Five reasons why you should give the PS Vita a second chance

The PlayStation Vita is undergoing something of a resurgence, not just in new sales, but also with gamers who already own one. Where it might have been discarded for a while after the initial flurry of interest on launch, it is now rapidly becoming a much used device and essential to throw in a rucksack when travelling.

[CerealKiller]

I am not hatin' but honestly I don't think themes and authors description of "triple-A" titles are convincing arguments. The other 3 are good though if you are into indies and remote play (although I don't get the point of remote play unless they start to allow you to stream games from somewhere other than your home.)

[KillerResistance]

if u hav a bluetooth or internet connection, u can stream it from anywhere. A sick boy at the hospital played PS4 from his Vita. his ps4 was all the way at home.

[CerealKiller]

Oh wow I was not aware of that, that is awesome!

[ReLLiK]

I think there's a lot that goes into that feature working smoothly. It is cool that it can be done, but it's not that great unfortunately. I tried using remote play 5 ferry from my ps4 so my gf could watch TV and I was getting really bad lag and tearing issues. So I couldn't even imagine what it would be like on a different WiFi network.

[Stsonic]

I don't think Bluetooth its all over WiFi?

It works well for me playing in bed, mg biggest problem is using the touch for l2 and r2

[mikeslemonade]

Sony needs to kill it and take the loss. Don't be wasting assets on developing for the Vita.

I tried to trade in my Vita for $160 but I couldn't since my serial sticker came off -_-

Great piece of hardware but Sony can't go all out on it with there money. Focus on PS4 and not PS3/Vita.

[ABizzel1]

I don't need a second chance, because I have the first and it's still a great little handheld.

If you're not sure about the Vita or don't think you want the Vita, then my advice is to get the PSTV for $100 instead. You get a mini secondary PS4 (via remote play), and a PSV all for $100, and you can finally take advantage of all those Vita games that come to PS+, so you don't really have to buy any games for it, unless you want to.

[bambam1901]

I did remote play from Florida to New York. You need to hardwire PS4 to a fast network and connect Vita via wi-fi to another fast network. I had no lag and uploaded a Resogun video to Facebook.

[iSuperSaiyanGod]

How did you turn the system on & off ? Also how did you use another network I thought you had to use the same? ..

[bambam1901]

The PS4 has to be left in standby. It won't work if it's turned off. There is a setting on PS4 where you have to select to connect over the internet, rather than connect locally. As long as you have a fast network at home and the PS4 is connected with an ethernet cable, remote play will work anywhere over the internet as long as the network you're connecting to is high speed. My home network is 20 GB/second. When I was in New York, the network I was connected to was also at least that fast. When I tried to connect at a store down the block from my house, it wouldn't work because their internet was too slow. Hope this helps. Also make sure to have a strong connection over wi-fi for better performance. It takes optimal conditions, but it does work.

[3-4-5]

Disgaea 4 on Vita is awesome.

I love the Vita...it needs more games though honestly..

[OB1Biker]

Yea I agree the article is not perfect but its nice to see nowadays while so many people feel compelled to post hate or doom and gloom opinions about the Vita. True things could be way better but come on, cant people understand the Vita has a lot to offer to anyone looking for a handheld and keep the users happy for a long time

[HentaiMasterRace]

P4G should have been a reason on its own. Also themes? Really?

[scark92]

Yeah I want a Vita for that game, I hear great things!

[DualWielding]

yes...... P4G is the reason to own the Vita, the problem is is the only truly compelling one... the Vita has good games, but P4G is the only Vita exclusive that is truly can't miss

[HentaiMasterRace]

No, there are others, but P4G is a true reason.

[Spotie]

Odd, then, that Gravity Rush was my compelling reason.

[DualWielding]

@Spotie I love Gravity Rush, but I would have not bought the system just for it

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[TXIDarkAvenger]

Five reasons Sony should give the Vita a chance as a handheld and not an accessory for PS4.

[OB1Biker]

I think it has with many games available, but the consumers have to give it a chance theres no mystery

[lelo2play]

Sony has already admitted they gave up on the Vita. They said they wouldn't make any more AAA games for it, similar to Uncharted or Killzone. Vita is dead... or almost there.
It's a pity. Vita is quite a nice piece of hardware.

[Inception]

"They said they wouldn't make any more AAA games for it, similar to Uncharted or Killzone"

Nope. Yoshida said they still make AAA games for it. But the quantity will be less compare to 1st / 2nd year.

Beside, good AAA vita games like Killzone Merc or Tearaway sold horribly. So i understand why sony decided to put most of their studios on PS4 rather than making more unique games for vita.

"Vita is dead... or almost there"

Nope, i doubt it. A lot of 3rd party support it with exclusive and multiplats. As long as they still support it, combine with one or two AAA games from sony every year than i can see vita will life more than 5-6 years until sony stopped the production.

[Dasteru]

Nothing really wrong with the Vita, it is a good handheld. Just not enough good games to make it worth the purchase price. Needs more RPGs.

[Hanso]

Sword Art Online Lost Song just got announced yesterday :3

[AudioEppa]

Vita is Badass, but they need to address a few things to make it even better. Like, fully updating its web browser to do more standard things, fix it's audio because trying to listen to music or podcasts on it sucks because it's way too low, update its user interface, engineer a add-on controller to help better games using remote play, start developing their own games like point and click adventures (broken sword) Also instead of trying to make games like PS3 graphics, make higher definition action games like the PlayStation 2 era. I feel like this would save the vita and make it it's own must have platform and make people want to play on it for itself and not just for remote play. And please whatever games you make KEEP THEM ON VITA ONLY lol why port something to your other platforms and give people another reason not to buy a vita? Sony could be doing huge with the vita if they smarten up and play it right.

I so want to work for PlayStation lol

[Scatpants]

I agree. It seems like someone in Marketing should be getting fired over the Vita. So mishandled.

[Scatpants]

A bunch of good stuff has been releasing lately on Vita and it looks like it's going to be a trend to have cross platform PS4/Vita PSN games coming out on a regular basis. I think one day a lot of people are going to wake up and see that tons of good games are accumulating on it. That Vita TV will help because people will buy it for the purpose of streaming their PS4 to another room, but due to Playstation Plus the will find out that Vita has a lot of fun games and buy the actual portable.

[Rogert]

Smartphones really have taken a huge chunk of handheld gaming market share the past few years. This can be seen in the low sales of the Vita and also the lower sale rate of the 3DS. I think its just a sign of the times that handheld gaming is dwindling and there isn't much that can be done to compete with a device like an iPhone/Galaxy even if the games are better on nintendo's and Sony's handhelds.

[ashen122]

i love my vita, nuff said

[gamer7804]

dragons crown, demon gaze, vahalla knights 3, persona 4 golden !

[luis_spartano]

I'll finally sell my Vita tomorrow! Unfortunately, it's all Sony's fault.

I never sold any of my previous videogames, this is the first time I'll. Sony's lack of vision and investiment on Vita result in this.

Good bye my Vita. I've purshased you to enjoy all of your great features, beautiful screen, and your AAA games, but you mother killed you without mercy.

[superchiller]

You obviously don't appreciate good gaming hardware and games. Find another hobby maybe?

[marloc_x]

Might I suggest a Wii U/3DS combonatio..whoops! Meant to reply right above you schiller..

[Fkhalf16]

But I haven't picked a Vita up yet. Im just waiting for Freedom Wars to be released then im picking it up.

[talocaca]

Maybe I'm strange....but I've had a Vita since the Japanese launch and LOVING it.

Will buy a 3DS once the new model comes out here next week....basically for Smash Bros and Mario.

I DO wish we had more triple A games on vita....but I'm happy playing Ratchet & Clank HD!

[Rydro]

Just themes won't save vita, we want more games, GTA could make it more fun

[SleepingHero]

My problem with ps tv is Im only renting games so I'd take my vita any day