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[Vashetti]

I disagree. I think the rear touchpad was a fantastic idea that doesn't get enough credit. Here's the thing. Implementing secondary shoulder buttons and clickable sticks was always a tough task considering the form factor they were going for. So they came up with a solution. A touch pad on the back to give you those extra input options. Without the rear touch pad you simply have less input options, because I can assure you that Sony would not have included buttons there if the rear touch pad wasn't there.

They should have refined the design until they got clickable sticks working.

Functionality > form. Vita is permanently gimped as a RP device because it's impossible for it to fully mimic a Dualshock.

 

[sechsterangriff]

remember the Vita PCH-2000 trademark::?

they also mentioned HDMI back then..

That's a patent application for the Dev kit .
Edit: beaten

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Oh relax.

Only in a Vita thread is shit posting like that tolerated and people who question it are told to relax.

But hey, most have us are used to it by now and in fact are relaxed about it. The fact us Vita fans are even still around after the shit we've had to put up with for over 3 years is a testament to our resolve.

 

[ZeroX03]

Only in a Vita thread is shit posting like that tolerated and people who question it are told to relax.

Nah there's people who do it in 3DS threads too and get away with it. Occasionally in PS4 threads as well.

 

[guybrushfreeman]

That's a Vita 1000 with round buttons for some reason. Why would the Vita 3000 be thicker than the 2000? The port on the bottom is the old charging port as well not HDMI. I'm not sure what's going on but it doesn't seem like the Vita 3000 would be more like the original model than the newer one.

 

[John Bender]

Vita 3000 trademarked

What about trademarking some new games ?

Are over 150 games enough? (in before "don't count because *reasons* " )

 

[CaptainTiptop]

I'm guessing it'll probably be a cheaper model? Kinda like the PSP E1000, although I think that had no wifi and I can't see a cheaper Vita being that restricted.

I'd be down for a completely matte Vita, though.

 

[Servbot24]

If real and has OLED I'll buy it.

 

[KojiKnight]

Will be a little mad if a 3000 model comes out with HDMI out when I just bought a vita TV... I'd gladly have traded in the 1000 for that instead of having it and the TV.

Only in a Vita thread is shit posting like that tolerated and people who question it are told to relax.

But hey, most have us are used to it by now and in fact are relaxed about it. The fact us Vita fans are even still around after the shit we've had to put up with for over 3 years is a testament to our resolve.

As a 2 time Vita and Vita TV owner.... Is the persecution complex necessary? At this point Vita gaf is almost as bad as Dreamcast gaf.

 

[Timurse]

As you know it's really easy to enable HDMI output on any Vita. You just need to tinker with innards a little bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbewEXI9pY

 

[wrowa]

As a new PS4 owner I'd really like it if Sony updated the Vita to be better suited as a PS4 controller replacement. Remote Play works great - even over the internet - but the controls are a huge issue. Using touch pads as button replacements just isn't working very well. Especially in the case of the rear pad ... I always activate that one by accident.

I'm not sure if that would make me buy a new Vita, though. I'm satisfied enough that I don't regret the purchase but I don't think the libarary is interesting enough for me to justify another 150€ investment. Maybe if they finally support affordable memory solutions.

 

[HT UK]

I see no differences :S

 

[fwpx]

L2/R2 or no buy. Seriously. Come on.

 

[hwy_61]

Only in a Vita thread is shit posting like that tolerated and people who question it are told to relax.

But hey, most have us are used to it by now and in fact are relaxed about it. The fact us Vita fans are even still around after the shit we've had to put up with for over 3 years is a testament to our resolve.

I don't get bent out of shape about it, because I know it's a stupid joke.

 

[plasmawave]

It's going to be invisible.

 

[Hellraider]

I'm guessing it'll probably be a cheaper model? Kinda like the PSP E1000, although I think that had no wifi and I can't see a cheaper Vita being that restricted.

I'd be down for a completely matte Vita, though.

What a fucking stupid product E-1000 was. Instead of trying to use PSP's digital side as a trojan horse for the PSN account, they decided to remove the wifi chip to cut costs.

 

[Hanmik]

are the japanese known for april fools jokes..? because the date seems to be the 1st. of april..

 

[Scientificreason]

Vita is awesome but sony dropped the ball with software support. It needs a price drop now too.Hardware is fantastic though.

 

[djplaeskool]

What's the point of HDMI? Most games run at 400p, it's gonna look horrendous.

Extreme Rubbing livestreams

 

[Lyte Edge]

As you know it's really easy to enable HDMI output on any Vita. You just need to tinker with innards a little bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbewEXI9pY

Did not know about this. Am heading to Japan in a few months and will probably take a Vita to KatsuKitty for modding.

 

[hwy_61]

L2/R2 or no buy. Seriously. Come on.

Yeah, I agree. They really pushed remote play as a feature, they should at least make the DS4 compatible with it, or just add the buttons to the hardware. I'm OK with vita being a remote play device. Any games that come out for it are a plus from there.

 

[thomasmahler]

There is absolutely no way Sony is going to re-introduce expensive OLED screens for that revision... I highly appreciate the HDMI out and would love to see L2/R2 buttons.

 

[herod]

in this thread, people who don't even know what their existing Vita looks like. Says it all really.

 

[sixteen-bit]

HDMI out would be tight... I hope it has DS3/4 support like Vita TV as well.

 

[Hip Hop]

I don't see why they couldn't add L2/L3 and R2/R3 to encourage this even more for Remote Play, it wouldn't matter to me if it didn't work with regular Vita games. Now that would be an awesome iteration of the Vita.

 

[Booker.DeWitt]

Why another revision? to make it cheaper?

I still love my 1000, the best vita version out there IMHO

 

[plasmawave]

Ya, if Nintendo can add buttons I don't see why Sony can't.
Sometimes you just gotta make a bold move.

 

[Kouriozan]

Will be a little mad if a 3000 model comes out with HDMI out when I just bought a vita TV... I'd gladly have traded in the 1000 for that instead of having it and the TV.

Same, but gladly I got it for "free", it was that Amazon.fr bundle.

 

[Silent Chief]

please be oled and take 3rd party mem cards, and i'll switch from my 1000

No you won't, because it would be priced around $500.

 

[Easy_D]

HDMI out huh? So console and Vita TV in one? Might get one then.

 

[Samus is a Boy]

Add triggers and I'll buy it day one.

same here I've been on the verge for quite a while now.

 

[animax]

If this is legit, it's great to see Sony still caring but my gut says this is just cost-saving. Cheaper components etc.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

If it really has an HDMI out, I guess I will be tempted to get one and sell my 1000.

 

[hwy_61]

The point of hdmi out would be to hook it up to a TV, right? Just want to get that question out of the way

 

[Percy]

Doesn't really make much sense unless this is some uber-cheap revision intended to be like the "PSP street" or whatever that shitty final revision of the PSP was called.

Only thing you can be sure of is that they won't have the option of removing wi-fi functions this time around given that the Vita is more or less a digital only platform at this point.

Only thing I can think of that'd generate interest in a new model would be SD support, but haha... lets face it... that is not going to happen.

Only in a Vita thread is shit posting like that tolerated and people who question it are told to relax.

It does seem a touch more blatant than you'd see in other threads sometimes.

 

[Funyarinpa]

Just give us MicroSD and LR2&LR3

 

[Ryne]

Why is asking for an SD slot unrealistic? That would be my number one request for the Vita.

Right now it is too much of an investment for me with the 5 or so Vita games I want to play on it. I do have a lot of PSP games that I would love to play on it though.

I would love to use an SD/Micro SD card that I have laying around here.

 

[Occam]

The point of hdmi out would be to hook it up to a TV, right? Just want to get that question out of the way

What else would it be for?

Anyway, this is pure speculation, that port could be anything (if it even is a port).

 

[Garrett Hawke]

If it has a better wifi chip I will also buy my third Vita

Spoiler

and continue having nothing to play on it

I know there's games, just not a lot that I'm super interested in. Do love the indies that are there/coming, though.

 

[hwy_61]

What else would it be for?

Anyway, this is pure speculation, that port could be anything (if it even is a port).

I don't know, that's why I asked!

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Just upgraded to a 2000 like a week ago.

Hope it brings a few cool additions if this is a real thing.

 

[FDC1]

Are over 150 games enough? (in before "don't count because *reasons* " )

You mean 350 , right?

 

[outunderthestars]

No you won't, because it would be priced around $500.

What?

 

[EL CUCO]

I'd gladly swap out my OLED for click able sticks and mini R2/L2 triggers.

 

[mrmickfran]

Just let me use SD cards pls. There should be no reason to buy memory cards that's a good fraction of the console's cost.

 

[Pics_nao]

Give me L2/R2 and I'll buy my 3rd Vita

 

[Azure Phoenix]

I'll buy one if it has HDMI out, I bought a Vita TV for streaming but Sony Europe's complete disinterest in adding to the compatibility list has made it virtually useless.

 

[X05]

For all that is good and holy, please just give it a decent WiFi chip Sony.

I'm not asking for much ;_;

 

[Ryne]

You mean 350 , right?

The Vita's lineup is underrated honestly. I don't have a vita but there are multiple games on that list that I do want to play.

A shame many of those same games I want to play are not completely exclusive, so I end up playing them on my PC because of the better options I have there. That has been the biggest reason I haven't picked one up yet.

However if you do not have a capable PC to play those games, a vita should be on your list IMO.

 

[Hendrick's]

Hopefully making it a better remote play machine with proper buttons.