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[PS Vita] Your Hotline Miami and Muramasa handheld
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Superbot/BluePoint) Cross-Buy
Rayman: Origins (Ubisoft)
Sine Mora (Digital Reality/Grasshopper)
Sly: Thieves in Time (Sanzaru Games) Cross-Buy
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sumo Digital)
Soul Sacrifice (Marvelous AQL)
Sound Shapes (Queazy Games) Cross-Buy
Super Stardust Delta (Housemarque)
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack (Drinkbox Studios)
Thomas Was Alone (Mike Bithell) Cross-Buy
Touch My Katamari (Namco Bandai)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Capcom)
Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Sony Bend)
When Vikings Attack (Clever Beans/Sony XDev) Cross-Buy
wipEout 2048 (Sony Liverpool)
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward (Chunsoft)
Cross-Buy: Denotes games where buying the PS3 or Vita version will come with the other version for free.
Recommended PS Mobile Games
Beats Slider (Futurlab)
Beats Trelis (Sony)
Eufloria (Alex May & Rudolf Kremers)
Fuel Tiracas (Futurlab)
Lemmings (D3T)
Super Crate Box (Vlambeer)
Recommended PSP Games
Note: Incompatible games are included in the list. Check the FAQi to make sure games are compatible before buying.
Action
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Killzone: Liberation
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Resistance Retribution
Silent Hill: Origins
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
Thexder Neo
Platformer
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
Crush
Daxter
LocoRoco 2
LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins
JRPG
Breath of Fire III
Class of Heroes 2
Fate/Extra
Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition
Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy IV: Complete
Hexyz Force
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Persona
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona 3 Portable
Riviera: The Promised Land
Action RPG
Cladun: This is an RPG
Cladun X2
Gods Eater Burst
Half Minute Heroes
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
The Third Birthday
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys VII
Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman
SRPG
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of the Time
Gungnir
Jeanne d'Arc
Phantom Brave: Heroes of the Hermuda Triangle
R-Type Command
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Wild Arms XF
Yggdra Union
Adventure/Visual Novels
Corpse Party
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
Disgaea Infinite
Fighting
Darkstalkers Chronicle
Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Tekken 6
Puzzle
Echochrome
Echoshift
Exit
Patchwork Heroes
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Racing
Burnout Legends
Gran Turismo
Ridge Racer
Wipeout Pulse
Strategy
No Heroes Allowed
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign
SOCOM Tactical Strike
What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord
What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord 2
Compilation
Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed
EA Replay
Sega Mega Drive Collection
Upcoming Vita Titles
Confirmed Releases
July - Spelunky (Derek Yu & Andy Hull) Cross-Buy
July - Stealth Inc. – A Clone in the Dark (Curve Studios) Cross-Buy
6 August - Dragon's Crown (Vanillaware)
29 August - Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
August - Dragon Fantasy Book I (Muteki Corporation) Cross-BuyOut in NA
August - Lone Survivor (Superflat Games) Cross-Buy
August - Luftrausers (Vlambeer) Cross-Buy
3 September - Atelier Meruru Plus (Gust)
17 September - Killzone: Mercenary (Guerrilla Cambridge)
22 October - Tearaway (Media Molecule)
25 October - Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Armature)
Late 2013 - Toukiden (Omega Force)
Late 2013 - Valhalla Knights 3 (Marvelous AQL)
Late 2013 - The Walking Dead: Season 1 (Telltale Games)
Late 2013 - Ys: Memories of Celceta (Falcom)
TBA
1001 Spikes (8Bits Fanatics)
Atomic Ninjas (Grip Games)
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Edmund McMillen)
Cloudberry Kingdom (Pwnee Studios) Cross-Buy
Dead Nation (Housemarque)
Deathmatch Village (Freeky Games)
Destiny of Spirits (Q Entertainment)
Divekick (One True Game Studios) Cross-Buy
Doki-Doki Universe (HumaNature Studios)
Dragon Fantasy Book II (Muteki Corporation) Cross-Buy
Fieldrunners 2 (Subatomic Studios)
Final Fantasy X HD (Square Enix)
Final Fantasy X-2 HD (Square Enix)
Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD! (Dakko Dakko)
Freedom Wars (SCE Japan Studio)
Frozen Synapse Tactics (Mode 7 Games) Cross-Buy
Hohokum (Richard Hogg/Honeyslug) Cross-Buy
Invizimals: The Alliance (Novarama)
KickBeat (Zen Studios)
Malicious Rebirth (Alvion)
Metrico (Digital Dreams)
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee - New ‘n’ Tasty (Just Add Water)
Do I need a memory card?
Most likely, yes. Even if you avoid the PSN entirely, there are still some retail games that will require a memory card to save progress.
What's PS Mobile?
It's a new service Sony have launched to target the cheap app space on certain Android devices and the Vita. Both games and non-game apps will be available, so it opens a window to some very interesting things. Right now it's only available in Japan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Australia but it's expected to expand soon.
Are all PSP, PS1 and Minis games on the PSN backwards compatible?
No, currently there are a number of games you can only download through a PS3 and others that don't work at all. The games known to NOT work are listed below and it's important to point out that compatibility varies depending on the region. Some games may work in one region but not in another for instance. For a more fleshed out NA list, see here.
Incompatible list:
PSP
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (NA)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (NA)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (NA)
Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play (NA)
ModNation Racers (NA)
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (NA)
Phantasy Star Portable 2
Platypus (NA)
SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 2 (PAL)
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (NA)
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (NA)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PAL)
Thexder Neo
Twisted Metal: Head On
Wipeout Pure (NA)
PS1
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (NA)
Arc The Lad III (NA)
Arcade Hits: Magical Drop (NA)
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (NA)
Bloody Roar (NA)
Bloody Roar 2 (NA)
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer Red Alert
Command & Conquer Retaliation
Crash Bandicoot (NA)
Crash Bandicoot 2 (NA)
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (NA)
CTR: Crash Team Racing (NA)
Disney's Lilo & Stitch (NA)
Final Fantasy V (NA)
Future Cop: L.A.P.D.
Jet Moto 3 (NA)
Myst (NA)
Pocket Fighter (NA)
Populous: The Beginning (PAL)
R-Type Delta (NA)
R-Types (NA)
SimCity 2000 (PAL)
Spyro the Dragon (NA)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (NA)
Spyro: Year of the Dragon (NA)
Star Wars Dark Forces (NA)
Theme Hospital (PAL)
Theme Park (PAL)
How do I switch accounts? This video explains how to switch them. One thing to note though, is that you don't actually need to take your memory card out of the Vita when you do this. If you leave it in there, it will ask if you want to format the memory card as well and you can select not to.
How do I get into the in-game options in PS1/PSP games?
Simply press down on the screen while in game and the menu will show up, letting you play with a few settings. The in-game menu lets you remap controls, add a bilinear filter to help eliminate aliasing, increase disc speed (to decrease load times) in PS1 games and more.
How do I take screenshots in-game?
Simply press the Start and PS button at the same time. Some games disable this feature, though, so if it's not working, that's probably the reason.
What's "Cross-Buy"?
It's what Sony has labelled their 'buy one, get the other free' PS3/Vita game promotion. It works just as intended, though so far only for PSN games. You buy the game and get both the PS3 and Vita versions of it.
Similar to this, there are also some games that have Cross-Buy DLC.
What Cross-Buy games are there then?
Here's the list:
Out:
Alien Breed
Bentley's Hackpack
Big Sky Infinity
Dragon Fantasy Book I
Foosball 2012
Guacamelee
Hotline Miami
Hustle Kings
Jak & Daxter HD Collection (PSN only)
Knytt Underground
Limbo
Motorstorm RC
Pinball Arcade
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3 version only)
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault/Q-Force (PS3 version only)
Retro City Rampage
Sly: Thieves in Time (PS3 version only)
Sound Shapes
Spelunky
Thomas Was Alone
Top Darts
When Vikings Attack
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge
Upcoming:
Cloudberry Kingdom
Divekick
Dragon Fantasy Book II
Frozen Synapse Tactics
Hohokum
Lone Survivor
Luftrausers
Snapshot
Stealth Inc. – A Clone in the Dark
Superfrog HD
Games with Cross-Buy DLC are:
Big Sky Infinity
Dead or Alive 5/5 Plus
Foosball 2012
Guacamelee
Hustle Kings
LittleBigPlanet 1/2/Vita (costumes)
Motorstorm RC
Pinball Arcade
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Sound Shapes
Street Fighter X Tekken
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
When Vikings Attack
Wipeout 2048 (free Wipeout HD and Fury DLC if you own their PS3 equivalents)
Zen Pinball 2
How do I play local/ad-hoc multiplayer PSP games online?
This will require a PS3. On the PS Store there's an app called Ad-hoc Party, which will let you connect to it and play with others that are using Ad-hoc Party. One problem with this app though, is that they're region locked. So people using the US version of the app can only play with others that are using the US version. Luckily it isn't region locked, so European users can create a US account, download it, log back into their normal account and use it to play with people in the US. So to reduce confusion, I suggest everyone here use the US version, as most of us seem to be based there.
Where are my Vita saves stored?
You know the little bubbles on the main screen? Yeah, DO NOT DELETE THEM! While some retail games save your progress straight to the game card, there are a number (including Uncharted GA) that don't. They, alongside downloadable games, save to the memory card and are represented by the bubbles. So deleting them, will actually delete your save as well. If you're running out of space, back your save up to the PS+ Cloud Storage or the game itself to your PC/PS3/Mac and then delete it. Patches and installs will be backed up as well, so you when you put them back on your Vita, you won't need to download/install them all over again.
What's PlayStation Plus?
PS+ is Sony's online service. It provides a couple of very useful features: PS+ cloud storage and auto-update. The cloud storage allows you to upload all your game saves to it and then re-download them at will. While auto-update automatically checks for game patches/firmware updates and downloads them, uploads saves to the cloud storage and syncs your trophies.
The biggest part of PS+, however, is the PS Store content. Alongside additional discounts on games, Sony have a selection of games available to download. These games can be played so long as you're subscribed to PS+ and since the expiration date is saved in the registry, you don't need to be connected online. And if your subscription expires and you eventually re-subscribe, you'll be able to play the games from your first subscription again. You don't need to keep them downloaded, they'll be in your download list. Sony swaps games in/out of the selection each month, so it's worth keeping an eye on.
You should add me too. astronautcowboy (JST is GMT+9, I think)
I play mostly Japanese games and JRPGs though, so there won't be a lot of chances to whoop me at pinball (not even out here). But ピコットナイト? Fuggedaboutit. Let's kill stuff. There's always LBP and Lumines too.
I'm glad they finally added a big bunch of PSOne Classics to the Vita store. They just need to add CTR and my husband will be happy haha.
Also, why on earth is New Little King's Story $40? If it was available on physical media I'd think about paying that much, but for a download only port? No way.
Also, why on earth is New Little King's Story $40? If it was available on physical media I'd think about paying that much, but for a download only port? No way.
Better a PSN-only release than no release at all. And it's a remake/sequel, not a port.
Also, why on earth is New Little King's Story $40? If it was available on physical media I'd think about paying that much, but for a download only port? No way.
Better a PSN-only release than no release at all. And it's a remake/sequel, not a port.
Oh no I'm happy to see it come to the US digitally rather than not at all, I'm just not down for paying full retail price for a digital only game. $20 tends to be the sweet spot for me for digital only stuff, like Corpse Party. That felt like the perfect price for that game. I will probably look into the game in the future though when it's on sale down the road. I've got Ragnarok Odyssey and Zero Escape this month as well as Persona 4 next month to look forward to anyways.
I'm glad they finally added a big bunch of PSOne Classics to the Vita store. They just need to add CTR and my husband will be happy haha.
Also, why on earth is New Little King's Story $40? If it was available on physical media I'd think about paying that much, but for a download only port? No way.
You think they should've dramatically dropped the price despite being a full priced retail game in Japan and Europe? That seems pretty ridiculous to me. And as vagrant_winds pointed out, it's not a port at all, it's a completely new game. If you want the physical version so much, just import it from the UK.
They could have at least thrown in a $4-$5 digital discount for NLKS like some other Vita games have done with their PSN version.
The Silent Hill: Book of Memories demo was unfortunate - it was too fun for me to immediately ignore it but not impressive enough for me to definitely want to buy it at full price. Definitely going to be waiting for the reviews on that one.
They could have at least thrown in a $4-$5 digital discount for NLKS like some other Vita games have done with their PSN version.
The Silent Hill: Book of Memories demo was unfortunate - it was too fun for me to immediately ignore it but not impressive enough for me to definitely want to buy it at full price. Definitely going to be waiting for the reviews on that one.
Yeah I'd agree that a small digital discount would've been nice, even for just the first couple of weeks. But then it's not like Konami have even tried to market it or anything.
I wish I could've used a longer title. I still had Zero Escape, Need for Speed and Ragnarok Odyssey to reference before I had to cut it short. October's a pretty awesome month for the Vita.
Loot the Land is fun. I'm not sure if it was worth the $3.49 I paid for it, but it's been diverting enough. It's missing some crucial information (why did I get a medal on this level? What do I need to do on that level to get one too? Am I close? Do I spend more money? Less? Go faster? Kill more guys?), but the actual gameplay is pretty engaging.
It's pretty, too. Native res, I guess? My brain was in PS mini mode, and it took me a second to remember that I could use the touch screen.
This my Gamertag— NathanaelPM
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
You're still a terrible person for not liking Peace Walker. It was one of the only Metal Gear Solid games to make any kind of sense.
Come on now, the first two MSX games, 1, 3, and Peace Walker are easy enough to understand. 2 was an experiment in crazy story telling and 4 had the burden of wrapping up 20 years of plot. It was long winded, but far from the most convoluted game ever.
I'm glad they finally added a big bunch of PSOne Classics to the Vita store. They just need to add CTR and my husband will be happy haha.
Also, why on earth is New Little King's Story $40? If it was available on physical media I'd think about paying that much, but for a download only port? No way.
You think they should've dramatically dropped the price despite being a full priced retail game in Japan and Europe? That seems pretty ridiculous to me. And as vagrant_winds pointed out, it's not a port at all, it's a completely new game. If you want the physical version so much, just import it from the UK.
No, I don't think they should've dramatically dropped the price, I think it should have been a bit lower to start with. I think some of the PSN versions of Vita games have started a bit lower, like $35ish instead of the full $40. I'm also just saying for me personally, I will probably wait until a price drop and/or sale in the future to pick the game up since the price is currently too steep for me.
You're still a terrible person for not liking Peace Walker. It was one of the only Metal Gear Solid games to make any kind of sense.
Come on now, the first two MSX games, 1, 3, and Peace Walker are easy enough to understand. 2 was an experiment in crazy story telling and 4 had the burden of wrapping up 20 years of plot. It was long winded, but far from the most convoluted game ever.
Plus they're just fun to play.
1 made barely any sense. Put it down on paper and read it. It's borderline crazy and connecting the dots is more a safety measure to vindicate spending all that time playing the game. Even the GC update didn't really help in any tangible regard. 2 made no sense at all, in any fashion. 3 was solid. 4 was ridiculous and went completely off the deep end that 2 didn't even know existed by the last third of the game.
I love the games, Big Boss'd everything but 4 because 4 is just boring as a game, but after recently replaying MGS the original, I can say any attempt to make that into a cohesive, reasonable story was more just me doing the leg work to make the tapestry of randomness into something a little more digestable.
Nihilistic claims that they have significantly upgraded the visuals for Call of Duty: BLOPS D.
PlayStation.Blog: How is the game progressing since we last saw it at Gamescom?
Robert Huebner, Studio Head, Nihilistic: Gamescom seems so long ago. I think the most noticeable thing is a significant visual upgrade; a richer color palette, more detailed models, and better lighting overall. Also we implemented an entirely new animation blending system that allows us to capture a lot of nuanced animation that Call of Duty players are accustomed to.
And to back that up? No new screenshots or video. Also, it's apparently Unit 13-esque in the single player department. No story mode to speak of, but "intense and replayable objective-based missions that allow you to get better and better over time to improve your performance."
I'm getting more and more skeptical. I loved Unit 13, but I don't think that's the kind of thing Call of Duty people are looking for.
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This my Gamertag— NathanaelPM
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
MGS1 wasn't hard to follow at all. It told a complete, understandable story.
Complete? Questionable. Understandable? Sure. Making sense?
Why, yes, they called in a clone of a man to attack another clone on a island off the coast, housing nuclear material, in an effort to stop them from blackmailing the world for the remains of a man who had been dead for some dozen years to somehow create a super serum. Except this is all some plot to kill people with some mystery virus that only effects certain people, which somehow doesn't kill the host even though the trigger is part of his genetic code, and which invariably matters not at all as it never effects him. Oh right, rah rah rah walking tank. Also ninja. Why is the ninja there? Fuck you, thats why.
Peacewalker? Soldier who has been used leaves his country and forms his own mercenary outfit. Gets dragged into a cold war struggle over a series of AI test machines when he accepts a mission.
Yeah. I can see how they can easily be considered similarly confusing.
In non-MGS story related news, Retro City Rampage hits the Vita on Tuesday, y'all.
Microsoft finally let it out of the upcoming XBLA Jail after an entire year? Fucking finally. Having one platform holder hold up a game on a five-platform release is pretty ridiculous.
In non-MGS story related news, Retro City Rampage hits the Vita on Tuesday, y'all.
Microsoft finally let it out of the upcoming XBLA Jail after an entire year? Fucking finally. Having one platform holder hold up a game on a five-platform release is pretty ridiculous.
Not only that, but it's out on the Vita, PS3 ($14.99 for both!) and PC before XBLA and WiiWare. Even Europe is getting the Vita/PS3 release this month. Everyone can be happy together.
This my Gamertag— NathanaelPM
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
MGS1 wasn't hard to follow at all. It told a complete, understandable story.
Complete? Questionable. Understandable? Sure. Making sense?
Why, yes, they called in a clone of a man to attack another clone on a island off the coast, housing nuclear material, in an effort to stop them from blackmailing the world for the remains of a man who had been dead for some dozen years to somehow create a super serum. Except this is all some plot to kill people with some mystery virus that only effects certain people, which somehow doesn't kill the host even though the trigger is part of his genetic code, and which invariably matters not at all as it never effects him. Oh right, rah rah rah walking tank. Also ninja. Why is the ninja there? Fuck you, thats why.
Peacewalker? Soldier who has been used leaves his country and forms his own mercenary outfit. Gets dragged into a cold war struggle over a series of AI test machines when he accepts a mission.
Yeah. I can see how they can easily be considered similarly confusing.
You can make the same sort of dismissive bullshit argument about any game. The fact that you're using that to support Peace Walker is absolutely laughable. Peace Walker has incredibly advanced AI's with personalities that were based on The Boss. In the 1970's. And Snake has a fucking horse.
Oh and
you have two kids running around the base, one of whom turns out to be in her mid 20's and is a triple agent. Also, creepy Extra Ops mission.
Peace Walker's story SUUUCKED. But it was saved by its awesome gameplay, missions, RPG elements and co-op.
Nihilistic claims that they have significantly upgraded the visuals for Call of Duty: BLOPS D.
PlayStation.Blog: How is the game progressing since we last saw it at Gamescom?
Robert Huebner, Studio Head, Nihilistic: Gamescom seems so long ago. I think the most noticeable thing is a significant visual upgrade; a richer color palette, more detailed models, and better lighting overall. Also we implemented an entirely new animation blending system that allows us to capture a lot of nuanced animation that Call of Duty players are accustomed to.
And to back that up? No new screenshots or video. Also, it's apparently Unit 13-esque in the single player department. No story mode to speak of, but "intense and replayable objective-based missions that allow you to get better and better over time to improve your performance."
I'm getting more and more skeptical. I loved Unit 13, but I don't think that's the kind of thing Call of Duty people are looking for.
MGS1 wasn't hard to follow at all. It told a complete, understandable story.
Complete? Questionable. Understandable? Sure. Making sense?
Why, yes, they called in a clone of a man to attack another clone on a island off the coast, housing nuclear material, in an effort to stop them from blackmailing the world for the remains of a man who had been dead for some dozen years to somehow create a super serum. Except this is all some plot to kill people with some mystery virus that only effects certain people, which somehow doesn't kill the host even though the trigger is part of his genetic code, and which invariably matters not at all as it never effects him. Oh right, rah rah rah walking tank. Also ninja. Why is the ninja there? Fuck you, thats why.
Peacewalker? Soldier who has been used leaves his country and forms his own mercenary outfit. Gets dragged into a cold war struggle over a series of AI test machines when he accepts a mission.
Yeah. I can see how they can easily be considered similarly confusing.
You can make the same sort of dismissive bullshit argument about any game. The fact that you're using that to support Peace Walker is absolutely laughable. Peace Walker has incredibly advanced AI's with personalities that were based on The Boss. In the 1970's. And Snake has a fucking horse.
Oh and
you have two kids running around the base, one of whom turns out to be in her mid 20's and is a triple agent. Also, creepy Extra Ops mission.
Peace Walker's story SUUUCKED. But it was saved by its awesome gameplay, missions, RPG elements and co-op.
You think MGS1 doesn't make any sense but Peace Walker does? Yeah, okay, sure... Haha, no.
I think you're confusing MGS1 with MGS2.
That was sarcasm. :P MGS1's the best game in the series as far as I'm concerned.
I said it made more sense then MGS. Which it does. Going 'lol bullshit argument because I have nothing to actually say' doesn't really support your statement at all. It just sounds like a goose honking in the wind.
I've only ever played MGS1 and the story was so insane I just laughed my way through it and remember nothing. It was just insane. Like a 13 year old came up with all kinds of ridiculous ideas and kept going, "Then the bad guy goes BOOm kaCHOW BOW wamBAM but the hero goes KEerrwOP!"
It has been many years since then, but that's all I remember.
EDIT: @The_Spaniard, the bloom on those snow levels make it seem blinding. There is almost zero contrast in the floor there. Wow.
I'm glad they finally added a big bunch of PSOne Classics to the Vita store. They just need to add CTR and my husband will be happy haha.
Also, why on earth is New Little King's Story $40? If it was available on physical media I'd think about paying that much, but for a download only port? No way.
You think they should've dramatically dropped the price despite being a full priced retail game in Japan and Europe? That seems pretty ridiculous to me. And as vagrant_winds pointed out, it's not a port at all, it's a completely new game. If you want the physical version so much, just import it from the UK.
Think I'm going to pick up LBP Vita tonight to take with me on my trip.
DO IT. Just be ready for 50 hours of tutorials in the create mode. There really needs to be a 'I've played LBP1, 2 and PSP before' option that just unlocks everything.
Eh, MGS is a very polarizing series: you either love the shit out of the crazy stories and gameplay or you hate it. Likewise you either appreciate MGS2's masterful and genius trolling or it pisses you off.
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Do I need a memory card?
Most likely, yes. Even if you avoid the PSN entirely, there are still some retail games that will require a memory card to save progress.
What's PS Mobile?
It's a new service Sony have launched to target the cheap app space on certain Android devices and the Vita. Both games and non-game apps will be available, so it opens a window to some very interesting things. Right now it's only available in Japan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Australia but it's expected to expand soon.
Are all PSP, PS1 and Minis games on the PSN backwards compatible?
No, currently there are a number of games you can only download through a PS3 and others that don't work at all. The games known to NOT work are listed below and it's important to point out that compatibility varies depending on the region. Some games may work in one region but not in another for instance. For a more fleshed out NA list, see here.
Incompatible list:
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (NA)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (NA)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (NA)
Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play (NA)
ModNation Racers (NA)
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (NA)
Phantasy Star Portable 2
Platypus (NA)
SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 2 (PAL)
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (NA)
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (NA)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PAL)
Thexder Neo
Twisted Metal: Head On
Wipeout Pure (NA)
PS1
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (NA)
Arc The Lad III (NA)
Arcade Hits: Magical Drop (NA)
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (NA)
Bloody Roar (NA)
Bloody Roar 2 (NA)
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer Red Alert
Command & Conquer Retaliation
Crash Bandicoot (NA)
Crash Bandicoot 2 (NA)
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (NA)
CTR: Crash Team Racing (NA)
Disney's Lilo & Stitch (NA)
Final Fantasy V (NA)
Future Cop: L.A.P.D.
Jet Moto 3 (NA)
Myst (NA)
Pocket Fighter (NA)
Populous: The Beginning (PAL)
R-Type Delta (NA)
R-Types (NA)
SimCity 2000 (PAL)
Spyro the Dragon (NA)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (NA)
Spyro: Year of the Dragon (NA)
Star Wars Dark Forces (NA)
Theme Hospital (PAL)
Theme Park (PAL)
Minis
Angry Birds (NA)
Bowling 3D
Dracula: Undead Awakening (NA)
Farm Frenzy 2 (NA)
Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death (NA)
Mahjongg Artifacts (NA)
Mahjongg Artifacts: Chapter 2 (NA)
Ninjamurai (NA)
Pac-Man Championship Edition (NA)
Pinball Duel (NA)
Star Hammer Tactics (NA)
Sudoku (PAL)
Tetris (PAL)
Vanguard (NA)
Vector TD (NA)
How do I switch accounts?
This video explains how to switch them. One thing to note though, is that you don't actually need to take your memory card out of the Vita when you do this. If you leave it in there, it will ask if you want to format the memory card as well and you can select not to.
How do I get into the in-game options in PS1/PSP games?
Simply press down on the screen while in game and the menu will show up, letting you play with a few settings. The in-game menu lets you remap controls, add a bilinear filter to help eliminate aliasing, increase disc speed (to decrease load times) in PS1 games and more.
How do I take screenshots in-game?
Simply press the Start and PS button at the same time. Some games disable this feature, though, so if it's not working, that's probably the reason.
What do I do if my Vita has frozen?
Here's a handy little guide to help you out.
What's "Cross-Buy"?
It's what Sony has labelled their 'buy one, get the other free' PS3/Vita game promotion. It works just as intended, though so far only for PSN games. You buy the game and get both the PS3 and Vita versions of it.
Similar to this, there are also some games that have Cross-Buy DLC.
What Cross-Buy games are there then?
Here's the list:
Alien Breed
Bentley's Hackpack
Big Sky Infinity
Dragon Fantasy Book I
Foosball 2012
Guacamelee
Hotline Miami
Hustle Kings
Jak & Daxter HD Collection (PSN only)
Knytt Underground
Limbo
Motorstorm RC
Pinball Arcade
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3 version only)
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault/Q-Force (PS3 version only)
Retro City Rampage
Sly: Thieves in Time (PS3 version only)
Sound Shapes
Spelunky
Thomas Was Alone
Top Darts
When Vikings Attack
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge
Upcoming:
Cloudberry Kingdom
Divekick
Dragon Fantasy Book II
Frozen Synapse Tactics
Hohokum
Lone Survivor
Luftrausers
Snapshot
Stealth Inc. – A Clone in the Dark
Superfrog HD
Games with Cross-Buy DLC are:
Dead or Alive 5/5 Plus
Foosball 2012
Guacamelee
Hustle Kings
LittleBigPlanet 1/2/Vita (costumes)
Motorstorm RC
Pinball Arcade
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Sound Shapes
Street Fighter X Tekken
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
When Vikings Attack
Wipeout 2048 (free Wipeout HD and Fury DLC if you own their PS3 equivalents)
Zen Pinball 2
How do I play local/ad-hoc multiplayer PSP games online?
This will require a PS3. On the PS Store there's an app called Ad-hoc Party, which will let you connect to it and play with others that are using Ad-hoc Party. One problem with this app though, is that they're region locked. So people using the US version of the app can only play with others that are using the US version. Luckily it isn't region locked, so European users can create a US account, download it, log back into their normal account and use it to play with people in the US. So to reduce confusion, I suggest everyone here use the US version, as most of us seem to be based there.
Where are my Vita saves stored?
You know the little bubbles on the main screen? Yeah, DO NOT DELETE THEM! While some retail games save your progress straight to the game card, there are a number (including Uncharted GA) that don't. They, alongside downloadable games, save to the memory card and are represented by the bubbles. So deleting them, will actually delete your save as well. If you're running out of space, back your save up to the PS+ Cloud Storage or the game itself to your PC/PS3/Mac and then delete it. Patches and installs will be backed up as well, so you when you put them back on your Vita, you won't need to download/install them all over again.
What's PlayStation Plus?
PS+ is Sony's online service. It provides a couple of very useful features: PS+ cloud storage and auto-update. The cloud storage allows you to upload all your game saves to it and then re-download them at will. While auto-update automatically checks for game patches/firmware updates and downloads them, uploads saves to the cloud storage and syncs your trophies.
The biggest part of PS+, however, is the PS Store content. Alongside additional discounts on games, Sony have a selection of games available to download. These games can be played so long as you're subscribed to PS+ and since the expiration date is saved in the registry, you don't need to be connected online. And if your subscription expires and you eventually re-subscribe, you'll be able to play the games from your first subscription again. You don't need to keep them downloaded, they'll be in your download list. Sony swaps games in/out of the selection each month, so it's worth keeping an eye on.
Vita PSN Friends List
Format:
[Forum Name] / [PSN ID] / [Time Zone]
Could I get thrown on the PSN list? Icemopper / Icemopper / GMT -5(EST)
I play mostly Japanese games and JRPGs though, so there won't be a lot of chances to whoop me at pinball (not even out here). But ピコットナイト? Fuggedaboutit. Let's kill stuff. There's always LBP and Lumines too.
PSN: astronautcowboy 3DS: 5343-8146-1833
I have Sega, Nintendo and Xbox games and systems for sale. Please help me buy diapers.
Also, why on earth is New Little King's Story $40? If it was available on physical media I'd think about paying that much, but for a download only port? No way.
Better a PSN-only release than no release at all. And it's a remake/sequel, not a port.
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Oh no I'm happy to see it come to the US digitally rather than not at all, I'm just not down for paying full retail price for a digital only game. $20 tends to be the sweet spot for me for digital only stuff, like Corpse Party. That felt like the perfect price for that game. I will probably look into the game in the future though when it's on sale down the road. I've got Ragnarok Odyssey and Zero Escape this month as well as Persona 4 next month to look forward to anyways.
Sure but I'm going to need more than that.
[Forum Name] / [PSN ID] / [Time Zone]
The Silent Hill: Book of Memories demo was unfortunate - it was too fun for me to immediately ignore it but not impressive enough for me to definitely want to buy it at full price. Definitely going to be waiting for the reviews on that one.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
@RainbowDespair - Now that PS Mobile is out, any chance we'll see your studio's games on the service?
PSN: astronautcowboy 3DS: 5343-8146-1833
I have Sega, Nintendo and Xbox games and systems for sale. Please help me buy diapers.
Yeah I'd agree that a small digital discount would've been nice, even for just the first couple of weeks. But then it's not like Konami have even tried to market it or anything.
I wish I could've used a longer title. I still had Zero Escape, Need for Speed and Ragnarok Odyssey to reference before I had to cut it short. October's a pretty awesome month for the Vita.
It's pretty, too. Native res, I guess? My brain was in PS mini mode, and it took me a second to remember that I could use the touch screen.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
Come on now, the first two MSX games, 1, 3, and Peace Walker are easy enough to understand. 2 was an experiment in crazy story telling and 4 had the burden of wrapping up 20 years of plot. It was long winded, but far from the most convoluted game ever.
Plus they're just fun to play.
No, I don't think they should've dramatically dropped the price, I think it should have been a bit lower to start with. I think some of the PSN versions of Vita games have started a bit lower, like $35ish instead of the full $40. I'm also just saying for me personally, I will probably wait until a price drop and/or sale in the future to pick the game up since the price is currently too steep for me.
1 made barely any sense. Put it down on paper and read it. It's borderline crazy and connecting the dots is more a safety measure to vindicate spending all that time playing the game. Even the GC update didn't really help in any tangible regard. 2 made no sense at all, in any fashion. 3 was solid. 4 was ridiculous and went completely off the deep end that 2 didn't even know existed by the last third of the game.
I love the games, Big Boss'd everything but 4 because 4 is just boring as a game, but after recently replaying MGS the original, I can say any attempt to make that into a cohesive, reasonable story was more just me doing the leg work to make the tapestry of randomness into something a little more digestable.
Retro City Rampage is finally coming out next week.
And to back that up? No new screenshots or video. Also, it's apparently Unit 13-esque in the single player department. No story mode to speak of, but "intense and replayable objective-based missions that allow you to get better and better over time to improve your performance."
I'm getting more and more skeptical. I loved Unit 13, but I don't think that's the kind of thing Call of Duty people are looking for.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
I think you're confusing MGS1 with MGS2.
Switch (JeffConser): SW-3353-5433-5137 Wii U: Skeldare - 3DS: 1848-1663-9345
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Complete? Questionable. Understandable? Sure. Making sense?
Why, yes, they called in a clone of a man to attack another clone on a island off the coast, housing nuclear material, in an effort to stop them from blackmailing the world for the remains of a man who had been dead for some dozen years to somehow create a super serum. Except this is all some plot to kill people with some mystery virus that only effects certain people, which somehow doesn't kill the host even though the trigger is part of his genetic code, and which invariably matters not at all as it never effects him. Oh right, rah rah rah walking tank. Also ninja. Why is the ninja there? Fuck you, thats why.
Peacewalker? Soldier who has been used leaves his country and forms his own mercenary outfit. Gets dragged into a cold war struggle over a series of AI test machines when he accepts a mission.
Yeah. I can see how they can easily be considered similarly confusing.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
Microsoft finally let it out of the upcoming XBLA Jail after an entire year? Fucking finally. Having one platform holder hold up a game on a five-platform release is pretty ridiculous.
// Switch: SW-5306-0651-6424 //
Not only that, but it's out on the Vita, PS3 ($14.99 for both!) and PC before XBLA and WiiWare. Even Europe is getting the Vita/PS3 release this month. Everyone can be happy together.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
Oh and
Peace Walker's story SUUUCKED. But it was saved by its awesome gameplay, missions, RPG elements and co-op.
That was sarcasm. :P MGS1's the best game in the series as far as I'm concerned.
Hmm significant visual upgrade? This is a hands on preview from yesterday.
http://www.destructoid.com/hands-on-with-call-of-duty-black-ops-on-the-vita-235909.phtml
What were they saying again?
I said it made more sense then MGS. Which it does. Going 'lol bullshit argument because I have nothing to actually say' doesn't really support your statement at all. It just sounds like a goose honking in the wind.
It has been many years since then, but that's all I remember.
EDIT: @The_Spaniard, the bloom on those snow levels make it seem blinding. There is almost zero contrast in the floor there. Wow.
I'm all bad a reading.
Mr Pink / Euphanism / EST
DO IT. Just be ready for 50 hours of tutorials in the create mode. There really needs to be a 'I've played LBP1, 2 and PSP before' option that just unlocks everything.
Then you've got a bunch of wonderful Stephen Fry to look forward to.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
SightTDW / SightTDW / GMT-8 (PST)
Steam - Wildschwein | The Backlog
Grappling Hook Showdown - Tumblr
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