Gamers are giving mixed messages at the moment. The hot point of discussion before PlayStation Vita’s launch was that players didn’t want PS3 ports on the handheld platform. But post release, almost every home console announcement has been greeted with demand for a handheld release. It’s enough to confuse even the most tuned-in executives at Sony Computer Entertainment, but it’s something the company desperately needs to solve.
We reckon it all depends on the game. There’s no reason LittleBigPlanet Karting can’t work on the handheld, for example, but The Last of Us might be more of a stretch. One game that seems to sit in the middle is PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
On the one hand it’s a title designed around couch multiplayer, demanding a big screen experience. But there’s no reason the accessible nature of its battles can’t work in a portable format, and so Vita might actually make sense.
Sony’s not committing to anything yet, but SuperBot Entertainment’s Omar Kendall has hinted at the possibility of a portable port. When quizzed on the subject of a Vita release, he said, “Maybe... Stay tuned.” Obviously, it’s far from a confirmation, but it’s certainly not an outright denial either.
Omar also teased fans to expect a big presence for the fighter at next month’s E3:
We’re going to be announcing characters and environments and all that from now until the game comes out. I think E3 will be really informative for people with questions about our roster.
We reckon we’ll get our first glimpse at third-party characters during the big show. Who are you hoping to see?
[source digitaltrends.com]
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would love spyro and crash but cant see that happening i think everyones waiting for the reveal of drake as he'll probably be my main
They need to support their new device, it would be a large missed opportunity if this game does as well as something like Smash Bros. It may even move some units especially if it reviews well!
Question: Would it still be called a "port" if it was commercially released on the same day as the PS3 version?
LBP karting seems like a more better choice for vita
Yes please. Having some kind of connectivity to the PS3 version would be great, carrying over save data or something like that. Sony should really be looking to bring LBP Karting and this to Vita as well as PS3, I think.
i think sony trying to avoid turning vita into a psp2,they trying to control less ports from ps3 to vita so that they will look "different"...consoles,but karting seems to be a better choice to play on the go
LBP Karting Vita has been advertised on an instore poster with what looks to be proper box art, different to the box art for the PS3 version.
All but confirmed that this will be released. E3 is going to be a big make or break for the Vita with these possibilities.
I hope both this and LBP Karting get Vita releases. I already plan on picking both those games up for PS3, but I'm out of my house a lot and honestly I enjoy gaming on the PSVita and 3DS as much as I do the home consoles so I'll gladly get a portable version of these games as well if given the option. A deal like they did with MLB The Show where you can get both versions together for $80 would seal the deal.
I would love to see Kat from Gravity Daze and Kahu from Jade Cocoon
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