US Retailers Give PSTV a Price Cut #lolvita

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#1 lostrib
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The official word from sony is that the PS TV has not received a price cut...just that big name retailers have cut it to $80 for the base package ($100 with controller): Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and GameStop

Amazon even has the list price set at $79.99

So if you want a Vita with out the mobility and only a small portion of its "no games" library, then now is your chance. You will also need to sell your first born to get a memory card

the PS TV also allows for remote play and PS Now, but I believe it only outputs at 720p and 1080i because reasons.

If you're already a PS TV owner, share your thoughts on the device

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#2 KBFloYd
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so does it have netflix yet?

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@KBFloYd: last I heard Netflix had no plans to support the device

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#4  Edited By KBFloYd
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so just psvita games? and 40 dollars a month for psnow?

RIP vita TV.

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#5  Edited By lostrib
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@KBFloYd said:

so just psvita games? and 40 dollars a month for psnow?

RIP vita TV.

Well it can play a portion of the PS Vita library (and then PSP, PS classic, etc)

But it can play P4G, and that's really all you need. Just ask @charizard1605

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@lostrib said:

@KBFloYd said:

so just psvita games? and 40 dollars a month for psnow?

RIP vita TV.

Well it can play a portion of the PS Vita library (and then PSP, PS classic, etc)

But it can play P4G, and that's really all you need. Just ask @charizard1605

thats good for anime...japan lovers....but what about the madden dudebros....you know...the whole xbox playstation audience?

thats why its not selling.

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Not getting it for a very long time.

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@Blabadon said:

Not getting it for a very long time.

i'm sure you're not alone in that

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I mean, $80 for P4G kind of sells itself.

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#10  Edited By blackace
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@KBFloYd said:

so just psvita games? and 40 dollars a month for psnow?

RIP vita TV.

That's why the price is being dropped. No one is buying that crap. PS4 cameras are selling better then PSTV, yet Kinect isn't needed. lol!!

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Not getting it for a very long time.

Not getting it ever. Same goes with the Amazon Fire TV Stick. Everything on the Fire TV Stick I have either on my Samsung HDTV or my XB1/PS4. Oh the games? Yeah, they're on my Kindle. lol!! Waste of money. Give me more PSVita exclusive new IP games Sony.

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#11  Edited By deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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@blackace said:

@KBFloYd said:

so just psvita games? and 40 dollars a month for psnow?

RIP vita TV.

That's why the price is being dropped. No one is buying that crap. PS4 cameras are selling better then PSTV, yet Kinect isn't needed. lol!!

Remind me the next time Sony bundles the PSTV into every single SKU of the PS4, leading to a needless price increase of the console, mkay? Thanks.

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Yet the WiiU stays at $300 despite not selling either lol.

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@NathanDrakeSwag said:

Yet the WiiU stays at $300 despite not selling either lol.

Why did you have to come back with your terrible trolling

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#14 CountBleck12
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I'm not even going to bother, I don't have a Vita either.

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I would like if the normal PS Pita was that price.

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#16 lostrib
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@NathanDrakeSwag: but at least it has netflix

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#17 blue_hazy_basic  Moderator
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I'll be buying this right after I purchase the new walkman! #whatareyoudoingSony?

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#18 lostrib
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Someone come up with a good flop nickname for this

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#19  Edited By Chutebox
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@blackace it isn't needed, which is why it is sold separately .....

Sony, make a model with 1080p and SS!

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#20 lostrib
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@charizard1605: "I mean, $80 for P4G kind of sells itself"

Too bad for Sony it doesn't seem to work out that way.

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#21 deactivated-5b0367b217732
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I paid 65.99€ for mine, but it was a one time deal. It's back at 99€ now.

A price cut was basically inevitable. Bet it will go even lower.

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#22  Edited By ShepardCommandr
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still $79 too expensive

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#23 deactivated-5b0367b217732
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Oh, and since you said to share my thoughts you can read them here, if you want.

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That thing still around? lol

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#25 Comduter
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What the hell was Sony think with this thing especially after the Vita has long since established such a lousy reputation? You'd think a company would make a peripheral add on like this to milk a hugely successful product instead.

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@blackace said:

@KBFloYd said:

so just psvita games? and 40 dollars a month for psnow?

RIP vita TV.

That's why the price is being dropped. No one is buying that crap. PS4 cameras are selling better then PSTV, yet Kinect isn't needed. lol!!

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Not getting it for a very long time.

Not getting it ever. Same goes with the Amazon Fire TV Stick. Everything on the Fire TV Stick I have either on my Samsung HDTV or my XB1/PS4. Oh the games? Yeah, they're on my Kindle. lol!! Waste of money. Give me more PSVita exclusive new IP games Sony.

You mean Gary Busey hasn't convinced you to buy one?

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#27 darkangel115
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I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would need this device. clearly Sony thought it would sell based on the play station name, but it really serves no purpose

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@darkangel115 said:

I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would need this device. clearly Sony thought it would sell based on the play station name, but it really serves no purpose

It's not for you. It's for JRPG fans only.

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I'd get it except it has shit internal HDD, 1GB. Does Sony end up spending more money finding such tiny obsolete storage?. It still uses Sony's proprietary memory cards that are still super pricey (some more than the PSTV itself) and can't use SDHC cards, nor USB storage of any kind.

The better value PSTV bundle is the $100 for a 8GB card and a controller. Still kind of shit, first game I'd download would be Persona 4: The Golden and that's already half the card right there.

There's no problem on the library end, they've lots of choice PSP games to download, I myself am more interested in access to the PSP games than Vita games.

I may get it at some point, I'm in no rush ATM.

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@charizard1605 said:

@blackace said:

@KBFloYd said:

so just psvita games? and 40 dollars a month for psnow?

RIP vita TV.

That's why the price is being dropped. No one is buying that crap. PS4 cameras are selling better then PSTV, yet Kinect isn't needed. lol!!

Remind me the next time Sony bundles the PSTV into every single SKU of the PS4, leading to a needless price increase of the console, mkay? Thanks.

They were going to bundle it originally. They only reason they didn't is because they wanted to have a lower price then the XB1 when they launched. The fact Sony Fanboys bitched that Kinect wasn't needed in the bundle, yet millions of PS4 faboys ran out and bought the PS4 camera is pretty hilarious. So you don't want it bundled, but yet you run out and buy the camera anyways. LOL!! Stupid hypocritical idiots. Now there is a XB1 without Kinect bundled and they bitch that there was a price cut. LOL!! Uuumm.. no. It's called a new SKU with it's own price. The original XB1/Kinect is still $499. Price hasn't been cut. Mkay.... I won't be surprised to see Sony bundle the PSTV in the PS4 just so they can get them out of their warehouse.

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I'll get one when it's $20 or less during black friday

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#32 blackace
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@brucebenzing said:

You mean Gary Busey hasn't convinced you to buy one?

I think Gary Busey probably hurt the marketing for the Amazon Fire TV. There are a lot of complaints that the Wifi for it is weak and people are constantly losing connection unless their router is right next to the HDTV. The PSTV has the similar problem. I hope their Morpheus is better then all this other crap they've been trying to force onto their fanbase.

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@lamprey263 said:

I'd get it except it has shit internal HDD, 1GB. Does Sony end up spending more money finding such tiny obsolete storage?. It still uses Sony's proprietary memory cards that are still super pricey (some more than the PSTV itself) and can't use SDHC cards, nor USB storage of any kind.

The better value PSTV bundle is the $100 for a 8GB card and a controller. Still kind of shit, first game I'd download would be Persona 4: The Golden and that's already half the card right there.

There's no problem on the library end, they've lots of choice PSP games to download, I myself am more interested in access to the PSP games than Vita games.

I may get it at some point, I'm in no rush ATM.

Except they will all look like crap on on the vita TV. Playing vita games on an HDTV may sound cool, but the resolution will look super blocky. I imagine PSP games will look like a total mess on the big screen.

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@blackace said:
@brucebenzing said:

You mean Gary Busey hasn't convinced you to buy one?

I think Gary Busey probably hurt the marketing for the Amazon Fire TV. There are a lot of complaints that the Wifi for it is weak and people are constantly losing connection unless their router is right next to the HDTV. The PSTV has the similar problem. I hope their Morpheus is better then all this other crap they've been trying to force onto their fanbase.

Poor Gary has lost a lot of star luster after being in a motorcycle accident not wearing a helmet after doing PSA's to wear helmets....