I'm Dutch myself btw ) but to hear Nathan Drake speaking German....I dunno
Can anyone that played a German demo model confirm that the games also have an English language option?
The only thing that bothers me to buy it on Amazon.de ( they got quite a nice deal as you all know ) is that the games are probably localised ( only spoken language is German ). It's not that I don't like Germans ( I'm Dutch myself btw ) but to hear Nathan Drake speaking German....I dunno
Can anyone that played a German demo model confirm that the games also have an English language option?
Tempted to buy a Vita on amazon.de or amazon.co.uk
The only thing that bothers me to buy it on Amazon.de ( they got quite a nice deal as you all know ) is that the games are probably localised ( only spoken language is German ). It's not that I don't like Germans ( I'm Dutch myself btw ) but to hear Nathan Drake speaking German....I dunno
Can anyone that played a German demo model confirm that the games also have an English language option?
If you gonna buy the Wifi version only then you should order it from amazon france only 220 euro like above said
OK i'm sold gonna buy it from there now gonna cancel my uk pre-order
EDIT: just canceled my UK vita and I still receive the free 8GB memory so i'm gonna have 2 sticks of 8GB
PSN japan here I come !Steve McQueen
Member
Thanks, seems like a great price. I ordered from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de before. Very satisfied with their delivery times. Anyone any experience with shipping from Amazon France?
edit: seems that there's no free shipping on amazon.fr ( order below is a wifi Vita with free 8gb card )
Récapitulatif de commande
Articles : EUR 263,66
Livraison : EUR 15,35
Total : EUR 279,01
Bon de réduction: -EUR 34,82
Montant total : EUR 244,19
Still...not a bad price, but when you include a game, there no difference with amazon.co.uk
KimonoNoNo
Member
If you gonna buy the Wifi version only then you should order it from amazon france only 220 euro like above said
OK i'm sold gonna buy it from there now gonna cancel my uk pre-order
EDIT: just canceled my UK vita and I still receive the free 8GB memory so i'm gonna have 2 sticks of 8GB
I was going to pre-order from Amazon.uk, but that French deal sounds much better.
Having never ordered of the French Amazon before is it straight forward to do?
I suppose I've got to set up a new account, but is there any other hoops I've got to jump through?
Steve McQueen
Member
No hoops, you can sign in with any amazon account. But as I said above...shipping seems to be charged for.
Yeah, this is my situation. I was waiting a while for my 3DS order.
But wow, they are some good deals, particularly the 229 deal. Why can't/won't bricks-and-mortars do similar?
edit - they've lopped 20 euro off the 3G version too.
So comparison time:
Game, local pickup, 16GB card, 3G: €350
Amazon.fr, wait a while, 8GB card: €280 (+ unspecified delivery charge)
Hmmmm.
I had a voucher to use on Amazon. Otherwise I'd have bought the console in a local store, since I don't live in metropolitan France.
Amazon.fr has perfect shipping, I've not a single problem with them.
Here is help if you need it:
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=603090
Here is help if you need it:
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=603090
madmaxx350
Member
Updated the ARC images with better icon placement. Also, can I get some color requests? I plan on putting up the whole bunch in the official launch thread! And this is only a taste. I'd like some game theme requests as well. Wipeout anyone?
I plan on doing major variations for each screen, perhaps category based (games,social,apps, etc)
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Red and Gray. Red and Black for me!!
LamerDeluxe
Member
Just played the Vita in two stores, WipEout first ofcourse :^) For me the fluidity of the display because of the total lack of 'motion-smearing' or ghosting was the most impressive, the framerate was indeed rock-solid, very good. The OLED display looks really vivid. WipEout looked good and the controls felt tight. The device was hefty but comfortable to hold (I'm used to the Atari Lynx, so I don't mind).
Loading times were pretty bad for a handheld with all of the games I tried. The mini-analog-sticks had a lot less resistance than on the DS3 and a lot less range ofcourse, being so small. I'm not sure how precise they will be in practice.
The action buttons were tiny, felt even smaller than the PSP-Go. Shoulder buttons were the same as PSP slim. Back touch takes getting used to. I played a greyscale game, not sure what it was called, where you used front and back touch and I really had to adjust to it.
Motion controls looked more precise than I'm used to, my phone and the sixaxis are pretty jittery by comparison.
I also tried Ridge Racer, which was just that, not really notable or impressive looking. Super Stardust looked really sharp, almost 3D with amazing colors and used shaking for smart-bombs. Gravity Daze (or whatever it is called now) looked cool, especially the amazing looking animation of the character's hair. Controls took a bit of getting used to and I personally don't really care for the cartoon outline effects. Had a quick look at Hustle Kings, which looked similar to the PS3 version, so quite nice.
The menus were smooth and responsive, the menu buttons look like shiny Mentos.
There was someone from Sony who brought his own Vita and the round metallic buttons on the top of the device, together with the memory and cartridge covers looked really cool. The Sony representatives made sure that people understood this was not the PSP and different from gaming on a phone. Ofcourse the Vita isn't as revolutionary as the PSP was, so I hope it will succeed despite that. Interest in it was okay, but no crowds, I had no trouble trying it as long as I wanted to.
The much improved display is the star of the show, vidid, smooth and detailed. I did miss stereo-3D a bit, but it would have had to be better than the too narrow sweet-spot of the 3DS.
Loading times were pretty bad for a handheld with all of the games I tried. The mini-analog-sticks had a lot less resistance than on the DS3 and a lot less range ofcourse, being so small. I'm not sure how precise they will be in practice.
The action buttons were tiny, felt even smaller than the PSP-Go. Shoulder buttons were the same as PSP slim. Back touch takes getting used to. I played a greyscale game, not sure what it was called, where you used front and back touch and I really had to adjust to it.
Motion controls looked more precise than I'm used to, my phone and the sixaxis are pretty jittery by comparison.
I also tried Ridge Racer, which was just that, not really notable or impressive looking. Super Stardust looked really sharp, almost 3D with amazing colors and used shaking for smart-bombs. Gravity Daze (or whatever it is called now) looked cool, especially the amazing looking animation of the character's hair. Controls took a bit of getting used to and I personally don't really care for the cartoon outline effects. Had a quick look at Hustle Kings, which looked similar to the PS3 version, so quite nice.
The menus were smooth and responsive, the menu buttons look like shiny Mentos.
There was someone from Sony who brought his own Vita and the round metallic buttons on the top of the device, together with the memory and cartridge covers looked really cool. The Sony representatives made sure that people understood this was not the PSP and different from gaming on a phone. Ofcourse the Vita isn't as revolutionary as the PSP was, so I hope it will succeed despite that. Interest in it was okay, but no crowds, I had no trouble trying it as long as I wanted to.
The much improved display is the star of the show, vidid, smooth and detailed. I did miss stereo-3D a bit, but it would have had to be better than the too narrow sweet-spot of the 3DS.
I just realized that I could buy three iPod Touches for the price of one 3g iPad.
Huh.
I could buy 4 DS Lites. Top that!
EDIT: just canceled my UK vita and I still receive the free 8GB memory so i'm gonna have 2 sticks of 8GB
Holy shit. Can anyone double confirm that this works? Haha..
Where do you live?
I could buy 1687 airheads and be in a permanent sugar high for weeks!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JZ3576/?tag=neogaf0e-20
mmmm sweet diabeetus
Psshaw. How about 14 of these 5lb gummy bears?!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00315HJ8C/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Video looks great, I cannot listen to the audio on it at all though. It's just ridiculous. I really hope that 2D games make a resurgence after everyone pretty much went "WE MUST HAVE 3D!" way back when. Rayman, Putty Squad and this are a great start on that front. Now someone ask Kotick to give Naughty Dog the Bandicoot license so they can make a final game, in 2D on the Vita and I'll be happy.
I've just ordered a WiFi and a card and then cancelled the Wifi and the order value changed from £220 to £28 so no, when you cancel the Vita you don;t get the card for free. Even if the system let it happen you know Amazon won't as it'll be all over the web by Monday lunchtime lol.
On a related note. That nice Thrustmaster VIP case has jumped fro about number 40 on Amazons best sellers to number 7 since I posted those images here and then a couple of sites (Eurogamer and others) posted articles about them. There are going to be some nicely dressed Vita's in the UK come Feb 22nd!
Holy crap I may have to order one of those for the wifey haha
I received a coupon that when you buy the memory card of 8gb and redeem the coupon it would become £0. And my order is still there for £0.
As I can read from your post you just order it today. well other who preorder in december/november get's an email of amazon with 2 code's to redeem your free memory card + £15 game like I received yesterday .
Ahh so it's free because you got the code.
Interesting. I still cannot believe they'll let that fly though. They'll surely see that they are shipping out 5,000 vitas and 8,000 free memory cards lol.
Well that's not my problem
No, but they'll almost certainly cancel it
Same as the joyous Rayman and Lumines for £6 each
