Sony's NeoGeo Pocket's (PSP2/Vita) business/non technical ramifications talk
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Chuck Norris from Gaf is making good points:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433075&page=4
Also, price cuts must be included in this plan.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433075&page=4
Also, price cuts must be included in this plan.
Quite possibly, because the cost of PSV will come down to a hundred bucks, but will you ever be able to get an Android for that? I anticipate mobile devices to overtake PSV in performance, but never get cheaper. Sadly for Sony, Vita doesn't offer the same value as an Android, so being cheaper itself might not be enough. Add TV out and apps like GPS, and Vita will be more more valuable.
We don't know that just yet, but who knows. They could take a similar approach to was it Blackberry? and run most Android applications virtually and with little to no overhead. Considering the type of libraries these applications are written against, they are ridiculously easy to port, so all will come down to the kind of publishing options Sony decides on. This should probably our biggest worry, that the publishing options are too restrictive for the smaller but still really useful apps to make it through.
TV out is just not announced yet. I'm not sure that means anything, other than that they reserve the right to drop it at the last minute if cost demands it (they learned from discussing the ports for the PS3 too early in advance no doubt
). Apart from that, even the original PSP had its GPS application, and Vita has a GPS built in as well as that WiFi position system that iOS devices also use, so I'm quietly convinced that the thing will get GPS software one way or another.
Me think they have to address the TV out question soon. It won't be long before every worthy device can and will output to the elephant screen in the room. It's too obvious a target.
Also, "selling Vita base unit at a loss" is too little info. They can subsidize the loss via some sort of lock-in subscriptions, or up-sell a peripheral (like a base station) to recover them. They may also reuse parts in other unannounced Sony products to lower the cost further, etc.
Also, "selling Vita base unit at a loss" is too little info. They can subsidize the loss via some sort of lock-in subscriptions, or up-sell a peripheral (like a base station) to recover them. They may also reuse parts in other unannounced Sony products to lower the cost further, etc.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/37930/Yoshida-Wii-U-will-inspire-Vita-experiments
...Sounds more like they didn't think of the many use cases in the Nintendo's Wii U trailer.
...Sounds more like they didn't think of the many use cases in the Nintendo's Wii U trailer.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/37930/Yoshida-Wii-U-will-inspire-Vita-experiments
...Sounds more like they didn't think of the many use cases in the Nintendo's Wii U trailer.
Yeah. I mean it's not like the idea is foreign to them, what with the idea they had for streaming a rear-view mirror to the PSP way back at the PS3's announcement. The NGP is much more interesting for that kind of thing, and I agree that Nintendo got some cool use-cases - that's their forte no doubt, they're still a toy company and very good at that.
I still think by the way that it is very interesting that the Wii U has a regular touch screen and not multi-touch. In that respect there are some additional advantages to Vita in that respect. Also, Sony already has remote play from anywhere in the world on their current PSP, so doing something like that wherever you are on Vita with PS3 has some additional charm to the setup.
Anyway, glad they acknowledge they're not blind to the competition, and do so publicly and acknowledge the source.
http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/06/08/ps-vita-will-be-profitable-on-day-one/
Looks like Kaz was talking about R&D and all that stuff
Watching lots of Live play now from Home, probably available from other areas as well, fun because a guy who's less used to playing is talking and playing Uncharted on Vita, and he's dying, trying different things, getting surprised by enemies, etc.
Installed Home on my other PS3 by the way, and was pleasantly surprised on how fast I got it up and running this time. 40MB for the client, then the harddrive reservation bit (you can choose much less than before) and then 10MB for the E3 live space, and it just breezed through. Video started playing within seconds now too.
Installed Home on my other PS3 by the way, and was pleasantly surprised on how fast I got it up and running this time. 40MB for the client, then the harddrive reservation bit (you can choose much less than before) and then 10MB for the E3 live space, and it just breezed through. Video started playing within seconds now too.
In a few years, they should make a phone revision to expand it's audience like they eventually did with the Xperia Play. If they can slim it down to a ~4 inch touchscreen with the same slider design as the Xperia Play/PSPGo, give it a 4G radio, and keep under $500 before contract then that could be a hell of a product. That would be a very complete package even if there end up being a few phones with similar or better specs by the time it launches.
PlayStation Vita title 'Ruin' connects to PS3 for continuous client gameplay:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/08/...ects-to-ps3-for-continuous-cli/#disqus_thread
(Video inside)
What exactly is the difference between transfarring and "continuous gameplay". It's the same thing isn't it ?
EDIT:
Alright, Konami's Transfarring exports game saves from PS3 to Vita via USB to resume gameplay.
Idol Mind's approach uses cloud save.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/08/...ects-to-ps3-for-continuous-cli/#disqus_thread
(Video inside)
What exactly is the difference between transfarring and "continuous gameplay". It's the same thing isn't it ?
EDIT:
Alright, Konami's Transfarring exports game saves from PS3 to Vita via USB to resume gameplay.
Idol Mind's approach uses cloud save.
Early chatter says it's $40:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=28450224&postcount=1
Folks seem positive with the price. If this is true, we'll see how many bite.
I would presume at the very least similar that Xbox Live Silver subscribers get (highscores, notifications of your high scores being beaten or new levels being published, online friends list with messaging features and so on)
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So does it really have only 256 MB of RAM?
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