Sony @ E3: Please Understand

[Bebpo]

I'd say that this is about on par with all the other shows today though Ubisoft killed it with games. The $249 price means nothing to me as I don't want a wifi only version and I'll never get the 3G version as long as it only works on fucking AT&T. Especially until AT&T makes the reception improvements for DC they've been promising.

 

Why do you want 3G?  You can't use it for online gaming.  You can't use it for big downloads.  3G is pointless for the gaming device.  Unless you really care about using your PSV as your web browser/mp3 player on the go, I don't see why you wouldn't get the $50 cheaper version that does everything you need for gaming.

[AdmiralViscen]

Just use your mobile hotspot for whatever carrier you have.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Before everyone gets their panties in a bunch over 3G or not, we should be asking about the battery life of this thing.  If it's what I'm expecting it to be (shit), then 3G will be kind of pointless imo.  Might as well just tether it to a hotspot.

[Eel O'Brian]

they'll drop the 3DS price by $20, pack in Nintendo Dogs 3D, and act like it's a big deal

i doubt they knock $50 off the price

[maxy]

So,what happened?
5 am here...

$250
no third party?

[Shaka Khan]

$250
no third party?

That was the Vita segment in a nutshell. I really regret staying up for this.

APPLE won E3 as far as I'm concerned lololololol.

[lennedsay]

$250? Will trade for my unemployment check.

[maxy]

$250
no third party?

That was the Vita segment in a nutshell. I really regret staying up for this.

APPLE won E3 as far as I'm concerned lololololol.

Oh
good thing that I went to bed then

[cool breeze]

Before everyone gets their panties in a bunch over 3G or not, we should be asking about the battery life of this thing.  If it's what I'm expecting it to be (shit), then 3G will be kind of pointless imo.  Might as well just tether it to a hotspot.

if they are smart they'll allow removable batteries

It can't be any worse than the 3fuckingDS - i had two fully charged, i carried them around in wifi streetpass mode and within a day they are done without playing a single game.

fucking dumb

unless Sony is confident it can prevent hacking, it won't have a removable battery.  The battery was an integral part of PSP hacking.


[youtube=560,345]RIaJHh60hQY[/youtube]
the music fits so well.  it has risen! our portable is an awesome portable yes it is!

a tiny bit more info on Gravity Daze! it looks like it might have action game combat.

and yeah, that's Shinobido 2    first one to come to America

and some how I completely missed Virtua Tennis 4

[Eel O'Brian]

we already knew there'd be a COD for it

[Great Rumbler]

they'll drop the 3DS price by $20, pack in Nintendo Dogs 3D, and act like it's a big deal

i doubt they knock $50 off the price

They need to knock $100 off the price.

[cool breeze]

copy and paste PR stuff from gaf

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES “PLAYSTATION®VITA” AS THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR NEXT GENERATION PORTABLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
Wi-Fi Model: 24,980 Yen (including tax), $249 and €249
3G/Wi-Fi Model: 29,980 Yen (including tax), $299 and €299
Realizes Unparalleled Interactive Network Entertainment

Tokyo, June 7, 2011 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced
PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) (PCH-1000 series) as the official platform name for the next
generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP). Wi-Fi model will be available
for 24,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $249 in US and €249 in Europe, 3G/Wi-Fi model will
be available for 29,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $299 in US and €299 in Europe and
successively launch in global market starting the end of 2011.
“Vita”, which means “Life” in Latin, was chosen as the most appropriate name for the
next generation portable entertainment system as it enables a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context. SCE is aiming to transform every aspect of user’s daily life into an entertainment experience.

PS Vita incorporates a beautiful 5-inch multi-touch organic light emitting diode
(OLED) as the front display and a unique multi-touch pad on the rear. Together with the front
touch screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new game play experiences never before
seen on any device, allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like
motion, through “touch, grab, trace, push and pull” finger motions. Also PS Vita features two
analog sticks which enable a wider range of game genres to be brought into the portable
experience, such as shooters, action games, and fighting games. Exciting and attractive new
titles*1 are scheduled to be released from SCE Worldwide Studios, including “GRAVITY

DAZE”, "Uncharted Golden Abyss", "Little Deviants", "Hot Shots Golf", "Reality Fighter",
"Hustle Kings", "ModNation Racers", "Wipeout 2048" and "Super Stardust Delta," as well as
from a broad range of third party game developers and publishers, which will deliver value
only possible on PS Vita.
Also, by having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various
applications, PS Vita will enable infinite possibilities for users to “encounter,” “connect,”
“discover,” “share” and “play” with friends wherever they are.
On January 27, 2011, SCE announced the first PS Vita application, “near”, which will come pre-installed. It will let users discover what games PS Vita users in the vicinity are or were recently playing, as well as let users share their game information.
"near" also enables location-based gaming features such as "gifting," in which a user can access virtual game-related items that other users are sharing, through checking in at geographic locations that others have also visited. The virtual items can include content unlocked from games, such as character costumes, weapons, and treasures.
Sharing these items between users adds a unique dimension to the portable gaming experience on PS Vita while enhancing the social connectivity among the PS Vita community.

Additionally, PS Vita will come pre-installed with a newly developed application
called “Party.” “Party” is an innovative application for a portable entertainment system which
enables users to enjoy voice chat or text chat not only during online gaming, but also when
users are playing different games or using different applications such as internet browser.
Through “Party”, which offers a new form of social networking, and “near”, which enables
users to share their game information with other users anywhere, anytime, users can
dramatically expand the boundaries of interactive communication.
Also a tutorial application called “Welcome Park,” developed specifically to guide
every user about PS Vita’s brand new user interface such as the front touch display and the
multi-touch pad on the rear, will come pre-installed. By playing “Welcome Park”, users can
easily become accustomed to the three dimension-like finger motions used on PS Vita.
SCE will vigorously promote PS Vita towards the launch as the next generation portable
entertainment platform and work towards expanding the portable gaming market.*1 Some title names are tentative. Titles may differ by countries and regions.

Platform Name PlayStation®Vita
Model number PCH-1000 series
CPU ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU SGX543MP4+
External Dimensions Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludeslargest projection)
Screen (Touch screen) 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
Multi touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touch pad Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Cameras Front camera, Rear camera
Frame rate : 120fps@320x240(QVGA), 60fps@640x480(VGA)
Resolution : Up to 640x480(VGA)
Sound Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone
Sensors Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis
accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass
Location Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model only)
Wi-Fi location service support
Keys / Switches PS button
Power button
Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
Right stick, Left stick
START button, SELECT button
Volume buttons (+/-)
Wireless
communications
Mobile network connectivity (3G/Wi-Fi model only)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR （A2DP/AVRCP/HSP）
Slots/Ports PlayStation®Vita card slot
Memory card slot
SIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only)
Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In], Serial data communication),
Headset jack (Stereo mini jack) (for Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In])
Accessory port
Power Built-In Lithium-ion Battery,
AC adaptor

Supported AV content format
Music
－MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3、MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC)、WAVE (Linear PCM)
Videos
－MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC)、H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Hi/Main/Baseline Profile
(AAC)
Photos
－JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG

List of third party devs/publishers:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

d Party Game Developers and Publishers
As of June 7th, 2011
(in alphabetical order of developer/publisher)
JAPAN
ACQUIRE Corp.
ALPHA･UNIT CO.,LTD
ALVION Inc.
AQ INTERACTIVE INC.
AQUAPLUS Co.,Ltd
ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co.,Ltd.
ARIKA CO.,LTD.
ARTDINK CORPORATION
ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc.
ASGARD Co.,Ltd.
Aspect Co.,Ltd.
BROCCOLI Co.,Ltd.
Capcom Co., Ltd．
CHUN SOFT CO., Ltd
Codemasters Software Company Limited
Crafts & Meister Co.,Ltd.
CyberConnect2 Co.,Ltd.
CYBERFRONT Corporation
D3 PUBLISHER Inc.
DIGITAL WORKS ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Dimps Corporation
dorasu corporation
Edia Co., Ltd.
ENTERBRAIN, INC.
FromSoftware, Inc.
Gameloft K.K.
GANBARION Co.,Ltd.
Genki Co.,Ltd.
Grasshopper Manufacture Inc.
GungHo Online Entertainment,Inc.
GUST CO.,LTD.
HAMSTER Corporation
HUNEX CO., LTD.
IDEA FACTORY CO., LTD.
Ignition Entertainment Ltd.
IMAGICA DIGITALSCAPE Co.,Ltd.
Index Corporation （Atlus）
IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC.
Jorudan Co.,Ltd.
KADOKAWA GAMES,LTD.
Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.
KAGA CREATE CO., LTD
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
LEVEL-5 Inc.
MAGES．Inc．（5pb．）
Mainichi Communications Inc.
Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
media5 Corporation
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Nihon Falcom Corporation
Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
NOWPRODUCTION, CO.,LTD
OaKs co.,Lｔｄ.
PAON CORPORATION
POLYGON MAGIC, INC.
PROTOTYPE CO.,LTD.
Q Entertainment Inc.
SAFARI GAMES., Ltd
SEGA CORPORATION
SilverStarJapan Co., Ltd.
SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION
Sonic Powered co.,Ltd.
Spike Co.,Ltd
SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.
Starfish-SD Inc.
SUNCORPORATION
SystemPrisma Co.,Ltd.
SystemSoft Alpha Corp.
TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD.
TGL
TOMY Company,Ltd.
TOSE CO., LTD.
tri-Ace Inc.
Ubisoft K.K.
Views Co.,Ltd.
YUKE'S Co., Ltd.
76 companies in total

NORTH AMERICA
Activision, Inc.
Capybara Games
“CCP”
Demiurge Studios
Electronic Arts
Epic Games Inc.
Far Sight Studios
Frima
High Voltage Software
Kung Fu Factory
Paramount Digital Entertainment
PopCap Games
Powerhead Games
Rockster Games
THQ
Trendy Entertainment
Ubisoft®
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2K Games
2K Sports
20 companies in total

EUROPE/PAL
Alawar
Allegorithmic, makers of Substance
Beatnik Games
Beatshpers
Blitz Games Studios
Broadsword Publishing Limited
Catalyst Outsourcing
“CCP”
Climax Studios Ltd
Codemasters®
Codeplay
Electronic Arts
Enigma Software Productions, SL
Eurocom Entertainment Software
Eutechnyx Ltd
Exient
Firelight Tech
Fresh3D
FUN labs
Gameloft SA
Gameshastra
Home Entertainment Suppliers PTY Ltd
Honeyslug
Icon Games
Impromptu Software Ltd
Just Add Water Ltd
Kuju Doublesix
Lexis Numérique
Mobile Interactive Group Ltd
Namco Bandai
NaturalMotion
Playerthree Ltd
Rebellion®
Rockstar Games
Rubicon Mobile
Sanuk Games
SEGA
Sidhe Interactive
Spinvector
Stainless Games Ltd
StormBASIC Games
Sumo Digital Ltd
Tag Games
Take2
The Game Atelier
THQ
Tonika Games
Trine Entertainment Ltd
Trinigy
Tru Blu Games
Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Umbra
VeeMee
ZAPPAR
Zen Studios Ltd
2K
505 Games

[close]

and since the announcement, Rockstar has commented that multiple Vita games are being made.  Also, the two Oddworld Xbox games are being ported with TRANSFARRING with the PS3 versions.

Emphasized for dcharlie,

Power Built-In Lithium-ion Battery,

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I will get for Rockstar games. I hope we get a LA Noire and red Dead.


Is there a press release for the playstation TV? I will probably buy it but want to know a release date.

[Joe Molotov]

Best part of the conference was Sly 4 and Ghosts of Sparta HD.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

dont they have to be 120khz also?

[cool breeze]

First one has Resistance and a few other
[youtube=560,345]sK5eschuK0U[/youtube]

[youtube=560,345]6VYbuYpm3VU[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]uPBoKx4AeH0[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]zipHSPewumA[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]Qe-NyQXn8y8[/youtube]

few other trailers on that channel like Smart As or whatever, but these are the ones that matter.  Reality Fighter looks neat...don't judge me.

[drew]

gps so i can be hacked and tracked, all whilst my face and crotch is plastered on some 4channer shitbag's laptop screen inside the starbucks i just passed by? THANKS SONY!

[pilonv1]

New Everybodys Golf looks shit hot

[MyNameIsMethodis]

hot shots golf is the best so glad its ocming back

[Eel O'Brian]

they'll drop the 3DS price by $20, pack in Nintendo Dogs 3D, and act like it's a big deal

i doubt they knock $50 off the price

They need to knock $100 off the price.

i agree, but they're arrogant, they won't

[Oblivion]

New Super Star Dust  

[Diunx]

Damn uncharted 3 looks hot hot hot!

[etiolate]

so the Vita is basically a Cafe controller

[Nintendosbooger]

Gotta hand it to Sony, they come out of the gate swinging unlike Nintendo. That device looks sexy and the games for it look sick. I won't be an early adopter, of course, since this is Sony we're talking about, but I'll definitely have my hands on one of these for sure.

[naff]

Why do you want 3G?  You can't use it for online gaming.  You can't use it for big downloads.  3G is pointless for the gaming device. 

You can use 3G for big file downloads and online gaming. I've known guys who used tethering on their smart phones to go raid in WoW when their internet went down, getting ~190 ping, this is NZ so Amurrica should be well ahead with comfortable network speeds and bandwidth caps for online gaming over 3G right?

[Beezy]

Nintendo lost.

[Nintendosbooger]

Nintendo lost.

They didn't lose.

You and everyone else should quit overreacting. The original PSP was released with the full force of the Playstation brand name juggernaut ushering it through Nintendo's handheld domain, and they were ultimately outdone by a humble device that virtually everyone labeled as a "rush-job." On the other hand, Nintendo does need to lower the price of the 3DS, because, at this stage, even I wouldn't think twice about choosing the Vita over it if I had to choose between the two, especially considering the current 3DS library, which is outright putrid.

[Bildi]

In fairness, nobody cares about handhelds so it's a moot point who lost.

[Beezy]

Nintendo lost.

They didn't lose.

You and everyone else should quit overreacting.

You should quit taking me seriously.

[T-Short]

any pricing for Vita games announced?

[Damian79]

Nintendo should offer a rebate to the unfortunate people that bought a 3ds in the past.

[fistfulofmetal]

If game economy can be effected by the EVE community, I expect Dust to be broke within a month.

If there are ways for EVE players to make ISK through this new game then I'm sure it will flourish.

I think it's the PS3 community side that is in doubt.

[maxy]

from Sucker Punch message boards

Yes, it is true that we are not making Sly 4: Thieves in Time. As you know, we are a one game at a time studio, and all our time has been spent on inFAMOUS 2. Sly 4 needed to come out soon, so it is in good hands with Sanzaru Games... www.sanzaru.com/wp/index.php

We are not abadoning the franchise. Yes, we have been in contact with Sanzaru giving as many pointers as they seek.

More info and discussion in the Sly 4: Thieves of Time thread.

[pilonv1]

Between this and Santa Monica making a shameless Carnival Games knock off I'm a little concerned.

[magus]

did we get any details about that vanillaware looking thing at the end of the trailer?

[magus]

just like i want them :'(

[iconoclast]

The Wipeout video looks great - much smoother than the clip they showed at the press conference. Still the only Vita game I'd buy though.

[magus]

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

I had to stare at that title for about 30 seconds before I could figure out what game that was.  That is one seriously fucked up font.  I had a hard time reading it on my 27" monitor.

[Eel O'Brian]

BDRZAQG0ZN GKR0WZN

[magus]

in their defense the C in crown is kinda hard to see

[cool breeze]

Vita is hardware that seems worth early adopting.  Sounds like it makes existing PSP games play and look better.

Are there any other differences between the Wi-Fi only and 3G models? 3G seems like a waste of $50

[ch1nchilla]

  at whoever though this was going to be a cent more than $300. I think I am owed around $75 for the various bets I made around this.

Also, quit crying about the $50 wi-fi -> 3G price differential. Buy one less shitty Xbox dudebro space  RPG shooter with kinect shoehorned into it and you can buy the 3G model.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I ALREADY HAVE MY 30000 YEN SET ASIDE FOR THIS SHIT LET'S GET IT BITCHES DAY ONE

[close]

I hope the 3G provider is Docomo in Japan. If I have to give more money to Softbank I will cry. Even though Softbank is still much, much better than AT&T. We're just spoiled here.

[cool breeze]

It's not so much the price as it is a useless feature.  I mean, you need AT&T.

at least with my 60 gig launch ps3, I got sick chrome styling!

btw, new Ridge Racer is confirmed for NGP.  kinda glad I didn't get the 3DS version.

[ch1nchilla]

It's not so much the price as it is a useless feature.  I mean, you need AT&T.

at least with my 60 gig launch ps3, I got sick chrome styling!

btw, new Ridge Racer is confirmed for NGP.  kinda glad I didn't get the 3DS version.

I think the 3G version will be much more valuable in terms of usability in Japan. It's so dense here that I think the connectivity can be utilized on a more regular basis, so that's why I plan on getting it. Also hoping for asynchronous multiplayer using 3G with games like Hustle Kings, Minna no Golf, etc.

If Ridge Racer Vita doesn't have ALL NEW shits all up in it, it better at least have ALL Ridge Racers PSP 1+2 courses PLUS Ridge 6 and 7. I refuse to buy the same game again. Almost worse than Unbounded.

[Nintendosbooger]

I won't be an early adopter, of course, since this is Sony we're talking

I will be an early adopter because the security will be at it's shittest in the early models !

With the 3DS the problem is they seem to be going with the "Well it worked for the DS so let's just do that again" - the problem is it is NOT working. The one thing i am fingers-crossed for : the 3DS is underpowered so i'm hoping for some hot 3D side on Metroid or some other hotness like that.

The F-Zero GX 3D dream looks dead - unless i want to play in shitty-frame-rate-o-vision

Well, what else could they have done at this stage? There haven't been a lot of ingenious or gimmicky technological advancements with handheld devices that resonates with the casual consumers lately since the touchscreen, and Nintendo already did that; whereas Sony hasn't. So, for Nintendo, it was only a matter of beefing up the hardware specs and perfecting the novel qualities of the DS, which they have; whether they've done it sufficiently will depend on the consumer in the coming years. The hardware is fine, IMO, but they need to address the other two important pillars, namely the software and pricing, all of which will be addressed hopefully this E3.

[ch1nchilla]

3DS needs to be repriced to about $175 if it's going to have a chance. I personally wouldn't spend more than $100 on a 3DS at this point, if that.

[Bebpo]

Apparently it's a very beautiful game that is also very dull and has a bad translation.

So it's like every other Vanillaware game?

[cool breeze]

For what it's worth, I would be fine with my 3Ds if it gets some good games.  I didn't like the DS hardware either.  Though it had functionality like a touch screen that the PSP lacked, it was still a crappy system I played because it happened to get a bunch of great games.

I'm not suddenly going to avoid buying third party 3DS games I'm interested in (all two of them) on the off chance that they'd be Vita games.  But I hope others do.  I'd much rather have Resident Evil Revelations and Mega Man Legends 3 on the Vita.

Also, as a whole, the Sony conference kinda sucked.  Outside of the price they show games or tell us anything we didn't know months ago.  The only 'new' game announcements were Modnation Racers and some loot game.  They didn't even pull a Nintendo and say "These people will make games, probably" except for Ken Levine.  More time should have been devoted to the Vita.  Only big thing was the price announcement.

[iconoclast]

The most exciting thing about the Vita is that its games have trophies

[T-Short]

Fortune smiles upon thee, Bebpo, for thou hast found the joke

[Brehvolution]

I want vita for xmas.

[cool breeze]

[youtube=560,345]rKg_GCOu1sw[/youtube]

3DS wins this round

[Himu]

that shit is awful. get that out of musuo

[chronovore]

I cracked a huge woody when they announced the price.  That was the most exciting thing I've ever witnessed.

Someday, someone may show you a real, naked woman. It'll change your life.

[Mr. Gundam]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

PS3 and PSV. Looks hot, hopefully it plays as well. Oh who am I kidding, it's Vanillaware.

[Bildi]

I cracked a huge woody when they announced the price.  That was the most exciting thing I've ever witnessed.

Someday, someone may show you a real, naked woman. It'll change your life.

For the price of one decent naked woman I can buy a Vita AND Uncharted!  And the Vita won't suggest we "get breakfast and hang out" the next day.

SONY

[The Sceneman]

For what it's worth, I would be fine with my 3Ds if it gets some good games.  I didn't like the DS hardware either.  Though it had functionality like a touch screen that the PSP lacked, it was still a crappy system I played because it happened to get a bunch of great games.

I'm not suddenly going to avoid buying third party 3DS games I'm interested in (all two of them) on the off chance that they'd be Vita games.  But I hope others do.  I'd much rather have Resident Evil Revelations and Mega Man Legends 3 on the Vita.

Also, as a whole, the Sony conference kinda sucked.  Outside of the price they show games or tell us anything we didn't know months ago.  The only 'new' game announcements were Modnation Racers and some loot game.  They didn't even pull a Nintendo and say "These people will make games, probably" except for Ken Levine.  More time should have been devoted to the Vita.  Only big thing was the price announcement.

that being said, Sony still trounced MS and Nintendo

[pilonv1]

In a PlayStation Vita session for European and Australian press at E3 today, Michael Denny, Sony's Vice President of Sony Worldwide Studios Europe, confirmed that - to the best of his knowledge - Vita would be region free.

SONY

[Bildi]

That's good news.  Because presumably it will be like AUD$500 locally.