ps vita
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:23 am
so ,,,,,,,,, for those of you that are interested , feb 22nd hosts the european and american launch of sony's new handheld . (it was released in japan just before xmas) .
for those that dont know ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the ps vita is sony's second attempt in the handheld market ,,,,,,,,,, after their original psp ,,,,,,,,,,,
the original psp did well , selling 70 million worldwide , but a drop in the ocean compared with nintendo's dominance with the ds.
this time sony have learned from the psp ,,,,,,,,, so have ditched the costly umd drive , in favour of small sd type flash game cards ,,,,,,,,,,,,, or you can download directly from the psn store.
it has a new high def 5inch oled touch screen , a bunch of quad core processors , and most importantly twin analogue sticks ,,,,,, built in mic , front and back cameras and a rear touch panel too ,,,,,,,,,,,, finally a proper handheld with the grunt specs and control to play ps3 quality games ,,,,,,,,,,,, imagine call of duty or fifa online multiplayer with full voice communication whilst on the bus.
now all this tech comes at a price ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the wi-fi only version will be 229.99,,,,,,,,,, and the wi-fi +3g version 279.99,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with vodafone being the official carrier for the 3g version ( data tarifs yet to be announced )
it doesn't end there though ,,,,,,,,,,, next you'll need sony's own official propriety memory card ,,,,,,,,,,,, ranging from 4gb for 15 quid ,,,, to 40 quid for the 16gb card.
then you'll want a decent protective carry case for your new expensive toy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and obviously a cpl of the launch games ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so expect to be spending around 450 quid .
of course with every new console launch , shops will be putting slightly discounted bundles together ,,,,,,,, so shop around .
and you can also bet that within 6 months , as much as a 100 pounds will be shaved of the cost of one ,,,,,,,, lol ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, remember the nintendo 64 ? ,,,,,, 249.99 at launch ,,,,,,,, it wasn't selling well ,,,,,, and only 8weeks later it went down to 149.99 lol .
if however you fall into the group that cant wait for the inevitable price drop ,,,,,,,,,, an early adopter ,,,,,, with more money than sense ,,,,,, who simply must have it day 1 ,,,,,, like me lol ,,,,,,,,,,, then its gonna cost you.
things have changed drastically in the handheld market since the original psp launch though ,,,,,,,,,, and nintendo is no longer sony's main threat to success ,,,,,,, noooooo ,,,,,, now its mobile gaming and ipad users ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ''why would you spend 300 quid on a new console and 40 quid per game ,,,,,,,,, when you can spend 69p on a game from apple ??''
well , mobile phone processing is getting better all the time ,,,,,,,,,,, some of the games on iphone or galaxy s2 look fantastic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but they are let down by not having any precise physical controls for 1 thing ,,,,,touchscreen only control is crap,,,,,, and the depth and scope in mobile gaming isnt quite there yet either.
oh well ya pays ya money , ya makes ya choice . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but i know i'll be in the queue feb 22nd .
right now , the big system seller launch games are ,,,,,,,,, uncharted golden abyss ,,,,,,, which has gained 10 out of 10 review scores across the board ,,,,,,,,,,, and hot shots golf ,,,,,,, and little deviants ,,,,,,,,,,, there's also an interesting concept game called reality fighters which uses the rear camera to capture the background of whatever its pointed at ,,,,,, then overlays the graphics of the fighters ,,,,,,,,,,,,, so it will look like their fighting on your kitchen table for example . hmmmm ???
obviously the big franchise's will follow within a few months ,,,,,,,,,,,,, cod , fifa , littlebigplanet , f1 ,,,,, resistance etc etc
check out the net for pics or youtube etc if you want more details ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and erm ,,,,,,,,, see you in the queue outside game at around 5 to midnight on the 21st lol
for those that dont know ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the ps vita is sony's second attempt in the handheld market ,,,,,,,,,, after their original psp ,,,,,,,,,,,
the original psp did well , selling 70 million worldwide , but a drop in the ocean compared with nintendo's dominance with the ds.
this time sony have learned from the psp ,,,,,,,,, so have ditched the costly umd drive , in favour of small sd type flash game cards ,,,,,,,,,,,,, or you can download directly from the psn store.
it has a new high def 5inch oled touch screen , a bunch of quad core processors , and most importantly twin analogue sticks ,,,,,, built in mic , front and back cameras and a rear touch panel too ,,,,,,,,,,,, finally a proper handheld with the grunt specs and control to play ps3 quality games ,,,,,,,,,,,, imagine call of duty or fifa online multiplayer with full voice communication whilst on the bus.
now all this tech comes at a price ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the wi-fi only version will be 229.99,,,,,,,,,, and the wi-fi +3g version 279.99,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with vodafone being the official carrier for the 3g version ( data tarifs yet to be announced )
it doesn't end there though ,,,,,,,,,,, next you'll need sony's own official propriety memory card ,,,,,,,,,,,, ranging from 4gb for 15 quid ,,,, to 40 quid for the 16gb card.
then you'll want a decent protective carry case for your new expensive toy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and obviously a cpl of the launch games ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so expect to be spending around 450 quid .
of course with every new console launch , shops will be putting slightly discounted bundles together ,,,,,,,, so shop around .
and you can also bet that within 6 months , as much as a 100 pounds will be shaved of the cost of one ,,,,,,,, lol ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, remember the nintendo 64 ? ,,,,,, 249.99 at launch ,,,,,,,, it wasn't selling well ,,,,,, and only 8weeks later it went down to 149.99 lol .
if however you fall into the group that cant wait for the inevitable price drop ,,,,,,,,,, an early adopter ,,,,,, with more money than sense ,,,,,, who simply must have it day 1 ,,,,,, like me lol ,,,,,,,,,,, then its gonna cost you.
things have changed drastically in the handheld market since the original psp launch though ,,,,,,,,,, and nintendo is no longer sony's main threat to success ,,,,,,, noooooo ,,,,,, now its mobile gaming and ipad users ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ''why would you spend 300 quid on a new console and 40 quid per game ,,,,,,,,, when you can spend 69p on a game from apple ??''
well , mobile phone processing is getting better all the time ,,,,,,,,,,, some of the games on iphone or galaxy s2 look fantastic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but they are let down by not having any precise physical controls for 1 thing ,,,,,touchscreen only control is crap,,,,,, and the depth and scope in mobile gaming isnt quite there yet either.
oh well ya pays ya money , ya makes ya choice . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but i know i'll be in the queue feb 22nd .
right now , the big system seller launch games are ,,,,,,,,, uncharted golden abyss ,,,,,,, which has gained 10 out of 10 review scores across the board ,,,,,,,,,,, and hot shots golf ,,,,,,, and little deviants ,,,,,,,,,,, there's also an interesting concept game called reality fighters which uses the rear camera to capture the background of whatever its pointed at ,,,,,, then overlays the graphics of the fighters ,,,,,,,,,,,,, so it will look like their fighting on your kitchen table for example . hmmmm ???
obviously the big franchise's will follow within a few months ,,,,,,,,,,,,, cod , fifa , littlebigplanet , f1 ,,,,, resistance etc etc
check out the net for pics or youtube etc if you want more details ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and erm ,,,,,,,,, see you in the queue outside game at around 5 to midnight on the 21st lol