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PS Vita firmware 3.50 unlocks 30% more memory

Unite Tokyo conference seems to suggest that the PS Vita software version 3.50 will allow for 30% more RAM.

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TimeSkipLuffy3300d ago

That's great. Vita is getting old. I hope devs will have a better chance to create create fluid AAA games with 30% memory increase.

UKmilitia3299d ago

That is a huge amount of memory to find on any console.
imagine if they could do similar with ps4.

every little helps said someone once upon a time.

KwietStorm_BLM3299d ago

I'm sure it will happen with PS4 at stow point. The memory is very streamlined as it is, and the platform is still very new. The OS will likely shrink over time. But 30% at one time, that's a huge bonus.

rainslacker3299d ago (Edited 3299d ago )

Vita has 512MB of system memory, but 30% more is off of whatever is available to devs now. Not sure what that is, but 30% is pretty significant. It basically means that you can have 30% more resources available at any time, meaning bigger worlds or better textures.

The PS4 will get more I'm sure. Sony has some locked away for features to come in the future so they don't fall into a scenario like last gen where they didn't have enough memory to implement it(cross game chat last gen). I dunno if that'll amount to 30%. 5GB is available now, so 30% would take it up to 6.5GB, but 1GB is already used for games, but managed by the system, so that wouldn't leave much left.

I'm happy for this news though. Hopefully it means new games will come, and it also means Sony has a reason for making this change...which could indicate they have something big on the horizon on the games front.

3-4-53299d ago

%30 is a pretty noticeable increase.

Not sure WHY it took this long though.

Genuine-User3300d ago

That's a significant amount of memory that was previously locked.
Gravity Rush 2 will most definitely benefit from this.

Spotie3300d ago

I'm wondering what the hell is taking them so long with that game. I REALLY need more Kat in my life.

Genuine-User3299d ago

It has been a while. We should get some information come E3.

gokuking3299d ago

It's taking so long because it isn't for Vita anymore.

Conzul3299d ago

Whether for Vita or PS4 or both, I think we can all agree that we need more Kat.

Kalebninja3299d ago

No one said gravity rush 2 was going to be on vita.

Read this quote "Apologies, we misread your question. The original game was for PS Vita. No details on platform or release date of the sequel yet."

I'm not saying its not going to be on vita but at the same time the guys making it aren't either.

lockedongamer13299d ago (Edited 3299d ago )

I want Gravity Rush 2 on PS4, not Vita. The action heavy mechanics and its focus on the camera don't suit it.

Protagonist3299d ago

Can´t say that I agree. The game plays beautifully on the Vita.

GiantFriendlyCrab3300d ago

now you can download more memory :)

fr0sty3299d ago

kinda. They've reduced the footprint the operating system takes up in RAM.

Kalebninja3299d ago

could you not tell that was a joke? ya know the whole download more memory scams.

KryptoniteTail3300d ago

Hopefully Sony will bother to use it with Uncharted, God of War, Gravity Rush, Killzone, Tearaway, or, uh, anything, I guess.

TheConTROLLer693300d ago

Which means nothing if you don't release GAMES for it. Come on Sony!

Harkins17213300d ago

3rd party needs to make the games.

TheConTROLLer693300d ago

So Sony doesn't need to make any games at all? That's stupid.

Harkins17213300d ago

@TheCont Expect they do. 3rd Party needs to be making more.

Khajiit863300d ago

@TheConTROLLer

Why not at least have something smart to say. Heard of Bloodborne?... Its a pretty good game if you havent heard pal.

yewles13299d ago

@Khajiit86

You realize Sony's Japan Studio co-developed that game, right?

Snookies123299d ago

@Khajiit86 - He's talking about Vita games. Which I agree, Sony has already pretty much dropped first party support for it unfortunately... I love my PS4, but it's a shame my Vita gets shafted like that. At least we have third party studios making games for it...

XisThatKid3299d ago

Hows the thoughts on improved remote play functionality yea?

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gokuking3299d ago

@Khajiit86, Bloodborne is my favourite Vita game. Oh wait, it's not a Vita game ...

Ozmoses3299d ago (Edited 3299d ago )

any PS4 game can be a Vita game with Remote Play!

got you :P

rivencleft3299d ago

I bought my 3rd Vita just Saturday (long story on the first 2) and first thing I did was pop in Bloodborne and remote play with the Vita, hot damn that was sweet.

Scatpants3299d ago

Getting Titan Souls tomorrow. Got Stealth Inc. 2 last week.

rainslacker3299d ago

Big changes like this are usually done for a reason. They don't often just pop up out of the blue. Even little changes happen because a dev needs the resources. If Sony freed up 30% more memory then there is a game in the works that likely requires it in development. It's very possible that Sony has a big release coming for the Vita. There are still quite a few Sony devs who have been silent for much too long.

kingPoS3299d ago

Maybe the vita/pstv will receive support for ps vue in the near future.

Gateway MT6706 2008

Xof3299d ago

Isn't it simply because they're shutting down some of those Vita apps that would run in the background? Like PS Near.

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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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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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Godmars2905069d ago

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

Demons Souls5069d ago

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

Godmars2905069d ago (Edited 5069d 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.

ClownBelt5069d 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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Tripl3seis5069d ago

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

Jack-Pyro5069d 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.

Anon73495069d 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.

RedDevils5069d ago

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

ThanatosDMC5069d 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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