Do you really enjoy "console quality" gaming on a handheld?

So the Vita is released and seems like it is set to do what it's predecessor did-Give it's elder console sibling stiff competition when it comes to gameplay complexity and graphical quality.

But aside from the "play anywhere" factor, do you really enjoy consolesque stuff on your handheld? I mean for me I can't imagine extracting the maximum fun from Uncharted 2 or MGS4 had they been on the Vita as well.

The only handheld I own is the GBA (and ocassional Ipad/Android Mobile stuff) and it suffices for me while I'm on the move.

Feel free to share your opinions

I can't imagine extracting max quality from a Resident Evil or Mario Kart either , but sheep will find a way ! Derp derp.

i'm tired of hearing this dumb argument, nintendo sends its console titles to its portables, "Mario Kart, Zelda, etc" but when sony does it, its a problem with people...

I enjoy quality games in general, but no I don't want a console experience on a handheld. I want something I can specifically only get on a handheld because it isn't being done on a console or PC.

i'm tired of hearing this dumb argument, nintendo sends its console titles to its portables, "Mario Kart, Zelda, etc" but when sony does it, its a problem with people...

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You misunderstood me a bit because of the games I mentioned.

I did mean even Nintendo's exploits to introduce complex gaming in handhelds through 3DS when I asked that question.I am not differentiating between Sony and Nintendo in this regard, as both of them are trying to merge complexity with portability.

Whether that is preferred by people or not is something, the thread is all about.

There's still no first person shooters avalible for vita or 3ds.

Buy a Vita.

Play several PSP games and come back.

I enjoy good games. I really don't care. I enjoy "Handheld quality" games on consoles if they are good.

I enjoy QUALITY on a handheld. The term "console quality" means nothing because there's no set amount of quality a console brings, and they're certainly not guaranteed to bring more than a handheld.

I know what you mean though, but it should be better phrased. Something more along the lines of "console experience" would be appropriate.

And no, I do not enjoy having the console experience on my handheld. It's the same for consoles; I do not like when they try to replicate my PC experience.

There are strengths to the platforms. They may not be well-defined, but you know it when you see them. Some games just feel better, play better, and offer a more rewarding experience on different platforms.

When I buy a handheld it's to play the games I find work well on handhelds. Puzzle games, simple RPGs, adventure games, and some of the less action-packed multiplayer games they offer.

I do not buy them to play what is otherwise on a console. Games that benefit from a big screen due to their more cinematic approach to game design. Again something that can't quite be defined, but you know it when you see it. You just can't say you get the same feeling of epicness out of God of War on the PSP as you do on the PS3, or any similar style of game.

Some games do overlap, however. Kart racers, platformers, and a few other genres seem to be pretty grand on any platform, but there are just some that are truly better suited to certain platforms over others from my experience.

If you mean a game with deep gameplay mechanics because of quality controls, great graphics and sound and fully featured, then HELL YES. Who wouldnt?

Not really, I like simple games on my handhelds. But Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the PSP made me cry, literally.. it was the first game to ever make me shed a couple of tears. So even though I don't really appreciate console quality on a handheld, I know it works.

Console like games on a handheld are a giant waste of time and money. Anytime I play one I just wish I had a real controller and a giant HDTV and a nice surround system.

If I play games on the go, I like them to be simple time sinks like puzzles or quirky games. The type of games that don't actually benifit from being on a console.

If the point of a game is immersion (like an epic action adventure or a racer), why would I play on a tiny screen with tingy speakers?

Console quality? Is this implying that console games are automatically better than portable games?IAmNot_fun

Barbie Horse Adventures > Everything on the DS and PSP.

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Console quality? Is this implying that console games are automatically better than portable games?LordQuorthon

Barbie Horse Adventures > Everything on the DS and PSP.

[QUOTE="LordQuorthon"]

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Console quality? Is this implying that console games are automatically better than portable games?jg4xchamp

Barbie Horse Adventures > Everything on the DS and PSP.

Console quality? Is this implying that console games are automatically better than portable games?IAmNot_fun

I am not implying that , it's the console makers who's started to beleive that these days.Which is why the launch title for the PSVita IS U:GA and for the 3DS, MGS 3D was the hype machine.HAd I been buying that theory, I would not have been holding on to the GBA this long.

I just want good games. Don't care about arbitrary labels.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="LordQuorthon"]

Barbie Horse Adventures > Everything on the DS and PSP.

IAmNot_fun

It got tiring after about 73 hours so I don't know...

let's all screw the graphics, and just go back to the 160x144 pixel STN LCD of the original Gameboy. afterall, it's the games that matter.

point being; more power, more possibilities. small games can be good (sometimes even better) too.

No, although your op is kind of odd singling out the vita considering the 3ds was essentially a port box until recently.

The only recent handheld I have is a DS, and there's a lot of really good games on it, so yeah.