GXC: "Near is the social networking app on the PS Vita that allows you to check in to real life locations and pick-up and or leave gifts for other gamers to find and use in their games. You can also locate and connect with your PlayStation Network friends and other gamers nearby.
How many people have their Vita connected online near you?"
Its episode 78 of Heroes of Handheld, the podcast dedicated to everything PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS & Mobile Gaming! This week saw PlayStation end support of the YouTube, Near and Maps apps on PS Vita. What does this mean for future Apps for the handheld? and whilst the New 3DS XL is selling well, Nintendo celebrated 50 million sales of the original Nintendo 3DS.
Sad but true. I still love it all the same. Lokking forward to remote play Final fantasy and kh3
Sony removes support for a few applications on Vita. And it's honestly about time too.
I agree with this. What a completely wasted app. It had potential which was squandered.
Its the definite truth. There could have been a real contender against Nintendo's StreetPass on 3DS. NEAR had all the makings to be so, they just never followed up or took it even further to where it needed to be.
Vita Games are it's problem.
* It has JRPG's, but the KIND it has, basically all they are is a bunch of 14 year old girls in hardly any clothing with huge animated boobs.
NOT many people want to play that. Sure like 5-10% of gamers do, but then you get 5-10% of sales......just like the vita is getting.
* There aren't that many GOOD JRPG's.
* There aren't that many GOOD sports games.
* There isn't a Wide Variety of gaming genres adn sub-genres.
* If you don't like animated youth boobs, Cooking, or visual novels about spirits, that elliminates about 50% of the Vita's gaming catalog.
^ THAT is the problem.
The other problem is the defensive Vita gamers who get their feelings hurt everytime one of us brings this FACT up.
If there were 100 Gamers, then Vita is being catered to 5 of them.
That is WHY the sales are down.
They were wrong about how many "hardcore" gamers there were, or even WHAT they were.
* I love my Vita, but every time a game is announced there is a 90% chance it won't be a game that appeals to me nor probably about 70% of Vita owners.
The game choices are weak....like really weak, and when you actually are honest with yourself you may find the same conclusion.
Persona 4G
Tales Of Hearts R
Disgaea 3
Disgaea 4
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X2
Ys Memories Of Celceta
One Piece Red World Unlimited
There you go, of the top of my head 8 very good RPG games that are not about 14yo girls.
You're just a stereo typical CoD boy who wanted FPS and to trash talk games genres you agent interested in.
I'm not really into RPGs, I'm more into hunter genre which I guess you aren't either so do yourself a favor and instead of trashing it, just sell the damn thing and quit bitching about it. Buy a 3DS (the new ones great BTW) and play Mario (or MH4U which is great BTW)
@beak,
Wouldn't it make more sense for Sony to release games that the stereotypical CoD fanboys would like? Call it a crazy idea, but catering to the larger audience as well as niche gamers sounds like it's a crazy enough plan that it might just work.
From the look of your list, are any of the games you listed not ports available on the PS2/PS3 anyway? I would think games made specifically for the Vita would be a welcome addition to the game library.
I actually agree death, there hasn't been enough western support I'm just pointing out that 345 is bashing perfectly good games for no reason other than they aren't his thing.
"Vita Games are it's problem.
* It has JRPG's, but the KIND it has, basically all they are is a bunch of 14 year old girls in hardly any clothing with huge animated boobs. "
...So...... what's the problem? ....oh, I get it, 'animated'. Yeah that's annoying but they tried Full Motion Videogames back in the days of the Sega CD, they just don't work well.
the vita needs gran turismo, it needs a call of duty that isnt that piece of trash that got released. it needs more PS2 remasters. it needs everquest.
@beak
The psp was my favourite system for a while because of it's games and portability, I played it more than my ps3, PC and woo at times. I sold my vita within a year because the games available are somewhat bleak and there aren't enough releases to warrant buying the system, it's only going to worsen too,
I think Vita overall is an excellent JRPG or japanese games in general machine, and someone who's into those games can't imagine that they could ignore the system. In this way, it's much like the PSP.
Where it isn't like the PSP though is that they don't have a steady supply of games with more variety. They have every genre covered of course, but the games themselves aren't the kind that generally appeal to the broader more mainstream western audience.
On the PSP they had a couple MGS games, Gran Turismo and lots of other racers, a steady supply of spin offs of popular FPS's, tons of puzzle games, and plenty of niche games which could appeal to a wider audience.
The Vita is a great machine, and I can't argue against Sony's lack of variety on the system, even from their first party selections. They certainly have a good selection of games on the system, but I can understand why people could overlook it because it just lacks those must have titles.
Ironically enough, it's first year or so, when people were saying it had no games, is when they had the most games that would have appealed more to a western audience.
I have Disgaea 4 and it's awesome. One of the few games I have for Vita that is really good.
* Ys is maybe the only somewhat normalish RPG and even that is a some what hack n slash-ish Action RPG.
* FFX-2 is a remake from 2001....so yea
* Tales of Hearts helps...but also a remake.
* Persona 4.....remake
* One Piece at least feels different enough to be worth purchasing but still a bit niche. solid effort though.
* Still not enough..
* Remake,Remake,Remake,game about spirits,Grindy SRPG that is fun,decent Action RPG, niche weird anime game that is decent,
I wouldn't BRAG about that....
Sony should pull the plug on the Vita already, it's been on life support for almost 2 years now
Sony has done stuff with the Vita, but it hasnt been with the Triple A games or full push that everyone has been wanting for a while. There are a ton of great games on Vita that everyone should play, just no big AAA games of late.
there are AAA games as of late, just not big named ones. atelier ayesha plus, tales of heartsR, hyperdemention rebirth2, mxgp motocross, motoGP14, Resogun (smaller, but amazing fun), freedomwars, projectdivaF2nd, plus a lot of indies ranging from medium to smaller sized games. the only one i prob wont buy would be project diva cuz its not my thing. maybe ill try Persona4 dance when it releases, maybe.
I'm not generally interested in rhythm games but I'll give Persona a try as I loved P4G so much, it actually was my entrance into JRPG.
Sony has done an absolutely horrible job supporting this device with quality games as a whole for quite awhile now. Many will argue that the JRPGs are great, but these games definitely aren't for everyone. They still have time to make the device more valuable of course, but for now there is absolutely no denying that the Nintendo 3DS is only real handheld that making waves now.
The problem is Nintendo have the right ip's for a handheld console Sony don't. The psv in terms of hardware is amazing but for me you can't sell a handheld like a home console which they tried to do with the PSV.
It will be interesting to see if they support the psv for much longer and a' so if we see another handheld from them again.
Near had a lot of potential but as with the Vita as a whole, Sony has not supported it in the least. I wouldn't agree with the "Good Riddance!" title, because I think the loss of it is still a loss, it isn't like the Vita is gaining anything from it's removal.
Sony should have used feedback and developed Near into a micro social media experience for PSN / Vita owners. Guess it is too late now ...
I remember when the Vita first came out Near was pretty cool leaving in game gifts for people to find. that was awesome, but then updates happened and it lost all the coolness. It's ok if it goes away because it lost its point in my opinion.
Unit 13 was a perfect example how it was used cool you could leave High Value Target gifts for people that hadn't finished every mission.
Near may not be missed but YouTube is necessary. I don't want to juggle devices so don't even say it.
NRM writes "Without question, the Vita is the most powerful and most compelling piece of portable gaming hardware to date that relies not on the gimmick of added dimensions, or indeed price points of pence to draw in the crowds. Put simply, the Vita is a gamer's handheld through-and-through; boasting near console-quality graphics, a fantastic line-up of games both in present and future (we await LittleBigPlanet Vita with bated breath), stunning functionality and a whole load of promise..."
I agree with this article whole heartedly but I am disappointed at the display on darker pallets. The 'mura' (clouding, blotching, spots, stains) is still noticeable on my device on greys and subtle greens. Only when the software in use physically boosts the colours do the stains 'disappear' back again. I have about a 2.5 inch swirl (looks like a piece of rope) which is distracting almost all of the time I use my Vita.
I know people have reported different scales of issues with this problem but it just spoils what is a perfect handheld device. I'm debating whether to return it but I don't want to end up with one that's even worse. I love the colour depth of the OLED but I prefer the crisper finish of say my iPhone display.. and it doesn't have stains or distractions.
in the safety guide it even explains that it will be like that for a while. all OLED screens do this apparently. the screen just needs to be broken in. mine has one light blotch about a inch long diagonally in the middle of the screen. i can only see it on the please wait loading screens on the vitas interface.
That is a common thing with OLED. Its an inherent problem for this display. You may return it but there is a good possibility that it would persist in other products.
I know, but I don't think there is going to be a 'breaking in' period with this. I think it will always recur or be present. At the end of the day if I deem something as unsuitable then it's my perogative if I choose to get an exchange. That being said I can't decide if I can ignore it. It's like when I've had products with dead pixels in the past - the screen may as well have hundreds of them because that one or two just stand out to me all the time. Got 3 more weeks to make my mind up, but there is always a worry of an even worse display as seen on some of the images on google!
Strange, I haven't noticed anything similar with my Vita, I'll keep an eye out though for sure.
I hardly even use Near. Never bother checking.
As low as 25, as high as about 60. Usually, though, from 30-45 or so.
Apparently there are ~80 people with Vitas within a 5mi radius of my home. I suppose that's not that bad for a 'struggling' handheld considering I am in a relatively rural area of SE Louisiana...
Near is a really bad social network and doesn't work nearly as well as Nintendo's Streetpass
i use to download free gift from other player..