I think that these two won't really be competing on the same turf. Wii U is aimed at those who want that new revolutionary experience that Nintendo always boasts about; similar to what they did with the DS. The tablet controller is PART of the Wii U, so they're not planning on endorsing it as a separate handheld.
PS VIta, on the other hand, is a handheld which aims to bring the whole console experience into a portable form. If you look at this way, its aimed at people WITHOUT a PS3, as, seeing from the titles being considered, most games of the Vita would end up on the PS3 as well. Which raises a question to my mind, about that Remote Play, would that mean you would have to buy TWO copies of the game? (one for Vita, another for PS3) Because if it did, then that means it would be pretty useless, both on a practical standpoint and a technical one.
First off, buying the same game twice is already absurd, especially since you have to shell out twice the money (don't they know we're poorfags?) BUT, considering that PS3 games ported to the PSV (yeah, just made that up) will essentially be the same, albeit with some nifty touch/tilt controls added, I don't think anyone want to spend their money like that, unless of course you're that desperate on playing Uncharted on the bus.
Now, about that potential "PSV being a PS3 controller"... now that's an entirely different story. If devs would utilise this, it could easily kill the Wii U. But, remember that not all people with PS3s would have Vitas and vice versa, so this can't become a popular basis for creating games, which is what the Wii U is betting on. But (yeah, I love using buts) if, by some miraculous reason, everyone ended up with a PS3 AND a Vita, then...yeah.
Which makes me remember how Nintendo announced that the 3DS could be used as a Wii U controller..now that would be interesting to see.
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Re: Talking Point: Why Push PlayStation Vita to 2012?
I think that these two won't really be competing on the same turf. Wii U is aimed at those who want that new revolutionary experience that Nintendo always boasts about; similar to what they did with the DS. The tablet controller is PART of the Wii U, so they're not planning on endorsing it as a separate handheld.
PS VIta, on the other hand, is a handheld which aims to bring the whole console experience into a portable form. If you look at this way, its aimed at people WITHOUT a PS3, as, seeing from the titles being considered, most games of the Vita would end up on the PS3 as well. Which raises a question to my mind, about that Remote Play, would that mean you would have to buy TWO copies of the game? (one for Vita, another for PS3) Because if it did, then that means it would be pretty useless, both on a practical standpoint and a technical one.
First off, buying the same game twice is already absurd, especially since you have to shell out twice the money (don't they know we're poorfags?) BUT, considering that PS3 games ported to the PSV (yeah, just made that up) will essentially be the same, albeit with some nifty touch/tilt controls added, I don't think anyone want to spend their money like that, unless of course you're that desperate on playing Uncharted on the bus.
Now, about that potential "PSV being a PS3 controller"... now that's an entirely different story. If devs would utilise this, it could easily kill the Wii U. But, remember that not all people with PS3s would have Vitas and vice versa, so this can't become a popular basis for creating games, which is what the Wii U is betting on. But (yeah, I love using buts) if, by some miraculous reason, everyone ended up with a PS3 AND a Vita, then...yeah.
Which makes me remember how Nintendo announced that the 3DS could be used as a Wii U controller..now that would be interesting to see.