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What Playstation Vita Needs

The Playstation Vita was a star at this years E3, showing off many of its features during and after the Sony press conference earlier last month. Competitively priced at $249.99 for the basic Wi-Fi model, it seems to be a major competitor for Nintendo’s 3DS this holiday season.

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sinncross4672d ago

Answer: PS Suite.

Not only will this service bring current PS content to Android devices (like PS1 titles) it will also work as a service for developers to release their games onto the growing Android market - a dedicated games service is what the OS lacks. These developers will therefore also have their games automatically playable on the PSV. That gives the PSV both content directly for the device and smartphone gaming as well !

Warprincess1164672d ago

Ya it needs an appstore where developers can make all kinds of stuff for it like alternate internet browsers and etc. Sony sitting on a goldmine. They just need to look at apple and android.

killerhog4672d ago

If they go that route, I just hope it's more robust and Sony prevents the crap softwares from getting in. AppStore is flooded with crappy things you have to maneuver through at times before finding the good ones.

sinncross4672d ago

@killerhog

I think Sony will keep PS Suite purely for games. doubt apps would be allowed since they may be incompatible with the PSV. That said, I do think that services such as PS's Video Store and Qriocity will be on PS Suite as well so as to create diversity to what PS Suite offers.

killerhog4672d ago (Edited 4672d ago )

@Sinncross

I was referring to games, apps also include games. That said, I find myself roaming and buying apps from the AppStore more than I do the Pstore. The Pstore selection of games is still scarce then add Sonys overpricing lately. Apps nowadays makes or breaks a portable/mobile device. Also I wouldn't mind apps outside of games.

honestly I think Sony needs to go the route apple did but a more robust approach. I have 400 apps, 95% are games and 60% were free. This is why I love the AppStore, sometimes developers put their games as free for a bit, or games services promoting there service and offering a game for free for a day (openfeint for example). Hell I won't always want to buy a 40$ game so I hope Sony can offer me a variation of games/prices. Again not just games either I have a sweet photoshop app for my iPod that I love messing with. I get my gaming fix on my iPod, when I'm in the go. I have a bunch of RPGs, adventures, shooting, puzzle, racing, etc..

P.S ESPECIALLY MY SHMUPS!!!!!

bob-maul4672d ago

No app store! Too much junk. If people want cruddy little 2 minute games, then they need a smartphone or ipod... Gaming does not need to go that route

killerhog4672d ago

@bob

2 min games?? Have you played app games?? Zombie street, killing zone, killing zone defense, danmaku unlimited, Phoenix, asphalt 5 & 6, real racing 2 & 3, guerrilla bob, zombie shock, biofrenzy, minigore, age of zombies, samurai girl, terra, for example aren't " 2 mins" I have like 20 rpg games for iPod very fun, long and well designed. really gamers get their fix regardless of device. Also I'm sure you were referring to 'portable/mobile devices' which vita is.

Also even though I stated the AppStore being loaded with crap the good still outnumbers it. I have a bunch if effing awesome app games. 60% I got for free (addfree) when they are being handed for free for a limited time.

bob-maul4672d ago

@killer

Disagreed... There are some very entertaining games on the app store that are not 2 min games. However, they are FAR outnumbered by cruddy games. If the Vita's store was like the app store, I would rarely download a thing. Why? It's impossible to find a good app without already knowing its name because it is overloaded with boring or bad apps.

sphinct4672d ago

What it needs is to come out so I can buy it!!!

I_find_it_funny4672d ago (Edited 4672d ago )

would be nice to view your own comics not only those bought in Vita

I'd like it to be a good ebook reader too

play mkv's, support subtitles

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mastiffchild4672d ago

Plus, good games on iOS all suffer because(well jrpgs don't and relate well to touch controls imho)of the awful nature of controls on iPhone and iPad. As a result a lot of the games that are made, and I mean actual games with staying power and nuaced control schemes like MGS and SF4 which were murdered by iOS controls, are wastewd on said platforms and this makes the good games on Appstore pretty pointless in the main-to me anyway.

The thing about this article I do not agree with, though, is his complaint at the risk of Vita getting watered down console ports. Seriously, the Wii comparison is pointless-that was a HOME consoel and I think people would be less upset about a slight downgrade in visuals(can't see features being lacking in Viat as there's little reason for them TO be lacking and controls can be identical to console so that's no issue here either. On a handheld people would EXPECT a difference and would, I think, just be pleased they're getting these games on the go.

For argument's sake imagine BF3 came to Vita and just didn't look quite as good as PS360-who would complain at that? I wouldn't and if you could still play against PS3 gamers online it would be amazing for portable gamers wouldn't it?As long as the dumbing down isn't HUGE it'#ll be great. Besides, Sony are going flat lout on supporting it this time(and aren't seeing the PSP,after it's sold near 70 million units, as the fail some western gamers and sites see it as. they see it as a platform which lost dev support via piracy and if they can avoid getting hacked right away they'd be pretty certain of amazing third party support this time around to join the many games they;'re making for it themselves. Give it a chance guys.

StbI9904672d ago

You know what it needS?

TO BE IN MY DAMN HANDS ALREADY...sheez

jujubee884672d ago

Our money.

*Mr. Burns maniacal laugh and finger tent*

DeathProof4672d ago

Game plz, lots of amazing cool fun games, then the VITA will be able to creep in on Nintendo!

blackburn104672d ago

I think VITA has more then enough features to warrent a purchase from me. Anything else can come later.Just concentrate on making what it already has run smoothly.

InLaLaLand4672d ago

It needs more account profiles (6 max) for games like LBP (You could only use one file/account on LBP PSP).

Background downloads. And that's all I can think of atm.

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LG Gaming Week deals kick off with $500 off this 45-inch UltraGear OLED curved gaming monitor

Save a bucket load on this massive curved gaming monitor- with the potential of even more savings in LG's Gaming Week

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Review: GameScent - Now you can smell your games | KnowTechie

KnowTechie writes: "The GameScent is a unique way to add immersion to your games. Thanks to its HDMI and 3.5mm jack, the device is versatile, so you can use it across your consoles and PC. However, it would be great to see a new range of scents since there are only six, and many smell similar to each other."

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TheLigX21h ago

Ah yes… whenever I play a game I always think that it would be so much better if my home could smell more like gasoline and burnt gunpowder.

staticall20h ago

Boogerman, Binding Of Isaac, Fallout, Postal and Scorn, here i come, smell away!

Skate-AK19h ago

Can't forget Octodad and Harlod Halibut.

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Here's why PC gamers aren't upgrading GPUs as often as they used to

At a time where GPUs are more available than ever, it appears as though PC gamers aren't upgrading as often as they used to.

Vits2d ago

For me, the primary concern with new software is how it's often exclusive to a new series. This not only frustrates me but also raises questions about the lifespan of the hardware. With GPUs no longer offering significant performance boosts, they rely heavily on software enhancements.

However, this reliance is contingent on developer support. When the new 5000 series hits shelves, it's likely that the 4000 series won't be compatible with Nvidia's new software. This would negate any advantage it had over the 3000 series, leaving one to wonder why they upgraded in the first place. And the same will keep happening as we move through the generations.

AMD is a bit better in that regard as they often use open standards, which offer wider compatibility. However, they have even less developer support, and their software solutions tend to lag behind Nvidia by at least one whole generation. So if you have a 3000 series from Nvidia right now, it doesn't really make that much sense to upgrade to the 7000 series from AMD because feature-wise they are pretty similar level.

just_looken14h ago

The huge thing you are missing is display.

If you have a 1440p/1080p monitor there is 0 reason to leave the 3,000/amd 6,000 series those cards are cheap with many years of driver support left and can push those resolutions for you 0 issues well unless you go below the 60 series range or amd's 6400

Right now computer games are having issues because of garbage drm and or just a garbage port that even is trash on consoles like dragon dogmas 30fps BS all versions.

There is 0 reason to get a 5k/amd 7k series card unless you are doing serious rendering and or 4k gaming or you want more vram as yes games are taking up more thanks to higher native textures.

It would be a huge help if these "gaming" consoles used real hardware not some apu/igpu garbage even a 3 year old gaming laptop has better guts. A real cpu/gpu/ram/mb/psu/storage on a console would help so much on game porting/optimization for the devs.

Vits13h ago

I don't think that is a huge thing. Hell, I would even argue that is completely not important.
Pc Gamers in general do not care about resolution that much and therefore I don't see 4K gaming becoming a thing on Pc any time soon. It's just not worth it. Even more when right now there are many better ways to improve the visual quality of your experience before going for the resolution.

From QLED, OLED, miniLED-based solutions, Fast IPS, IPS Black, better VA panels, all of them play a much larger role than resolution in improving game visual quality. Not to mention you don't need to sacrifice refresh rate if you stay in the Full/Quad HD bracket. And refresh rate is a thing that PC gamers care about.

And let's be honest, developers are not focusing on native solutions anymore. So why bother going for higher resolution if the game is going to fake it either way? It's a waste of resources that clearly most PC gamers aren't willing to do.

Furesis2d ago

oh my god, these "Here's why" articles are always about the most obvious shit ever, like do people actually read these?

Neonridr1d 22h ago

because they last for generations. You don't need to upgrade every 1, 2 or even 3 years. I went from a 1080ti which served me so well to a 3080 with years in between. I won't even consider upgrading until the 5000 series at the earliest, but will most likely wait for the 6000 series.

hard joe1d 8h ago

not every gamer have money to upgrade every year

just_looken14h ago

But you do not need too on a pc if you're non 4k gamer 3 year old hardware will work for you.

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