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Sony isn't going to release another independent handheld console any time soon, if ever again. They abandoned the Vita the second it began to flounder and never looked back, and I don't think they want to compete with Nintendo, Steam Deck, and mobile. I'd love a Vita 2, but it's never going to happen.
 
Sony announced they were discontinuing support for the Vita like a few months after its mainstream release or something. The PS4 came out, and they were like "alright, forget Vita." I think it was because they could only charge $40 for games so there wasn't enough profit, and consumers were hesitating to buy them. Then the big publishers started dropping out. But it all happened just months after the thing became more readily available at retail. It was the weirdest thing ever.
 
Vinny said:
You know... I was just thinking that Sony would do this. They clearly have to being seeing how the NS is killing it and the NS2 will likely keep killing it. And Portal was likely a nice surprise for them (though I'm sure the scalpers made it more beneficial than it prob actually was).



Oh snap, can't wait. I remember being insanely hyped for Remake and then playing the demo and still being blown away. I doubt Rebirth will be as impactful but I'm still crazy excited to see how it plays out.
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Last time I was this excited for a demo was when the MGS2 demo disc was released with Zone of the Enders.
 
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Sony announced they were discontinuing support for the Vita like a few months after its mainstream release or something. The PS4 came out, and they were like "alright, forget Vita." I think it was because they could only charge $40 for games so there wasn't enough profit, and consumers were hesitating to buy them. Then the big publishers started dropping out. But it all happened just months after the thing became more readily available at retail. It was the weirdest thing ever.
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Proprietary expensive storage was also a huge problem for the vita
 
samnite said:
Proprietary expensive storage was also a huge problem for the vita
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That plus them not even releasing the larger cards outside jpn and its high failure rate for said cards. Plus they were just paltry. If it used ps1 sized games then it would be fine. Even a few ps2 sized ones not named .hack or jak and Daxter would be doable presumably. But the games on it took too much space.

The fact that thry still provide updates to the vita and TV specifically because of people finding work arounds to that problem is just idiotic.
 
The Vita is unanimously considered to have failed due to Sony's proprietary bullcrap. The charger/cables, the memory cards, and just overall funkiness in getting stuff to work was annoying. I hated the UI, wish it had XMB like the PSP.

But it had Bluetooth audio. The Switch just barely has it now and I hear it's crappy.

A new Vita that fixes all the old things would be great. I highly suspect it might be digital only, though. I wonder if it would be proprietary OS or use Android?
 
TheKbob said:
The Vita is unanimously considered to have failed due to Sony's proprietary bullcrap. The charger/cables, the memory cards, and just overall funkiness in getting stuff to work was annoying. I hated the UI, wish it had XMB like the PSP.

But it had Bluetooth audio. The Switch just barely has it now and I hear it's crappy.

A new Vita that fixes all the old things would be great. I highly suspect it might be digital only, though. I wonder if it would be proprietary OS or use Android?
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They almost had it right with the PS Portal. If only they made it capable of storing games and playing your digital library instead of being tethered to the console to stream only. Maybe the success (based on the difficulty for normal people to buy it online) of the PS Portal will encourage Sony to make a Vita 2. I don't think anyone is expecting the Vita 2 to play discs/cartridges so this device is going to give people more incentive to purchase games digitally on PSN similar to how the SteamDeck provides more incentive to purchase on Steam.
 
samnite said:
They almost had it right with the PS Portal. If only they made it capable of storing games and playing your digital library instead of being tethered to the console to stream only. Maybe the success (based on the difficulty for normal people to buy it online) of the PS Portal will encourage Sony to make a Vita 2. I don't think anyone is expecting the Vita 2 to play discs/cartridges so this device is going to give people more incentive to purchase games digitally on PSN similar to how the SteamDeck provides more incentive to purchase on Steam.
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In order to do that the Portal would have cost 2-3x as much. Getting it at $199 was a pretty calculated move.
 
The Portal is literally a screen, some buttons, and some wifi hardware. What people are willing to pay for it is another matter, but let’s not pretend Sony couldn’t have made a profit selling it for half the price.
 
I didn't like the randomly generated planets and reused assets. Thought they should have focused on making 6-8 unique memorable planets. The game also has a lot of load time and even with SSD it was a pain and noticeable.
 
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When games like Spider-Man 2 cost over $315m to make & market and most consoles pretty much got the same PC-style x86/x64 type of architectures (from AMD) - yeah, companies need to hit as many markets as possible in the AAA to AAAA space, if need be.

It's why you see Sony porting their "Timed-exclusive" stuff to PC later and also why Microsoft will be porting stuff to PS5 & who knows where-else (Switch maybe?). Microsoft finally got back to porting their once "Exclusive" stuff (from their Microsoft Xbox App PC Store) to Steam on PC - and been rolling in even more $ since.

When one well dries up, try another to make $ from.

Companies can't have games like Redfall bombing & flopping, you know?

Next wars probably won't be consoles entirely - but actually services, like we see on PC (Epic, Steam, Microsoft Xbox Store, etc). Wouldn't surprise me to see PSN on PC too - b/c gotta make $, you know?

Valve with Steam knows - as they got the Steam-Deck, to keep players on their on Steam service and to attack Switch hand-held market.
 
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Honestly I doubt there's anything that can be done at this point to compete with steam.
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I agree with you, and if Xbox formally confirms the leaks, I think it’ll push even more people to PC in general. There’s Steam, handhelds, better performance, not paying for multiplayer monthly, etc. My Surface Pro died last year so I replaced it with a gaming laptop, and I find myself moving more in that direction.
 
I also wonder how many Xbox console gamers bought digital editions of Microsoft-published 1st-party games - IIRC, some of those bought digitally, for buying that digital edition, you get them on both Xbox console AND for Xbox for PC (i.e. Xbox Play Anywhere). I could see some hardcore Xbox-console gamers just taking that library and transferring over to PC, basically.
 
I'd glad I'll get to give Starfield a shot without having to get another system. I was put off by some of the negatives after the game came out, but I think I'd still try it at some point. I'm more excited for Hi-Fi Rush coming at some point but better access for more games is a plus.
 
I am about 95% done with my first playthrough of Starfield. It has typical Bethesda jank (save often in multiple slots in case you encounter game/quest-breaking bugs) but gets better once you find good weapons/ships. I did about a quarter of the main quest then did all the faction quests and most of the sidequests before returning to the main quest line. They do have some repetitive tasks tied to some important abilities but I think all AAA games have these nowadays.

I would rate it similarly to Fallout 4 from my experience.
 
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Word is Indiana Jones is as well. Expect every big MS title to be on PS5. Makes sense. If you can’t beat them, join them. Let the money roll in.
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More like an exit from the hardware side is likely coming. MS is still a software company and has never liked having the console around, only revenue from subs. While sad, I can't disagree with the logic as they push HARD into digital and GamePass. However, this only works if Sony were to play ball because MS would be looking to piggyback off the PS console for userbase. I could see Sony becoming too greedy and fucking it up for themselves down the line, but a mutual partnership would be insanely lucrative for both sides. All speculative but I think it's something MS has been wanting to do for years now and Sony has been the holdup.

But now there's leverage with COD being beyond their under the table deals and on a 10 year ticking clock. Well played.
 
There's a new trailer on the PS5 dashboard for the FF7 Reunion demo. It says it's available now, but I wasn't able to find it after searching, so this video probably went up a little too early and was meant for the State of Play tomorrow. The description says "Play the beginning of the game as Cloud or Sephiroth in the Nibelheim episode."
 
blog.playstation.com

PS5 beta adds DualSense controller sound enhancements and Share Screen interactions

Beta starts today for invited participants in select countries.
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New PS5 firmware beta with a few new features:

Let’s jump in to the newly added features:

DualSense wireless controller built-in mic and speaker audio enhancements​

We’ve updated the device software of the DualSense and DualSense Edge wireless controllers to improve their sound features.
  • Controller speaker enhancements. The controller speakers can now produce higher volume sound, allowing you to hear in-game sounds and voice chat audio more clearly.
  • Improved noise cancellation. The mic input quality on these controllers has been improved, courtesy of a new AI machine learning model. Background noise from button presses and game audio are suppressed, resulting in a better voice chat experience. Install the system software beta and update the controller device software to enjoy enhanced clarity of your voice chat audio when using the controller mic.
  • With this update, you may feel that the sounds coming from your controller speaker may sound louder. You can adjust the controller speaker volume from the control center.

Share Screen Interactions​

Players watching Share Screen in full screen mode can now use pointers and emoji reactions to interact with the host’s gameplay.
  • Viewers can move a pointer around, send a ping or draw a line on the shared screen, allowing them to highlight certain objects or areas to guide the host player more accurately.
  • Viewers can send emoji-based reactions to the host’s screen to visually encourage and celebrate gameplay actions.
  • Note: this feature is available by default but can be turned off by the host in the Share Screen settings. Both the host and the viewer must be participating in the beta to use this feature during the beta period.

Adjust Brightness of PS5 Power Indicator​

You can now adjust the brightness of your PS5 console’s power indicator.
  • Go to [Settings] > [System] > [Beep and Light], and then select [Brightness].
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FriskyTanuki said:
With this update, you may feel that the sounds coming from your controller speaker may sound louder. You can adjust the controller speaker volume from the control center.
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I'm glad you can adjust it. Usually, I find it too loud as it is, but I wonder if there are certain games where that isn't the case.
 
I have no idea what kind of game Rollerdrome is or whether it's any good.
But I always think about buying it because of how great the artwork is on the PSN webpage.
 
AoA said:
I have no idea what kind of game Rollerdrome is or whether it's any good.
But I always think about buying it because of how great the artwork is on the PSN webpage.
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Rollerdrome is excellent. I bought it at launch. Very fun combination of skating and shooting. Doesn’t seem like it would work as well as it does, but it really is fun. Takes some getting used to the mechanics but I loved it.
 
AoA said:
I have no idea what kind of game Rollerdrome is or whether it's any good.
But I always think about buying it because of how great the artwork is on the PSN webpage.
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It's a third-person arena shooter where you're on rollerblades to grind, jump, or wallride around almost like a Jet Set Radio. It's a great game.
 
The FFVII Rebirth State of Play will start in a few minutes:


Edit: The demo will be out tonight. Link Here.

Probably a lot of spoilers for areas and such that are in the game, but they have a ton of side stuff to do that shouldn't get locked out for progressing the main quest. Lots of dialog choices that can affect party members' view of Cloud that can affect some of the side stuff, like going on dates at the Golden Saucer. There are over 400 music tracks in the game.

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State of Play Recap: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo out today, 11 minutes of new gameplay revealed

Dive into a comprehensive roundup of FFVII Rebirth news and learn how the sequel evolves the remake project.
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The demo will get a second part in an update on 2/21:

After players complete the “Fall of a Hero in Nibelheim” content, the demo will receive an update on February 21, opening another playable section entitled “Dawn of a New Era in Junon.” In this special preview made specifically for the demo, explore a small piece of the massive in-game world around the harbor town of Junon. The Junon area featured in this demo has been altered to make the content more compact, so progress cannot be carried over to the full game. However, fans and newcomers will get a chance to experience new forms of exploration, new synergy attacks and the powerful character bonds expressed through thrilling combat.

Players with save data from the demo will receive the Kupo Charm and Survival Set in the full game. These players will also be able to skip past sections covered in the “Fall of a Hero in Nibelheim” demo. Players must ensure their game is fully updated to take advantage of these benefits.
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Since I had just gone back to finish up the Intergrade content to FF7 Remake, I found the FF7 Rebirth demo to be quite enjoyable.

Just wishing I hadn't missed the steelbook pre-order at Best Buy now. Oh, well.
 
Foamstars is fun as a mix of Overwatch and Rocket League. Quick matches and it has some match types that rotate in every hour until you play a few matches of each to unlock them for good, as far as I can tell. The gyro controls work pretty well like Splatoon's controls, though I need to dial in the sensitivity to get it feeling better and maybe remap the recenter camera button.

They've got a basic 4v4 match type where both teams have 7 tickets to lose with each kill and then a top player is designated that needs to be taken out to win the match. Another match type is basically a payload mission with a big rubber duck that moves around based on which team has control of it where the foam can help speed it up or slow it down, which is fun. Another match type is round-based with two people from each team fighting in the arena and the other two hang out on the edges to shoot foam in the arean and use some special skills to try to help your teammates or hinder the other team's players. It's some good variety in there so far.

They have a single player Mission mode with some quick wave-based stages that have some story to them and help you learn the character's abilities. They also have some co-op missions to play with friends or strangers. You seem to earn some currency to spend on stat upgrades for just this mode, as far as I can tell.

The cosmetic unlocks are pretty few and far between, as most of what's in the character customization page are paid stuff in the shop or on the battle pass. What's left are unlocked with the free parts of the battle pass or with some basic challenges you should be able to hit without too much fuss if you play enough. This game should probably be free to play with how much stuff is in the shop and how much they're asking for some of it.
 
Streaming some Helldivers 2 if you want to see that in action.

Edit: Here's the archive. Very fun game so far with a lot of chaos as the bugs and robots spawn in at the worst times when completing objectives or defending the extraction point. The matchmaking seems to be hard to get working or is broken at the moment, so I've only been able to do solo missions so far.
 
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FriskyTanuki said:
Streaming some Helldivers 2 if you want to see that in action.

Edit: Here's the archive. Very fun game so far with a lot of chaos as the bugs and robots spawn in at the worst times when completing objectives or defending the extraction point. The matchmaking seems to be hard to get working or is broken at the moment, so I've only been able to do solo missions so far.
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Patch should be dropping today on PS5 to resolve the matchmaking from what I have seen on Discord.
 
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1755989367020024302

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