unholyrevenger72
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I wonder if Sony snuck in some upscaling hardware on the VitaTV
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What Vita Games Look Like On TV
- Thread starter GribbleGrunger
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The device is for literally everyone. It covers every single base except for being a computer.
It's a Set Top Box, it's a Microconsole, PS4 Streamer, it's a Vita. For example, I plan on buying this for my sisters, they'll finally have a legit games console. I plan on buying one for my parents, they need a Set Top Box for the Living Room. And I plan on buying one for myself, to put my PS4 games on another TV, also, playing all of my Vita games on it.
Devices can cater to more than one audience.
It's probably why the Vita screen is the resolution it is. HD sizes scale very nicely.
The VTV and PSV don't need to have the EXACT same firmware. The baseline OS will always be the same though.
Huh, I tried the demo recently when I found the Move for cheap. Guess I don't have much to worry about! Other than the fact the relative crispness on the Vita screen will spoil me, and the fact you're talking about NATIVE resolution Vita games when there's plenty of sub-native resolution ones already.
Still, while the PSP looked kinda of bad that not only had the "spoiled by PSP crispness" angle but also the fact it was about the resolution of NES-PS1 crammed into a tiny rectangle that you likely couldn't get to fill the whole TV screen, and even if you did pre-Dreamcast resolution. This will absolutely fare better by being over 480p and actually filling the screen this time.
Bill Rizer
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I think they'll look more or less like Wii games upscaled by WiiU (i.e. quite satisfying on a not too big tv), maybe a little better due to better color depth and shaders.
That's probably how the non-native resolution games will look, with native resolution looking more like some current-gen titles running at lower fidelity, notably later release.
adamantypants
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Already own a Vita. But those just sold me on a Vita TV when it inevitably comes out in US.
I knew cartridges weren't a completely stupid idea on my part.
I knew cartridges weren't a completely stupid idea on my part.
Canis lupus
Member
Soul Sacrifice Delta which is probably non native res(SS1 was 720x408) looked great on tv in that video. Definetly not a blurry mess like some people feared with non native res games.
twentytwo22
Member
Yeah, Soul Sac and God Eater 2 are both sub-native res. I thought they looked great on the Vita TV.
These things ALWAYS look better through a recording than in real life (though if we were still on CRTs that probably wouldn't be the case.) Wouldn't surprise me if some off TV videos of PSP games run on HDTVs looked way better than they do in person.
... Actually, if someone can run a PSP game through Vita TV that'd probably prove or disprove my point anyway.
EDIT: Nevermind subjectivity. Some are just fine with how Wii games look on an HDTV and even think many still look great, some think they look like hot garbage and are completely unbearable. Then there's a few who couldn't tell the difference between a proper HD game and a Wii game, but I would assume something was up there whether it was eyesight, poor TV setup, or contrasting the best of Wii with the worst of PS3/360.
When I'm not at home I'm busy or drunk. I have no reason for portable gaming.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Dragon1893
Member
Looks sharper than I expected going by these videos. Can't help but feel that it shouldn't look that good.
I need this thing!!!
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Yep, they looked very crisp, which I'm surprised at.
Will someone Tweet Yoshida and ask him if I import a VTV will it be compatible with the European PSN store? Surely they'll have a filter for it in Japan so that people can only see the games that are compatible?
Napalm_Frank
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Not that surprising considering native res Vita games are close to many sub HD PS3 games.
Of course Vita has dem non native res games too. Hopefully starting to be a dying breed. Resolution is king now with Vita TV.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Those are PS1 and PSP games I've added. Look at the post I'm answering, which is directly above.
maquiladora
Member
The TV's they picked to showcase this are kinda...small. I wonder if it doesn't look as good on a 40+ inch screen?
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Added to OP:
Crash Bandicoot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEe5Jfr1Xc
Quality is low but you can still see it's crisp
Crash Bandicoot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEe5Jfr1Xc
Quality is low but you can still see it's crisp
Dragon1893
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The person who shot the videos is saying they are around 40" but they look like 32" to me.
Impeccable
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Looks better than I was expecting and I wasn't expecting much.
I still haven't got around to playing Persona 4: Golden due to time constraints but now I am waiting for some comfy couch gaming.
I still haven't got around to playing Persona 4: Golden due to time constraints but now I am waiting for some comfy couch gaming.
Huh? Frontier G is on PC and 360 already. It'll be on PS3, and Wii U before Vita too.
Napalm_Frank
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Isn't that thing coming out on PS3/Wii U anyway?
With more content on the PS3 too I believe.
Well it's a ps1 game, not the best way to show vita tv quality
Apparently it'll be the same game on Vita, it's just that it won't share all of the servers (supposedly called "worlds") with PS3, just some. That confusion sparked the "Vita version is missing content" comments.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Well it's a ps1 game, not the best way to show vita tv quality
I've played Crash on my friends PS3 and it didn't look that crisp. I meant the quality of the video is low by the way
LiveFromKyoto
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But that's pretty much exactly the niche the PS3 already inhabits, with a vastly superior library and blu ray player. I don't get who's going to choose this instead, outside of a few enthusiasts. "People who want to play Vita games on their TV" is a subset of "people who want to play Vita," which has not proven to be a viable audience outside Japan.
Basileus777
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I think it's more "people who'd buy a Vita if it was $100," which isn't really a subset of the current Vita install base. I don't think it's a very large audience in any case, but the price is the real difference here.
plagiarize
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I've played Crash on my friends PS3 and it didn't look that crisp. I meant the quality of the video is low by the way
do not expect this to make PS1 games look better than they do an a PS3. they're going to run at the exact same resolution.
native Vita games should look okay compared to a lot of sub 720p modern console games, many of which look okay (though far from sharp).
the PS3 isn't $100 either, (or $150 dollars if you need the controller and mem card).
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Remote play extender.
low power low heat unitrutisive media box.
for people like myself who get pretty fatigued playing handheld games for more than a few hour bursts.
Kids first console, much more damage proof too.
Wasn't the demo native res? I wonder what happened.
efyu_lemonardo
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I hope this is successful enough to become a new product line for Sony.
Pretty it just has no AA and yes the Vita tv has a upscaler it was said by nick
Prince Vultan
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Wow... Soul Sacrifice looks pretty great. I figured it'd be one game that would look awful blown up.
*looks at avatar*
*looks at avatar*
I really want to see how Uncharted and Gravity Rush look on the Vita TV, assuming they would be made compatible some way.
I hope this comes state side, I would buy one or even two! One for me and one for my parents. They want something like a Roku for Streaming stuff. All they have is the Wii at the moment.
I hope this comes state side, I would buy one or even two! One for me and one for my parents. They want something like a Roku for Streaming stuff. All they have is the Wii at the moment.
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