PS Vita, Y U look so good?

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The PlayStation Vita, Sony's stunning new portable gaming device, is the electronic equivalent of a Friday night teasing flirt at your local bar.

It sits silently staring at you from a distance, waiting for you to approach with the deal-making move. The objective? To pick (it) up, of course!

And oh how hard it is to resist its alluring stare!

Thanks to SONY for the loan of this very awesome handheld. We'll have more coverage in the coming days!

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Article by: Beta 241279Kudos 23/02/2012
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PS Vita, Y U look so good? Comments

Beta
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Been a pleasure playing this the last few days :D more to come in the coming days!
Ben
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Hawt [Derp]
OMG!!! just gotta justify spending 550 on this. gotta get wifi version, 16gb card, accessory pack, uncharted and bonus ridge racer at game
My eyes. They bleed of happiness.
it looks a lot like the older psps :P
If you guys could test these two things out for me on the vita I would be eternally grateful..

If you have playtv on your ps3 are you able to test it with remote play? Would love to know if you can load up playtv on your vita over wifi or even better, from an external wifi network over the net! Would be great Watching tv on my vita :-D I know the vita works with the Japanese version of playtv, torn, read about it on another forum. Don't see why it wouldn't work with play tv?

And secondly.. could you try this guide to switch vita psn accounts? They are using 1 memory card and multiple accounts. If this works then it really isn't that difficult at all!

forums.gameaxis.com/...

The way IGN did it required a different memory card per account. Or using the 1 card but having to back to up and restore from a computer. This guide doesn't require any of that. The vita detects which data can be used with which account.
It's dusty already :P
So dusty

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lawl why the deletion? There's something that resembles a cat hair in the 18th screenshot.

Looks very shiny though =D Are the analogue sticks comfortable? For some reason i've found the flat nubs of the 3ds and somewhat the 360 controller to be much more comfortable then the playstation convex design.
It looks great... @Marge I like both; the indented ones are good for precise gaming, but can be uncomfortable (relatively) over long gaming sessions. The Sony analog sticks are smoother and easier to quickly grip/use.

The only irresistible thing about that Vita is the dust... SONY, Y U NO CLEAN VITA? X_X
Should've taken pictures right after you took it out of the box. :P

How is the UI? I have a feeling I won't like it and I've been wanting Sony to change from the XMB already.
The cover of the golf game couldn't be more Japanese.
LOL sorry for the dust, I took the photos at my girlfriend's house because I don't have a camera. I guess she doesn't do her job properly, amiright!?

davidhes said: If you guys could test these two things out for me on the vita I would be eternally grateful..
If you have playtv on your ps3 are you able to test it with remote play? Would love to know if you can load up playtv on your vita over wifi or even better, from an external wifi network over the net! Would be great Watching tv on my vita :-D I know the vita works with the Japanese version of playtv, torn, read about it on another forum. Don't see why it wouldn't work with play tv?
And secondly.. could you try this guide to switch vita psn accounts? They are using 1 memory card and multiple accounts. If this works then it really isn't that difficult at all!
forums.gameaxis.com/...
The way IGN did it required a different memory card per account. Or using the 1 card but having to back to up and restore from a computer. This guide doesn't require any of that. The vita detects which data can be used with which account.



I don't have access to PlayTV. I'll give that two-account system a try. At the moment the one-account system is a little frustrating and silly.


Marge said:
Looks very shiny though Are the analogue sticks comfortable? For some reason i've found the flat nubs of the 3ds and somewhat the 360 controller to be much more comfortable then the playstation convex design.



I'd say the analog sticks are closer to the first PSP's nub, then to the 3DS' analog stick, which I think is a perfect design.

That said, they are still very good analog sticks, and the nub on the PSP doesn't even come close. I've been playing Uncharted with the analog sticks and they work well. I share your same issues with the PS3 controller's analog sticks, and it's why I can't play FPS on the console.


Kenni said: Should've taken pictures right after you took it out of the box.
How is the UI? I have a feeling I won't like it and I've been wanting Sony to change from the XMB already.



@SONY gave it to me opened and ready to use. Didn't get a box :P I'll be doing a basic walkthrough of the UI today. Stay tuned for the video. But for the most part it's closer to a tablet than any handheld device you'd have used before. The keyboard is also very responsive for my fat fingers, which is impressive.

Pilkingbod said: The cover of the golf game couldn't be more Japanese.



I hate that cover so much :P
the games are cartridges? how are the load times?

Jimmy_nzl said: the games are cartridges? how are the load times?



Some coverage of that coming tomorrow.

Today there will be a very quick walkthrough of the UI and then one of the HK PSN store.

Tomorrow I'll do for one the touch controls in Uncharter and you'll get to see how long load times are.

But they aren't very long. Not as long as PSP at least, and there isn't the disc-loading sound you got with UMD.
Thanks heaps beta if you do test that 2 account guide! Will be awesome if it works. Means I can use my HK psn account at the same time as my AUS account without having to format the card etc.
Just had a quick play and it was pretty decent. I just don't know if it will have enough pull for me to splash the cash - I already have a 3DS, do I really need yet another portable device.

davidhes said: Thanks heaps beta if you do test that 2 account guide! Will be awesome if it works. Means I can use my HK psn account at the same time as my AUS account without having to format the card etc.



Yeah, I'll check it out later today for you. I hope you can also as I have a JPN account with a few Network Cards, although they are becoming harder to find.
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OK update on the two PSN account thing:

You CAN use that system that @davidhes suggested, however, as it says in the thread it is really only doable if you have a 32GB memory card, otherwise you're storing data, saves and downloads for multiple accounts on the same small memory card.

So ideally if you want multiple accounts on the one Vita, probably best to do the multiple memory card system (which is the same as the 32GB system, only that you don't use the one card).

Marge said:
Looks very shiny though Are the analogue sticks comfortable? For some reason i've found the flat nubs of the 3ds and somewhat the 360 controller to be much more comfortable then the playstation convex design.



You must have massive hands then lol since the 360 control i have trouble pressing down all the buttons :P

Dusty Lids said:

Marge said:
Looks very shiny though Are the analogue sticks comfortable? For some reason i've found the flat nubs of the 3ds and somewhat the 360 controller to be much more comfortable then the playstation convex design.


You must have massive hands then lol since the 360 control i have trouble pressing down all the buttons



LOL small hands man :P

Beta said: OK update on the two PSN account thing:
You CAN use that system that @davidhes suggested, however, as it says in the thread it is really only doable if you have a 32GB memory card, otherwise you're storing data, saves and downloads for multiple accounts on the same small memory card.
So ideally if you want multiple accounts on the one Vita, probably best to do the multiple memory card system (which is the same as the 32GB system, only that you don't use the one card).




That's awesome news man! Looks like 32Gb card will be the go for me when I get to Japan in a week. Or 16gb at the least. So how long did the process take for you? Once you now how to do it I'm guessing it could be all done in around 5min.

Beta said:

Dusty Lids said:

Marge said:
Looks very shiny though Are the analogue sticks comfortable? For some reason i've found the flat nubs of the 3ds and somewhat the 360 controller to be much more comfortable then the playstation convex design.


You must have massive hands then lol since the 360 control i have trouble pressing down all the buttons


LOL small hands man



Lol i have got smallish hands for a guy. The gf's hands are about the same size lol.

But hey i have stronger hand/wrist then most people.
Beta
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davidhes said:

Beta said: OK update on the two PSN account thing:
You CAN use that system that @davidhes suggested, however, as it says in the thread it is really only doable if you have a 32GB memory card, otherwise you're storing data, saves and downloads for multiple accounts on the same small memory card.
So ideally if you want multiple accounts on the one Vita, probably best to do the multiple memory card system (which is the same as the 32GB system, only that you don't use the one card).


That's awesome news man! Looks like 32Gb card will be the go for me when I get to Japan in a week. Or 16gb at the least. So how long did the process take for you? Once you now how to do it I'm guessing it could be all done in around 5min.



Problem is that it might not work once there is a new update. But 32gb is the go anyway considering the amount of awesome PSP games on sale.

Yeh if it doesn't work after an update it's no biggy, just means have to go to more effort and format each time. 32gb will be good anyway, be able to store heaps of games and videos. Nothing is worse than wanting more space and wishing you had bought a bigger card.
Yeah. It sucks about this single account thing though.

But can you have more than one profile on 3DS? Not sure...

Dusty Lids said:

But hey i have stronger hand/wrist then most people.


Why do you need a girlfriend then?
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Pilkingbod said:

Dusty Lids said:
But hey i have stronger hand/wrist then most people.


Why do you need a girlfriend then?



ZING!
**** you sony for making such a nice handheld !!!
So you can buy physical games for it! I didn't know this thing had cartridges!
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maxiboy said: So you can buy physical games for it! I didn't know this thing had cartridges!


Nice dust.
when ever i look and think about the vita i get a boner... don't get me wrong i have had a girl before (and no i did not pay her and she was quite hot don't believe if you want to) just I'm really big into gaming and i did admire the PSP it was a very underrated handheld.
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KMorisato said: when ever i look and think about the vita i get a boner... don't get me wrong i have had a girl before (and no i did not pay her and she was quite hot don't believe if you want to) just I'm really big into gaming and i did admire the PSP it was a very underrated handheld.


Pics of girl please :P
Hang on. You seriously get a boner when you think of a gaming machine?

Theyve gotta come up with a word for that.
Why does mine look crap turned off now that i have put a screen protector n it :'@

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