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Vita PSN Game & Service Thread | August 2013 | Divekicks & Dragons

In my opinion it's a typo:

Spelunky
Game unlock | 6KB | 20/8/2013 | Playable on PS Vita <- PS3 version key
Spelunky Demo
Game unlock | 207MB | 20/8/2013 | Playable on PS Vita <- PS3 version demo
Spelunky
Game unlock | 125MB | 20/8/2013 | Playable on PS Vita <- Vita version

I think your right yes. Both my Stealth incs say PS3 now but one is def the vita one and is in the download list.
 
I like Demon's Souls but I'm not sure about Spelunky. They are not really comparable though. There's no permadeath in Demon's Souls. Not like in Spelunky. There's still a persistant progress, and if you die in a later level you will simply start that level again, but not the whole game.

That's just how it is with rogue games like Spelunky. If you die, you start from scratch again, period. Personally, I don't like it either, as it becomes very repetitive eventually.



Cross buy? I heard the PS Vita version is barely playable, but you can't go wrong with free I guess.

But you can unlock shortcuts. The shortcut to 4-1 is the most difficult because it requires you to
carry the mine key from world one all the way to the end of world 3
 
Nice surprise, I tought it was delayed but Real Boxing is up, &#8364;9,99, 229Mb. Not sure about that game, I will probably wait gaf opinions before to potentially buy.
 
What? For PS VITA?

Both J&D trilogy and Stealth Inc is free for Vita as well.

Yup you can get 4 games for PS+ this month

The strange thing and J&D is I went to the online store on my work PC and added all three J&D games to my list as they are cross buy and hoping that it would transfer to Vita (I dont own a PS3).

I then went to my download list and it wasn't there. So I assumed it didn't work. However I then quickly checked the store and found the Vita version of J&D trilogy and it said FREE. So I added that and its now on my list.

I then remembered I saw nothing about PSplus on that page. So I checked my purchases page and while all 3 PS3 versions have an end date (when my PS+ sub runs out) my J&D Trilogy for PSVita doesnt.

So maybe it was up on the store accidently for free or something? I dunno.

Looking at the store now the Vita version clearly says PS+ gets that one free to. So no idea whats going on with what I got. Maybe its still classed as PS+ but I would have though the end date would be in the purchase history like other games.
 
I'm slightly gutted because I paid £20 for The Jak and Daxter trilogy on my Vita last week...

Oh well, getting Spelunky later will cheer me up.
 
I can confirm that the PSV version of Jak and Daxter Trilogy is up for free on PS+.

I own a US account but my cousin has EU PS+ so i checked it on his account and was able to get the get the VITA version of Jak trilogy for free. But i couldn't purchase the PS3 version afterwards. Maybe, it is cross-buy indeed.
 
The Vita pausing downloads when it goes to sleep has to be one of the most irritating features ever, surely? The other day it happened after I manually put it to sleep, and now it's happened again when I just let it sit? Why?

Why?
 
The Vita pausing downloads when it goes to sleep has to be one of the most irritating features ever, surely? The other day it happened after I manually put it to sleep, and now it's happened again when I just let it sit? Why?

Why?

You just made check my Vita and I found my NLKS had paused as well. :c
 
Man, you guys got screwed this month, since the J&D HD ports are pretty bad. At least Stealth Inc and Urban Trials and NLKS are each alright
 
The Vita pausing downloads when it goes to sleep has to be one of the most irritating features ever, surely? The other day it happened after I manually put it to sleep, and now it's happened again when I just let it sit? Why?

Why?

Never happened with me again after the update. It was pretty common before.

Though now I get stuck on the download screen far more frequent.
 
@Silverrrr- EU PSN hasn't fully updated yet, so maybe wait a while then try downloading again?

EU GAF, COME JOIN US AND LET KEIJI INAFUNE HELP YOU HOOK UP WITH THE MAN OF DREAMS!

Why wait! The game's 700 MB and even features voiced dialog (including Keiji Inafune!
I think it's his actual voice...
)
Also features shirtless scenes- WHY WOULD YOU HOLD OUT ON THAT?!!?

Should I be excited (by the game, not the shirtless scenes :p)? How close is it gameplay-wise of a 999/VLR?
 
Never happened with me again after the update. It was pretty common before.

Though now I get stuck on the download screen far more frequent.

Really? I don't think I've ever had it happen when the Vita goes to sleep naturally before the most recent update. It's really infuriating to switch your Vita back on and expect to see your game downloaded only to find you have another 10 minutes left on it because it wasn't actively downloading anything.

As for the getting stuck thing, I haven't had that too many times. Luck, I guess?

I'm not a chump like you.

WRONG!

so you're admitting you're a chump
 
Shirtless part being done by males is quite a good reason ;) Somehow I'd prefer non otome virtual novel ;)

Even if you're not a fan of Otome games you'll like this thanks to the dialog, characterization, story and the art.
Oh.

Yeah, okay, you sold me. It isn't actually on the EU store app yet on the vita, but it is on the site! Yiss.

Now my dilemma is which dude do i go for

PLAY AND FIND OUT! Worst case scenario
YOU END UP LIKING ALL THE MEN EQUALLY!
 
The Vita pausing downloads when it goes to sleep has to be one of the most irritating features ever, surely? The other day it happened after I manually put it to sleep, and now it's happened again when I just let it sit? Why?

Why?

Go to power save options. Make sure the thing about turning off wifi in sleep mode is not checked. Otherwise it will disconnect you after a while and then pause the update.
 
I think the J&D trilogy on the Vita is a mistake as on the Blog comments last week someone asked if it was cross-buy and they replied PS3 only. I don't think Sony can block cross-buy? The Vita version doesn't have an expiry date.
 
Should I be excited (by the game, not the shirtless scenes :p)? How close is it gameplay-wise of a 999/VLR?

Well...one Subtitle choice for the GAF OT would've been 7 Days, 7 Attractions, 7 Husnabdos.
I only played the first hour or so, and it was mostly text and dialog, but like I wrote, the writing and dialog are pretty good (as to be expected from AKSYS ;)), and the characters really interest you from the get go. It also helps that Saki is a confident protagonist.
 
I think the J&D trilogy on the Vita is a mistake as on the Blog comments last week someone asked if it was cross-buy and they replied PS3 only. I don't think Sony can block cross-buy? The Vita version doesn't have an expiry date.

Probably a mistake/bug because that game has been free one or two times before (when it wasn't suppose to be).
 
But I want it to use Wi-Fi in Power Save Mode.. don't I?

yes. but not when you want to leave your vita downloading stuff.

All it does is mean your wi-fi isnt left on while in sleep mode.

So when I want to leave it downloading something I turn it off. Then when its done I turn it on again.

Its just there to stop your vita wasting battery connected to your wifi when its not doing anything.
 
But I want it to use Wi-Fi in Power Save Mode.. don't I?
I think the wording is ambiguous. It COULD mean that your WiFi is operating in powersave mode, BUT you dont't want it to save power. Makes sense?

The alternative interpretation is that even when your vita is in powersave mode, you still want to use WiFi.
 
yes. but not when you want to leave your vita downloading stuff.

All it does is mean your wi-fi isnt left on while in sleep mode.

So when I want to leave it downloading something I turn it off. Then when its done I turn it on again.

Its just there to stop your vita wasting battery connected to your wifi when its not doing anything.

I think the wording is ambiguous. It COULD mean that your WiFi is operating in powersave mode, BUT you dont't want it to save power. Makes sense?

The alternative interpretation is that even when your vita is in powersave mode, you still want to use WiFi.

Yeah this makes literally no sense whatsoever. Thanks though.
 
That's why your Vitabros are here for you.

...You did get it for the Vita, right?

Right?

I only had enough for 1 version! Also 720p Amazon ass HOW CAN I SAY NO TO THAT!?!
Plus my bro sometimes plays beat'em ups on the PS3 you'd THINK HE'D BE INTERESTED IN THE HOTTEST BEAT'EM UP IN YEARS BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
 
So Sony screwed some people with Spelunky?? Good thing I waited..

Wow, what a great month we had for Vita guys. Awesome titles all around... the saga continues next month..

Arguably its going the be the most crucial month in Vita history. Our first true major AAA blockbuster exclusive.
 
Yeah this makes literally no sense whatsoever. Thanks though.

OK put it this way.

Powersave mode doesn't mean it uses the wi-fi in a lower powermode of anything strange like that. It simply means it wont be connected to your wi-fi network / look for networks 100% of the time (like it is if you have it turned off).

So it saves power by only briefly connected to a network now and then for things like cloud saves.

So if you have power save mode ON and you set your vita downloading something, when it then goes to sleep it switches the wi-fi off and then pauses the download.

If power save mode is OFF it wont disconnect the wi-fi and will continue to download.

Make sense?
 
I only had enough for 1 version! Also 720p Amazon ass HOW CAN I SAY NO TO THAT!?!
Plus my bro sometimes plays beat'em ups on the PS3 you'd THINK HE'D BE INTERESTED IN THE HOTTEST BEAT'EM UP IN YEARS BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Likewise, how could you say no to Amazon as ON THE GO?!
 
Well...one Subtitle choice for the GAF OT would've been 7 Days, 7 Attractions, 7 Husnabdos.
I only played the first hour or so, and it was mostly text and dialog, but like I wrote, the writing and dialog are pretty good (as to be expected from AKSYS ;)), and the characters really interest you from the get go. It also helps that Saki is a confident protagonist.

But it has puzzle sections, right? It's not 100% visual novel?
 
I think the J&D trilogy on the Vita is a mistake as on the Blog comments last week someone asked if it was cross-buy and they replied PS3 only. I don't think Sony can block cross-buy? The Vita version doesn't have an expiry date.

In the US Machinarium was listed as cross-buy in the PS+ ad for June, which they made PS3 only in the same sweep they took away Orc Attack for God Eater..
Unless you mean block already-given purchases.
 
Yeah this makes literally no sense whatsoever. Thanks though.
It really is terrible wording, here's the discription from the manual:
"Your PS Vita system uses a power save mode to reduce battery consumption when connecting using Wi-Fi. To connect using Wi-Fi with the power save mode disabled, tap the checkbox to remove the checkmark."
So you really have to uncheck.
 
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