PS Vita Thread

[Xerxes]

I want to say it goes with out saying, the hardware should be able to do PS1, PS2, and PSP games. A track pad on the back seems interesting but not needed. How big is the current screen and what does an inch add?

[rein]

Originally Posted by Xerxes

I want to say it goes with out saying, the hardware should be able to do PS1, PS2, and PSP games. A track pad on the back seems interesting but not needed. How big is the current screen and what does an inch add?

I agree but I am starting to wonder how selfish we gamers are getting. Not only do we want new systems but we want system that play entire outdated libraries.

[KidCactus]

Originally Posted by Xerxes

How big is the current screen and what does an inch add?

4.3 inches and pleasure.

[Xerxes]

Originally Posted by rein

I agree but I am starting to wonder how selfish we gamers are getting. Not only do we want new systems but we want system that play entire outdated libraries.

Well... I think I told Spigot if I was behind PSP2, I'd be mirroring steam. Involving a boosted library, a direct link to the website, and account where you gamers add a shit ton of games on the cheap. Not the new ones just yet, but over time.

Who won't buy that FF I-XII for $30 bucks? Shenanigans like that. It's added benefit for them, and I would probably be tempted to play a shit ton of ps2 games. I still pop in bushido blade on ps3 to play on my psp.

[Chris_D]

PS1, PS2, + PSP support? Also, carries over all existing PSN purchases? Sign me up bitches!

[Xerxes]

Originally Posted by Chris_D

PS1, PS2, + PSP support? Also, carries over all existing PSN purchases? Sign me up bitches!

See! I know it wouldn't be mega popular and in stores, but I'd let them sale like card codes. No wifi, sorry bitches. DD sale blitz folks and you'd have gamers walking around talking about I have 300 games on a psp2. I spent $200 in a weekend and didn't even blink.

[Chris_D]

I'm already hooked with what they're doing with PSN and PSP. Being able to get PS1 games like Symphony of the Night, Suikoden, and Silent Hill for $5 makes Nintendo's Virtual Console look like a sick joke PLUS I can load them onto my PSP, easy as pie, something the DSi can't do. Also, full PSP games are regularly discounted to $5-15 on PSN. No complaints here.

[Gorvi]

That's one thing they've definitely done right with the PSP: there area lot of cheap downloads out there now, and a lot of older full games for cheap. I certainly hope they continue that trend with the PSP2 and make everything on the PSN now BC. Having that large library for download day one would be nice.

[Smoof]

Whoop, there it is?

i.engadget.com/2010/10/26/the-playstation-phone/

I like it. Wonder how it works without analogue nubs? Also wondering if it'll alienate a lot of customers, since you'll obviously need to get it from a carrier. Maybe they'll have a standalone one? Definitely hoping it comes to Sprint as I'd like the option.

Full link, sorry, posting from my phone.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/t...station-phone/

[Shjinta]

Originally Posted by Chris_D

PS1, PS2, + PSP support? Also, carries over all existing PSN purchases? Sign me up bitches!

Full PS1 and PS2 support and even i'd fucking buy it.

[Xerxes]

Originally Posted by Shjinta

Full PS1 and PS2 support and even i'd fucking buy it.

Cause it sounds so kick ass I doubt Sony would do it. They want us to hate them a little you know.

[Gorvi]

Originally Posted by Shjinta

Full PS1 and PS2 support and even i'd fucking buy it.

I think the only thing holding back full PS2 support is file sizes, I'm pretty sure many PS2 games push the 3-4 GB mark. Of course, I'm sure there are many significantly lower than that as well (some early games were still on CDs), but it'd be challenging getting the games people will want.

[Purple Santa]

Originally Posted by rein

I agree but I am starting to wonder how selfish we gamers are getting. Not only do we want new systems but we want system that play entire outdated libraries.

Haven't we been a selfish lot always? Look at past consoles and the issue of BC. Besides, i'm thinking about shelling out money for your device, I would like to play my old games or have that ability. I know that can be argued and has been pro and con but just what i'm looking for.

[Xerxes]

Originally Posted by Purple Santa

Haven't we been a selfish lot always? Look at past consoles and the issue of BC. Besides, i'm thinking about shelling out money for your device, I would like to play my old games or have that ability. I know that can be argued and has been pro and con but just what i'm looking for.

I mean that level of BC i mentioned gives them a huge library of shit out the door to help them take my money. How selfish am I to think it would be awesome to take my money on shit that probably hasn't made them much money over the years.

[Gorvi]

More rumors from Kotaku:

One of the key ones is that the PSP2 will not have a UMD drive. The UMD (Universal Media Disc) was launched in 2004 for use in the PSP. Initially, the format was used for movies, but slow sales of UMD films lead to studios dropping support for the format.

Sony's PSPgo is UMD-free version of the PSP, and sources tell Kotaku that the PSP2 will follow in the footsteps of that portable. Games will be stored on a Memory Stick, according to one source. Though we've also been told that Sony is still puzzling out what the final non-UMD storage solution will be for the PSP2.

We've also learned that the PSP2 will be a much more powerful gaming device with twice the RAM of the Xbox 360.

While we don't yet know all of the portable's system specifications, we have been told that the PSP2 will feature 1 GB of RAM. That's compared to the 64 MB of RAM the PSPgo and PSP 3000 have. Both of those portables use a MIPS R4000 CPU clocked at up to 333 MHz. By comparison the Xbox 360 has 512 MB of RAM and runs a 3.2 GHZ CPU.

I'm starting to get the feeling that Kotaku is pulling these rumors out of their asses, as they're the only ones reporting any of this (everyone else has been sourcing them), but we'll see eventually.

[Chris_D]

Yeah, Kotaku staff will post anything to meet their quotas.

Still, I'm sure it will be badass.

[Purple Santa]

Originally Posted by Gorvi

More rumors from Kotaku:

I'm starting to get the feeling that Kotaku is pulling these rumors out of their asses, as they're the only ones reporting any of this (everyone else has been sourcing them), but we'll see eventually.

Yeah, might be crazy shit nonsense but makes it nice to dream about the PSP2. I'd love to see games on the memory stick. To not hear the noise of the UMD ever again would be heavenly.

[Gorvi]

Originally Posted by Purple Santa

Yeah, might be crazy shit nonsense but makes it nice to dream about the PSP2. I'd love to see games on the memory stick. To not hear the noise of the UMD ever again would be heavenly.

Oh, I'm not saying that because it's crazy, just because they seem to be the only ones reporting it, every other story sources back to their posts. I don't trust Kotaku all that much, they seem to do anything for page hits, and all of these rumors they've been posting seem to be very slight expansions on existing rumors or just shots in the dark.

[Gorvi]

This isn't so much of a rumor as it is confirmation that the PSP2 does exist. And that's pretty much it:

In a new interview, which will be published on CVG soon, we asked EA's Soderlund: "Have you had any exposure at all to the PSP2?"

He replied: "Well, obviously as a developer we have had that - but I'm not allowed to talk about it."

Soderland was obviously reluctant to talk about Sony's new hardware - and skilfully avoided giving away any more detail.

When asked about his expectations for the console, he said: "We can't talk about it because of our relationship with Sony obviously, which is... That's just the way it is."

- CVG

[Panthera]

No way! I think I'm going to need another two or three interviews before I believe it exists.