A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you - Bert Leston Taylor
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Wii U and PS Vita share the same next gen DNA
IT SEEMS the question of whether Nintendo's latest console and the upcoming Sony handheld are direct competitors has been answered.
The Playstation Vita, tipped for release this October, will have the capability to double up as a controller for its bigger high definition (HD) brother, the Playstation 3 (PS3). This development places it almost directly in line with the Wii U joypad. Both devices also have large touchscreens, analogue joysticks, built-in accelerometers, gyroscopes, speakers, front-facing cameras and microphones.
It's unclear whether it was his intention to mimic the Wii U's E3 announcement presentation, but speaking at the 2011 Develop Conference last month, Sony Europe R&D manager Phil Rogers certainly appeared to be reading from the same page as Nintendo's US president Reggie Fils-Aime.
According to Eurogamer, while reading off a list of "boring" technical facts Rogers said, "You could drive a display from a PS3 game, for example. The PS3 can send data down to Vita and Vita can display it. You could use the unique features [of Vita] - gyroscope, touch front and back - as a control device for a PS3 game."
"You can run software on both devices and use the network to sync the game states. And that's pretty good, because you then have the processing power of PS3 doing that work, Vita [doing] fancy graphics - however you want to do it. You're not sacrificing the PS3's CPU to be able to have a rich experience on Vita."
Amazingly, cross-platform play is also a possibility. Loading up Wipeout 2048 on a Vita and Wipeout HD on a PS3, Rogers showed how the two systems connect over the Playstation Network and allow simultaneous play of the two games on very different systems. According to Rogers, Hustle Kings will also support this cross-platform experience on launch.
Remote Play, a system of watching video output from the PS3 on the Vita, will feature alongside a bolder development known as Continuation Play, whereby a gamer will be able to start playing a title on the PS3 then take the game on the move using Vita.
"We have a system called Title User Storage, which allows 1MB of data on our servers for games. And that can be accessed on both platforms; you can access that same data. You can save your game on PS3, go over to Vita, pull that data back and swap it between them, so you can play a game at home, take it on the train and continue."
So far, the role playing game Ruin is the only other title announced as supporting Continuation Play, but with so many ports constantly being released, how long will it be before we see people continuing their game of Batman: Arkham City on the bus?
All this certainly represents a nod to the capabilities of the Wii U teased at this year's E3 Expo. Is this just another example of the other consoles' reactionary approach to Nintendo's innovation or genuine creative thinking from Sony? Discuss. µ
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Its good if it turns into a controller!..but people with xbox 360 don't care about the psvita controller!..it'll be the games that come out for it that will make or break the system!
I bought the psp when that came out and it was awesome...psvita is
Looking amazing with the 2 thumbsticks..so 1st/3rd person shooters are gonna be amazing on this now!..resistance..call of duty..hopefully ghost recon..and maybe footy manager with the 3d pitch so you can see the players running about..its gonna be alot lighter than the normal psp as its only small cards for your memory and games!
Can you play against people on the normal ps3 while on the psvita
there seems to be no point in this.according to some people owning a ps3
and a vita will give you two different consoles which you can either play at home
or in the train but i guess the ps vita wont fit in your pocket(does it?seriously?)and so you might prefer carrying it in your bag so why not carry the wii u which is just a little bigger than ps vita and is a stronger system than vita(maybe) so i might prefer owning a wii u rather than ps3&vita because purchasing both will be a lot costlier than it will be for wii u.its just my opinion
just like you can't port most of the Wii's games over to the MOVE you can't build a game for WiiU and have it run on the PSVita/PS3 without changing it.
I have BIG doubts that using the PSVita as a controller will advance the PS3 in anyway.
for all the ones who dont know most if not all of SONY's ideas are copied from ones that either Nintendo OR SEGA have had.
the WiiU controller and the PSVita/PS3 date all the way back to the SEGA Dreamcast in setup.
infact the Dreamcast setup could be considered more advanced in certain ways.
oh and a thing to note - unless a certain norlandic games company changes the format plan SONY WILL have to stay with PS3 for at least 3-4+ years.
ps vita or wii u vote! http://bit.ly/playstationorwii
These two technologies are not in direct competition with each other, and aren't marketed as such.
The announcement of the PS Vita/PS3 cross platform possibilities are simply an expansion of what is already already available using Remote play on the PS3/PSP as well as some new features that the PSVita brings to the table. In no way are Sony somehow copying Nintendo as both tech seem to have been in development simultaneously. PSP/PS3 remote play allowed you to play certain PSN specific titles on the PSP over Wi-fi (over great distances) or directly (wirelessly) connected to the PS3, as well as view pics, or listen to music among other things. This is not a new tech, and if anything it would seem that Nintendo had gotten the idea from Sony.
I have played PixelJunkMonsters while my girlfriend was watching tv countless times.
When regarding price, of course the PSVita/PS3 combo will be more expensive, but people fail to realize that they are getting two platforms and not one like the Wii-U. The tablet style controller of the Wii-U is simply just that, a controller, that is not a standalone product and does not have it's own library of games. Nor does it work without being in communication with the Wii-U. And although the Wii-U is a more powerful console than the PS3 in no way is the Wii-U controller comparable to the Vita.
This is Sony just expanding upon an already existing tier of their product line. The announcement however could be to steal some thunder from Nintendo, as Sony have seemingly never been good at highlighting the features of their products. And this is exactly why people believe that Nintendo created this tech.
If the Wii U is more powerful than the PS3 and PSV linked together well you know Sony will make a PS4 and this upcoming PS4 will probly be more avanced if not equal to the Wii U and require the PSV to update so it can be used with this future PS4 as well. You probly can't play PS4 games on this but you still could backward compatibility with PS3 titles on PS4 and still use the remote play features. That and it's already more powerful than the 3DS.
And I doubt that 3DS linked with a Wii U is that much more powerfull. 3DS is like a slightly upgraded PSP VS. a portable PS3 slightly less powerfull.
I think u ppl have lost the plot. what this article is implying is that the idea of streaming has been copied, which was originally a nintendo idea or perhaps nintendo were the first to implement it. it is correct that nintendo bring new innovative ways to play and sony, microsoft and sega before them would eventually copy nintendo later, but would perhaps add abit more for instance the rumble controllers, motion sensor etc. Because the vita can do abit more doesnt matter the whole idea of streaming is what this is about. denial is a strong feeling amongst some.....clearly
@IMBECILES lol and your the one calling everyone stupid. Umm how do you know the wii u wont allow the 3ds to turn into a second controller? They have confirmed connectivity with the 3ds and the wii u. And what the other person was saying made a logicial point. The ps3 and psvita will be sold by themselves so that beign said you would have to buy both of them if you want this feature. Game devs would have to assume you only own one of them since not everyone that owns a ps3 owns a psvita. But with the wii u it comes with the new controller so game devs can safely assume that anyone who owns the wii u own the new controller. Anyways if you like the touch screen controller idea go out and buy the wii u if you just want a handheld buy a psvita. You know touch screen gaming is the future of fps gaming the new controller can turn into a giant map that you can use to see were all the enemys are. You could only get access to this map if you paused the game. Plus you can highlight areas were you want your teammates to go.
You are all imbeciles.
@Someone U.
NO 3DS and WiiU will not do the same thing and 3DS and WiiU are not almost 2 WiiUs.
@SteveDOF
Ya it is very similar to WiiU but not entirely the same.
Vita isn't coming as a standard controller for PS3 and you are quiet stupid for asking that question.
Remoteplay was also on PSP as well so it was a carried over feature from PSP.
And no Sony is not worried about WiiU, if they were, they would have announced a new console already.
Really? If vita and ps3 can make wii u gameplay, then imagine wii u and 3ds
which is like almost 2 wii U's
Sony is officially D-E-A-D dead......
Latest word seems to be a delay until 2012 for PSV, http://t.co/Z9CC6sk. Either way she looks an awesome bit of kit while the Wii U will have to work hard to shake off the kiddy/granny image.