Those with a Vita what are your thoughts so far?

Those with a Vita what are your thoguhts andimpressions about the system?

how is the UI? is it similar to the PS3?

Do you suggest others to buy one?

I really dig it.

The screen is beautiful and the system is a solid peice of hardware. I haven't had any problems with battery life or anything either. The UI is fantastic (it's not like the PS3's) and the touchscreen controls are extremely responsive. It's a sexy peice of hardware.

The memory sticks are a bummer though. For $250, they should have at least thrown in like 4 gigs of internal memory. Oh well.

I recommend it if you enjoy handheld gaming.

Amazing system, i love it! pretty much the best handheld you'll ever own, does everything the PS3 is able to do and more!

good thing i just made a blog about the vita, i took bunch of screenshots from the system so this is how everything looks on the vita from friends to trophies to cross party chat to texting to everything:

directly from my Vita ( resized the pictures ):

Yes my friends are huge call of duty fans :P

Crap Finalstar, you've been waiting for this post haven't you?

I really dig it.

The screen is beautiful and the system is a solid peice of hardware. I haven't had any problems with battery life or anything either. The UI is fantastic (it's not like the PS3's) and the touchscreen controls are extremely responsive. It's a sexy peice of hardware.

The memory sticks are a bummer though. For $250, they should have at least thrown in like 4 gigs of internal memory. Oh well.

I recommend it if you enjoy handheld gaming.

Wasdie

Same here the battery seem to last for a really long time unlike my Samsung Galaxy phone.

Crap Finalstar, you've been waiting for this post haven't you?

Wasdie

Amazing system, i love it! pretty much the best handheld you'll ever own, does everything the PS3 is able to do and more!

good thing i just made a blog about the vita, i took bunch of screenshots from the system so this is how everything looks on the vita from friends to trophies to cross party chat to texting to everything:

directly from my Vita ( resized the pictures ):

finalstar2007

Waoh

thanks bro,, thats really impressive and i like the interface

Crap Finalstar, you've been waiting for this post haven't you?

Wasdie

lmfao you could say that.. i been saving them on my laptop for quite sometime now :P

Crap Finalstar, you've been waiting for this post haven't you?

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Crap Finalstar, you've been waiting for this post haven't you?

finalstar2007

lmfao you could say that.. i been saving them on my laptop for quite sometime now :P

I am very much enjoying the system. The hardware and games I have no problems with whatsoever.The firmware needs a couple of niggles ironing out, but that can easily be updated.

^ I'm really digging the UI

the video footage look really clear

Love everything about it, cept the memory card prices, and how pathetic the Australian store is for the pricing of Vita and PsP games.

I traded in my old PSP GO, my friends PSP 3000 and my little brothers DS Lite at Gamestop to get the 3G/Wifi launch bundle at around 125. And I'm really loving the system. Before Mass Effect 3 came out, I didn't even touch my PS3. That was like almost 3 weeks of my not even touching my PS3, even when I had ample time to play and enjoy a big console game. The Vita's UI is so much better than the PS3's. Everything is much faster and much smoother. And the screen is just as advertised folks. I mean its gorgeous. And the games are diverse and there should be something for everybody.

And the thing that has me hyped the most about this device is the potential of it. I remember reading interviews from Sony execs saying how the Vita is like the "perfect canvas" for devs to make great and unique games. At the time I thought it was just your usual marketing b.s. But really guys its awesome to think about the type of games people could make on this thing. Especially with the rear and front touchscreens. I know there are some creative devs out there that will find a great use for both. Hell I loved how the fronttouch was utilized in Uncharted GA. (Rear touch implementation was ok I guess).

Yea so now I know I sound like a paid Sony dude lol, but I'm really loving the device, though its not without its flaws...

...Web Browser is kinda crappy, 3G implementation is pointless right now, lack of any great RPGs that made many of us flock to handhelds in the first place, fingerprints suck, and the memory card bonanza is unfortunate.

All those quips aside though, if you have the money and the time for portable gaming, I'd highly recommend the Vita. If your on the fence, I can assure you its a great device, and that your patience would be rewarded. Wait till the holidays and there'll be even more games to choose from and I'm sure there will be a special holiday bundle to sweeten/cheapen the deal.

Are there folders for the home menu icons? Like on iOS where you can arrange different apps into folders? I got to admit that UI looks rather boring to me, is there anything else to it other than custom wall papers?bonesawisready5

No folders yet brah. Sony should hopefully fix that in a firmware update. Its not a problem now, but once people start getting a lot of games, the UI could definetely start getting cluttered.

And I think custom wallpapers can make the UI look awesome. Got a sexy Mass Effect 3 wallpaper as my screen lock :).

I have a question of my own to all the Vita owners out there. Have you tried attaching any sort of caps to the analog sticks to thicken them a little (and thus increase perceived throw), along with making them more comfortable? I've found some, but unfortunately, they're apparently meant to attach using double-sided tape that loses grip fairly quickly, along with being solid plastic without any sort of rubberized coating. Honestly, those analog sticks are a big drawback to me in their current state, and I'm hoping that there's at least some way to make them more comfortable to use and easier to make fine analog adjustments with short of a total hardware revision. All of my other complaints about the Vita will be solved in due time (I mean, it just launched here and only has 4 months of lifespan counting Japan!), but maybe not the analogs...NamelessPlayer

Not yet, I'm waiting for some official accessory. And I've gotten used to the analog sticks somewhat. I remember the first time I played Uncharted GA, I couldn't shoot sh*t. Lol. But now I'm pretty boss, especially with the gyro aiming for headshots.But theres no doubting that the analog sticks feel a tad "off".

Am curious to see how Resistance Burning Skies deals with that.

Love everything about it, cept the memory card prices, and how pathetic the Australian store is for the pricing of Vita and PsP games.

Blake135

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Love everything about it, cept the memory card prices, and how pathetic the Australian store is for the pricing of Vita and PsP games.

joel_c17

Yeah I was thinking about doing something like that, finding the cheapest PSN store, go on Ebay or whatever website and buy the PSN cards. Thanks for the advice.

[QUOTE="joel_c17"][QUOTE="Blake135"]

Love everything about it, cept the memory card prices, and how pathetic the Australian store is for the pricing of Vita and PsP games.

Blake135

Yeah I was thinking about doing something like that, finding the cheapest PSN store, go on Ebay or whatever website and buy the PSN cards. Thanks for the advice.

it's awesome.

I really dig it.

The screen is beautiful and the system is a solid peice of hardware. I haven't had any problems with battery life or anything either. The UI is fantastic (it's not like the PS3's) and the touchscreen controls are extremely responsive. It's a sexy peice of hardware.

The memory sticks are a bummer though. For $250, they should have at least thrown in like 4 gigs of internal memory. Oh well.

I recommend it if you enjoy handheld gaming.

Wasdie

Any other thoughts from anyone?tarzanell

what do you want to know?

[QUOTE="tarzanell"]Any other thoughts from anyone?finalstar2007

what do you want to know?

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="tarzanell"]Any other thoughts from anyone?MercenaryMafia

what do you want to know?

Games i can think of would be Resistance, Killzone, Call of Duty and Gravity Rush.. its also getting the MGS collection

analog sticks are very responsive and work just as you would expect from an analog stick, very similar to the PS3's controller.

device is very light, it looks big and has a huge screen but i can confirm its extreemly light, sadly it is indeed a fingerprint magnet so if you clean it once every week should be enoguh, no big deal tbh

HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE THERE, You can screen cap from the Vita itself?ShadowDeathX

Yup you can screen cap while doing pretty much ANYTHING! during a game, during netflix, during music, during a chat, etc

It's a sexy piece of hardware. It has several good games and has an excellent interface. The only problem was the price, but if that is not a problem for people, then this is definitely a system for them.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE THERE, You can screen cap from the Vita itself?finalstar2007

Yup you can screen cap while doing pretty much ANYTHING! during a game, during netflix, during music, during a chat, etc

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE THERE, You can screen cap from the Vita itself?ShadowDeathX

Yup you can screen cap while doing pretty much ANYTHING! during a game, during netflix, during music, during a chat, etc

Agreed if you want it and I would say this to anyone, wait a year or two before you get it.

Almost forgot Vita to be getting this soon too :)

Almost forgot Vita to be getting this soon too :)

finalstar2007

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Almost forgot Vita to be getting this soon too :)

zarshack

Nothing beats this :D

CoD!!!!

[QUOTE="zarshack"]

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Almost forgot Vita to be getting this soon too :)

finalstar2007

Nothing beats this :D

CoD!!!!

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="zarshack"]Bro its getting

zarshack

Nothing beats this :D

CoD!!!!

If CoD is kiddy then i wonder what you call pokemon :P

anyways i keep forgeting this :D

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"]Are there folders for the home menu icons? Like on iOS where you can arrange different apps into folders? I got to admit that UI looks rather boring to me, is there anything else to it other than custom wall papers?phantomblade220

No folders yet brah. Sony should hopefully fix that in a firmware update. Its not a problem now, but once people start getting a lot of games, the UI could definetely start getting cluttered.

And I think custom wallpapers can make the UI look awesome. Got a sexy Mass Effect 3 wallpaper as my screen lock :).

It's... all right. It'll be like the PS3 and take 2-3 years to reach it's potential but by then it'll be too late.

Almost forgot Vita to be getting this soon too :)

finalstar2007

Oh great, the game that killed Final Fantasy.

The screen's not as pretty as my iPod Touch, and I think I'd rather use an upgraded XMB menu system than the new system. But the games I've played so far are fun (Wipeout 2048 and Motorstorm RC). I like the big screen and I find the sticks to be comfortable to use and would much rather use them than the nub on the original PSP or circle pad on the 3DS. It's large, but I don't see that as being a problem. Some times the right stick gets in my way when I'm wanting to press one of the face buttons. I guess practice will help me to stop doing that. I'm waiting on price drops on games before buying anymore. I think Wipeout 2048's enough for now. It was enough to get the hardware. LovePotionNo9

[QUOTE="joel_c17"][QUOTE="Blake135"]

Love everything about it, cept the memory card prices, and how pathetic the Australian store is for the pricing of Vita and PsP games.

Blake135

Yeah I was thinking about doing something like that, finding the cheapest PSN store, go on Ebay or whatever website and buy the PSN cards. Thanks for the advice.