It looks familiar?
It has some kind of case attached to it yes for a tablet.
But it has nearly nothing to do with switch.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=230518205&postcount=228
It looks familiar?
Oh yeah, forgot about that part. To be fair though, the Vita's clock speed is variable, so with WiFi enabled it's actually 111-166 MHz, not just 111 flat, so that gives it up to 21 GFLOPs with WiFi. Which brings the difference back down to 7x (which is still pretty close to a generational leap).
It has an actual d-pad ;(
Likely a mediocre one, but at least it's not four face buttons.
Lol in what world there are GPU with 48TFlop?True, i could also say highend PC is like 10x the power of ps4 pro, still people are not complaining about the power/price of ps4 pro.
Switch handheld is like 2x the power of what the vita was at the time when it was released.
So if people aren't excited about that, there is something wrong with it, switch has all the elements it needs. It's a great device and it delivers in tech.
It has some kind of case attached to it yes for a tablet.
But it has nearly nothing to do with switch.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=230518205&postcount=228
It's still a splitted dpad, and i really don't get it why they shouldn't place the 3d stick there. Dpad isn't used allot.
Beside that, I believe nintendo will release a joycon with dpad, just click it in and be happy
But didn't most graphically demanding Vita's game automatically disable WiFi?
I wouldn't be so sure. Price was obviously a factor, but launch dates aligned, 3DS sold better than Vita at $250. I feel like the PSP crowd was better served by phones and tablets to a much larger degree than the DS crowd, since a lot of people saw PSP as a media player. The market pretty much never showed interest for Vita, ever. Even in Japan, despite some people acting as if it did well there, it has sold around 5 million units since 2011. That's not even twice the WonderSwan userbase.The irony is Sony would have had the handheld market sewn up if they weren't so damned greedy with their proprietary storage cards.
I wonder how many potential owners changed their minds when they saw how much the cards cost, or existing owners stopped buying titles because of lack of space.
The irony is this should have been obvious in the first iteration but they kept repeating the mistake, all the way through to the PS TV.
I'm not so sure. From my understanding, 222 MHz mode was added a year or so after launch, so early releases like Uncharted and Gravity Rush didn't use it. I know Strangers Wrath HD did as JAW explicitly mentioned they used it in a DF interview. I guess it's possible Killzone mercenaries used it in single player but it would have had to revert to default for multiplayer. Other than that I can't really think of too many graphically demanding, offline only games. Maybe MGS HD collection.
The irony is Sony would have had the handheld market sewn up if they weren't so damned greedy with their proprietary storage cards.
I wonder how many potential owners changed their minds when they saw how much the cards cost, or existing owners stopped buying titles because of lack of space.
This should have been obvious in the first iteration but they kept repeating the mistake, all the way through to the PS TV.
They wouldnt being greedy. They did that because they offset some of the vita hardware cost to the memory card instead, to control the narrative that the hardware is affordable at $250.
It along with Vita having no game, ended up killing the vita from day one
They could already offset the cost of hardware the usual way that every other platform manages - charging a fee on every title which is included in the retail cost.
Proprietary cards hit users twice - once for buying a game off PSN (hardly cheap to begin with) and again for putting the download on a card. A 16GB card might cost $50 so 2-4GB game basically costs $6-12 just to store it!
It was pure naked greed and I believe it cost them their entire platform. I know I lost interest in the Vita because of it. I'm sure there were other reasons (e.g. crappy 3DS ports) in addition to this, but IMO this was the biggest one.
In the patent it is clear that the tablet isn't any common tablet but something akin to the switch itself, which looks like a tablet but is in fact a different hardware designed by Nintendo itself....
here you can see the two slots for the memory card (micro sd?) and the cartridge (compatible with ps vita games?). Finally you can also see the hdmi port.
Here instead you can see the usb port and the jack, so obviously this is not merely a patent for a detachable controller for a standard tablet. More like VITA 3000, though as I said I don't think it will ever come to fruition.
B1 and B2 are operating buttons like BC3, not a mechanical detachment system.Two other things I noticed
Here the B1 and B2 buttons seem to be the ones that need to be pressed to deattach the controller.
Those grips are semi detached, they have supporting parts in between, the idea is to isolate the vibration so it ends up more in the user hands than other parts of the console.Also, from this picture it looks like the grip themselves of the controllers can be deattached, for reasons I can't possibly fathom (to reduce the form factor perhaps?).
If you ask me it looks more like a accessory for a Android device than a successor for the Vita.
Sony is already heavily invested in the Android ecosystem. A PlayStation Store cross all of my Android devices and maybe have the library emulated on PC/MAC and PS4 would be enough for people.
I'm not buying a Switch and I wouldn't buy a hybrid from Sony either. Too bulky to be a portable and too underpowered to be a console. I'm also not interested in playing an in-depth "big screen experience" kind of game on a < 7" tablet screen. Are people actually going to stop playing Zelda on their big screen TV to transfer the experience to a tiny one? A beautiful vast open-world with sweeping vistas. I'd rather just stop playing and go back to it later where it was meant to be played.
Hmmm like some form of Playstation Mobile?
Weird they've never thought of that before.
Do you think the PlayStation Mobile was bad idea or just badly executed?
I mean if you could play Android games on a PS4 or have them accessible on your TV, tablet, phone or Macboook doesn't sound like dum idea. It sounds amazing. PlayStation Now sounded amazing too but the execution was bad (is not even available in my county or the devices I would want to use it on). Kindles are already really successful (own Android based eco system). NVIDIA is pushing there Android and cloud based solution (shared eco system Google, PlayStore).
I'm not buying a Switch and I wouldn't buy a hybrid from Sony either. Too bulky to be a portable and too underpowered to be a console. I'm also not interested in playing an in-depth "big screen experience" kind of game on a < 7" tablet screen. Are people actually going to stop playing Zelda on their big screen TV to transfer the experience to a tiny one? A beautiful vast open-world with sweeping vistas. I'd rather just stop playing and go back to it later where it was meant to be played.
To repeat: This patent doesn't describe Modular Console Design nor Detachable Controllers, as already explained in this very thread:
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=230486869
Here. This excerpt from the patent describe how the Left and Right controller parts are fixed to the main body:
[Configuration of Operation Unit]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the right-side operation unit 3 and the left-side operation unit 4 are configured to include right-side extending portions 26 and left-side extending portions 27 located on the right side and the left side of the housing main body 25, respectively, And is integrated with the main body portion 2. These operation units 3 and 4 are operated by an operation signal corresponding to a user's input operation, that is, an operation signal indicating the operation contents of a button or an operation body operated by the user, to the main unit 2, eventually to the control unit 23 .
Again, the patent is about a more efficient way to communicate vibration to the user hands. Since the design does a better job vibrating the grip like parts smaller vibration motors can be used thus decreasing the device size and costs.
The other advantage of the design described in the patent concern ergonomics. As it's a more confortable way to grip the device.
B1 and B2 are operating buttons like BC3, not a mechanical detachment system.
Those grips are semi detached, they have supporting parts in between, the idea is to isolate the vibration so it ends up more in the user hands than other parts of the console.
i suggest that you adress this in your post as not to confuse people even further, there's enough confusion and thread derailment already XD
Well, in this case it would be better to actually discuss what are the facts about the patent, since There's alot of false information been spread as it is. There are various sites reporting this as a Switch type Device. NeoGaf as a very "popular community" has an even bigger responsibility in the way it handles information more so than other Forums in the internet.If you ask me it looks more like a accessory for a Android device than a successor for the Vita.
Sony is already heavily invested in the Android ecosystem. A PlayStation Store cross all of my Android devices and maybe have the library emulated on PC/MAC and PS4 would be enough for people.
Hmmm like some form of Playstation Mobile?
Weird they've never thought of that before.
That's understandable since the author of the article didn't provide a link. Failing top do so presented the information out of context and created a wave of false information. Here it is:Thank u for the clarification, already edited my posta. Btw, i could not find the link to the patent in that blog, do you happen to have it at hand?
One mistake doesn't mean they're done.Sony is not gonna go head to head with Nintendo again in the handheld market when Nintendo already trounced them twice. What about the vita makes anyone think Sony is ready to jump back in?
One mistake doesn't mean they're done.
Yeah I could when I'm sitting in the back during a car trip. Or if I'm waiting in the lobby while my car is getting some maintenence.
That's understandable since the author of the article didn't provide a link. Failing top do so presented the information out of context and created a wave of false information. Here it is:
http://ipforce.jp/patent-jp-A-2017-37371
As a frienly reminder. The patent is long, composed of over more than a 100 numbered article points. However, the purposes can be summarized like i pointed out already:The reason of the excesive text is due to the patents needing to cover absolutely every angle of the invention and most of it's implementations.
- More efficient vibration with smaller Off Centric Motors or a Solenoid.
- Cost reduction and smaller size.
- Ergonomic benefits due to the Handle Grips.
- Different Grip configurations.
And thus, the PsPortal was bornId never buy another Sony handheld after buying two Vitas. Sonys studios are stretched all over the place working on PS4/PRO VR games etc. Whos gonna have time to make Vita games, first party I mean. That was a problem when the Vita launched, most first party studios were working on PS4 games and didn't have time. As much as I would love one, I just don't trust Sony with this shit anymore. I could continue playing indies on my current Vita and get a GPD WIN for others.
And thus, the PsPortal was born
Here we can see the very first ultrasound image of the abomination that just released.
Are your necros random or are they relevant? This one is relevant.I get fucking warnings up my ass when I necro shit.
I get fucking warnings up my ass when I necro shit.
Lmao. Alright, then.This one is relevant.
Crazy to think Sony was creating the PS Portal back in 2015 LOL!!! That's nuts. Good foresight by them though. And great memory by you that this thread existed. The PS Portal is literally this patent.
I’ve been wanting to necro a wafflecrisp thread I made like 10+ years ago, but sadly it got locked on the day.I get fucking warnings up my ass when I necro shit.