PS VITA thread(embargo over,previews overload)

[Diunx]

I liked what I played of their Connan game.

[Bebpo]

Cave didn't do anything for the DS or PSP either, so it's not surprising they haven't jumped on board with the new systems just yet.

edit: actually that's not true. Cave made Princess Debut for the DS.

Ketsui!!!

Not that I expect Cave to do more than port their iphone games over.

[iconoclast]

Ketsui was done by Arika though

And really, the only reason that game got made is because Arika still needed to do something with the license after canceling the PS2 version. I could see Cave doing PSN versions of their iPhone games though.

[TakingBackSunday]

omgsome handhelds AGAIN 

Nintendo and Sony

[magus]

Here is Sony's list of third-party publishers supporting the NGP as of July 27, 2011:

JAPAN

    * ACQUIRE Corp.
    * ALVION Inc.
    * AQ INTERACTIVE INC.
    * ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co.,Ltd.
    * ARIKA CO.,LTD.
    * ARTDINK CORPORATION
    * ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc.
    * CAPCOM CO., LTD．
    * CHUN SOFT CO., Ltd
    * Codemasters Software Company Limited
    * Crafts & Meister Co.,Ltd.
    * CyberConnect2 Co.,Ltd.
    * D3 PUBLISHER Inc.
    * Dimps Corporation
    * Edia Co., Ltd.
    * ENTERBRAIN, INC.
    * FromSoftware, Inc
    * Gameloft K.K.
    * Genki Co.,Ltd.
    * Grasshopper Manufacture Inc.
    * GungHo Online Entertainment,Inc
    * GUST CO.,LTD.
    * HAMSTER Corporation
    * HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD.
    * IDEA FACTORY CO., LTD.
    * Index Corporation （Atlus）
    * IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC.
    * KADOKAWA GAMES,LTD.
    * Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.
    * Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    * LEVEL-5 Inc.
    * Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
    * media5 Corporation
    * NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
    * Nihon Falcom Corporation
    * Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
    * NOWPRODUCTION, CO.,LTD
    * Q Entertainment Inc.
    * SEGA CORPORATION
    * SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION
    * Spike Co.,Ltd
    * SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.
    * SystemSoft Alpha Corp.
    * TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD.
    * TOMY Company,Ltd.
    * TOSE CO., LTD.
    * Ubisoft K.K.
    * YUKE'S Co., Ltd.

48 companies in total.

NORTH AMERICA

    * Activision, Inc.
    * Capybara Games
    * Demiurge Studios
    * Epic Games Inc.
    * Far Sight Studios
    * Frima
    * High Voltage Software
    * Kung Fu Factory
    * Paramount Digital Entertainment
    * PopCap Games
    * Powerhead Games
    * Trendy Entertainment
    * Ubisoft
    * Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    * 2K Games
    * 2K Sports

16 companies in total.

EUROPE/PAL

    * Avalanche Studios
    * Climax Studios Ltd
    * Codemasters Software Company Ltd
    * Eurocom Developments Ltd
    * Eutechnyx Ltd
    * Exient Ltd
    * Firemint PTY Ltd
    * Gameloft SA
    * Gusto Games Ltd
    * Home Entertainment Suppliers PTY Ltd
    * Impromptu Software Ltd
    * Rebellion
    * Rockstar Games
    * Sidhe Interactive
    * Sumo Digital Ltd
    * Team 17 Software Ltd
    * Ubisoft Entertainment SA
    * Zen Studios Ltd

No EA,lol

"We are discussing the issue with Sony but have no announcements to make today," Electronic Arts's spokesperson Wendy Spander said. "EA has a great relationship with Sony. We are the number one publisher on PS3."

i remember when the same list was done on 3DS and everybody was "OMG THE 3DS HAS SUCH AWESOME SUPPORT! CAN'T WAIT!!1!" a few month later and now nobody cares

fanboys

[Himu]

I care.

3ds and ngp

the REAL next generation

[Raban]

I'm predicting a colossal bomb for this shit.

I hope you're right.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Annnndd Team Xbox has enterred the building

[Raban]

Shh. It's methodis. His vision is based on trolling. If you don't do anything, he'll leave us alone!

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Oh really?

[Rman]

Will this thing be backward comp. with PSN PSP games?

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Yes with improved graphics.

[Damian79]

If sony decide to not to bother with the ps4 and make the ngp their main console what would be the benefits and deficits for such a strategy?

[Don Flamenco]

Above all the crazy shit this thing does, the second analog stick was by far the most important part.  If Activision makes an exclusive, full budget COD game for it, it's going to be huge. 

Probably not "outselling the 3DS" huge, but it'll probably do much better than the PSP1.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

this looks awesome

agree it is PS4 not PSP2

if you are not happy with this then WHAT THE FUCK do you want from your portable gaming consoles

power, speed, features, everything

Sony Hubris

[BlueTsunami]

I've got an idea on what they can name the NGP... "The Kitchen Sink"™

And someone posted on GAF but I agree, its basically a small sized tablet with dedicated buttons for gaming

On another note, I want to see some nice Augmented Reality stuff developed for the PSP2

[naff]

OMG this is amazing. NGP Sony

[Howard Alan Treesong]

this looks awesome

agree it is PS4 not PSP2

if you are not happy with this then WHAT THE FUCK do you want from your portable gaming consoles

power, speed, features, everything

Sony Hubris

I'm happy with it, I just think it's going to bomb.  It's sort of the "PSP2" of portable gaming systems if you know what I mean.

yeah, I'm not talking about its industry chances

I'm just talking about my raging tech-boner

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that said, I think 3DS vs. PSP2 is much closer than most people think. and also more irrelevant than anyone thinks, iOS vs. Android is where the real action is

[close]

[Howard Alan Treesong]

True.  I think the DS set an impossible bar and both handhelds will fall flat on their faces a year in.

NGP will win once I finish porting Two Worlds Zero: All Worlds

[Rman]

Yes with improved graphics.

Source?

[maxy]

check op
gamespot interview

[Smooth Groove]

Everything I've seen so far indicates that NGP is gonna be an even bigger bomb than the PSP.  Forget the DS, I don't think NGP would even sell as well as the PSP did.  Unless Sony magically gets PS2 levels of support, the power advantage is gonna make much less difference than people here are expecting.  In all likelihood, we still gonna get 9 crappy looking games for every game that makes good use of the NGP's power.  Ghost of Sparta looked amazing on the PSP but that was the only PSP with such high quality graphics in the last two years.  

[TEEEPO]

psp games in general still look good...

[Bebpo]

Everything I've seen so far indicates that NGP is gonna be an even bigger bomb than the PSP.  Forget the DS, I don't think NGP would even sell as well as the PSP did.  Unless Sony magically gets PS2 levels of support, the power advantage is gonna make much less difference than people here are expecting.  In all likelihood, we still gonna get 9 crappy looking games for every game that makes good use of the NGP's power.  Ghost of Sparta looked amazing on the PSP but that was the only PSP with such high quality graphics in the last two years.  

Plenty of Weaboo games pushing visuals like that since it's the main system over there right now.

Peace Walker, Kingdom Hearts BBS, The Third Birthday, Dissidia, Valkyria Chronicles 3, etc..are at least pushing PS2 graphics on the PSP.

[Raban]

Man, Birth By Sleep makes KH2 look like a PS1 game.

[Eel O'Brian]

That dude from Activision wouldn't have been on that stage were there not a potential for the dollars, they give not a fuck for the magical world of data becoming the reality in your hands or whatever crystal-rubbing new age shit was being babbled, they want dem bucks, and they think a reasonably quick port of the latest COD and an assload of $10 map packs will do it

also who gives a fuck how it sells, it's the swiss army knife of portable game systems, and even if it tanks once it's hacked it will be like carrying a unicorn dick jizzing rainbows in your pocket manpurse

[BlueTsunami]

[naff]

The list of confirmed devs is hot too.

FromSoftware, Inc

Demons Souls portable

[Smooth Groove]

also who gives a fuck how it sells, it's the swiss army knife of portable game systems, and even if it tanks once it's hacked it will be like carrying a unicorn dick jizzing rainbows in your pocket manpurse

True dat.  Considering how Sony has handled security in the last several years, it might be wise to pick up one of the first batch for free games in the future.  The 1st production runs almost always produce the easiest to hack systems. 

Everything I've seen so far indicates that NGP is gonna be an even bigger bomb than the PSP.  Forget the DS, I don't think NGP would even sell as well as the PSP did.  Unless Sony magically gets PS2 levels of support, the power advantage is gonna make much less difference than people here are expecting.  In all likelihood, we still gonna get 9 crappy looking games for every game that makes good use of the NGP's power.  Ghost of Sparta looked amazing on the PSP but that was the only PSP with such high quality graphics in the last two years. 

Plenty of Weaboo games pushing visuals like that since it's the main system over there right now.

Peace Walker, Kingdom Hearts BBS, The Third Birthday, Dissidia, Valkyria Chronicles 3, etc..are at least pushing PS2 graphics on the PSP.

Is BBS as gorgeous as Raban said?  Comparable to BBC?

Out of that list, I've seen Peace Walker and Dissidia but I wouldn't put either on the same level as Ghost of Sparta.  PW doesn't quite look as good as a PS2 MGS game and the framerate is significantly lower, albeit consistent.  Dissidia looks pretty sweet but it's only got two characters on screen most of the time. 

OTOH, Ghost of Sparta looks like GOW2 and is running at 30 fps most of the time.  I know that it's not quite running as many polygons and effects as GOW2 but it's impossible to tell on a 4" screen.   

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Looks great.  I still stand by my $299 for a bare bones set and $349+ for a premium set for my prediction.  It is also a stark contrast to the underwhelming 3DS reveal with half assed port jobs of decade old titles to be sold at full price.  The ultimate shame is that outside of Monster Hunter, there isn't something huge enough to really push the thing to be competitive with the 3DS.  Sony could be dominating and then Nintendo would release a new Shittémon and everything will be turned around.

I will most likely wait a while on the PSP2 just to see what inevitable issues rise to the surface.  Sony has fucked up too many times on the PS3 for me to just blindly trust them that their shit will work right for the PSP2.  I'd rather take the wait-and-see approach until I know that it is a good, reliable product.  I remain optimistic.

[Smooth Groove]

It is also a stark contrast to the underwhelming 3DS reveal with half assed port jobs of decade old titles to be sold at full price. 

That's exactly why I want NGP to succeed although I don't expect that it will.  If the NGP can put some pressure on Nintendo, maybe they'll make some games that really take advantage of the 3DS's hardware instead of trying to sell N64 junk at full price. 

[EmCeeGrammar]

Impressions peg Pilotwings at benefitting from the 3d tech.  In line with what miyamoto was saying about using 3d to allow people to better perceive distance and whatnot.  Although the 3d effect in Pilotwings is also pegged as being the most likely to cause a headache.   Everything else seems to be using it in an arbitrary way at this point.  They could have probably just allowed the 3ds to access the Wii's VC catalouge and not bothered with porting starfox and ocarina again.

[cool breeze]

I actually think it can do alright, depending on the price.  It seems to get how I think people play portable games, and by people I mean adults.  It's the size of something that's luxurious to play at home and can fit in a bag.  But it can't fit in a pocket, but really, I don't think I've met someone who puts a portable gaming system in their pocket.  Your phone is in your pocket.  This is something that isn't sacrificing quality for size, yet it is still portable enough for commuters n' shit.

I don't think there is any appeal for kids.  But kids are potty heads and smell bad.  And NGP is effectively population control.  The cost of having a child is comparable to owning one, and choice between them is obvious.

[pilonv1]

Speaking of From/mech games, you know what would be awesome?

Chrome Hounds NGP

:'(

[Bebpo]

The list of confirmed devs is hot too.

FromSoftware, Inc

Demons Souls portable

More like Armored Core part 99 and 100.

More like Kings Field Portable 2!

I'll take Metal Wolf Chaos port though as well.

[naff]

More like Armored Core part 99 and 100.

But I can dream  :'(

Demon's Souls is FROMs only recent IP I really care about, everything else seems pretty mediocre. But yeah it's way more likely to be Armoured Core or Tenchu or some other mecha stuff and is likely to never get a western release I used to love Tenchu but all of FROMs games in the series have been pretty trash and I couldn't care less about Armoured Bore/ACE and Dot game heroes

[cool breeze]

have you played Tenchu 4 or Shinobido?

Both are from Acquire, who made the first two PS1 Tenchu games.  Shinobido is more or less classic Tenchu with a different name.  Tenchu 4 is a different direction, but still great.

and Otogi 3 NGP 

(secretly I hope they keep the NGP title so they can have games that start with the letters N, G, and P.  Metal Gear Solid Nine Giant Penises)

[naff]

Yeah I was talking specifically of FROMs titles, but no I knew of Tenchu 4 but not Shinobido. I didn't mind Wrath Of Heaven on PS2 and whatever the other FROM one was on PS2, but I didn't particularly like them either. And I didn't even bother trying Tenchu Z on 360.

[Bebpo]

I like the idea that it's something other than just PSP2, but NGP doesn't work since Neo Geo Pocket already took that name.

[Smooth Groove]

The list of confirmed devs is hot too.

FromSoftware, Inc

Demons Souls portable

More like Armored Core part 99 and 100.

More like Kings Field Portable 2!

I'll take Metal Wolf Chaos port though as well.

Isn't King's Field basically old school Demon's Souls?  I think Demi made that comparison.

Did MWC ever make it over here?  I've heard weeaboos talk about it but have never seen it. 

[naff]

Did MWC ever make it over here?  I've heard weeaboos talk about it but have never seen it. 

Nope. Weaboo only gaming

[iconoclast]

Demon's Souls is basically a spiritual successor to King's Field. But Demon's Souls is so much better than any KF game that it shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence.

[Diunx]

King's Field ps2 is pretty shitty.

[SantaC]

i see sony recycling the same franchises to death

uncharted - yawn
killzone - overrated euro fps
little big planet - sigh
metal gear solid snake - Kojima sucks at gameplay
resistance and call of duty - fps on handhelds suck

And I guess we soon can add a GTA spinoff and a god of war title as well.

[Shaka Khan]

Hands on impressions from Kotaku:

Yes, I've Played With Sony's New Gaming Portable, The NGP

Hands On With The NGP's Brand-New Uncharted, And A Deviant Surprise

During Sony's event, the NGP's beautiful OLED screen was stunning. It looks even more stunning up close. The touch elements on the front screen were more than serviceable, offering a new experience for PlayStation Portable gamers.

At first glace, the NGP seems large. It is, measuring out larger than the PSP-3000. But while it isn't the smallest handheld on the block, it is surprisingly light.

...

Unlike the smaller PSPgo, the NGP fits comfortably in the hands. On the back, there is a touch pad, which is glossy and slick to the touch. Initial worries are that it'll get guncky with dirt and grime. Using it, however, felt quite natural as my finger movement responded directly to the onscreen action. There are Sony's iconic button icons as a monogram. Next to them are grips for one's hands.

...

The dual thumbsticks were a revelation — fast, responsive and easy to use. For those who always felt that the PSP's thumb "nub" never got it right, you'll be more than pleasantly surprised. The NGP, for as large as it seems, left me pleasantly surprised. It's light, and it is beautiful.

There's something about the NGP that is simple, something that pops. Nintendo might've pioneered touch-based gaming, but Sony is taking it in an entirely different direction.

...

The addition of touch controls on the front screen worked well in Uncharted. Players can tap vines and ledges, causing Drake to jump towards them automatically. It makes the gameplay easier than the traditional Uncharted on the PS3, but it works. The touch feature that I liked the best in Uncharted was the ability to use a swipe motion on the front screen due to the close proximity of the thumbsticks. So controlling Drake and the camera with the two thumbsticks, and then using a swipe on the touchscreen felt very natural and hardly gimmicky.

....

And the dual thumb "nubs" made this Uncharted feel like...Uncharted. The addition of the additional thumb nub truly gives this portable a PlayStation feel, replicating the experience of using two thumbsticks like on the PS3 controller. It's not hobbled like the PSP, which only has one thumb nub.

[Himu]

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Both look hot.

[naff]

Why wouldnt From Software want to make a Demon Souls on this?

The doubt stems from their tendency for shitting out sub par IPs like Armoured Core.

I don't think there's any particular reason they wouldn't apart from viewing it as a niche title, but in the end Demons Souls became a hit, in the US alone it had sold > 250k as of march 2010, I have no idea where to find global figures not to mention it's current standing since it's also had an australasian/euro release, but I've heard > 1mil. FROM has said it far outweighed expectations in sales so there's certainly the a very good possibility they are developing something for NGP in the vein of DS. Here's hoping.

[magus]

More like Armored Core part 99 and 100.

i was a huge armored core tool in the game back in ye olde psx days...

i know there were a lot of sequels after that but were they any good?

[SantaC]

Also Sony reusing franchises that are either this gen (LBP, Uncharted, Resistance), or last gens (Killzone, COD) is better then Nintendo reusing franchises that are 25 year old (Mario, Zelda everything else on the 3DS).

Nintendo

sony is even worse with their whoring antics lately as there is a like 3 uncharted, 3 resistance and 3 killzone  in  one console zelda game released the last 5 years.

[magus]

of course there is only one console zelda game,they were busy milking the way more popular mario!

[SantaC]

of course there is only one console zelda game,they were busy milking the way more popular mario!

true, but atleast NSMB Wii was great fun. galaxy was ok, not mindblowing though.

[Shaka Khan]

Yeah, it would be really interesting to see how they approach online multiplayer games on this. The PSP and DS were horrible at it, they stopped trying earlier in their cycles than I expected, and it's a stigma that would take a great deal of effort that pays off to... shake off. It doesn't even help that they'll most probably work with the PS3's framework as a reference, which is "functional" at best, but far from perfect.

[BlueTsunami]

The list of confirmed devs is hot too.

FromSoftware, Inc

Demons Souls portable

More like Armored Core part 99 and 100.

More like Kings Field Portable 2!

No, no false hope bebpuuu~~~

[Smooth Groove]

I hope the screen is scratch resistant like Zunes and most phones.  I didn't use screen protectors with my PSPs because they diminish image quality and get dirty quick.  The drawback is that I get many annoying hairline scratches that are quite visible when the system is turned off.

[iconoclast]

Armored Core is amazing. From Software is the only dev left making hardcore inaccessible mecha games, leave them be.

[cool breeze]

it makes the gameplay easier than the traditional Uncharted on the PS3,

how is this even possible 

[Himu]

Sorry there really isnt a comparison.

Looks pretty good to me.

Then again, I'd be fine if gaming never evolved past ps2 graphics so I don't give a shit.

[Don Flamenco]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-28-epic-ngp-perfect-for-gears-style-game


Guess what Gears of War: Exile is guys!


Actually, I don't think Microsoft would let go of the Gears franchise (can't have a Halo game every year) but they probably wouldn't care if it was on a handheld.

No way they'll allow gears to get on a sony system, even if it's the psp

[Diunx]

Is Gears owned by MS? I thought they were just publishing the games like they did with ME.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

They are just publishing them. Microsoft only owned Gears 1 and 2.