Author Topic: Any Vita owners here? (Read 56401 times)

Hey Einstein! · « **Reply #100 on:** September 03, 2012, 11:09:04 AM »

After weeks of nothing much it's nice to see a few rumblings of something on the Vita. I've got my PS1 friendly update and FF 7 sitting on my Vita ready for if I ever finish Tales of the Abyss on the 3DS (30hrs in now). The Vita is due to get PSN+ support this week. And now Remote Play has finally reared it's head again:
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2012/09/03/ico-shown-running-on-ps-vita/

Remote Play is the thing I'm most looking forward to, although Team ICO titles and some God of War games (which is what the press are suggesting will be coming) is NOT something I will be picking up. What I want to see are the Uncharted games, The Arkham games, Resident Evil 5 & 6, Daytona and Pacman CE DX (but I realise 3rd party titles are a long shot if Remote Play has to be patched in on a per game basis as is being reported). Mind you, if Sony let me have Cloud PS3 games on my Vita I guess I wouldn't care about Remote Play anymore.

But what about PSN+? If you don't have it and you are a Vita owner do you think you might bite?
If Sony provide something akin to the "instant games collection" for the PS3 I will be up for it, even if it's just PSP titles. A little bundle of PSP games followed by another one every month, a few minis, the odd Vita PSN exclusive and cloud save back ups would make it worth the money to me. What do you guys think?

Halbred · « **Reply #101 on:** September 03, 2012, 04:00:39 PM »

I've wanted to get PS+ for awhile now, but I'm running low on HD space on my PS3 (maybe 20 gigs left, probably less) and PS+ would just shoot it to hell. And I'm not smart enough to install a larger HD. As for PS+ and Vita, is there anything FOR Vita on PS+?

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #102 on:** September 03, 2012, 07:13:11 PM »

If PlayStation Plus let you keep those games permanently (instead of taking them away if you end your subscription), I might sign up.

broodwars · « **Reply #103 on:** September 03, 2012, 07:30:21 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on September 03, 2012, 07:13:11 PM

If PlayStation Plus let you keep those games permanently (instead of taking them away if you end your subscription), I might sign up.

For $50 a year, you're currently getting several hundred dollars' worth of content (MSRP) for free right up front, setting aside all the discounted and "free" games that come down the pipeline over the course of that year. You pay more than that a year to get the privilege of online play from Microsoft. Why in the world should Sony just give those games to you? You're already getting far more than what you pay for the service.

One problem with Plus is that if there is a game you do really like, once you download it as a Plus game you can't purchase it permanently or receive it as a free gift via an in-game voucher (something I ran into when my copy of Starhawk had a voucher for a PSN download of the PS1 game Warhawk), at least not until you're no longer a Plus member.

My big problem with Plus, though, is that Sony has a nasty habit of giving certain games for "free" that everyone already bought anyway (like they just did by giving away The Walking Dead Episodes 1 & 2). I wish they'd spotlight more overlooked games that are not really selling anymore.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #104 on:** September 03, 2012, 07:33:00 PM »

It would be really unreasonable to expect Sony to let you do that given the amount of content on the service. PS Plus is basically Netflix Instant for gaming. $50 a year for it is a much better deal than $60 for Xbox Live Gold, especially considering almost everything XBL gets you is already available for free on PSN. As soon as they start putting Vita content on there I'll be signing up again.

broodwars · « **Reply #105 on:** September 03, 2012, 07:39:30 PM »

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on September 03, 2012, 07:33:00 PM

It would be really unreasonable to expect Sony to let you do that given the amount of content on the service. PS Plus is basically Netflix Instant for gaming. $50 a year for it is a much better deal than $60 for Xbox Live Gold, especially considering almost everything XBL gets you is already available for free on PSN. As soon as they start putting Vita content on there I'll be signing up again.

I expect we'll start seeing discounts; Cloud Saving; & perhaps even the auto-patch service from Plus on Vita soon, but the handheld just doesn't have enough software right now to justify a Vita Instant Games Collection. Plus, what software the Vita has, Sony needs to actually sell.

Hey Einstein! · « **Reply #106 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:40:16 AM »

Sony confirmed in their Gamescon presentation that PSN+ is coming for Vita owners. I was hoping it would be at the same time as the european discount which starts tomorrow, but it doesn't look like it from the latest update on the PSN blog.
I take Broodwars point that there aren't enough Vita games to do a full on Instant Games Collection. But there are now 100's of compatible games if you take into account the PSP, PS1 and Minis that work on the Vita. Makes sense to me but maybe it doesn't to Sony.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #107 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:45:08 PM »

Quote from: broodwars on September 03, 2012, 07:30:21 PM

My big problem with Plus, though, is that Sony has a nasty habit of giving certain games for "free" that everyone already bought anyway (like they just did by giving away The Walking Dead Episodes 1 & 2). I wish they'd spotlight more overlooked games that are not really selling anymore.

Actually, Plus is causing me to not buy games on the PSN store as often as I am waiting to see if the game becomes available on Plus first. I didn't buy Walking Dead and don't plan to get the other eps because I expect they'll eventually come to plus. So far, of the games on plus, I've only run into 3 out of many, many games that I already had. I already have Borderlands and was hoping we would get Red Dead Redemption like Europe is getting. I also want that 25% discount on plus as I'd like to buy a year at that price.

Ymeegod · « **Reply #108 on:** September 05, 2012, 03:31:35 PM »

Some Remote play news:

"Remote Play -- the ability to tether your PlayStation Vita to a PlayStation 3 and access content on that PS3 from anywhere via wifi -- hasn't gotten much use since Sony's handheld debuted. However, PlayStation is looking to change that today with patches for the God of War Collection and The Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection.

After installing the free game updates (God of War's is available now but Ico's isn't yet), the Vita can connect to its registered PS3 and play the collections off the console. Extra buttons -- such as R2 and L2 -- are mapped to the rear touch panel. From our brief time with the God of War Collection, Remote Play is easy to setup and works well. Latency doesn't seem to be a problem for Kratos, but that might depend on how strong your wifi connection is."

NWR_Neal · « **Reply #109 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:14:03 PM »

Remote Play might aid in me finishing the GoW Collection...

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #110 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:20:35 PM »

As someone who owns the God of War collection but hasn't played it at all, this is welcome news.

Oblivion · « **Reply #111 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:33:25 PM »

I'd love to see SotC on the Vita.

Hey Einstein! · « **Reply #112 on:** September 06, 2012, 09:44:53 AM »

Whilst I am delighted that proper Vita remote play is finally here (as apposed to PSP mode remote play) I couldn't care less about the games. HD remakes of PS2 games? Surely the Vita has enough grunt to handle that sort of thing as a stand alone game?

Admittedly my utter hatred for the God of War franchise and dislike for Ico means I was never going to get excited about this announcement. I might give SofC another try at some point.

What I really want to see is current gen PS3 games. Whatever happened to that remote play Killzone 3 demo from last year? I really hope WiiU remote play isn't as disappointing.

Halbred · « **Reply #113 on:** September 07, 2012, 09:35:26 PM »

I'll install the updates right now. My only worry is that this won't work for disc-based collections (like mine).

Kwolf · « **Reply #114 on:** September 08, 2012, 06:35:57 PM »

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on September 05, 2012, 04:20:35 PM

As someone who owns the God of War collection but hasn't played it at all, this is welcome news.

Ditto on this.. I still haven't played mine, but this might get me to do it. Be much easier to find time to play it, if I can do it on the sofa while talking with others.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #115 on:** September 12, 2012, 03:05:03 PM »

Remote play? That's just streaming the image to the vita, right? I.e. nothing useful for someone without a PS3?

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #116 on:** September 12, 2012, 04:23:38 PM »

Pretty much, yeah. Let's you stream certain games, music, and video from your PS3 to a PSP or PSV. If you don't own a PS3, then this feature doesn't apply to you.

Halbred · « **Reply #117 on:** September 12, 2012, 09:44:11 PM »

Well, it works with disc-based games. God of War looks fine. Haven't tried ICO/Shadow, but there's no way those games could look WORSE, right?

Oh yeah. I went there.

Hey Einstein! · « **Reply #118 on:** September 17, 2012, 10:14:00 AM »

ICO SUX!

Don't get me wrong folks, I have no idea about how well the remote play holds up. I just really hate that game.

Halbred · « **Reply #119 on:** September 18, 2012, 03:28:53 AM »

I'm almost done with it. I'm not the biggest fan, but I appreciate the fact that it basically set the baseline for a LOT of modern games...most notably Tomb Raider (the new ones) and Uncharted.

I'm considering buying FFVII specifically to have something to play on my Vita.

Hey Einstein! · « **Reply #120 on:** September 18, 2012, 11:21:42 AM »

Quote from: Halbred on September 18, 2012, 03:28:53 AM

I'm almost done with it. I'm not the biggest fan, but I appreciate the fact that it basically set the baseline for a LOT of modern games...most notably Tomb Raider (the new ones) and Uncharted.

I'm considering buying FFVII specifically to have something to play on my Vita.

Funnily enough, I just did exactly that myself.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #121 on:** September 18, 2012, 07:25:39 PM »

Quote from: Hey Einstein! on September 18, 2012, 11:21:42 AM

Quote from: Halbred on September 18, 2012, 03:28:53 AM
I'm almost done with it. I'm not the biggest fan, but I appreciate the fact that it basically set the baseline for a LOT of modern games...most notably Tomb Raider (the new ones) and Uncharted.

I'm considering buying FFVII specifically to have something to play on my Vita.

Funnily enough, I just did exactly that myself.

If I could play Uncharted 3 on my PS3 or the GOW Origins games, I'd probably go get a Vita right now. As it is, I'll wait for a price drop or an amazing bundle.

Hey Einstein! · « **Reply #122 on:** September 20, 2012, 11:09:40 AM »

Hey, put me right if I'm wrong but aren't the God of War Origins games up rezed ports of PSP games that do work on the Vita? I would like remote play of the Uncharted trilogy though. Very very much.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #123 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:03:41 PM »

Quote from: Hey Einstein! on September 20, 2012, 11:09:40 AM

Hey, put me right if I'm wrong but aren't the God of War Origins games up rezed ports of PSP games that do work on the Vita? I would like remote play of the Uncharted trilogy though. Very very much.

I don't think the Origin collection works on the PSP. I'd have to rebuy the games again just to play them on the PSV. I don't really want to do that.

Hey Einstein! · « **Reply #124 on:** September 25, 2012, 08:27:50 AM »

Fair point, didn't realise you already owned the HD port

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Author Topic: Any Vita owners here? (Read 56401 times)