To say the PlayStation Vita is equipped with a wealth of social connectivity functions is an understatement; the device easily outstrips what’s possible on the PlayStation 3 and beyond. It’s in unprecedented territory for a handheld device.
This latest episode of Inside PS Vita sheds some more light on each of the device's features, with implementation examples offered by various first-party developers. There’s nothing particularly new on show, but it’s a good reminder of what the system’s capable of. Which, based on the evidence of this video, is a lot.
[source blog.eu.playstation.com]
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Oh man...
I really don't care for all that social crap, camera's, gps, maps etc. I've got my smartphone/tablet for that kind of stuff.
Just give me hardcore games for the vita...
Cell, I think you've got it backwards. You won't need a tablet if Vita has that covered.
What I can't work out is why they didn't just make it a phone as well. Make the smartphone truely redundant.
Thats the reason why there is no Playstation smart phone; the focus of hardcore gaming would be lost. I thinks it's just fine to have these sort of features as long as they are additions and convienent on one device. I think Sony has a great understanding of what gamers want, even if Nintendo releases a Mario or Zelda every few years.
As I've grown older, I fondly remember my first time playing a Mario game on the NES, but I think games like Uncharted will have a lasting impact for the future going forward.
I don't think they put a phone in it because it's too big and photos of somebody holding a Vita up to their face like a cell phone would be ridiculed without mercy.
That said, combine a bluetooth headset w/ an app and sneaking in phone service wouldn't be a bad idea.
Of course, that said, Sony isn't a cell phone company and they have nothing to gain by having cell phone service on their gaming console. I know Apple did it, but I don't see Sony doing it, yet. Maybe Vita 2. Or maybe just a Sony branded bluetooth headset/app.
Or maybe Sony is afraid that people who spend $80 per month on their cell phone bill won't lay out money for games on the same bill?
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