Vita Thread

[Shaka Khan]

Vimto

[Joe Molotov]

I'll probably pick up Rayman Vita.

In other news, the wait for better PSP and Mini compatibility, as well as PS1 support, is starting to piss me off. I've got a shitload of PS+ freebies that are just sitting around.

when is this magical event happening, they're all still full price on my psn

Tuesday. Which should also be the day that PSP compatibility is updated. Pixel Junk Monsters Deluxe becomes PSP compatible on that day, hopefully signaling more to come.

Hopefully Hakuoki is added to the compatibility list so I can get some husbandos. ^__^

[Takao]

I realize my circle of friends is probably a very, very, very rare one in that 5 of us own Vitas, but have anyone of you guys played Paint Park with friends? It's actually a lot of fun though I wish it was a bit more fleshed out (I'd want a guessing game competition) as well, the thing should have an online mode.

[Shaka Khan]

I don't have a single RL friend who owns a Vita, but most of those cheap fucks sure love to play with mine, all the time.

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[bork]

Only one the friends I regularly hang out with has a Vita, and he only has Mortal Kombat.  Besides that he wants Gravity Rush.

In comparison to the 3DS, my buddy Originalz has one, but he lives in Japan.  Nobody else gives a shit about either handheld.

[Takao]

Paint Park is free so hey, but really that shines in bigger groups since it's not just people voting for their images.

[magus]

I'm about halfway through my launch games now.  So far I'd rank the ones that I've finished:

Uncharted > Hot Shots > Wipeout > Escape Plan > Tales from Space > Katamari


Rest of my Vita backlog is: 

Lumines
Super Stardust Delta
999-2
Tales of Innocence R

i tought you didn't like 999 bebpo? why the heck you bought the sequel?

[Takao]

Silent Hill has been delayed till October, probably to tie into Revelation 3D or something since the game is done. Music's cool though:



Apparently Yamaoka was involved with this track? I am not a big SH fan by any means so I haven't really been following the nothingness that has been Konami's marketing campaign for the game.

[Takao]

SCEA likes making their developers look like liars. Today's PlayStation Store update will include compatibility for the following titles:

PSP Titles:
Cho Aniki Zero (Aksys Games Localization, Inc.)
Strikers 1945 Plus (PM Studios, Inc.)
Tom Clancy’S Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (UbiSoft, Inc.)
Tom Clancy’S Rainbow Six: Vegas (UbiSoft, Inc.)
Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (XSEED JKS, Inc.)
Ys: I & II Chronicles Digital (XSEED JKS, Inc.)
PSP minis:
Aero Racer (Halfbrick Studios)
Age Of Zombies (Halfbrick Studios)
Blast Off (Halfbrick Studios)
Dynogems (StormBasic)
Echoes (Halfbrick Studios)
Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar (Cohort Studios)
Vempire (Impressionware Srl)

Coming Soon
PSP Titles:
3D Twist & Match (Sanuk Games)
Aedis Eclipse: Generation Of Chaos Legacy (NIS America, Inc.)
Bejeweled 2 (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Beta Bloc (D3 Publisher of America)
Brain Challenge (Gameloft)
Dead Head Fred (D3 Publisher of America)
Field Commander (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Gods Eater Burst (D3 Publisher of America)
Groovin’ Blocks (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
King Of Pool (Nordcurrent UAB)
Luxor: Pharaoh’S Challenge Umd Legacy (Mumbo Jumbo)
Major League Baseball 2K10 (2KGames)
Mercury Meltdown (Ignition Entertainment)
Mx Vs Atv Untamed (THQ, Inc.)
Peggle (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Prehistoric Isle (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords (D3 Publisher of America)
Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors Legacy (Natsume, Inc.)
Split Second (Disney Interactive Studios)
Super Pocket Tennis (D3 Publisher of America)
The Red Star (XS Games, LLC)
Unbound Saga (Vogster Entertainment, LLC)
Undead Knights Digital (Tecmo Koei America Corporation)
Uno (Gameloft)
Untold Legends: Brotherhood Of The Blade (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Untold Legends: The Warrior’S Code French (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Work Time Fun (D3 Publisher of America)
WWE All Stars (THQ, Inc.)
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 (THQ, Inc.)
PSP minis:
5 In 1 Solitaire (Digital Leisure)
Alien Zombie Death (PomPom Games)
Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling (Icon Games)
Babel: The King Of The Blocks (StormBasic)
Bashi Blocks (Icon Games)
Bermuda Triangle (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Breakquest (Beatshapers)
Bubble Trubble (Creat Studios)
Card Shark (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
Carnivores: Ice Age (Beatshapers)
Cohort Chess (Cohort Studios)
Doodle Fit (Gamelion)
Doodle Pool (Big Head Games)
Duael Invaders (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
Enigmo (Beatshapers)
Family Games (Icon Games)
Farm Frenzy (Alawar Entertainment, Inc.)
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
Fly Fu (Invictus Games LTD.)
Galcon Labs (Beatshapers)
Gamocracy One : Legend Of Robot (AYEWARE / Bearded Ladies Consulting)
Gold Medalist (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Guerrilla War (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Hal 21 (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Hero Of Sparta (Gameloft)
Hysteria Project 2 (Sanuk Games)
Ikari Warriors (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Ikari Warriors Ii: Victory Road (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Jelly Pops (PomPom Games)
Karimogi (StormBasic)
Labyrinth (Bigben Interactive, S.A.)
Let’S Golf (Gameloft)
Marvin’S Maze (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Mecho Wars (Creat Studios)
Omg-Z! (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
One Epic Game (Grip Digital)
Ozma Wars (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
P.O.W. – Prisoners Of War (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Pipe Madness (AYEWARE / Bearded Ladies Consulting)
Pix N Love Rush (Sanuk Games)
Psycho Soldier (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Red Bull X-Fighters (Xendex)
Rumble Trucks (Playerthree Ltd)
Street Smart (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
The 2D Adventures Of Rotating Octopus Character (Dakko Dakko Ltd.)
The Impossible Game (Grip Digital)
The Marbians (Nordisk Film Distribution A/S)
Twin Blades (Sanuk Games)
Vanguard Ii (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Wackylands Boss (Creat Studios)
Yetisports (Xendex)
Zombie Racers (Big Head Games)

Some good games, but lol Dylan Cuthbert.

[cool breeze]

Sorny finally updating PSP compatibility to include games you don't care about (except Ys and Field Commander)

Available Today

PSP Titles:
Cho Aniki Zero (Aksys Games Localization, Inc.)
Strikers 1945 Plus (PM Studios, Inc.)
Tom Clancy’S Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (UbiSoft, Inc.)
Tom Clancy’S Rainbow Six: Vegas (UbiSoft, Inc.)
Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (XSEED JKS, Inc.)
Ys: I & II Chronicles Digital (XSEED JKS, Inc.)

PSP minis:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Aero Racer (Halfbrick Studios)
Age Of Zombies (Halfbrick Studios)
Blast Off (Halfbrick Studios)
Dynogems (StormBasic)
Echoes (Halfbrick Studios)
Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar (Cohort Studios)
Vempire (Impressionware Srl)

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Coming Soon

PSP Titles:
3D Twist & Match (Sanuk Games)
Aedis Eclipse: Generation Of Chaos Legacy (NIS America, Inc.)
Bejeweled 2 (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Beta Bloc (D3 Publisher of America)
Brain Challenge (Gameloft)
Dead Head Fred (D3 Publisher of America)
Field Commander (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Gods Eater Burst (D3 Publisher of America)
Groovin’ Blocks (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
King Of Pool (Nordcurrent UAB)
Luxor: Pharaoh’S Challenge Umd Legacy (Mumbo Jumbo)
Major League Baseball 2K10 (2KGames)
Mercury Meltdown (Ignition Entertainment)
Mx Vs Atv Untamed (THQ, Inc.)
Peggle (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Prehistoric Isle (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords (D3 Publisher of America)
Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors Legacy (Natsume, Inc.)
Split Second (Disney Interactive Studios)
Super Pocket Tennis (D3 Publisher of America)
The Red Star (XS Games, LLC)
Unbound Saga (Vogster Entertainment, LLC)
Undead Knights Digital (Tecmo Koei America Corporation)
Uno (Gameloft)
Untold Legends: Brotherhood Of The Blade (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Untold Legends: The Warrior’S Code French (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
Work Time Fun (D3 Publisher of America)
WWE All Stars (THQ, Inc.)
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 (THQ, Inc.)

PSP minis:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

5 In 1 Solitaire (Digital Leisure)
Alien Zombie Death (PomPom Games)
Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling (Icon Games)
Babel: The King Of The Blocks (StormBasic)
Bashi Blocks (Icon Games)
Bermuda Triangle (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Breakquest (Beatshapers)
Bubble Trubble (Creat Studios)
Card Shark (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
Carnivores: Ice Age (Beatshapers)
Cohort Chess (Cohort Studios)
Doodle Fit (Gamelion)
Doodle Pool (Big Head Games)
Duael Invaders (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
Enigmo (Beatshapers)
Family Games (Icon Games)
Farm Frenzy (Alawar Entertainment, Inc.)
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
Fly Fu (Invictus Games LTD.)
Galcon Labs (Beatshapers)
Gamocracy One : Legend Of Robot (AYEWARE / Bearded Ladies Consulting)
Gold Medalist (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Guerrilla War (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Hal 21 (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Hero Of Sparta (Gameloft)
Hysteria Project 2 (Sanuk Games)
Ikari Warriors (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Ikari Warriors Ii: Victory Road (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Jelly Pops (PomPom Games)
Karimogi (StormBasic)
Labyrinth (Bigben Interactive, S.A.)
Let’S Golf (Gameloft)
Marvin’S Maze (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Mecho Wars (Creat Studios)
Omg-Z! (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
One Epic Game (Grip Digital)
Ozma Wars (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
P.O.W. – Prisoners Of War (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Pipe Madness (AYEWARE / Bearded Ladies Consulting)
Pix N Love Rush (Sanuk Games)
Psycho Soldier (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Red Bull X-Fighters (Xendex)
Rumble Trucks (Playerthree Ltd)
Street Smart (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
The 2D Adventures Of Rotating Octopus Character (Dakko Dakko Ltd.)
The Impossible Game (Grip Digital)
The Marbians (Nordisk Film Distribution A/S)
Twin Blades (Sanuk Games)
Vanguard Ii (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
Wackylands Boss (Creat Studios)
Yetisports (Xendex)
Zombie Racers (Big Head Games)

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[Takao]

Major League Baseball 2K10 (2KGames)
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 (THQ, Inc.)

I hope these were priority titles for SCEA to get working on Vita.

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, that's, um...yeah

[cool breeze]

Remember when people laughed at 360 BC for supporting Barbie's Horse Adventure instead of games like Panzer Dragoon Orta?  well, that's karma for you.

[Trent Dole]

No Drac X Chronicles no sale.

[Takao]

I actually own The Red Star on PSP and it's pretty cool though I never played the PS2 version.

[Eel O'Brian]

No Motorstorm, no Resistance, and most of the shit on there can be transferred via PS3 already

knocking it out of the park, there, sony

the PAINT park

[Bebpo]

Vita, why do you exist


At least in good news, Nippon Ichi's upcoming big internal projects are 1 game for PS3 and 1 game for Vita.  An all new N1 game at Vita screen res like Zettai Hero Project should be nice.


So right now we have:

-Hatsune Miku
-YsIVr
-N1 original rpg

For the August-December slate.  It's...a start.  If that list keeps building it'll help and I'll have some good games to play on my Vita (not playing Miku though).

[Takao]

You want to know the amazing thing about Resistance: Retribution? It was demoed as playable on Vita last year. John Garvin (head of Sony Bend - the developers) said he'd ask SCEA what the hold up was back in February.

Also, it seems that Ubisoft sale was a lie. Apparently people make up sales. Why someone would look up every piece of Ubisoft content on PSN and then make fake but believable prices is beyond me.

[Eel O'Brian]

I think Resistance is on the Euro PSN store and works?

Rayman Origins was supposed to be up today for PS3 and at $15 for PS+ members, that was listed on the official Sony blog

[Takao]

Ubisoft sale is actually happening, it just doesn't include any Vita games. Does include some janky PSP games though.

[cool breeze]

for resistance and Bend's other PSP games, I wouldn't mind if they just re-released them on Vita with true dual analog support.  all the games supported it.  bundle them all for $30 or something.

[Takao]

I wonder if there's any way to get Scamco to lower the prices on their games. Tekken 6 and Soul Calibur are going to be 3 years old this year and are still $40 on PSN.

[Eel O'Brian]

People are saying Rayman got pushed to the 29th

[bork]

No Drac X Chronicles no sale.

Just transfer it from your PS3.

Vita, why do you exist

It sure feels that way, doesn't it?     But then at least I'm playing my Vita...the 3DS feels like it has jack for shit new at the moment too.

At least Gravity Rush is next month...

I wonder if there's any way to get Scamco to lower the prices on their games. Tekken 6 and Soul Calibur are going to be 3 years old this year and are still $40 on PSN.

Completely ridiculous when games like Tekken 6 are $20 on XBL.

[Bebpo]

Japan is just going through a transition phase right now, so there aren't many big games coming anywhere.  It's really evident when you look at the upcoming release list for PS3/3DS/Vita/PSP over then next 3-4 months and it's a wasteland.  You have hidden projects that are companies' first major 3DS/Vita games under wraps, and hidden projects which are companies' first major PS4/X720 games under wraps, and so the current known slates are getting empty.

In a year or two stuff will probably get rolling out consistently again in the land of the rising sun.  2012 is a good year to work on your backlog, which is what I'm doing!

[Takao]

Dracula X Chronicles is on the North American Vita Store isn't it? I swear it was.

[Eel O'Brian]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=37905328&postcount=65

Regarding Rayman Origins, I’m afraid this sale was pending at the time of the blog publish and is not moving forward. I can’t confirm whether this is still coming, but the Store team is working on a great deal.

Fuck you, Ubisoft, been looking forward to this for weeks, waiting for sub-$20 and buying it used now

[bork]

Dracula X Chronicles is on the North American Vita Store isn't it? I swear it was.

Nope.  Like I said- download it to your PS3 and transfer it to your Vita.  Same with MGS Peace Walker.

If you don't have a PS3 you're S.O.L.

[Shaka Khan]

The slow pace of compatibility updates, even for the freaking Minis, is pathetic to say the least.

[Takao]

I just took this screenshot:

[Shaka Khan]

Drac X has been compatible through PS3 transfer since day 1.

[Takao]

Drac X has been compatible through PS3 transfer since day 1.

So were most of the PSP games added today. It seems Drac X was added too but not on the list? SCEA being janky again.

[Shaka Khan]

So were most of the PSP games added today.

SMFH

[Takao]

You know what PSP game I'd like to replay? MegaMan Powered Up.

Too bad Capcom sucks donkey nuts.

[tiesto]

Japan is just going through a transition phase right now, so there aren't many big games coming anywhere.  It's really evident when you look at the upcoming release list for PS3/3DS/Vita/PSP over then next 3-4 months and it's a wasteland.  You have hidden projects that are companies' first major 3DS/Vita games under wraps, and hidden projects which are companies' first major PS4/X720 games under wraps, and so the current known slates are getting empty.

In a year or two stuff will probably get rolling out consistently again in the land of the rising sun.  2012 is a good year to work on your backlog, which is what I'm doing!

Hopefully, J-devs are busy working on games for the new consoles (Orbis, Wii-U) so they're not caught with their pants down again.

[Akala]

Ridge racer added 2 (3ds) tracks today!

It's getting there!!

[Takao]

i think sony should revoke capcom's developer license for vita they're not using it anyways

[Trent Dole]

I just took this screenshot:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7206163414_979a2a2a31_z.jpg

huuuuuuh. Could always just grab it off a friend's PS3 since I dun have one of my own if worst comes to worst and it's not like I can get a Vita anytime soon anyway~

[Shaka Khan]

Drac X was totally worth the money and plays wonderfully on the Vita. I thought it was an excellent game until I unlocked the original Rondo of Blood. That was I realized the remake is poop and Iga is a royal poopiteer.

[maxy]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/16/smart-as-brings-next-gen-brain-training-to-ps-vita-this-fall/

[cool breeze]

Sly Cooper 4 is now a PS3 and Vita game.  Supposed to come out day and date with ps3 version in September, alleged parity between the versions, and cloud saving cross play transfarring.  Nothing about the costs or how they'll be packaged, together or separate, at $40 or $60.  Pricing situation will probably be a total mess.



Mildly interested in it since last E3.  I liked the Sly games but this isn't Sucker Punch.  It looks alright enough.

[Takao]

I think Sanzaru are the right guys for Sly. Sony didn't pitch them a game like they did with Nihilistic for Resistance: BS, instead Sanzaru bought a PS3 devkit with their own money and put together a pitch for SCEA.

It'll probably be a safe sequel, but since it has been so many years since the last Sly that's fine.

[magus]

the first sly cooper is a great and original 3D platformer,then the sequels introduced a bunch of pointless shit which just made the game worse,by the time 3 rolled out,you know they went full sonic cycle when they made you play as sly shitty friends

[Takao]

Yo, Bentley is a cool guy.

As for you garbage can man, I think at worst this game will be safe. The footage from the game looks pretty good.

[Tasty]

It looks like a mission pack for the Sly Cooper HD collection.  You must define "pretty good" differently from me.

Takao reality distortion field in full effect dude.

[Takao]

It looks like a mission pack for the Sly Cooper HD collection.  You must define "pretty good" differently from me.

Sometimes more of the same is all that's needed, especially in cases like this where the last game was released in 2005. I don't know why that seems like a controversial opinion. I agree that it'll be a safe sequel, but that doesn't inherently make it bad.

It looks like a mission pack for the Sly Cooper HD collection.  You must define "pretty good" differently from me.

Takao reality distortion field in full effect dude.

 

[Takao]

I won't be surprised if we find out the Vita port is handled by a different studio. That was often the case with Sony's PS2/PSP releases.

[Joe Molotov]

Good thing there's no Vita games, so I shouldn't have any problems convincing myself this is worth it.

[magus]

Shitty friends were playable in the first game.

really? i don't remember it

[Bebpo]

My fear is that it's going to be both tired/safe AND not as well-designed as the previous titles due to Sanzaru's complete inexperience.

I hope I'm wrong, I loved 2/3 of the Sly games, but I already felt the game was looking shaky, and hearing they're splitting their meager talents across two platforms for simultaneous release isn't exactly helping me feel better.

Shouldn't take much effort getting this running on the Vita.  The visuals look like a Japanese PS2 HD game.

[cool breeze]

It looks alright.  I like the idea of playing as Sly's descendants, who're basically Sly with a specialized power up, unless I'm mistaken.  Yiffer's Creed.

Then again I liked the concept behind Secret Agent Clank before I played that.

Shitty friends were playable in the first game.

really? i don't remember it

if I'm remembering correctly, it was a stupid van driving game.

My fear is that it's going to be both tired/safe AND not as well-designed as the previous titles due to Sanzaru's complete inexperience.

aka the High Impact effect

[Takao]

If High Impact didn't make games based on franchises people cared for their games would be the equivalent of the lower mascot platformers like Ty, and Tak. Not bad games by any means, but no one's going to be remembering those.

[Takao]

I started replaying Maverick Hunter X. Man that game is beautiful on dat OLED. The demo it contains of Powered Up makes me sad since that's as much of the game I'll ever be able to play on Vita.

[Takao]

Retro City Rampage is pretty awesome. I played it a while back. Lots of references to things like BTTF, Doctor Who, and other stuff. Gameplay really is like a 2D GTA, and it looks gorgeous on dat oled.

[Owl-faced Wizard]

"dat OLED"

Stop fucking saying this 

[Shaka Khan]

"dat OLED"

Stop fucking saying this 

Ha, I honestly can't count how many times I posted a variation of this. It's stupid. "dat OELD" is not even that mind-blowing to begin with, especially if you've used legit smartphones before.

[archnemesis]

The lack of ghosting is very impressive compared to previous handheld consoles.

[Shaka Khan]

The lack of ghosting is great, the colors are great, the contrast is great, the resolution is great. But none of that elevates it to "brain-meltingly awesome" and a "#gamechanger."

"Wait 'til you see these shitty screens it on dat OLED, they'll come to life, promise" is another stupid variation. In the end, it's just a "better" screen, one I've seen many time before. Nothing magical about it.

[Shaka Khan]

That said, STFU Borys. I love my Vita too.

[archnemesis]

You're right about it being comparable to the iPhone's screen, but I do think people have a point in saying games look far better on it than what one might think from looking at the highly compressed screenshots.

Edit: I like my Vita too, but I haven't touched it in a month.