Comments on: Vita: How is the Game Selection?

By: jerkface74

jerkface74 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:06:18 +0000

Im playing ICO from work right now on my Vita…this is the kind of thing that has got me more excited for the future of the Vita!

By: Darrin

Darrin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:03:24 +0000

@Eddie, the PS3 runs Wipeout at 60FPS at near 1080p: supposedly it’s dynamic resolution and not always 1080p. The Vita’s screen is ~50% of the pixels at 720p and it can only do 30FPS? Why did Vita get the dumbed down 3DS version of Lego Batman 2 instead of the full PS3/360 version? Why did reports say that the MGS HD collection runs significantly worse on the Vita than the PS3/360? Games like Motorstorm RC look noticeably better on the PS3, although it’s still generally the same game experience. Other devs have said the Vita isn’t up to snuff for PS3/360 projects. For a 2012 hardware, I’d really expect it to be better than the 2006 PS3, not worse, even for a portable. The chat, trophy, store functionality, and app switching OS type functionality is absolutely better on the Vita relative to PS3, but actual in-game tech is worse.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:43:04 +0000

I disagree the Vita is underpowered by any means. I do think there are only a few niche gems right now though and that it suffers from lack of games overall. Can’t wait for Ragnarok Odyssey myself though.

By: Darrin

Darrin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:25:49 +0000

@Jay, I suspect that some adult gamers have already setup a nice gaming area in their home, they are happy with that, and are hostile to the idea of being pressured to change and are vocal about that. Other gamers haven’t really put much thought into this, they are mentally used to portable consoles sucking for many genres, but when the games they want to play are all conveniently in portable form with genuine quality parity, they will just switch over. I could be wrong, but I’d take that wager

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:41:38 +0000

Tablets aren’t dedicated gaming machines, either. I also doubt that people that want to play on a big screen are in the minority as well, especially for high end gaming enthusiasts. The portable market adopters are mostly those of the casual class of gamers, hence why they have a large install base, but that doesn’t mean AAA games, namely non-exclusives, would sell more on those platforms despite the install base. Instead, smaller, simpler games like Angry Birds are the biggest draws.