Sony Has Already Killed the PS Vita

GamePro - Sony's already killed the PlayStation Vita. Seriously, I don't even want one anymore. Ever since the ambitiously designed portable successor to the PSP was officially announced at E3 this last summer, each news story about the system's drawbacks really has me rethinking that $249 purchase.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

-_-

[deadpoole]

the writer of the story rants like 95% of the aricle about how it doesnt support PSP games and what not ... than goes on complaining about everything that he just read 5min before from some other website just for the sake of writin an article ... PSVita makin same mistake like PSP ... lolll.

Dude PSvita will have its own games ... moveon and think of buyin those games.

This article is all noise and no info.

[Bach]

The writer sounds like a 12 year old CoD player.

[rezzah]

That's too old Flonder, more like 9.

Overhear them discuss COD when they still sound like little girls.

[Dante112]

Lol, what!?!? The lineup of games for the Vita is weak? The Vita has so much developer support....smh at the writer.

[Wenis]

How dare this writer curse the name of Sony and their glorious gaming system

[guitarded77]

@Flonder
I didn't read it, did he drop a lot of N and F bombs or something?

Ok, I read it (from article) "I don't even want one anymore"... when I read that I hear a whiny voice in my head. I'm working on my second degree in CS, but my first degree was in mass com... every time I read an article, I am blown away by what the editors let slide... gaming journalism is a sad, sad thing. And Gamepro is supposed to be legit.

[Elyxir-pSx]

This was a good read, I learned a lot stuff I didn't know about the vita, I might have to re think about purchasing this day one. No ps1 support and Sony memory cards might be my reasons for not getting one early.

[reynod]

Why no PSP 1 support? that system had awesome games and people probably invested alot of money on those games and now being unable to play them doesnt sound right.

Whats up next PS4 doesnt play PS3 games? Will the fans on this site blindly support that too?

[Skip_Bayless]

Sounds a lot like the complaints about the PS3 prior and during the launch. Well.. that's fine because I will be one of the few that will buy it and defend it to anger the haters haha.

Also it is known that PSP piracy was widespread, so don't give me that BS that you actually bought the game. And the proprietary memory cards are to prevent piracy.

Day 1 purchase!

[Skip_Bayless]

And above about PS4 not having PS3 backwards compatibility. So first the haters complain about price when they have the BC in it, but when they take it out to decrease cost the haters complain too?

[NukaCola]

$250-$300 For a Vita is cheap. It does almost everything any tablet can do, any phone can do, and so much more.

My wife is a photgrapher and 32gb SD cards are effing expensive as hell. Finding cheap ones made in china might lower the price but they are expensive.

And the difference between an 8gb phone and a 16gb phone is always $100 or more. Yes you get contract deals, but iPhones are expensive and you have to upgrade like the 3G, 3Gs, iPhone4, moving to iOS5, soon iPAD 3 and IPhone5 will come out. You spend 1000s of bucks. These are designed to be special and unhackable so the company can continue to survive in a theifs world like today. You can get a Vita and 32 gig card for max $420. Which is less than the price of a iPhone 4 with 32gb internal which means you can never upgrade the memory. It think what people are only seeing is a $100 price tag. And for what the Vita offers truly, I feel like we are ripping Sony off. Plus I believe the Vita will be the foundation for the future of PSN and the PS4. The UI is better than iPhone/Android/PSN/XBOX LIVE. It's friggin phenomenal.

And on launch support. The Vita Launch in JP will have to wait a short time until the release the firmware and they never said the US/UK/EU/AU releases won't have the firmware that is apparently so important now.

Seriously? Why is attacking B/C capabilities always the deal break against Sony? Xbox went two years only playing DVDs and Games and most Xbox classic titles wouldnt work. So instead of hating and acting like you only started gaming two weeks ago enjoy what is available.

I personally am excited that the remote play is so awesome. I plan on spending sometime playing Mass Effect 3 on my Vita, which is cool as hell. So if you say the Vita has no luanch games..well it's got about 20 titles all nearly AAA quality exclusive for Vita, and over 5 years of backlog from PS3 to play..And you'll get minis and psone and ps2 classics. Even a COD, PSN and PSVita crossplay.. You are getting Oddworld Strangers Wrath HD and FF X HD! Ok this is pissing me off. Grow up GamePro!

EDIT: Sorry to drop a wall of text. Just got on a typing roll. See ya guys online on Vita..

[Kurt Russell]

I wish I could say $250-$300 is cheap.... Don't get me wrong, you get a lot of bang for your buck and an excellent console - But I don't consider $50 cheap on what I earn.

I wish I had the money to think of it that way like a lot of you :)

[nveenio]

The only thing that concerns me is battery life.

"Sony's not selling me a revolutionary portable touch-screen gaming system, they're selling me a giant headache."

Sony's not selling you anything if you don't buy it. As the consumer, you decide whether or not to purchase a "headache".

Also, no one wants to hear you whine.

[Sarcasm]

This reminds me a lot about the PS3 backwards compatibility debacle years ago. Look where we are today and where we were, nobody really cares about backwards compatibility but a handful of folks.

People bought a PS3 to play PS3 games.

People will buy a PS Vita to play Vita games.

If you want to keep playing the PS1/PSP games, then jesus christ just keep your old PSP and play them.

[Anarki]

A sony doom article? before the products launched? neeeeeeeeever?!!!!!!!!!!!! that has never happened before.

[fei-hung]

Yup, gaming journalism at its very best.

Hey everyone, I am buying a next genereation handheld console for the sole purpose of playing games I playes 10+years ago. I do not care about the new games and the new IP's. I am a gaming journalist so all I want to play ancient games as they mature like fine wine.

Sony have killed the VITA for me. They do not support piracy, they are selling a handheld console which has more features than its competition and this is an absolute NO DEAL for me as I rather have less features for my money. The VITA has PS SUITE and Music and Video's unlimited and I do not want more options and compatibility like this, I want less less less! I do not want 2 games for the price of one so I can play them on the PS3 and PS VITA, I want less less less! I do not want remote functionality and apps, I just want my old games and lots of piracy.

I am a journalist and I know what I'm talking about. Please everyone, listen to my opinion as it is devine logic and I need the hits to get paid so I can secretly go out and buy a VITA. Oops did I say that out too loud?!

--- END OF SARCASM --

[solidt12]

Reading that article was the biggest waste of time. The only thing worse is that he actually took the time to right this junk.

[kramun]

'saint_john_paul_ii + 16h ago | Well said
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#1 '

'Flonder + 15h ago | Well said
The writer sounds like a 12 year old CoD player. '

Lol, only on n4g would people think these were well said comments.

[kane_1371]

mistake of being actually a good system and up to date

[trancefreak]

What a darn cry baby. Get with the times seriously I am paying vita games on my vita not PSP games. I am not buying a vita to take advantage of it awesome power to play PSP games. I won 2 PSP's they are easy to pick up and play without worrying about my games being on the vita.

At least if my kid chucks the PSP @ the wall again because sack boy pissed him off I don't have to worry about my vita getting broke.

I am getting a Vita to play with the future I'm tired of the PSP I have had one since launch and the vita is miles ahead of that device. The kids use the psp and knowing the Vita has to analog sticks instantly has me playing my favorite games like I would on my ps3.

So many cry baby critics I betcha this guy will end up getting a Vita and be closet player. Seriously what is a better alternative even though the DS is cool as hell it's not for me. It s a kids toy IMO with 16 bit graphics lol.

[jony_dols]

Vita has Uncharted, Resistance, COD, Bioshock, LittleBigPlanet & FIFA Exclusives coming to the system! Those are some of the highest rated franchises this gen and theyr'e brand new exclusive titles!

As well as the likes of new exciting IP's such as Gravity Daze & the multitude of JRPG's that will soon follow!

And not to mention Wipeout, Silent Hill Book of Memories, MGS HD Collection & the usual fare of multiplatform HD titles.

Rockstar Leeds (GTA), Square-Enix (FF), Bestheda (Skyrim) & Bioware (Mass effect) have also committed to producing titles for the Vita.

It is the greatest line-up for a handheld, hell even a console that I have ever seen.

[sikbeta]

WOW! So much hate for my next portable gaming system, their loss...

[MaxXAttaxX]

And at least you HAVE THE OPTION to play PSP games on it.
Before, there was NO option. You either payed full price to re-downlaod PSP games to it or nothing at all.
Now you can do so for $5.

[colonel179]

"the launch titles list is weak"

and that's how you know the writer of this thing is trolling...

[MasterCornholio]

Yep you can complain about it being more expensive than the 3DS. You can hate it because of the memory cards and battery life. You can whine about it not having Mario. But what you can't do is complain about the launch titles because the lineup is fantastic.

This is a troll article written by a Nintendo fanboy who is angry that the Vita is receiving a ton of positive feedback. He also hates the fact that Sony will do a much better job with the launch than Nintendo.

XperiaRay

[kikizoo]

"yep you can complain about it being more expensive than the 3DS"

no you can't, because it's so much more for the (almost) same price ! (and the gamepro writer said "it's expensive" no need to read more)

[disturbing_flame]

Well it's gamepro

http://www.gamepro.com/arti...

Nothing so much pro with them

Maybe gamecons would have been a better choice for the name of their site.

Pretty annoying article, as usual.

[supremacy]

lol, honestly no bs, I didnt think these guys still exist. I havent heard from them in ages, remember the mags, but that was it.

Anyway, this article(if you can call it that) is nothing but a big rant centered around one guys opinion of what a good line up is and a few features that may not be so relevant at the moment.

What a waste of time. Still getting the vita.

And I happen to think that having a new uncharted game as oppose to a port of street fighter 4, makes for a better launch game to buy and invest your time in.

I can have a personal issue with certain aspects of the vita, but I wouldnt waste my time writing a whole article, just to look and sound foolish.

But idk I guess thats just me. Everyone is different I suppose to each their own.

[Parapraxis]

Funny thing is, GamePro is now officially dead.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011...

[disturbing_flame]

Thank you for the info.

I think gamepro can thank those people that wrote those stupid articles like this one here, it's because of them their zine became less and less attractive.

A lot of zines that are also playing with trash news, poorly oriented console wars articles will close certainly.

The first of many to come.

[Blacktric]

"the launch titles list is weak"

LMFAO! Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048, Unit 13 (which looks amazing), Little Big Planet, Modnation Racers. I mean come the f*ck on. What more can a gamer expect as launch titles? All of those games are coming with sh*t ton of content that'll keep you occupied for months. But I think he was expecting a fully featured Metal Gear Solid, Call Of Duty and a Grand Theft Auto game as launch titles because all of the greatest systems out there launched with at least 5 killer apps that sold over 5 million... Talk about nitpicking. If I'll have money, I'm getting it on release date. I don't give a flying crap about some article written by a confused and biased idiot.

[saladthieves]

I can't wait to hear that DING sound when I collect 5 treasures in Uncharted Golden Abyss...I am waiting (impatiently) to get my hands on the Vita at launch.

I remember seeing Killzone 3 being played on the PS Vita via remote play...that made it even harder for me to wait!

[Nathaniel_Drake]

Uncharted already makes this one of the best launches for a system, I mean when you buy a Sony video game product this is what you look for.

[BitbyDeath]

Murder to Excellence

[meetajhu]

i feel like repeatedly punching the guys face who wrote this article. When asses like him buy Ipads and ipods for higher price he is saying 249 is overpriced. My temper to the highest level.

[Captain Tuttle]

chill man

[MastaMold]

Sony is doomed, doomed I tell you. /s

[badz149]

and haters gonna hate!

[TBM]

hmm gamepro i thought i was buying a vita for vita games. no wonder your publication has stopped doing monthly issues, the writing from you guys are horrible.

[Dunpeal]

"Sony Has Already Killed the PS Vita"...... (insert ORLY pic)

[_Aarix_]

here you go

[PCRockStar]

Count me out. Sony is almost dead in my book.

[Hatmantc]

what is the title of this book? is it available in paperback?

[lelo2play]

Interested in the PS Vita, but will not rush in.

I agree with some of the points made by the article. Unfortunately Sony have loyal fan-boys that will excuse Sony anything. No rush from my part. I'll wait and see what comes out of this, then make my decision to purchase or not. I'll probably get one when the console and it's memories are cheaper... if i'm still interested.

[Tanir]

yuuuppp because people still play their ps2 and ps1 games on the 60 gig ps3....and they still play halo 1 and fable 1 on their 360, and still play custom robo on their wii's and so on and so on......

i mean most people beat their games and dont touch it again, so why the hell does that matter?

least it isn't over priced like the 3ds was, and atleast it has tons of games for launch and being developed for shortly after.

trolls

[DA_SHREDDER]

The author of this title is right. The thing isn't worth the price its sells for. Not that its a bad machine, but unless your a young child, or an adult that travels alot, shoot, or just plain rich, then I could see how it would be justified to buy the thing. But for me, as a ps3 and 3DS owner, I think that the system is more hype than it is reality. First off its already using an obsolete OS. The ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) android OS is already coming out, and the thing about that is the ICS is gonna beable to let software developers make one game for multiple devices. Now thats where the developers win in this situation. Then you got the PSVita, with the Ginger Bread OS, not that PSVita titles need to be on other platforms, but it just seems to me that Sony should stop with the handheld wars, and jump into the bigger market. Sonys software would destroy everything on the IOS and Android markets. Onlive already uses its service on Tabs. I think the market pie is too small for Sony to have their own hardware anymore. Sony doesn't have the casuals, the DS will always be considered the Toy, so Sony is always gonna be playing 3rd place. The handheld is ruled by android Apple smartphone and tabs. Sony's only chance of catching up is by with the ICS OS on android their software on tabs and phones. They lose money with every hardware sold. Sony loses money cause they don't get the market, and the consumer loses cause we waste our money on things that we don't need. The day I can cross game chat, playing HD games, make cell phone calls, make games easier to make, and have all the positives of a smart phone or tab is the day Sony finally understands where they belong in the market.

[TruthBTold]

Learn about market segments and then read your comment.

[QuodEratDemonstrandm]

You want phone calls and cross game chat? You do realize they're functionally identical, right?
Better logic next time.

[UltimateIdiot911]

I think you're getting the Xperia Play confuse with the Vita. If you're going to troll, at least be more informed.

The PSVita will support Android games perhaps even apps using the PS Suite from what I'm reading but nowhere does it state it's running on Android. It supports cross game chat too. And if you have even remotely following what Sony has done with the Vita development kit is that they have been working closely with devs to make cheap development kits with more accessibilty. The PS Suite is also design to help indie dev start off.

Also, I too own a PS3, and will own a 3DS once it arrives. Also have a Wii, DS, and PSP in the house. I fail to see how what you own is even relevant to your argument or opinion. I am still hype about the PSVita. The one game I must have is Gravity Rush/Daze. I also see a lot of potiental in what Sony can do with the Vita.

Overall, it sounds like you know nothing about the PSVita.

[user7792788]

GTFO this thing does everything a ipad does and it has proper games and ACTUAL BUTTONS

and get this, it doesnt cost 500-700 dollars

[pain777pas]

Was there any BC save 2 games on the 360 when it launched? Does M$ use proprietary HD so 4gig owners are screwed? Nintendo does BC great but there are no enhancements in most cases at all. This author needs therapy, calm down and relax.

[hkgamer]

Apart from the handhelds and the wii... Nintendo didn't have any backwards compatible

[Protagonist]

In Europe, we are going to pay twice the amount and yet I am not complaining. $250-$300 would be cheap for me concidering...

Anyway, there is nothing in that article that has not already been said.

Weak launch ? Hah ! most people are going to get 2 to 5 titles during PSVITAs launch. It is anything but weak.

[otherZinc]

Vita will fail.

Only the SONY loyal will purchase this product, after that, its done!

[Hatmantc]

i know right.. it's not like it's the PSP ever sold million upon millions of units

[CryofSilence]

What a troll article from a usually esteemed publication. Gamepro should be ashamed of this.

[mynameisEvil]

Technically, they should be ashamed of everything from the past 2 or 3 years.

[Samus HD]

why do you all REPLY when it has nothing to do with the comment above
really stop it

[laaakokaracha]

game sites live by clicks...the more clicks the better...the worse and the more offensive an article the more clicks

[DonaldBeck]

im buying vita day 1

[ZippyZapper]

excuses excuses

[Trebius]

lol what a lame writer. quit the crying you salty faggot.

[caperjim]

I havent really paid much attention to news on the PS vita but from what im hearing you need an expensive sony memory card to save games?? What happened to cloud storage? Microsoft will have cloud storage for PC/xbox/phone. You will be able to play across platforms with the same save file.

I cant see this being a good thing for Vita if its true.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

I've already spent over $500 on the Vita and I dont even own one yet...

[jacksonmichael]

Well... I still want one.

[nevin1]

The safe bet is to wait it out and allow 1st gen owners be the usual guinea pigs or test dummies.

[TheGamingArt]

How does this crap get passed. WOW, this article smells like poorly written crap trolling.

[tiffac008]

You will always have detractors that would love to support articles like these to thank for that.

Anyway its the writers opinion, everyone is entitled to one no matter how flawed it seems to be.

[Infernostew]

It's disheartening that these hacks are getting paid to have a shit opinion.

[tiffac008]

@Infernostew.

There is a reason why gaming journalism isn't considered professional and that article is your best example right there.

[A-Glorious-Dawn]

Still after all these years I can't figure out where all the sony hate comes from.

people are too emotionally invested in these things.

[-Alpha]

It reads like poorly written crap too (in case you didn't bother reading it)

[TruthBTold]

Well the short paragraph displayed gave a foul scent of cr@p from a mile away. No need to smell the rest.

[Oldman100]

I have to admit that having to buy an overpriced memory card to store saves for certain games is pretty lame. Every game should be able to store it's saves right to the game cartridge.

[kneon]

Are the game cards even writable? It wouldn't be surprising if the game cards are read only as it makes them cheaper and harder to hack.

[f789790]

A small portion of them can be writable for game saves.

I honestly forsee someone making a Micro SDHC adapter out of the game card dimension to use on hacked Vitas. It's thick enough unlike the Vita's memory cards.

Can't wait to see if Sony wrote a ps2 emulator for the Vita. If they did I'll be putting my ps2 collection on my Vita once it's hacked.

[Soldierone]

I was reading rumors that the cards could hold the DLC to some games too? Is this true at all?

[UltimateIdiot911]

It's all up to the developers. A small portion can be dedicated to both game saves and DLC if the developer choose to do so.

[Captain Tuttle]

I think the above is right but all of Sony 1st party games are going to require a memory card

[mamotte]

I dont know, but if this is true, then activision will be sad. Can you imagine a "just pay once for all" COD?

[gamingdroid]

It does seem kind of crappy that by today's standard almost any smart phone will have 8-16GB of internal storage, but the PS Vita only allows overpriced memory cards.

Sounds like another competing company, I won't say the blasphemous name of.

[kneon]

Phones cost a lot more than the Vita, unsubsidized smart phones are typically between $500 and $1000. Many people don't realize how much they cost as they only see the typical subsidized prices of $0-$199.

They need to keep the price of the Vita down so using external cards is a simple way to do that. Instead of putting in storage they used the materials budget to put in more processing and a bigger screen. But it wouldn't surprise me if the next version has 16gb+ of internal storage.

[gamingdroid]

My experience has been that memory cards are dirt cheap and hardly makes the unit cost $250+ extra.

The reason why cell phones cost that much, is due to lack of competition and pricing pressures as a result from subsidized phone plans.

That said, I have seen plenty of smart phones with Android go for less than $300 unlocked with 8-16GB memory frequenlty.

[Kushan]

To be honest, as whiny as the article is, I do kind of agree with the point about the overpriced peripherals. Didn't Sony learn with the PS3 that it doesn't matter how good a product is, or what features it has, if the price is too high people will happily wait for it to come down?
I was set to pull the trigger and preoder a PS Vita, I fell in love with it when I seen that first video of Uncharted running on it (And I'm not even a big Uncharted fan), but then when I heard how crippled (and expensive) the 3G support really is, I thought I'd hold off. Finally, the cost of the memory cards is nothing short of absurd - the rest of the world uses SDHC, why can't Sony? Because they would rather make money off of overpriced peripherals than selling games, it would seem.
Then again, they probably learned that tactic from Microsoft.

[Hicken]

If you're talking about learning lessons, I think it's more that Sony has learned Nintendo's lesson (with the R4), and its own lesson about pirated games and hacked systems.

Unlike other companies that use proprietary accessories simply as a cash grab, Sony has shown that's not their aim. Indeed, with the features they've included in the Vita, they've demonstrated that, while they ARE out to make money, they intend to do so while providing products and services that GAMERS want. As far as I can tell, this completely negates your claim.

[morganfell]

Learn from Microsoft? When every cable and attachment for the 360, including the HDD was proprietary and overpriced? Do you not remember the original price of HDDs for the 360 and how long they cost and insane amount? And they are still far too expensive versus a SATA II HDD that you can get with far more storage. No, they can't learn from MS.

[Kushan]

@Hicken:

How does what you say negate my claim, when they're charging at least twice as much for a memory card as the SDHC equivalent costs? You say it's to prevent piracy, but "unofficial" memory cards didn't promote piracy on the PSP or the DS. In fact, both used proprietary formats (UMD and DS cart) and that still didn't do anything. How exactly is an expensive memory card going to change that?

@Morganfell: I think you misread my comment, I was talking exactly about how expensive peripherals for the 360 are and that's now the case for the Vita. Just look at the peripheral price list, it's ridiculous.

[Captain Tuttle]

You guys seem to forget the ridiculous prices of memory cards for the PS1 and PS2. Sorry fellas, Sony invented the overpriced peripheral, not MS

[ziggurcat]

why would you even consider the 3G verison of the vita to begin with? i mean, the chances are that when you use the vita, you'll be in an area that will have a wi-fi connection anyway (i.e. home, coffee shop, airport...)

[hkgamer]

I thought game saves are stored on whatever the medium the game was on, e.g. If a game was on a game card it was saved on that, if the game was downloaded onto a memory card it would save onto the memory card.

Maybe I am wrong though

[gamingdroid]

No the official word is it is saved on whatever medium the developer allows and is independent of where the game itself is stored.

If you ask me that is one major f'up. Sony should make it easy for consumers to use the device, alas Apple model not confuse them with options. It's 2011 and soon to be 2012.

[hkgamer]

Shouldn't a game save be decided by whatever the medium it is on unless the user itself wants all games saved on the memory card? this should be decided by the user and not the developer.

I mean how can a developer not leave 5mb of space for game saves on a game card? I mean saving games on a memory card just seem stupid because gamers will be swapping memory cards in and out all the time (unless they release a 500GB memory card).

[SheenuTheLegend]

Lol at the Writer XD

[nevin1]

lol, the people who dissed these articles are the people who going to be the 1st to complain weeks after having a vita.

[PSVita]

why do you think people will be complaining, just asking.

[dcortz2027]

Cry more guys, not Sony's fault you guys are too poor and can't afford a PS Vita. What's there to complain about with the PS Vita? It has everything we ever wanted with the PSP, and it's priced right. I'll be enjoying my PS Vita for years, just like I did with the original PSP.

[radphil]

The damn system isn't even out yet, and some of you people are writing it off just as badly as the Wii U.

[JoeReno]

You have way too many bubbles.

[nevin1]

@PSVita

I seen this movie 100 times. PSP and 3DS comes to mind.

[rezzah]

Just because it happened in the past does not mean it will reoccur in the future.

The whole purpose of the Vita and what Sony is trying to do is to avoid their mistakes of the PSP AND PS3 on launch date.

Hence lesser price range for the actual device and actually being loaded with new ways to play PS3 like games on a smaller screen.

Sure accessories are expensive, but that's how Sony has always worked. Sell main item at a lost but make up for it through accessories.

Even both PS3 versions were being sold at a lost on launch date.

[DarkZane]

I am thinking the PS vita could have had a little chance, until Sony completely overpriced the memory cards.

Those expensive memory cards will be a game breaker for a lot of people.

[aPerson]

Seriously, why should Sony even bother releasing the Vita if YOU wont purchase one? My goodness, Sony! There goes the majority of your sales!

/s

Who approves this crap?

[Ethereal]

Well gamepro just went down a notch in my book. Regardless of the position taken, it was poorly written and clearly a rant. I could see this article valid if the unit was out and his/her issues were justified. I have no problem with the memory card, it is there to attempt to hold hackers at bay. Yes it sucks that the UMD games are not compatible, Sony has yet to discuss the cost involved it could be very reasonable (a few bucks maybe) I doubt they are going to charge 20 bucks for a digital copy of a game you have confirmed that you own. The launch has a great line up of games to make me consider waiting on a few just to save on some cash. UC, LBP, Wipeout alone are worth the price of admission. Let alone a sleek OS with full PSN integration with the ability to remote play most exclusives...I mean the list continues with possible firmware upgrades to the PS3 in the coming months to support cross game play and the ability to pick up and the play the same game on the go after leaving your PS3. I mean come on what is not to like here....I will be purchasing one on launch and plan on fully supporting it. (I did not buy a go because it made entirely no sense for a previous UMD owner to get one)

[supremacy]

See what you wrote makes more sense than the whole entire article. And you aint even getting pay to write these well educated comments. But these guys are just...man...let me not even say the word.

[Tito08]

Totally agree with you!!!!!

[Honky Kong]

I thought they did announce the price range for down loading your umd games? All I can say us it should be free or a very low price with some up scaling or some addition.

[Stealth2k]

If the vita and 3ds get the same level of exclusive support the ds and psp did. I will want both

This is a trolling article attacking both systems

The guy is a known mobile fanboy who basically is a moron who spews venom without fact.

He doesnt know a thing about sales

[Bathyj]

As if the tone of the article didnt make him sound like a whinny little b*tch, check out his photo.

He's basically ranting because theres no UMD, a format these clowns just spent complaining about for four years because it was some sort of trojan horse. Now suddenly he cant do without it.

You can play every PS3 game on a PSV and hes complaining about the PSP games he cant play.

I always though getting a new console was about playing new games, and PSV has plenty. BC is just gravy to smooth you over while the library is small and that doesnt seem to be a issue with PSV.

I agree, they could have used a more universal card for memory but theres one thing I've learned about all electronics. The price you pay at launch is the most you will ever pay. It always goes down, never up, unless it becomes some sort of rare collectors item.

And $249 is NOT expensive you tight arse. Thats less than the price of 3 games in Australia.

[Honky Kong]

Your wrong

[Malice-Flare]

you're wrong too...

[KUV1977]

So, everybody is wrong. Right?

[LANC3R]

article said
" it's no wonder that Android and iOS are killing both Sony and Nintendo's presence in the handheld gaming market. "

Thats a lie.

[GirlyGamer]

I don't give up that easily

[Hozi]

What a waste of my time...couldn't even finish reading this piece of crap article. If the writer of this thinks he can sway me away from the best handheld gaming system yet...he can go suck a fat one.

[Mutley416]

Sony is still going to the hand held well...stop...make tv`s sound systems and cameras...lol

I do love my Ps3!!!

[ForROME]

I personally think the handheld market is not winnable for Sony or Nintendo I think as mobile phones iphone and android become stronger with tegra 3s etc, there isnt a need for the massive handhelds

MS was smart to avoid it -

SONY - Even though I think its not winnable they have the best chance

Nintendo - their windows is closing other than their IPs they cant compete with the app world as it getting larger by the day

[Hicken]

SMARTPHONES ARE NOT PART OF THE HANDHELD MARKET!

I swear, I CANNOT figure out why you people can't get that simple fact through your heads! How freakin dense are you???

[Biggest]

You didn't know? Phone calls are games, bro!

[mynameisEvil]

@ Biggest
Oh, and those SUPER action-oriented games like Mafia Wars and Angry Birds... they're just as exciting and tense of Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Killzone on the PSVita! I mean, look at Angry Birds' great FPS action!

/s

[clrlite]

Cool, an article full of whining and lies. There have been and will continue to be more of these. If Sony's marketing is strong, this device will NOT fail and people will continue to laugh at silly articles like this. Neither the Vita nor the 3DS will fail. The 3DS is actually looking to outpace the monster that is the DS. Lets see if his beloved phone has the same staying power as say, the Gameboy.

ForROME, your comment fails hard...
Nintendo Wii, 3DS set sales records
http://blogs.ft.com/fttechh...
"3DS surpassed first YEAR sales of DS in 8 months"(loosely quoted)

Also, you know that phones and dedicated gaming handhelds are different markets right?

Their intention wasn't to compete with phones, which is smart, because Sony just bought Ericcson and makes phones themselves.

[joeorc]

It seems some People are trying so hard to keep people from buying the PSVita.
what is it about the PSVita to garner this much FUD.
I Mean, there seems to a very singular theme in every one of these type's of Questions about the Viability of the PSVita's Reason to be able to survive in a it seems to be post smart phone era of game systems Viability to be an Option for consumer's because their no longer required.

Here is an idea instead of ignoring the smart phone market , because to many people with the opinion, that the smart phone devices are going to kill the dedicated Game's handheld device's. Keep bringing up in things like this write up seems to point out like many other's.

Seem to completely ignore or choose to ignore the very fact that Sony is including the Smart phone an smart devices in their hand held platform.

Content is king right?

Well with Sony expanding the playstation platform development to include other devices aside from just Sony only hardware, kinda shows Sony is not taking this part of developing market for smart devices for game distribution lightly.

Sony is one of the founding members of the "OHA" if you do not know what the OHA is?

Well currently the "OHA" has a Handset OS that has 64% of the most used OS in portable devices, can you guess what OS is that?

ANDROID!

Sony, is well aware, of the change in mobile development for games, I mean Android Os 4.0 ICS has built in support for Game contoller's.

Sony knows smart phones an Tablets for game development with robust GPU's built directly on the die of the SOC mobile chipsets.

Why would Sony still release a dedicated Game console hand held?

Simple reasons 1) you do not close the door, on a prev. Sales number of 70+ mill install base. There is a great reason to not avoid what could be more sales for software.

2) Sony is using the main core chipsets, that is already in those very same smart devices, Sony even went one step further. Sony is even looking at smart Tv's also. So the development for games for smartphone's an other smart device's. The PSVita can an will run those very same game's an even non Game App's that are made for Smart devices, with lower development cost's, with a larger Return on investment.

3) To make sure for this enviroment you need to connect it all together, thats what the "Playstation Suite is for"

I could go further , but it's not really that much of a reason to. The PSVita has not been released yet, an the PSVita is just one more part of Sony's HandHeld Game develoment system to sell more software to more consumer's.

Let's just see how Well Sony does in selling Playstation software on not just a single platform device, but also an OS platform that has over 64% of the most used Os on smart Devices.

[Honky Kong]

Get back to work!!

[QuodEratDemonstrandm]

OK lets learn the difference between plural and possessive, shall we.
Plural denotes more than one. When writing words in plural form, an apostrophe is not included. Some examples: costs, Alps, consumers.
Possessive denotes ownership or belonging. With the exception of the pronoun "it," possessives do require apostrophes. Some examples: store's customers, John's fishing net, Grandma's car.
I suggest everyone follow these two rules on the grounds that it's NOT THAT FRACKING HARD.

[A-Glorious-Dawn]

that was really quite informative, thank you..

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

This reminds me of them "ps3 is doomed" articles from back in 06...lol
If you want to play old psp games than keep your old psp..same with playing ps2 games on your ps3...

[Brownghost]

seriously, if you have a psp just use it. Just because you have a vita doesnt mean your old games are unplayable, your psp is right there if you games

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

Anything that has to do with sony gets put under a microscope.

[smashcrashbash]

Oh yeah VITA is so dead./s That is why the preorders of the VITA and their 32 gigabyte cards in Japan are sold out. Why in Hong Kong they are mobbing to get one. Oh yeah they are totally dead. Just like the PS1 was supposed to be dead, and the PS2 was supposed to be dead, and the PS3 was supposed to be dead and Blu Ray was supposed to be dead, Move was supposed to be dead and the PSP was supposed to be dead etc.

Remember the arguments that NO ONE would buy Move because it was too expensive? And 9 millions units later who is looking like a fool? Or that no one would want the extra space on Bluray and that HD-DVD would win for sure? Tell you what, shut up and wait until time passes, THEN write articles that the VITA is dead or dying or whatever.

You just make yourself look like an @$$ if it doesn't happen and embarrass yourselves trying to make excuses or backpedal with 'It still didn't sell as much as 3DS in a month' or 'it didn't sell as much as the PSP in 3 months'. Their line up is not 'weak' they are putting their best franchises forward with some new ones to entice people. For once could we NOT start the Sony doom and gloom parade early.

[Akiba96]

I love how he says, "poor marketing and bad advertising" last time I checked, those words meant the same thing lol.

[A-Glorious-Dawn]

LOL well spotted..

[b-real]

Actually thats not quite true. Marketing (at its most basic sense) refers to everything to do with the 4 P's (product, price place and promotion).

Advertising makes up one part of the promotional element of that. Marketing would also refer to the design of the product, the segments it is targeting, the cost of the device, how it is distributed etc etc.

[coryok]

not sure if serious -.-

[xX-Jak-Xx]

i thing he is talking about the POP !

[Neko_Mega]

Yet when it comes out, it is going to do alot better then 3DS. Sony seen how bad of a idea it is to make a system with zero titles that people want.

It plays digital PSP games, so who cares if it doesn't support UMB (Or whatever it is called). Besides if you are a gamer, then you would have a PSP to play PSP games on.

I have my NES to play NES games, same go's with alot of the other systems.

[bobrea]

Really? And here I was thinking it hadn't even been released yet!

[archemides518]

what a moronic article....the irony of it is that what the writer wants is clear as day....he just wants to play psp. and low and behold the featured soundbite screams how he'd rather just spend his money on another psp....brilliant. obviously this guy doesn't want to play cutting edge games, just retro stuff he already has; he should write an article about how awesome the things he already has is.

[Brownghost]

i love the vita but i want it to mature into a better version and have a price drop. Also the writer is an idiot and should the the psp vita is a clean restart for the psp and should stick to his amazing iphone for gaming

[Horny Melon]

Vita = DOA at current price point. Nintendo had to price cut the 3DS TWICE and bundle it with a game in order to get sales off the ground. Mature market lost due to smart phone proliferation. This will sell to fanboys.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I don't mind him sharing his opinion, but stating it as fact is bad bad bad. The Vita is probably going to be a huge hit. I know I have it pre ordered.

[helghast102]

The doom and gloom articles aren't gonna write themselves!

[LeonhartX]

OMG!!! where did they find the body??

[John Kratos]

To the main argument that is going on in the handheld market, whether or not IOS will take, it's a really stupid opinion to say right off the bat that the 3DS and PSVita are automatically going to lose. I mean we haven't even seen a full handheld cycle during this smartphone boom, majority of the PSP and DS era were those two going at it. So we have no real data to base these claims because this fight hasn't happened yet. Now if the 3DS and Vita only sell 20 mil or something in their lifetime, then yeah that argument is really valid, but right now it's more wait and see.

[gustave154]

this guy is probably a Michael Pachter fan.

[MetalNCarnet]

What the deal breaker, for me, was when Sony announced that the Vita is using a unique storage medium (not SD cards!?!). Which are crazy expensive and not worth the money.

You can get a 16gb SD card for 14.99 these days. A 16gb Vita media card is going to cost $59.99!!!! Outrageous.

Source: http://www.kotaku.com.au/20...

[dexus]

Personaly, dont care about anything.
If there will be Metal Gear on the system it's a deal :)

But seriously, PSV will cost less than PSP did at launch in 2004 (I did buy it for around 320$) and PSP did prove that there is no better handhald gaming device untill recent years.
To bad that PSV will use conventional graphics chip, it means that the graphics power will be outsmarted by mobile phones in 1-2 years. But hey, it's device made for gaming and I do hope games for it will be uncrackable so the system can grow and developers will optimize.

[n4gisatroll]

Look...I have a psp, and only a few games. Too be honest...I'm not interested in a Vita for psp games, but vita games! They said it won't be available right at launch, but it doesn't mean it won't be there. It's annoying reading things from people that dont really do their research.

[kasasensei]

Not gonna buy it until i have the confirmation we can log 2 or more accounts on one console...

[unicronic]

My only current concerns with Vita is there is no internal storage, it's 2011 - soon 2012 - every major modern device comes with storage.

Then there the issue that the memory cards are obscenely priced at $120 for 32GB which is a real slap in the face.

The final concern is that it seems initially that 3G downloading will be capped. Certainly something I hope doesn't filter through to places where unlimited 3G plans are prevalent.

[Bordel_1900]

Wow, what a fuck-tard who wrote that article.

[wotta]

How did this even get approved? Badly balanced article, sounds more like a fanboy rant.

[Adolph Fitler]

It was always going to be a problem when they decided to make a handheld system with this much alleged power, but no physical media to hold the game info on. They should have used an improved umd drive for new games & backwards compatability. I'm sure they could layer more info on the disks like is done with dual layer dvd & blu-ray, etc,etc.

No company should be releasing a game machine that doesn't use physical media, as it limits the fanbase for people with slow or no internet, as well as many not being ready to buy games they can't hold & truly take ownership of.

I certainly hope PS4 doesn't go this route, & uses the obvious choice of blu-ray again with a faster drive speed.

[TheObserver]

You guys know the drill, sony is doomed. Hide yo kids, hide yo wife.

[lordolunch]

What surprises me is that a site as professional as Gamepro wrote this lol. Usually you get this from crappy blogs...

[Ezetta]

I have a feeling that history will repeats itself, and by that I mean that the 3DS will "win". But the Vita doesn't have a weak lineup, wtf? But it should have a pricedrop!

[TacoTaru]

I think I'm going to cancel my pre-order.
Don't like that Sony introduced a proprietary format in the UMD for the PSP then the follow on machine introduces a new proprietary format and doesn't support their previous one.
Don't like that they offer backward compatibility only if you pay for it on a game by game basis.
Especially don't like the lack of an hdmi out.

[Titanz]

You aren't, "blinded" by fanboy-ism, to know that when you're getting screwed, you're getting screwed!

[Titanz]

It just won't have, "mass appeal" because casual gamers will think it's too expensive, and they'd rather buy smart phones for that price.

[Razongunz]

i'm tierd of ranting kids trying to make ppl hate the vita...what is there to hate?... i mean phones are priced at twice the ammount that the vita is..but ppl still buy phones... the 16 to 32GB prices of ipads are a bigger leap than a 16 to 32 mem card for the vita..
and i mean..serriously..how much does ppl have to complain..

the vita had HD graphics, touchscreen, touchpad, 2 analogsticks, over 30 ps vita games at launch, it will have psONE support psTWO support (PS3 support with cross gaming fucntion), it will have psp support, its a quad core device, it comes pre installed with some nice features and new UI...i mean.. look at all that stuff... and the device costs 249$ ffs... the closest console b4 the vita was the ps3..and the ps3 obly had half of these features.. bbut it costed 300$ more than the ps vita...

serriously...why the damn even care about hating it?..yeah u gotta pay extra for UMD games u allready own...if u don't want to pay the price to move it..why bother? just shut up and play it on ur psp or whatever.

and yes the psp had SD cards..the ps vita doesnt... its not a big deal.. if u want to compare memory prices..compare it with ipads and iphone memory.. suddenly the ps vita cards doesnt seem that bad after all...hmmmm.. yes there are some cheap ass memory cards that u can buy, but these cards isnt overpriced... they are just high quality cards..

u can easily find a sd card more expensive than all of these ps vita cards.

but the as for the device itself..this is the best device i have seen in my life..its *a bit* expensive...but not compared to all the other consoles.. allmost all the handhelds and consoles where ether same price-point or more expensive than the vita..so whats up with the expensive BS?

it has twice the ammount of features than the most succsessful console so far: the ps3...and the ps3 costed 600$ at launch. i think i have writen enough.. hope this blow some sence into the ranting shitkids...

[Pana]

The only thing this article does is confirm that this journalist posts on /v/, since his baseless whining wouldn't be all that out of place on that cesspool of an image board. Well that and following paragraph was plastered all over the board for days before this article was written.

"If anything, there's now a huge laundry list of reasons for not buying it at launch: it's expensive, the battery life is frustratingly limited (but you can buy a power pack!), compatibility for PSOne Classics won't be available at launch, they're making you pay twice for the UMD games that you already own, the launch titles list is weak, and you don't even get to choose where your saved game data goes."

Journalism at its worst. Seems anyone with a liberal arts degree can just walk in and call themselves a professional.

[Razongunz]

and yeah..also keep in mind this is a handheld and not a sucessor for ps3 or whatever..ps vitas competitor is the 3ds.. so down to paper... 3ds or ps vita? 3ds has its nintendo games that we all love and the 3D.. and touch.

the ps vita have the playstation games we all love and a quad core cpu graphics allmost on pair with ps3, and touch.. and a OLED screen..bigger than 3ds..so

basicly after i have seen here..the ps vita has allready succeeded on where it was supposed to.. to be the best HANDHELD.. i own a 3ds and i will get a ps vita aswell because they both have great individual games that i love..but the mear power of the vita out classes anything of that size..and i can't imagine why ppl even try to say its doomed...it might not sell well..i wouldn't know..but if this doesnt work for a handheld..then what does?!..its the best handheld developed so far.. and i think ppl should respect that and move on.

*EDIT* its also a sucessor for the psp..and yes the ps vita unclasses the psp in every aspect.

[PantherDST]

I hate to see articles like this.... Didn't even read it because of the title. But my thoughts are this: If you don't like something don't buy it...

[josephayal]

Very good article

[remanutd55]

cant freaking wait !!!! 3G/ wifi version pre ordered and paid off already , Uncharted Golden Abyss pre ordered , getting ModNation Racers , Motorstorm RC , Sound Shapes , Little Deviants and Gravity Rush from psn , 32 gb memory card , case , screen protector , and probably an external battery ( not sure on this yet )

[nefertis]

Smh

[HINDERIZATION]

I love how some of the comments are whining about why there's no PSP support. The Vita is it's own system and has it's own games. It's not the PSP.

[DialgaMarine]

This is Gamepro, the guys who complain about everything Playstation related. He's trolling for hits and that's it. There's nothing wrong with the Vita, and any legit problems he listed are severely outweighed by what you're getting with your purchase. 200+ games at launch? PS3 had only about 150 games by the end of 2007, and you're complaining about 200+ games at launch? What a bitch. The Vita is going to be awesome and some people simply refuse to accept Sony can do good after making mistakes with the PS3.

Something tells me if we were talking about a big handheld by Microsoft, this guy wouldn't be saying crap. He may not want it, but I on the other hand cannot wait to play some UC: Golden Abyss. :)

[Tzuno]

Good because i am sick of those new consoles every 5 years. Make quality games on this gen and leave the greed.

[Vgameman]

Cry me a freaking river!

1.) YOU OWN THE PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE PSP GAMES, NOT THE GODDAMN DIGITAL COPIES. They're two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT things. Just because you own one doesn't entitle you to the other. And do you really want Sony to put a loud, noisy, outdated UMD drive on this thing? Really? Just keep your damn PSP, it's not like anyone's going to be ripping it out of your hand when you get the Vita.

2.) Sucky launch lineup? Are you kidding me? I'm not even going to comment, that's just stupid. Compared to a lot of launch lineups (PS2, 3DS, etc.) the Vita's is pretty freaking great.

Seriously, whine some more. Sony doesn't care, and I don't care.

[KillerPwned]

The writer seems to just go on and on about how horrible this system is and I get it that is the topic of this article. But he acts like their is not one good thing about the handheld. I do agree tho on the memory card side that pisses me off that we cant just use SD cards and I find it to be a big corporate way to say fuck you give us more money. But overall I think the handheld is amazing and I myself have one on pre-order cant wait :)

Two things I would like to make a last minute note on is the 3G model don't like it don't buy it. Also the launch lineup again don't like it don't buy it.

This article gets an official fail from me. It could of been professionally written a lot better.

[jeenyus]

Stupid article written poorly by a kid.

[AdvanceWarsSgt]

Another day, another boring dull flame bait article.

The quality of gaming journalism has really fallen over these past 5-7 years.

[bozebo]

It's got a fair bit of gaming potential with its decent mobile hardware.

But I don't buy handhelds anyway because they are so overpriced, so it's none of my business ^_^ I choose to vote with my wallet and don't have to care after that.

[kingPoS]

For those who believe the Vita won't support ps1 games....well that's a bit of a half truth.

Did everyone complain when the 3DS didn't have netflix day 1?

[BX81]

Can everyone please stop reffering to this as an article when it's clearly a blog.

[Achtung]

I think the vita was already killed on e3. Lackluster presentation, off screen showing of one game, that game being another uncharted... how many uncharteds? and then the delays.

[Coltrane_C]

Can you not count?

[matey]

with 3ds and games such as tekken prime with a full 3d movie and Mariokart7 and 3D land ect plus many more the vita is a fail already in my eyes because that tekken game looks on par with ps3 and its out in feb same month as vita launch and luigis mansion 2 the 3ds is £130 and its got better playback multimedia than vita there both 640x480 in video playback but 3ds has 3D as well which wins hands down the 3ds has sold 350% more since 3D land and thats just 1 game i call the 3ds the only portable and yes its portable the vita isnt its way too big too be worth your time and money it has better 3rd party support and the ultimate 1st party support not to mention Sky3D/youtube3D/Eurosport/RedB ull3D/Nintendo letterbox a messaging service thats free 4 all 3ds owners,the list goes on the eshop will be big when vita hits retail shelfs i think the 3ds has sold in 8 months what the ds sold in a year without releasing at christmas ect Vita stands no chance.

Oh Nintendo have unlocked 25% more power 4 devs aswell so if you thought Revelations was good that was done without the 25% upgrade in power vita is finished and that F1 game looks shit to think WiiU willbe out in june as far as tescos is concerned and will have GTA5 and Lego city stories at launch but 3ds will get Lego city stories at the launch of wiiu as well and there will be cross network features 4 WiiU/3DS the 3ds is the only portable that interacts with a next gen console smash bros any1 well that game wont be out 4 another 2 years at least but at least its coming.

[ross102]

what is this clown taking!!!?? he is talking utter rubbish weak lineup? NO and 5 hour battery show me a handheld console(apart from iphone) that lasts longer i hate morons like this!!!!!

[bozebo]

"handheld console(apart from iphone)"

iPhone is a handheld console?
By that logic, 90% of other smart phones have better battery life (and more processing power, and more storage space, and they are cheaper, and they have more apps)

Smart phones are not handheld consoles. That would be like calling a PC a console (sort of).

[kingPoS]

OMG did April 1st come early? or maybe that was a rough draft for a lamepro article.

I can't wait for the Vita's version of remote play.
A lot PS1 games really don't age well as SF Alpha 3.
Sprite based ps1 games seem to fare better for some reason.(in my opinion)

[Vickistheman]

Just like how Nintendo has already killed the WiiU with their horrible e3 unveiling. Yea riiight.

Vita domination is imminent.

[Bastion17]

That actually made no sense. Congrats

[Kluv]

I think the only main problem is the price of the memory sticks. I'm keeping my psp for the umd games, but even then i don't think I'll be playing any of my psp games again once the Vita comes out. And how is the launch lineup weak? It's really good.

[towelie1288]

IPHONE AND IPAD FTW!!! ........bottom line

that is all

[joeorc]

Speaking of iOS devices as you would say (for the win)

How ironic than that Sony feel's the same way.

Sony Open to Playstation Games on Apple's iOS Devices

"We have a completely open stance with carriers and with hand set makers," said Hirai. "There are a variety of OSes but we're focusing first on Android. There's also Windows, iOS and so forth, but we don't have the resources to make it compatible with everything from the start." "We're not ruling out PSS even on products like Sony Internet TV Powered by Google (Google TV) if adoption rate increases, or if it will help push adoption greatly," he added.

So yea more playstation software to sell to more consumers.

[lumley666]

dude, who are you anyway? your reasons are just stupid, as if they gonna put a umd drive on just to play old psp games, all mine are on psn anyway, and seriously as if the fact that it wont play ps1 games at launch is a reason to not buy it thats just stupid, i barely played ps1 games on psp to begin with, and the launch games are better then expected so just stop crying. the vita looks incredable, and the battery? smart phones and tablets are no better, just charge it wen u need to its no biggy

[user858621]

Agreed reason its so cheap is because of the amounts of cr*p you have to buy on the side

Overpriced Memory Card (Required for some games)
Umd games (Sony have given up on backwards compatibility)

[Optical_Matrix]

Amount of crap? All you need to pay for is a memory card. Grow up

[ybadr]

This article really does not deserve spending a minute reading it.
Only noise and intox...

[SuperStrokey1123]

I guess gamepro is struggling to stay relevent so they are making up crap to get hits?

[zeeman]

Let the trashing begin.

I say we wait for release and real peoples opinions as reviewers and bloggers seem to have alterior motives....tsk, tsk, tsk the internet really did bring its own little issues.

[rexbolt]

agree with the article i sony fanboys are blind sighted if they nod it off as something not bad why would someone have to buy a psp and a vita to play both types of games? i will get a vita and would like some psp games to play on it since i dont own a psp cus i never though it was worth the cash but yeah sony loves doing this atleast with the 3ds gu can play ur ds games which i do :)

[rexbolt]

to the loser who disagree plz state why

[Platinum_k]

Get out of here to Jay-Z(ugly) look alike troll. PS VITA IS AWESOME... and I cant wait to get my hands on it!

[svoulis]

Alright, I understand the frustration of having to pay to have your UMD games on the Vita, but Sony did this as a precaution cause who is going to keep the UMDs? No one that's who. You will wind up selling the copy right after you put it on the Vita. So i don't see why everyone complains about that, its not like the Vita automatically makes the game unusable in a PSP after activating it so realistically that is the only way they could do this.

@ Rexbolt

About the 3DS playing DS games? What about Gameboy Advanced games, you have to re-buy if you owned them at one time? It really is no different but hey I'm just a fanboy right?

[zero_cool]

People PSV will support all older playstation platform's games digitally in the cloud & same goes for PS4 so chillax!

P.S..The future of backwards compatibility!

Cheers Gamers & Happy Gaming!

[SuperbVillain]

Is it possible to flag an article for trolling?

[JellyJelly]

"If anything, there's now a huge laundry list of reasons for not buying it at launch: it's expensive, the battery life is frustratingly limited (but you can buy a power pack!), compatibility for PSOne Classics won't be available at launch, they're making you pay twice for the UMD games that you already own, the launch titles list is weak, and you don't even get to choose where your saved game data goes."

And that's the ugly truth.

[stumpa]

If you dont want one dont buy one but stop whining like a biatch personally gonna wait till it comes out then make up my mind after trying one out simples

[NeloAnjelo]

"The battery life is frustratingly limited (but you can buy a power pack!)"...
So how big should the battery be? Or should I ask How big should the Vita be to support a longer battery life? A pointless questions given the 3DS's specs and its battery life. For all the Vita does, this shouldn't be a surprise anyone.

"Compatibility for PSOne Classics won't be available at launch..."
And? How many people play PS1 games? I rather the focus be on features that are most used, and the smaller ones patched in later.

"They're making you pay twice for the UMD games that you already own."
Then don't buy them again. Keep your PSP. Is there any other suggestion where we can all download the games we bought? How can Sony verify this and make it fair on the purchasers of the original title across the board. At least the games are cheaper.

"The launch titles list is weak"... And which system in history had a stellar launch line up? R3, Uncharted, Little Deviants, etc. More than enough for now. Its what's coming that is more important.

"And you don't even get to choose where your saved game data goes"
Obviously something to do with trophies, system stability and anti-hacking measures.

If Sony built in more memory and battery people would complain about the cost and size of the system. If you want to complain, here are a few things...

How secure are those thumb sticks Sony?
How big will the updates be since the cards are expensive?
How much with the extended battery cost?
What are some other titles coming in the future?

Sony has taken a page out of MS and Nintendo's book. Cheap hardware, but expensive peripherals. Discuss valid and new points and stop looking for hits to generate fanboy cries.

[Akin0]

A troll of an article disingenuously designed to generate hits. Well it succeeded but hear this game pro as long as you keep passing off trolls as journalists I won't be visiting your site or buying your magazine.

[peeps]

"it's expensive"

Most would argue it's much cheaper than they believed it would be with most predicting it would have been $300 based on the specs

" Despite the large library of PSP titles that Sony's been pushing since 2004, there's never been any sensible plan to make newer systems backwards compatible"

Theres a handful of psp games I'd like to play but theres a reason I sold my psp many many years ago... for avid psp gamers moving from the psp to this I could see the frustration but for me I couldn't care less.

"the battery life is frustratingly limited"

although I agree a longer battery would be nicer this is the same for any handheld device available.

"launch titles list is weak"

A matter of opinion but most are suggesting it's strong and I would have to agree:

Uncharted
Wipeout 2048
Motorstorm RC
Fifa 12
F1 2011
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

(off the top of my head)

"specialized memory cards that cost more than an actual game. "

The pricing and the fact you can only buy their cards does suck but you can get the 4GB for around £20, expensive yes but not the price of a game.

As mentioned by others, the main rant seems to be around psp games which I doubt will matter for most.

[Ryo-Hazuki]

Why do I have to pay a monthly fee just to play online games on my xbox? Why do I have to buy a battery recharger for my controller or continue buying batteries? The same guys can accept this but they can't accept paying a 1 time fee for memory cards......hypocrisy.
Fun fact if you owned a 360 since day 1 and have xbox live since day 1 did you know you have spent at least $350 just to be allowed play games online on your xbox?

[Roper316]

lost me when they announced there would be no video out port to hook it up to the TV.

[blackhammer]

I remember the PSP. I bought into the hype, and even though we had good times, I haven't touched it in months.

Learned my lesson. I shall play the waiting game on the Vita.

[Nada Nuff]

Why do people demand that systems are backwards-compatible nowadays? That is a perk, not a requirement. If you want to play your old PSP games, keep your PSP.

[Ulf]

QFT

"If you want to play your old PSP games, keep your PSP."

Well said, sir. The article author seems to think he deserves to play UMD games for the rest of his life, on every portable platform Sony makes. Was that what was advertized when he bought the game? That it would work on the PSP, and all future handhelds from Sony?

He could likely sell a large portion of his UMD collection on eBay, and repurchase the ones he wants to keep on PSN as well -- only new games are full price, the rest are dirt cheap. In that case, he probably could play them on both his old PSP and his Vita.

[Jasman]

Crappy article. Sensationalist headline. Still makes it to front page.

-_-

[JohnApocalypse]

His right on allot of stuff. The memory cards and the attachment for UMDs are the biggest problem

[4lc4pon3]

The writer of this article is corrent on two things the Mem Card prices are out of control & I really dont like buying digital so I wish it had UMD support.

But on the other hand the Vita is a revolutionary handheld device and cutting edge tech & watching vid after vid the more I am excited to buy the Vita.

The games limeup is fantastic & just the overall handheld in my eyes with the touch screen & back touch sensor is awesome.

[Bastion17]

Ah, the butthurt.
Where were you defenders when these articles were written about the 3DS?
Gotta love N4G

[4lc4pon3]

sorry but i think the 3DS is a piece of junk. Nintendo is for kids not adults

[Bastion17]

Yes, because guns and big blockbuster graphics define mature. Ask Sony what their target audience is now, then talk to me about Nintendo being "kids only"

[SephirothX21]

The PS Vita will be a powerful handheld but the problem is, why buy it when the PS3 will still be better? Are you going to be moving around so often that you'll have a lot of time to play it on the go? Don't say exclusive games because Sony could just release them on the PS3. Give me a genuine reason to buy it? I have a powerful pc, a 360 and a PS3.

[b-real]

Certainly haven't killed it, but I find the pricing strategy pretty sneaky. I always thought the price for a device that powerful and cutting edge was unbelievable.

Not sure if this is the case, but it appears the $250 price point (which must have been generating a massive loss for Sony) was always intended to be subsided not only by games in the long run - but by the memory cards in the short term. C'mon, even though this is a slightly different format to SD cards - the inflated price suggest some serious margin for sony on these things.

This would all be ok if you could at least save your game without a memory card, meaning memory cards are only essential for those that want to use the Vita as a fully blown media device or purchase their games electronically. But apparently you will need one to save your game - I mean ffs Sony at least include a measly 100MB for save files!

I for one would have rathered Sony be honest and upfront about the cost of this system. Announcing it at $250 boarders on false advertising.

[Burdmayn]

I didn't even bother reading the article, but I love this type of opinion. "This console will be expensive on day one so I won't buy it EVER. This obviously means that no one else wants it either."

[gamejackin]

PsVita is to high priced and I gotta pay to download games I already have.. Please they can keep it till it's $150

[PirateThom]

You have to pay to download games you own on disc for other platforms. Owning a PS3 game on disc doesn't mean you can download a copy for free... same on 360 and same on PC...

Your complaining about being able to do the same across to a different platform, a platform that doesn't support UMD games due to lacking the UMD drive...

[BrianC6234]

Is this guy a crybaby or what? Lame Pro.

[Whitefox789]

I honestly got to ask whats up with people and backwards compatibility for older software? I mean pardon my french but, you never saw a Super Nintendo able to play NES games or a Nintendo 64 able to play Super Nintendo games. You know what Nintendo had to do?

Make a separate cartridge that would run the software on the system (basically remaking the game for the specific hardware) thus making you pay twice for the same game.

I honestly hadn't taken much notice about backwards compatibility until the PS2 and all honesty Sony knows it, and everyone else knows it. The UMD was a disaster of a format for portable gaming I mean we saw how quickly they stopped making UMD movies right?

I mean it was a good answer in the beginning for use as video game storage that was cheap but as games got more intricate you needed to have storage on your memory stick reserved for install data to alleviate loading times and then finally FF Type Zero broke the barrier and is now being released on two UMD's.

I mean I can honestly say at least Sony has some kind of solution for the UMD transfer over unlike the PSPGo where they just said, "We're looking into it."

Bottom line: Wanna play PSP games? Play them on a PSP! Wanna play PS Vita games? You should know the answer.

[Gamerita]

after i finished reading i pre-ordered a PS VITA.

Haters trash talk has the opposite effect on me. lol ;)

[zeroskie]

What a shitty article. This guys is basically just a troll with a job at gamepro.

[Ima9er4Life]

Gamepro is hatin on Sony, if YOU don't want it, then don't buy it. How is it rushed? UMD games? Are really gonna still play psp games on that? It's simple, I'm gonna cop it, but I don't give a fuck if you don't want to. What a dumb article that just bash on something that ain't even out yet. Dumbass media, get a fuckn life (or a better story)

[Ima9er4Life]

hey Gaypro, you know your mag and internet site sucks. I haven't read your fuckn mag since the late 90s. ALL of your game review is bullshit, you guys is late on your reviews, you just repeat what other site says, and the people you got workin for ya is a joke. I can go on and on, just like your stupid article on your false facts and judgements

[AlphaBovine]

Battery Life: A strong issue, but then again what modern portable does not have battery life issues. The 3DS sucks, the iPod Touch/iPhone sucks when you have WiFi or any other networking setting on and the PSP sucks if you have the same.

Storage, yeah this is bad. The Vita is too far along now to change but it is a horrible decision. If they made the pricing competitive with SD or even memory stick pricing then it would not be such a big deal. And the inability to manage your save locations is also troubling. But perhaps that can be fixed via updates. I am not an software/hardware engineer so I can't speak to that.

UMD/PSOne/PSN Games: Lets be very clear: SONY is under no, I repeat NO obligation to make all UMD and PSN games from the PSP work on the Vita. There was no contract we signed when we bought our PSP's that said, "All games bought on this platform will be guaranteed to work on all future handheld products by the hardware maker." If SONY wants to offer it to us, where do we get the authority to say to them, "Damn it! I shouldn't have to pay twice for what I already bought!". Why? When you by Photoshop you have to pay for 2 licenses if you want it on more than one computer. If you bought Office you have to pay for more than one license to have it on more than one computer and woe to you if Microsoft decides you have used more licenses then you should and they brick your Office suite remotely. Why should this be any different?

So Mr. Noble, while I do find many of your points valid I am disappointed that you would write part of your editorial based on emotional reaction rather than facts. You lower yourself and your readers in making an emotional rant in regards to a subject that you have either misinterpreted or choose to ignore.

[olLANDSHARKlo]

Cancelled my pre order, did you see how much they are charging for memory cards. $ony didn't learn anything from the failure of the p$3.

[iliimaster]

im been wanting a dual thumbsticks psp since i first got my hands on my pspslim now i can enjoy shooters on this bad boy and thats all i expected in the new psp

[joeorc]

Getting in hits why the getting hits is good...lol

GamePro magazine and website to shutter next month.

" GamePro magazine is set to shut down this coming month, owner IDG Games announced today. The magazine that enjoyed so much popularity in the 1990s will shut down its website in five days, and one more issue of the physical quarterly will be published."

The GamePro website will cease to exist on December 5 and will begin redirecting users to PC World's website (another IDG property). Some employees will be laid off, but IDG notes that game news and reviews will be rolled into PC World's slate of content.

GamePro is Dead (industrygamers.com)

[AceOfCakez]

Great to see some non-PR talk about the Vita for a change.

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