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[PS Vita] - Ys sir, can I Ys have some more?
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Upcoming PSP Titles
- Early 2014 - Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - Second Chapter (Falcom)
Upcoming Vita Titles
Confirmed Releases
- January - Starlight Inception (Escape Hatch Entertainment)
- 18 March - Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD (Square Enix)
- Early 2014 - Luftrausers (Vlambeer) Cross-Buy
- Early 2014 - Toukiden (Omega Force)
- Early 2014 - The Wolf Among Us (Telltale Games)
- Early 2014 - Broken Sword: the Serpent's Curse (Revolution Software) Out in PAL
TBA
- 1001 Spikes (8Bits Fanatics)
- Age of Zombies (BlitWorks/Halfbrick)
- Assault Android Cactus (Witch Beam)
- Avoid Droid (Infinite State Games)
- BigFest (On The Metal)
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Edmund McMillen)
- Borderlands 2 (Gearbox Software)
- Cloudberry Kingdom (Pwnee Studios)
- Dead Nation (Housemarque)
- Deathmatch Village (Freeky Games)
- Destiny of Spirits (Q Entertainment)
- Dragon Fantasy Book I (Muteki Corporation) Cross-Buy Out in NA
- Dragon Fantasy Book II (Muteki Corporation) Cross-Buy Out in NA
- FEZ (Polytron)
- Fieldrunners 2 (Subatomic Studios)
- Final Horizon (Eiconic Games)
- Flame Over (Laughing Jackal)
- Football Manager (Sports Interactive)
- Freedom Wars (SCE Japan Studio)
- Frozen Synapse Tactics (Mode 7 Games) Cross-Buy
- Gravity Crash Ultra (Just Add Water)
- Gravity Rush 2 (SCE Japan Studio)
- Gunslugs (Abstraction Games)
- Hell Divers (Arrowhead Game Studios)
- Hohokum (Richard Hogg/Honeyslug) Cross-Buy
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (Dennaton Games/Devolver Digital)
- Joe Danger 1 (Hello Games)
- Joe Danger 2 (Hello Games)
- Kick & Fennick (Green Hill Studios)
- La Mulana (Nigoro)
- Lemmings Touch (d3t Ltd)
- Metrico (Digital Dreams)
- Minecraft (Mojang)
- Murasaki Baby (Ovosonico)
- Nuclear Throne (Vlambeer)
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty (Just Add Water)
- Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Just Add Water/Oddworld Inhabitants)
- Olli Olli (Roll7)
- Phantasy Star Nova (Tri-Ace)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 (Sega)
- Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (Gamearts)
- Rainbow Skies (SideQuest Studios)
- Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games)
- Samurai Gunn (Teknopants)
- Snapshot (Retro Affect) Cross-Buy
- Soul Sacrifice Delta (Marvelous AQL)
- Starbound (Chucklefish)
- Supermagical (Tama Games)
- Surge Deluxe (FuturLab)
- Switch Galaxy Ultra (Atomicom)
- Table Top Racing (Ripstone)
- Velocity 2X (FuturLab)
- Volume (Mike Bithell)
- The Walking Dead: Season 2 (Telltale Games)
- ZRun (Beatshapers)
Recommended Vita Games
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Ubisoft Sofia)
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend (Arc System Works)
- Dead or Alive 5 Plus (Team Ninja)
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (Nippon Ichi Software)
- Divekick (One True Game/Iron Galaxy)
- DJMax Technika Tune (Pentavision)
- Dragon Fantasy Book II (Muteki Corporation) Cross-Buy
- Dragon's Crown (Vanillaware)
- Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD! (Dakko Dakko)
- Flower (thatgamecompany) Cross-Buy
- Gravity Rush (SCE Japan Studio)
- Guacamelee (Drinkbox Studios) Cross-Buy
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (Clap Hanz)
- Hotline Miami (Dennaton Games) Cross-Buy
- Killzone: Mercenary (Guerrilla Cambridge)
- Knytt Underground (Nifflas' Games) Cross-Buy
- LittleBigPlanet Vita (Double Eleven/Tarsier)
- Lone Survivor: Director's Cut (Superflat Games)
- Lumines: Electronic Symphony (Q? Entertainment)
- Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection (Kojima Productions)
- Motorstorm: RC (Evolution Studios) Cross-Buy
- Muramasa Rebirth (Vanillaware)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Criterion)
- New Little King's Story (Marvelous)
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (Team Ninja)
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Just Add Water/Oddworld Inhabitants)
- Orgarhythm (Acquire)
- Persona 4 Golden (Atlus)
- PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate HD (Double Eleven/Q-Games)
- Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap Games)
- Rayman: Origins (Ubisoft)
- Rayman: Legends (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
- Spelunky (Derek Yu & Andy Hull) Cross-Buy
- Stealth Inc. - A Clone in the Dark (Curve Studios) Cross-Buy
- Super Stardust Delta (Housemarque)
- Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack (Drinkbox Studios)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule)
- Thomas Was Alone (Mike Bithell) Cross-Buy
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Sony Bend)
- The Walking Dead: Season 1 (Telltale Games)
- When Vikings Attack (Clever Beans/Sony XDev) Cross-Buy
- wipEout 2048 (Sony Liverpool)
- Ys IV: Memories of Celceta (Falcom)
- 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)
- Rymdkapsel (Grapefrukt)
- Super Crate Box (Vlambeer)
- Tokyo Jungle Mobile (SCE Japan Studio)
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
Rhythm
Beats
DJMax Portable 3
Patapon
Patapon 2
Patapon 3
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
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
Rhythm
Beats
DJMax Portable 3
Patapon
Patapon 2
Patapon 3
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
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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)
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, Vita and PS4 versions of it (if available).
Similar to this, there are also some games that have Cross-Buy DLC.
What are the current Cross-Buy games?
Here's the list:
[*]A-Men 2
Alien Breed
Atomic Ninjas
Bentley's Hackpack
Big Sky Infinity
Divekick
Dragon Fantasy Book I
Dragon Fantasy Book II
Escape Plan
Flower
Foosball 2012
Guacamelee
Hotline Miami
Hustle Kings
Jak & Daxter HD Collection (PSN only)
Knytt Underground
Limbo
Lone Survivor: Director's Cut
Motorstorm RC
Ms Germinator
Pinball Arcade
Proteus
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
Stealth Inc. - A Clone in the Dark
Superfrog HD
Thomas Was Alone
Top Darts
When Vikings Attack
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge
Upcoming:
flOw
Frozen Synapse Tactics
Hohokum
Luftrausers
Snapshot
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.
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That putt was silly! It circled the hole for 2 days...
Also, Dragon's Crown!!! My body is ready
Allforce / AllforcePSN / GMT-5 (EST)
Is Cloudberry Kingdom happening? The official site didn't list a Vita version when I checked a couple weeks ago
I'd really like Runner 2 to make the jump
Also, it is impossible to "S" rank the boss stage in sector 1 of Stealth Inc >=[
I can do it under the time limit with no deaths, but i cant seem to do it without getting spotted 4 times...
Cloudberry Kingdom is coming, just later in the year. The developers originally said it would be cross-buy but now I'm really not sure, what with the delay and Ubisoft publishing it.
Runner 2's coming to the Vita, it was just one of a few indie games I overlooked in the OP:
http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/12/4424612/bit-trip-runner-2-playstation-vita
Also just added you and Allforce to the PSN list.
*Poof*
Sombody produces a link to an article about said game coming to those consoles...
I don't suppose we'll see FTL on any of these devices in the near future? Hmmm? 8->
Awesome news about Runner 2, I honestly don't even mind it not being cross-buy
Seriously, though. Muramasa is so beautiful and smooth. It plays like a dream come true. I'm not very far in, and I already love it.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
This is a great and profound truth. Look ye upon Muramasa, and know its glory.
>.< Mark of the Ninja needs to happen. Playing Stealth Bastard has only solidified this belief.
And Shank 2, that'd be awesome.
I really hope it's not delayed...
Also, Hot Shots? Turn-based challenge is the best idea, so glad they added that in
(And I got the birdie on your par, GET ON MY LEVEL)
Which is a neat title, but reeks a little bit of broken English
Everybody's Golf is the real name of the series, SCEA just decided to go with Hot Shots Golf way back when the first one came out on the PS1 and they've been stuck with it ever since.
I want the Zeboyd games on here, but I think @RainbowDespair said in the past it won't happen. Wonder if that's changed with the current indie game drive?
(And tags don't work when you edit a post!)
If ever there were titles to double dip on, it'd be them! ;D
RD has said enough in the past to make me think Vita versions of their next game (Cosmic Star Heroine) are a lock (with PS3 and/or PS4 versions). Then I guess they might look at their other idea afterwards (a bundle containing BoDVII and CStW remakes, as well as sequels to both games).
Adda / AddaUK / GMT
I want to know more PA people on Twitter.
Dulon / Dulor / GMT+1
Is there a reason to other then for portability? Aren't they both exactly the same?
Mainly portability. I could bring the Vita to work with me and play some during lunch. My evenings usually follow the same pattern of playing something on PS3 till around 9 or 10, and then relaxing on the couch with Adult Swim on the TV and playing something on Vita or 3DS. This way, when I'm ready to kick back I can still play Dragon's Crown!
Beltaine / Beltaine-77 / GMT-5
Completed the Amateur Rank Tournaments in HSG last night. I went all nine holes with Poncho dead even, and I finally caught a break on the last one to go 1up.
The difficulty curve on this game is madness!
PSN: Beltaine-77 | Steam: beltane77 | Battle.net BadHaggis#1433
You can hit a 200+ yard chip-in for an eagle or sink a rediculously long putt, and the elation you feel is tremendous. Then you can tee off on a par 3 and have a hole-in-one look all but certain, only to have the ball hit the pin(?) and bounce back just on the edge of the hole... and your heart stops... and you just wanna die.
just say i crap a lot and i need something to do while i'm dropping the kids off at the pool
why do you feel the need to lie to me
I wont sully my Vita with poo particles.
Isn't it kinda silly to buy gravity rush since it's more or less always free on ps+?
At least in the states.
Let's not let a page go by with me bitching that it still isn't available in Europe...