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Sony Considered TV Connectivity for the PS Vita, Then Scrapped the Idea and Made the PS Vita TV

Many asked for the possibility to connect their PS Vita to their TV, and that possibility almost became a reality but was ultimately discarded in favor of splitting the portable PS Vita 2000 and the Vita TV, as explained by Sony Director of the Second Division of Software Development Muneki Shimada and Hardware Planning Division Manager Kiyoto Shibuya.

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Eonjay3866d ago

This actually makes sense. They aren't just going to market the VTV as a games console, its also a Trojan Horse for their planned TVoIP service. Very Smart business move by them. Its just so happens that even the hardcore gamers want the device as well as casuals. VTV is so much win, I won't be surprised if it out sells the PS4 eventually.

TomShoe3866d ago

Yep. The VTV comes with a lot more features than just plugging in your Vita, so it makes sense.

Thehyph3866d ago

Maybe this was the planned use of the mystery port.

Could be, especially considering the new vita doesn't have it.

EximiusNebula3865d ago

@stevehyphen

The mystery slot is meant for a micro sim.

Thehyph3865d ago

@EximiusNebula

The 3G versions have a sim tray on the side of them I believe.

I'm talking about the mystery port on the top of the system next to the game card slot.
As far as I know, the reason for it being there has never been revealed.

XisThatKid3865d ago

This is true, If the Vita had TV capability....."CRUSHED IT"

But I'm just glad they're giving it support and bringing the Vita home.

Salooh3866d ago

I love the idea of VTV but i think it will harm the vita. They should add VTV features to the vita. Or it will effect it's sales and therefore no AAA games.

Thehyph3866d ago

I prefer to think of it as encouraging for vita game development.

I'm assuming that people who buy this are interested in using it to play games. Otherwise, it's pretty much the same as Roku and other similar devices.

The more people who use it to play games, the more games will be made for it. At least, that's how I view it.

I don't know if I'm right or you're right, of course.

Gamefan123866d ago

or the VTV drives far more sales as people buy it and get vita games, as it plays vita games, and more games are made due to that

CBaoth3866d ago

Think of it this way though, if the Vita only sells 30 million lifetime because the VTV goes on to sell 50 million, that's still 80 million in the total pot to a software developer. That's good for everyone regardless of what device they actually own.

Eonjay3866d ago

I understand where you are coming from but its not going to hurt the Vita. The coming storm of VTV is going to do nothing but expand Vita base, which it desperately needs to secure content. I own a Vita and I can't wait for VTV.

Inception3866d ago

Technically, VitaTV IS still a PSVita. So every sales for VitaTV will counted as a sales for PSVita. Just like 3DSXL / 2DS that counted as a sales for 3DS.

fsfsxii3865d ago

Handheld gaming is better off without AAA garbage

Salooh3865d ago (Edited 3865d ago )

If they consider it a vita then i'm convinced of your talk and that will be a huge boost for the vita :) . But if it's a separate device then it will effect the vita . Did they show the specs of VTV ?. Is it the same as the vita ?. If not then developers won't bother making AAA games since it won't handle it .

Thehyph3865d ago

It is the same as vita. It has the same memory and game card slots. It has the insides of a vita.
It will play existing games, but features like touch and camera need to be patched out. Some games rely solely on touch so therefore they will never exist on it.

As for AAA games, who knows? The vita obviously suffers a lack of them now. Sure, more install base could lead to more of them, but AAA games usually want to show off good graphics. I'm not saying the vita can't do good graphics, but I do question how everything will look on HDTV resolutions.

All in all, I think it will be a good product.

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nevin13866d ago

Of course this move makes sense from a business perspective.

VitaTV came be viewed as its own home console vs Sony charging $20-$30 for a cord that allows Vita to connect to TV.

Agent_hitman3866d ago

Good job Sony. Now you made the TV version of Vita and is more cheaper.. Thanks

Now the next you have to do is to release it worldwide.

radecGaming3866d ago

so that's the purpose of the mystery port!

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2623d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905068d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5068d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905068d ago (Edited 5068d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5068d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5068d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5068d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495068d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5068d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5068d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2659d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One