CAPCOM's "Marvel vs CAPCOM 3 Fan Page" shows popularity of the PSVita

Hi gamers!

So the Playstation Vita gets released in the US and soon to be released in Australia tomorrow. With all this happening CAPCOM's MVC3 Fan Page on Facebook just shows the amount of Hype the PSVita has. Take a look for yourself.

So with the PSVita failing in Japan, and by the looks of it failing in the US I'm thinking Australia is soon to follow. I personally know NO ONE, that's NO ONE getting a PSVita any time soon, or even pre-ordered...

CAPCOM's "Marvel vs CAPCOM 3" Fan Page on Facebook

PSP Save Game Exploit running on PSVita! Will this be the one!?

Hi gamers!

Some interesting news today, the PSVita which was only released a few days ago has already been hacked. Of course this isn't a full hack or anything like that, except there is a opening there with a save game exploit. The exploit is a PSP Exploit displaying "Hello World" text on the screen, and yes this is a PSP type hack exploit but it's still running on the PSVita. With having said that, the PSVita has the ability to download PSP Titles from the PSN, since the exploit is running from a PSP game which is emulated by software it can easily be patched if released to the public.

It's too early to tell if this is a wide opening for future hacks, and this could be completely false and useless. As stated before this is a PSP Exploit not a PSVita exploit however it's running on the PSVita so this could open some portals here. Now all end users will have to play the waiting game for now.

Source: exophase

PSVita Box and Game images released by Play-Asia!

Hi gamers,

Anyone who is a member of Play-Asia's Facebook page would have seen they've been releasing photos of the PSVita game cases, games and system box, I forgot the mention the system it's self.

Overall the box looks like shit, and game cases look ugly however the system it's self looks very sleek and sexy! I'm not complaining about that!

The game cards are a little smaller than a standard SD card we're all familiar with.

The game cases as I said earlier are pretty ugly in my opinion the eight generation handhelds have really failed on this part, 3DS is just as guilty.

Many people are excited about the PSVita and so am I, the price on the otherhand is making me jump away for now. The launch price in Australia is $348 for the WiFi and $448 for the 3G+WiFi I can see many telecommunication companies taking advantage of this when it hits the Australian market and possibly already happening in Japan.

Source: PlayAsia PSVita unboxing Album (Facebook)

PS Vita and it's Memory problem! Expect to pay a lot more! + cost comparisons!!

Hi gamers!

It's PS Vita time again and after doing a bit of research about the PSVita, I was quickly disappointed when I saw that the system has no on board memory.. AT ALL. This would mean SONY/Playstation fans who are going crazy about the PSVita would have to pay an additional $120 for the expandable memory.
The card it's self is called the "PSVita Card" "can tell they asked the brains trust on that name". They come in variety of sizes and are flashed based, on launch they will be available with sizes 2GB and 4GB.

I'm convinced the PSVita will be released in Australia at $300 - $350 + Memory (which isn't inbuilt, and WILL be needed for patches, and other updates). If the price I found out is true for the memory, it comes to a total of $470 for the 3G+WiFi and $420 for WiFi only. The figure for the memory is an outright ball park figure, don't let this scare you too much.. but much like the PSP's Memory Stick Pro Duo, those bitches were expensive back in the day for 4GB, I think I paid $100 or $120 for that card too. So it's a pretty big possibility.

Now let's take a piss in the lake and think about the current portable gaming market, with the most affordable alternatives. We have the iOS (well let's call that mobile, including the green robot himself) Nintendo DS and 3DS.

Let's first take the iPhone, many games on that platform are around the $3 - $7 mark and most of them are pick and play. No need to buy memory, no need for any other accessories it's all there. Since there are many different plans for the iPhone I can't really give a ballpark figure.

Nintendo 3DS - System it's self is retailing for around $235 - $250, it comes with a 2GB SD Card. Games each are around $40 - $70. Total $305

PS Vita - System it's self in Australia is going to sell for around $300 - $350, Memory will/might cost $120+ (again it's ball park figure, but it's happened before), games each will most likely cost $100 (knowing SONY) so in total at launch the HANDHELD system is going to really hurt your pocket. In total it's $570. Now that's a lotta money if you ask me.

I know, I know the other two have been around for a little longer, and the 3DS is guilty as it was very expensive when it came out with very few interesting launch titles. It has picked up though, it's a lot more affordable for one, secondly the games are very affordable on release they go for around $60.. Did I mention it comes with Memory of some sort?

This whole idea of no included memory for the PS Vita has really disappointed me, sure the PSP was the same but it came with a 32MB card which you could at least save your games on! Who knows, maybe your saves upload to your PSN account or something, but that might be already too much to give for gamers who pay for the system, games and possibly shipping...

FOLLOW UP: After a bit more research I found out that some games do NOT require a memory card, however, many games do. Mainly the good ones you would want to get on launch. Unless you want to play Michel Jackson's Experience.

Playstation 3 Firmware 4.00 enables PSVita connectivity

Hi gamers!

A new firmware was released for the Playstation 3 on Nov 29th 2011 to enable connectivity to the PSVita, which will enable you to back up data from the PSVita to your Playstation 3's HDD. You'll also be able to copy your Videos, Music and Images to and from the Playstation 3 and vice versa. You can toggle individual settings like Game Patches, Trophy Data, System Updates and more.
Group messaging is also in FW4.00.

This is a pretty clear give away that the Playstation 3 will be around for 2012 (but it maybe it's last year) and will be paired with the PSVita for maybe game connections as well. Starting to look interesting gamers!