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VITA NEW MODEL Announced with built in 1GB memory!!
- Thread starter kurbaan
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Disappointing.The gloss is freakin' terrible on the Vita, the system looks terrible after a few seconds of using it.
I'm glad I got the white one.
Same price at ¥19,980.
Jawmuncher
Member
Dat LCD.....It's just not the same.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
1 GB is kind of an insult.
Yeah, I get that it's good enough for saving games but really, they should have at least built 8 GB in.
I am interested in that 64GB card at the right price, though.
Yeah, I get that it's good enough for saving games but really, they should have at least built 8 GB in.
I am interested in that 64GB card at the right price, though.
Betta Lines
Member
Ew those pictures are not doing it any favours. Reminds me of the step down in build quality from the PSP 1000 to the 2000. (But I still bought one, because the 1000 was shit).
At least you can save your game without spending extra when buying the console. That's the only plus I can see with the 1GB.
I thought that OLED was better than LCD for battery life?
illmatic19
Member
I'll withhold my judgement until we see a proper comparison.
Is there is release date?
Is there is release date?
As a videophile who knows that black level and infinite contrast ratio is the most important aspect of picture quality, I pray that this new model doesn't come to the US. And if it does, I hope it becomes a colossal failure.
It's disgusting how Sony could replace OLED with LCD.
It's disgusting how Sony could replace OLED with LCD.
I should be doing hw
Member
Ok, Boss!
Wow, lately I've been lucky with deciding not to wait for revisions. I don't mind the screen downgrade and it being smaller and lighter is wonderful, but from a consumer perspective it's nonsense that this is the same price as the model that's being discontinued. WTF.
If I was still a prospective buyer, I'd wait for (yet another) price drop before getting this unit if I couldn't pick up the original.
If I was still a prospective buyer, I'd wait for (yet another) price drop before getting this unit if I couldn't pick up the original.
ZeroMaverick
Member
MMmmmmmm dat light blue. Will buy a light blue vita if it comes to the states. Mmmmmmm
Just stick with the OG Vita.
If this is what it takes to make it easier to cut costs, so be it. Anything that improves the install base is fine by me, it's not as if they're going to take my original machine away.
But when the game has a patch, what are you going to do? Not patch any of your games?
BAW
Banned
Not likely. OLEDs use less power than LCDs when displaying mixed colors, so an OLED helps maximize time between charges unless the screen is mostly white (e.g. web pages).
I suspect the increased battery life is due to a die shrink from 40nm to 22nm which was overdue anyway.
Yeah, that's what I thought too, since OLED screens doesn't need backlighting. But Sony said the opposite...
advantages of OLED vs LCD said:
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
I don't understand why they are doing this if it isn't going to be cheaper. I guess the colors are nice.
It's a moral victory, for sure.
chickdigger802
Banned
well people kinda expect a tiny bit more than 1 gig for a 'premium device'. Even the nintendo 2ds wedge gives you a 2gig sd card for free.
How big are the patches?
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Are the start and select buttons bigger? If so, that would be awesome.
No, you get a 4GB sd card with the 2DS. You get a 2GB card with the OG 3DS.
Wickerbasket
Member
When I asked for built in memory, that is not what I meant Sony.
1GB is a joke.
I was waiting for a model revision, but I guess I'll just buy the old Vita.
1GB is a joke.
I was waiting for a model revision, but I guess I'll just buy the old Vita.
yea pretty sure they are bigger than the original vita.
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
Wot? How much cheaper is it? 1gb seems weird, and if I want a Vita it better have that OLED all the vitabros are so crazy about
IPS LCD screens require less power than OLED, so maybe it's that.
Betta Lines
Member
They have to be careful to not create the perception that it is 'the cheap version'. The changes will definitely be saving them a bunch of money, and it will enable them to drop the price when the time is right. For now, there are probably enough people prepared to buy the new model at the same price.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Yeah, just saw the pics on the previous page. That is great.
Infinite Justice
Member
yes they are
What? Supposed to be there? Sony doesn't owe anyone shit so that false sense of entitlement needs to go. I never said its the 2nd coming but this move looks like Sony is positioning Vita to be able to drop price faster with the LCD screen as well as 1GB of space to be able to play games from the jump. People in this thread are bitching because its geared towards regular people and not them with a 32GB storage model with OLED screen for $99.
chickdigger802
Banned
seems so. I recall it being a big deal at the beginning... but I don't feel like I ended up pushing them that much for vita games, mostly psp/psx games.
modern games tend to have menu on like triangle button anyways, and if i need to pause, i just hit the bigger 'home button'.
A little Novus polish #1 actually results in a glassy smooth surface that doesn't easily fingerprint.Glossy finish should not be on anything portable imo. I remember wiping my PSP so many times because the system just gets so smudgy. protip: Don't eat fries while playing the Vita