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@Sanquine
Sorry that you have to pay more, but thats how the world works. You should see what the chinese have to pay in Hong Kong.

Anyways, I like this PS VIta deal but is it just me but how come a PS Vita bundle cost as much as a 250gb PS3 console bundle? I think Sony needs to lower the price on the Vita still. If i went to the store and i see a ps3 bundle and a PS vita bundle side by side...I would pick the PS3 bundle. To me there's more value. 250gb of hard drive space vs a 4gb... not a very hard decision. but thats just my opinion.

Now if they bundle the 250gb PS3 and a Vita together for $350- $379 i will buy this in a heart beat eventhough i have 2 ps3 and 2 vitas (My wife took mine when she discover little big planet and hot shot golf so I was forced to buy another one).

@sandersevers,
Have you tried taking the wiipad to another location away from your home while the wiiU is still AT your house??? After you try to do that and synch or connect your wiipad to your wiiU from home, come back and talk to us. You can buy two Wii's but you be sitting at home playing them. I will pay a little more to get to play game on the go. Connecting to the ps3 is just icing on the cake for me.

@3Above
I hope you meant $350-$500 and not $50 LOL
I just hope they put a better fan in their new system because that overheating issue we see in the PS3 is a no no for the PS4.

Ill pay $1 million dollars for it. J/k
The PS3 is worth its initial launch asking price but most consumers cant afford that, same goes for the PS Vita. If PS4 is released with the rumored specs then I say its easily worth $499 - 599. But the problem is do consumers want to spend all that money or can they spend that money?
Sony will have to sell it at a lost of maybe $359- 399 and rely on software sales to make up for it. Anything above that will just not be attractive to consumers.
We also have to consider that Sony is in financial trouble, can they afford to sell the console at a lost??

@rejre,
I understand that's there are a lot of things that we want but how far does Sony or any other companies have to go to please every consumers??? The problem is this, people want everything but do not want to pay for it. Backward compatibility was implement in the first ps3 but people complain it cost too much so sony remove it to cut cost... People complain...its a lose lose situation for Sony. With 4.30 its not that bad at all. It's one freakin extra icon!! It will not really affect how the console function. People need to step back and think about is this really worth about?

WoW!!! I have a feeling people are over acting to something this small... if this is already causing such problems among the users I cant imagine what would happen if Sony decides to do something drastic to the XMB.... Possible riot for a Sing Star Icon... Probably civil war within countries if Sony accidently move the Movie Section into the Music section...

I hope that they include his signature kick as one of his attack..."This is Sparta!!!"

@Gamer83
The problem here is that they invested a lot of money on "Kevin Butler" to promote their Playstation brand, they even have him in an upcoming game (little big planet race karting) . This in my mind is a conflict of interest on the actor. He signed a "Non-Compete" contract. It did say that the contract expire 3 days before the commercial was aired, but that means that he was still obligated by the contract while they were still in production of the bridgestone commercial. The commercial never really identify or stated who this actor was suppose to be. Never gave him a name or alias...one could only assume that any playstation fans will first think this is a Sony and Bridgestone collaboration commmercial because the "Kevin Butler" actor is in it. But instead the actor is seen holding and "Promoting" the nintendo wii controller. Yes it is a little petty, but i understand why Sony sued because they are protecting their brand and their investments in this "Kevin Butler" character. What do they do now since they promise exclusive Kevin Butler DLC for preordering LBP racing Kart? They spent money making this DLC, now because of this they have to scrap the DLC and spend more money to offer pre-existing pre-orders. Customers can actually sue Sony for breach of terms and contracts on Preorders.

Yes Kevin butler was not portrayed in the commercial, but the person who played Kevin butler signed a non compete contract. Even if they never said who this person was but most people who knows who Kevin butler will assume that he is playing the role of Kevin butler. He was clearly seen holding a Nintendo wii controller and that violated his contract. Contracts exist to protect both parties.

I'm not a COD fan (well not anymore, it gives me motion sickness) but I do want it to do well for the PS vita sake. I just hope Sony and Nhilistic are reading the blogs and criticism and make the changes and improve on the game as much as possible. If this game flops... developer going to shy away. Why? because if COD cant do well on PS vita then nothing can help the PS vita.

Sure Wii u games will implement dual screens with their pad right from the start but a lot of people are missing is that wither the ps3/ ps vita combo the ps vita can be a standalone device playing different games all together. If the Wii u tablet cost as much as what is rumored then to me the ps vita is well worth the money. Wii U will have great games and implementation on how to use the pad, just hopefully Sony get it together and bring the vita to its full potential.

@belmont
Thats what they said about the PSP. Everyone and their mama proclaim that they are only interested in homebrew but those very same people also downloaded pirated games for the PSP. The problem is that you give people a little and they end up taking the entire plate. Allowing Homebrew on the PS Vita will put Sony in hot water with those developers in a way it is a form of piracy. Allowing homebrew will also deter developers from supporting the console and we see this happen with the PSP. Millions of people who have a hacked PSP now only have a Hacked PSP and no new games to play (in america anyways).
In a perfect world Homebrew for the PS Vita will be nice to have but history show us that this will lead to more and more different hack where eventually the system become jailbroken. When this happen it will be the end of the line for the vita.
I understand the need for tinkering and curiosity but if you find it keep it to yourself. Hackers always say that by doing this they are discovering new things about the system bring out the full potential of the system... look at the PSP what is the point of discovering it true potential when its not even supported anymore. Why would you want homebrew on the vita when you already have it on your PSP?

@Bensen
Some people like to finish a game that they have for the ps3 when they are away. Remote play will allow this. Why not take the game disc with you? Because a lot of game save data are not transferrable from ps3 with a different account.
So far I've been playing shadow of colossus. It's been glitchy so far but playable. I get random freezes now I then. I will try god of war later.

I have a feeling that Final Fantasy VII remake will make it out before this game. Well I guess we will have to play Final Fantasy XIII-3 - Final Fantasy XIII-10 for the mean time. At least by the time Versus comes out, my grand kids will have something to do...

Let not get ahead of ourself here. As much as I want more apps and more quirks for the Vita. Sony first need to drop the price on memory card. No point of releasing tons of apps and IOS like games and not have enough space for it because most people cant afford a larger memory card. I have a 32gb (its very hard for me to pay for it but I felt it had to be done) but now its filling up quickly and Im not about to dish out another $100 for another 32gb memory card (it like paying for another PS Vita after buying two 32gb memory card). Sony needs to release a larger size memory card at a reasonable price a 32gb Micro SD is sell for $35 at most retail stores now.

This game is starting to get very very interesting. Its great that Sony decided to add not only first party characters into the game but also include 3rd party characters. It seems that there are more characters to be revealed. Now let see if they can pull off the biggest suprise ever by adding Super Mario into the game. Maybe after this game is release they can work on a Playstation all start Battle Royale vs Super Smash Bros???

I found that some of the games listed in the European release works for the U.S. I've download FF8 and castlevainia symphony of the night and it works fine. Download the game onto the PS3 but do not install it. Use data manager and you should able to get it to work. Puzzle figher and Final fantasy V does not work for U.S.
Now only if we can get PSN plus for the vita, PS2 games and also update the PS vita PSN store to include the PSone classics. This will keep me busy for a while.

When you develope something new one of the requirements that you have to look at before you start developing is longevity. Sony is looking ahead to see what could be available to consumers. I like how Sony think ahead and apply that to their products unlike Apple where they release a new iteration of the same product with a very small improvements. I rather have them add as much as they can so that it will last 6-10 years instead of releasing the same product with very minor improvements. Like KalofKrypton said, you are not required to buy a 4K TV when the PS4 is released. Sony give you that option. Many people complained about blu-ray being mandatory when the PS3 was released, look at it now... arent you glad you dont have to keep swapping discs when you play. I'm still amazed when I watch Avatar in 3D on my Sony TV.

@shogunRokIf this is your first time playing FF13-2 then you probably know the outcome of the game.. but if you haven't then you will know why they need a sequel to a sequel.I was so close to throwing my controller at my TV after spending countless of hours playing this game only to get an unexpected ending. I have to agree FF13-2 is much better than the first one but I dont think it was necessary, but many people seems to like this game. Regardless of my opinion on FF13-3 I probably end up buying it because i want to finish the story... but if I get another one of those "unexpected ending" I might just fly to japan and beat the Crap out of the guy who wrote the story. LOL im just joking.

This is insane... I knew the PS3 had potential but this is mind blowing. Just imagine if all those multiplatform games were made on the PS3 the games would looked amazing. I cant wait for this game to come out. It would be great way to end the PS3 cycle.

Honestly I dont even know why they even try to bundle the 4gb memory stick with the vita. Why not bundle it with a game and a 8gb memory stick? Until PS+ with cloud saves is implemented on the VIta, the 4gb is worthless for downloading games and saving files. Vita is worth the price, but I agree it is too expensive for the public. I think their main priorities are..

1. Increase sales of hardware:
-this will increase interest of developers
-reduce the price of vita and memory card
-Increase game library and extend exclusive games just for the Vita. because I rather buy $60 game for the ps3 then spend $300 to buy the vita so that i can play the same game. Give consumer an incentive to buy the vita. Cross-buy is a good start. Exclusive is a must for the vita.

Ok, I think i need to finally remove the plastic from Metal gear solid 4. Got it when it first came out and became occupied with other stuff. Now that I have more free time I think I will enjoy playing all my games that i never had a chance to get to.

I think if developers start doing cross buy, it will make the Vita a must have for all ps3 owners. I currently have 3 ps3's and 1 vita. If this become really popular soon i will buy another vita for my wife. I would love it if EA added madden series to the list.

I dont really care, as long as they dont cancel this game Im happy. Take your time to make this game perfect (but dont take too much time, I dont have too much time left). I would like to enjoy this game as I've enjoyed shadow and Ico.

So far Sony covered a lot of what fans wanted, more games. However I agree that the price is still a little too steep for non-hard core gamers this include the memory card. But I really do like the idea of cross-buy. If Sony keep answering consumers I think the vita can still see a brighter light at the end of the tunnel. I think its about time Sony reduce the price on the Vita and get as many sold as possible in order to get 3rd party support. Once you get number high enough, developers will flock to the Vita.

I wonder if this only applies to strictly digital copies of the game? what if I buy the physical copy for my Vita can i download the digital one on my ps3 and vice versa?
Is there a digital code just like how Blu-ray are now bundle with a digital copy of the movie?

I wonder how many disks this will require for the xbox 360??

@Stuffgamer1 I agree with you that the ps3 had a rough start but the difference between the ps3 and the vita is that the ps3 offer some exclusive games that you cant get on any other platforms. Games that most gamers want and willing to throw money down to buy a brand new console. as much as I like the ps vita most games that is released on it you can get for a ps3 which pretty much telling people you dont have to buy a vita to play this game, just spend $60 instead of $300. What the Vita need is triple A exclusives that you cant get anywhere else forcing people to buy the system in order to play the game and make it that you can remote play using the PS3, but the requirement is to get it for the vita. You dont see a lot of 3Ds games released for the Wii thats why the 3Ds is so successful. They will also need to drop the Vita price and at this point I dont think $50 price drop will work, you have to hit the market hard and fast. Do something dramatic that will cause consumers to buy without thinking about it. This also include dropping prices on memory cards as well.
Sony is so proud of their name that they are becoming very stubborn. They fail to see that at this point in time with the economy down people will not buy anything that they dont really need. Sony need to show their consumers why is it worth it to buy the vita.
1. Remote play with PS3
2. Exclusive games only on Vita
3. Backward compatibility with ps1 and ps2 games
4. Dedicated app store for Sony that provide cheap IOS like games
5. Cheaper Propriety cards
6. Lower the price on the Vita by a lot (Vita costing as much as a PS3 seems ridiculous to me). Take the lost hit but sooner or later you will make it back in software sales. After all it is software sales that keeps the console alive. Once Vita hardware are flying off the shelves, it will be easier to convince developers to make games for the ps vita and this include games like Kingdom hearts, monster hunter, and other exclusives that been selling like hot cakes.

Most of the stuff i've listed is what Sony promised but so far we havent seen most.

It sound a lot better then the Racing wheel from the Wii... Looks are decieving. When they first announce it I thought it was a hightech boomerang or one of batmans gadget.

Imagine what Monster hunter would do for ps vita hardware sales chart? C'mon sony make this happen!

You dont need to be a rocket scientist to know that the PS Vita have one thing that the Wii U dont have and that is portability. I would like to see a Wii U owner take the tablet outside the living room and use it as a gaming device. If Nintendo wanted an advantage, they should have made the controller a true tablet where it is portable and can function independantly without the set box. this would not only make them a true contender to xbox and Ps3/PS vita but possibly the apple Ipad, nooks, and other tablets in the market today.

have you tried entering the name of what you're looking for in the search bar on PSN?

If this is the case I will be more than happy to buy a second Vita just for the bathroom and keep the other one at my bed side at all time because all I do is eat, sleep, and sh.....ower. So its logical to have one just for the restroom. If Sony make both of these happen, they will be truly a consoles (ps3 and vita) for gamers. C'mon sony, we are pushing you to make this happen.

It seems to me that Sony cant multitask... why do i say this?? good question. We all know that Sony is in talk with different developers to get the best AAA games out on the PS vita.. but what is it that keeping them away from releasing the PS vita full potential? It seems that they are slowly unlocking functions that the PS vita have the ability to do on day one. Cross play should have been implemented on the majority of the current PS vita games, Remote play should have been implemented on most if not all of the PS3 games, PSP, ps1, and PS2 games should have already been available and ready to download and play, A competent browser should have been on that vita, youtube, hulu, and other apps should have been available. Whats the point of have a very powerful machine when it is being limited to what it can do? I dont mind spending $300 if Sony were able to deliver all of these on day one. But like everyone else who bought a PS vita, i was fooled into believing that all of these were available to me when i bought mind. It B.S. that Sony is slowly releasing stuff like this to us.
I dont think Sony learn the mistakes that Nintendo had with their 3DS...You would think for a console that releases after another console, you would try to avoid those mistakes but nope.

@KALofKRYPTON
I dont think that is true but i might be wrong. How will the PSP handle games like god of war? I dont think it have the power to do so... unless im wrong about something

I agree with get2sammyb, in addition i hope they increase the memory for cloud saves. The current size of 150mb is not cutting it for me. I have 3 playstation 3 system and i play multiple games on each system and currently mine is at 145mb.

very interesting. I havent bought a street fighter games for a while, maybe this might be a good set to get.

@JavierYHL Thanks for killing my dream...LOL. Well Sony claim that the PS Vita is on par with PS3 in terms of spec, a port shouldnt take so long. Im still playing shadow of the colossus and every time i fall off that damn giant bird I still get that weightlessness sensation. Wierd.

This is what im talking about!!! eventhough the selection are not great but it seems theres something for everyone. This is a great start on getting on the right direction.

Maybe...just maybe they're making a Vita version of the game...Crossing fingers and hoping for the best. This game got so much attention and hype that if they do cancel it im going to go bonkers.

The only way this will happen are the following...
1.Price drop on the device
2. Price drop on the memory card
3. Get the remote playing on all upcoming games that will be released.
4. Get better first party and third party game (Monster hunter, pokeman gold, black, orange, silver, grey etc. God of war, final fantasy.
5. Port some of the existing PS3 games onto the PS vita
6. Get PSone, PSP and PS2 games compatible with the Vita
7. Get a app store going (whatever is on Itunes and android should be able to work on the PS vita).
8. Get a better internet browser with flash for all those Youtube.
If Sony meet half of those criterias they might able to sell 10 million units world wide and thats a big "Might". If Sony decide to continue what they are doing now, I will be suprise the PS vita will survive by the end of 2013. Im a PS vita owner and I had very high hope for this device but so far im really not getting what I was promised.

@theblackdragon
The count down is correct for pacific time zone. If you go to their splash page and calculate the hours and days, E3 would start at 6PM.

@James This is what happen when people dont get their facts straight. Information get skewed and people get angry for no reason. If you buy brand new games you shouldnt have to pay for online passes for all games. But for a select few, if you buy a used game then yes you have to pay for the online passes. Well unless you are playing games on the Xbox live then you have to pay both the online pass and the Xbox live gold subscription.

@rjejr
Actually you're wrong. E3 will be held in Los Angeles convention center. Why would Sony go by East coast time zone? How hard is it to add or subtract 3 hours to the time given?

I just hope it wont be a big disappointment like final fantasy 13 was.

Im loving what Sony is doing with their gaming division. Not to sound like a fan boy ( I do own an Xbox and cant wait for Halo 4) but Sony's PS3 is starting to make me wonder if I should own an Xbox at all. PS3 been coming out with exclusives left and right. The best part about their exclusives is that the game are very unique and original. If Sony keep this up, I will be supporting them with my hard earned money.

@paranoimia Yeah! Lets cater to your needs and ignore the million of other players who love the God of war series or millions that may show interest Battle Royale. I'm for once excited about E3 and the upcoming two new games. However, I do agree with that im interested in what quantum dreams will be bring to the table. These type of unique and original exclusives is why I swtich from the 360 to the PS3.

@ Stuffgamer1 Yes the PS Suite do cost money, but buying those PSN games that they use to find the exploit also cost money. However the consequences are a non factor when you use the PS Suite, plus you can probably make money when you release your product on the PSN store.

I hope the vita dont get hacked... do not want to see it go the way of the PSP. These hackers claim to make homebrew... but didnt they successfully achieve that on the psp? If they have it already why need to hack the PS vita? Sony release the Playstation suite, go use that instead to make your software on the ps vita.

I just hope is nothing like operation racoon or Resident evil 5. I played through RE5 and i was really disappointed. The game had no scare factors what so ever... which to me is not a traditional resident evil game.