Should I buy a PS Vita

[Cliotoby]

Kinda want one

Not sure if there are any games which are good (Except MGS HD Collection)

Seems like Sony messed up.

Should I ? Fancy a hand held to mess about with on holiday. Buy second hand?

 

[Cookie]

I still haven't found a reason to buy one, and I buy things at the drop of a hat

 

[Bodge!]

Wipeout!

 

[Cliotoby]

Exactly I just cant justify it. Seems like it has potential but just doesnt produce.

 

[B00mer]

I bought one not long after release, great little machine but the games that were being released just didn't do that much for me. So in the end i sold it

 

[Sargara]

What would you use it for though? I cant think of many occasions when I'm in a situation where Im away from home with hours to kill and would feel comfortable playing a handheld console compared with say, browsing on a laptop?

 

[Cliotoby]

Playing on the plane for 9 hours. MGS HD collection. That is all I can think I wouldplay on it.

Theres just no good games for it, ironically MGS HD was created many moons ago and while I think they are some of the best games ever released I cant Justify £200 for something I will probably only use once or twice a year.

​Tempting but then Ill sell it and lose about £100....

 

[treemanx]

Game are selling pre-owned ones for £99

http://www.game.co.uk/en/hardware/p...ributeValue1=64&cm_sp=deals-_-banner-_-vita99

 

[Matt26]

There are plenty of good games on it, you're just not looking hard enough.

I picked up one of these last week for £125 on Amazon Warehouse deals. It really is an impressive bit of kit. It'll be excellent playing PS4 games using Remote Play when the wife wants to watch telly.

 

[Goodj]

I'm a 400% sony fanboi, but even I can't see a reason to have one of these.

 

[Cookie]

E3 soon, so it's probably going to get a price drop after that

 

[Matt26]

I'm a 400% sony fanboi, but even I can't see a reason to have one of these.

That's funny, because I'm not a Sony fanboy at all, but I'm loving it. Maybe it's because I never owned a PS1 or PSP that I'm enjoying playing the back catalogue on the move.

And the PS+ free stuff, of course. Both Gravity Rush and Velocity Ultra are oustanding. Looking forward to giving Uncharted: Golden Abyss a go as well.

 

[peanuthead]

I buy pretty much all games consoles so have a ps vita. I agree it's a great machine but the games are rubbish, and just dont realise enough. So don't be surprised if you buy it and get bored after a few weeks

 

[Cliotoby]

I might look into pre owned. but then I dont want one thats battered to s**t.

is remote play actually going to happen. I guess playing PSX games on it could be interesting

 

[Matt26]

​http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sony-mandates-vita-remote-play-for-ps4-games

 

[Matt26]

I buy pretty much all games consoles so have a ps vita. I agree it's a great machine but the games are rubbish, and just dont realise enough. So don't be surprised if you buy it and get bored after a few weeks

Which games have you played? So far I've played MLB The Show 13 (pretty much like the main console game just with slightly worse graphics); Velocity Ultra (a fantastic shoot 'em up); Rayman Origins (brilliant platformer that's essentially the same as the home console version); God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP classic); and Silent Hill (PS1 classic). I can't see me getting tired of this anytime soon.

​Unless you mean the CoD and Fifa games, which are meant to be s**t. I have no interest in these.

 

[Cliotoby]

Is it possible to load custom firmware to this thing like could the PSP?

I just cant justify it for the fact I wont play it more than for 1 month.

 

[Cliotoby]

Ima go see if i can get a used one at game today. £100 is worth keeping my sanity on the flight tomorrow for 9 hrs.

 

[Goodj]

Looks like a PS4 will make the Vita better.

 

[Cliotoby]

Got it.

​It sucks.

 

[Cookie]

PMSL. What's wrong with it? Aside from being the gaming equivalent to buying a 320d on purpose

 

[Goodj]

I'm surprised Sony even bothered to make it.
Handheld consoles are dieing on their ass because of smartphones.

They just needed to make the Xperia Play again, but this time better.