Kotaku has reported today that some upcoming Vita titles will require gamers to purchase an external memory card. Many Vita titles will let you save the progress right to the game cart but others will not. The list (for launch titles): Uncharted: Golden Abyss Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention @Field Hot Shots Golf 6 Monster Radar Dream Club Zero Portable Touch My Katamari ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by escalante:not reasonably priced, a 4gig Micro SD card costs $5~7 online a retailing costs for the same product is $10~14.
I'll give them props for not making them unreasonably priced, but I still don't get the idea of needing a proprietary memory card. What is this, the 1990's? No one saves on memory cards for the past years. What is this?
Originally posted by Memnock:It wont fail, its the only handheld Gaming device that has enough power to pull current generation console Graphics.
Its just another reason why this thing will fail.
Originally posted by KillerBug:im willing to bet a cookie that we'll see micro SD adapters for the memory card slot in the first few months of release.
It wouldn't be so bad if you could use a quality memory card bought for half the price...then the Vita would only have 99 nails in the coffin rather than an even hundred.
Originally posted by DXR88:That's not saying a whole lot. Handheld gaming peaked with the DS and portable aren't going to see those type of sales again. Less people want to pay $200-300 for an extra device carry when the can game on their smartphones or tablet which they are already carrying.
Originally posted by Memnock:It wont fail, its the only handheld Gaming device that has enough power to pull current generation console Graphics.
Its just another reason why this thing will fail.
it will out sell the 3DS in a few weeks and may even sell more units than the DS in about 2 years.
Originally posted by Memnock:This is exactly right^^
Originally posted by DXR88:That's not saying a whole lot. Handheld gaming peaked with the DS and portable aren't going to see those type of sales again. Less people want to pay $200-300 for an extra device carry when the can game on their smartphones or tablet which they are already carrying.
Originally posted by Memnock:It wont fail, its the only handheld Gaming device that has enough power to pull current generation console Graphics.
Its just another reason why this thing will fail.
it will out sell the 3DS in a few weeks and may even sell more units than the DS in about 2 years.
Originally posted by DXR88:I think you missed my point. I acknowledge a PS Vita or even 3DS will offer a superior gaming experience to any smartphone or tablet. However, the market is forever changed. Previously a portable console was the only was to have a good gaming experience on the go. This is no longer the case and most people who would buy a portable gaming console are already carrying a smartphone capable of gaming. Many are also already carrying around tablets for other reasons and get the gaming bonus as well.
Does a tablet/smart have dedicated controls? does a tablet/smart phone have a dedicated Video chip capable of rendering 3d images? Does a Tablet/smart phone have a 4 core arm processor?
tablets/smartphones are not suitable for detailed gaming on the go and even if they could they wouldn't be as affordable. a $600 dollar tablet or a $250 dollar Gaming handheld.
Originally posted by Memnock:which is perfectly fine, but can you play uncharted on a cell phone? how would you Strafe shoot and move forward keeping in mind not all tablets/cellphones have motion sensors and a good majority of touchscreens have issues issuing more than one command at a time. this does not constitute a Fun Experience IMO.
Originally posted by DXR88:I think you missed my point. I acknowledge a PS Vita or even 3DS will offer a superior gaming experience to any smartphone or tablet. However, the market is forever changed. Previously a portable console was the only was to have a good gaming experience on the go. This is no longer the case and most people who would buy a portable gaming console are already carrying a smartphone capable of gaming. Many are also already carrying around tablets for other reasons and get the gaming bonus as well.
Does a tablet/smart have dedicated controls? does a tablet/smart phone have a dedicated Video chip capable of rendering 3d images? Does a Tablet/smart phone have a 4 core arm processor?
tablets/smartphones are not suitable for detailed gaming on the go and even if they could they wouldn't be as affordable. a $600 dollar tablet or a $250 dollar Gaming handheld.
There will probably always be a market for portable gaming consoles, just like there was a market for Neo Geo (the one with the $200 cartridges). The portable console market is just going to be smaller, but a good amount IMO. Time will tell, but I think the 3DS is already showing was ahead.
Originally posted by DXR88:Actually no, you wont because it uses an M2 card that is damn near the same size as a MicroSDcard and is basically the same but has a different shape.....sony is a bunch of fags
Originally posted by KillerBug:im willing to bet a cookie that we'll see micro SD adapters for the memory card slot in the first few months of release.
It wouldn't be so bad if you could use a quality memory card bought for half the price...then the Vita would only have 99 nails in the coffin rather than an even hundred.
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