Will the Vita support multitasking?

A big thing that I would like the Vita to have is multitasking. So we can, lets say, listen to music while surfing the web.

Also making music-playlists on the console.

But anyway, does anyone know yet if it will support multitasking?

Seen as the Vita was just confirmed to have 512MB+128MB RAM (more than the PS3/360!!) multitasking is highly likely to be a strong feature on the Vita.

Quite frankly this feature better be on the vita, if not they should have a very good reason for not having it in these days and age.

i hope it does that would be great

Quite frankly this feature better be on the vita, if not they should have a very good reason for not having it in these days and age.

valium88

This.

Hell it will becool if you can surf the web while a game is running.

Seen as the Vita was just confirmed to have 512MB+128MB RAM (more than the PS3/360!!) multitasking is highly likely to be a strong feature on the Vita.

jasper061992

A big thing that I would like the Vita to have is multitasking. So we can, lets say, listen to music while surfing the web.

Also making music-playlists on the console.

But anyway, does anyone know yet if it will support multitasking?

revway

Can someone confirm this, that would be a great feature.

BTW our avatars are gonna duke it out.

[QUOTE="jasper061992"]

Seen as the Vita was just confirmed to have 512MB+128MB RAM (more than the PS3/360!!) multitasking is highly likely to be a strong feature on the Vita.

lbjkurono23

Probably more akin to the 3DS where the OS reserves say 64MB. So its probably suspending operations.

Seen as the Vita was just confirmed to have 512MB+128MB RAM (more than the PS3/360!!) multitasking is highly likely to be a strong feature on the Vita.

Hell it will becool if you can surf the web while a game is running.

PSP107

Hell it will becool if you can surf the web while a game is running.

If not then that seems like an oversight. It's a nice feature and if they don't do it then that's just another advantage that the competition can use against them.

Seen as the Vita was just confirmed to have 512MB+128MB RAM (more than the PS3/360!!) multitasking is highly likely to be a strong feature on the Vita.

jasper061992

[QUOTE="revway"]

A big thing that I would like the Vita to have is multitasking. So we can, lets say, listen to music while surfing the web.

Also making music-playlists on the console.

But anyway, does anyone know yet if it will support multitasking?

Sportyfamilycar

Can someone confirm this, that would be a great feature.

BTW our avatars are gonna duke it out.

It's a waste of resources, not just memory but also processing cycles, that could go towards things like graphics, physics, and AI.ThePlothole

Agreed. Just shut off the game for a minute if you want to browse the Internet or whatever. :D

A big thing that I would like the Vita to have is multitasking. So we can, lets say, listen to music while surfing the web.

Also making music-playlists on the console.

But anyway, does anyone know yet if it will support multitasking?

revway

Yeah. It should support multitasking.

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]It's a waste of resources, not just memory but also processing cycles, that could go towards things like graphics, physics, and AI.RACiEP

Agreed. Just shut off the game for a minute if you want to browse the Internet or whatever. :D

Well, you'd have to find a save point before shutting down the game...

Multitasking's a reason why I love my iPad. I can play good games while listening to my favorite music. I can also suspend the game to do whatever I want. It's a really nice feature to have.

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[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]It's a waste of resources, not just memory but also processing cycles, that could go towards things like graphics, physics, and AI.XXI_World

Agreed. Just shut off the game for a minute if you want to browse the Internet or whatever. :D

Well, you'd have to find a save point before shutting down the game...

Multitasking's a reason why I love my iPad. I can play good games while listening to my favorite music. I can also suspend the game to do whatever I want. It's a really nice feature to have.

[QUOTE="revway"]

A big thing that I would like the Vita to have is multitasking. So we can, lets say, listen to music while surfing the web.

Also making music-playlists on the console.

But anyway, does anyone know yet if it will support multitasking?

NiKva

No you can't listen to music while surfing on the web. As soon as you go into the webbrowser the music shuts off.

And I want to make music-playlists on the console. I want to make a playlist while I'm on the go. And also making folders means you have to put the same music track in like 5 folders for 5 different playlists.

I don't think anyone can confirm this yet. We probably won't know for a couple of months everything it can do...the large amount of ram should make developers happy though....so I wouldn't think multi-tasking would be a major problem.

This might clarify some things...according to Eurogamer, Sony has stated part of the reason the machine has so much RAM is to support multi-tasking...such as cross game voice chat. Article below:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-18-sony-why-ps-vita-has-512mb-of-ram

This might clarify some things...according to Eurogamer, Sony has stated part of the reason the machine has so much RAM is to support multi-tasking...such as cross game voice chat. Article below:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-18-sony-why-ps-vita-has-512mb-of-ram

jsclmurray

This might clarify some things...according to Eurogamer, Sony has stated part of the reason the machine has so much RAM is to support multi-tasking...such as cross game voice chat. Article below:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-18-sony-why-ps-vita-has-512mb-of-ram

jsclmurray

[QUOTE="valium88"]

Quite frankly this feature better be on the vita, if not they should have a very good reason for not having it in these days and age.

PSP107

This.

Hell it will becool if you can surf the web while a game is running.

[QUOTE="jsclmurray"]

This might clarify some things...according to Eurogamer, Sony has stated part of the reason the machine has so much RAM is to support multi-tasking...such as cross game voice chat. Article below:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-18-sony-why-ps-vita-has-512mb-of-ram

Granpire

It's hard to say, the Vita has so much RAM I think there's a lot of room to play.

It's hard to say, the Vita has so much RAM I think there's a lot of room to play.

jsclmurray

Letting small-time developers make simple apps is one thing, but letting them run background programs is another. I doubt Sony will allow that.

But this very much speculation. All we know is that Sony has plans for one single background program. Personally, I doubt we will see very much change in multitasking after launch.