Sony Confirms Vita Launch Lineup

@iAmJohn said:

@OriginalGman

@Curufinwe said:

@JJOR64 said:

@msavo said:

Product Name	Release Date	MSRP
4 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$19.99
8 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$29.99
16 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$59.99
32 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$99.99

Those are the memory card prices btw.

$100 doesn't seem too bad for a 32GB card. I spent around $70 for my 32GB SD card earlier this year. I guess that little Sony magic makes it more expensive.

Apple charges an extra $100 to go from a 16 GB iPad 2 to a 32 GB iPad 2.

Excellent point, one that most people (including the Giant Bomb staff, who almost all own iPhones and iPads) fail to realize. It's still pretty gross, and one of the reason's I've never owned an Apple product. I'll probably wait to see if someone makes a cheaper 3rd party solution, around the time when Gravity Rush and P4:TG come out.

I would also like to point out that I spent about the same price on a 32 gig PSP memory stick last year ($90 as opposed to $100), so it sounds like a pretty fair price to me. I mean sure, the fact that it's a proprietary format is still a load of balls, but as @JJOR64 pointed out, it's really not that far off from SD card prices.

Really? A quick look on Amazon showed me as least one 32GB SD card going for 27 bucks. That seems pretty far off to me...

Best looking launch in at least over a decade

For someone who really doesn't give two shats about the vita, thats actually probably the best launch lineup of games for a game system ever. Granted, most of the games are ports or rehashes, but at least they're a great selection. I mean, rayman origins on the go? Marvel vs capcom 3 portable? Maybe with online play? Not half bad. I'm sure uncharted is going to be the seller. If only they could fix the problems it had in its japanese release.

But...who knows? Its possible other games may hit day 1. Not saying it should, but perhaps ridge racer could make it? Since it is out in japan now, alas a terrible version that is. The 3 tracks that are on it, are the same as on the psp game, but with better lighting effects. The cars look more like the 3ds game, which wasn't great.

You know...between the tekken hybrid and ridge racer...I start to wonder. Exactly WHAT are the folks at namco smoking? I'd love to know...

@EpicSteve said:

What do you call the sequel to Dynasty Warriors: Next?

The Next Dynasty Warriors: Next.

That's looking good. But since the 3ds launch was so weak this make this launch look very strong. If I can play my downloaded psp games the vita is looking good.

It's a little weird they are going for the same aesthetic given the failure that was the PSP. It wasn't a particularly comfortable device to hold either.

What do you call the sequel to Dynasty Warriors: Next?

@AlisterCat: amen to that

@msavo:Silent Hill Book of Memories is a Multiplayer-focused, top-down game.Yep, every Silent Hill fan hates it. Here's some footage

Perfect: Lumines, Wipeout, UMvC3, and Disgaea right behind it. I'll need to pre-order these games, then!

And about the memory cards, I do think the prices are a little crazy, but if Apple has shown anything, it is that people will pay crazy prices if it looks good.

Damn I'm tempted to pick one up. Hot Shots Golf and Lumines make it hard to say no.

@chicubs223420:

• Asphalt Injection - 724 MB
• Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - 1350 MB
• Uncharted Golden Abyss - 2777 MB
• Digi Q [AR tank game] - 220 MB
• F1 - 1435 MB
• Katamari - 744 MB
• Good People Die Demo[999 sequel] - 121 MB
• Little Deviants [20k yen which is about half the price of most] - 869 MB
• Army Corps of Hell - 598 MB
• Shinobido 2 - 1057 MB
• Kyoukugen Dasshutsu: Zennin Shiboudesu[visual novel with ghost thingies] - 693 MB
• Dynasty Warriors - 1485 MB
• Dungeon Hunter - 1057 MB
• Dream Club Zero - 2835 MB
• Virtua Tennis - 1241 MB
• Blaz Blue - 3180 MB
• Mojohng Fight Club - 793 MB
• Michael Jackson Experience - 1225 MB
• Disgaea 3 - 1699 MB
• Friends Network [doubt this will release outside JP] - 168 MB
• Hot Shots Golf - 1100 MB
• Monster Radar - 1640 MB
• Twitter App - 5760 KB
• Ridge Racer - 561 MB
• Lord of Apocalypse - 1427 MB

Gravity Daze and Disgaea 3? maybe? No Dragon's Crown visible yet...

That is quite a line-up.

How in the world are they going to port a Michael Jackson game... 
 
Other than that, this sounds like a pretty sweet line up!

And, uh, what is day 1?

@msavo said:

Product Name	Release Date	MSRP
4 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$19.99
8 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$29.99
16 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$59.99
32 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$99.99

Those are the memory card prices btw.

There will be cheaper ones on Ebay thanks to Sandisk!

wow that kicks the shit out of 3ds' launch lineup

wtf happened to DJMAX... oh man

@JJOR64: You can get a 32 SD card for 30 bucks now. I think it's safe to say that 100 is still too much.

not a bad lineup at all... but i am really interested in seeing how things go for the Vita in year or so following US launch.

Would be cool if FIFA linked with my ultimate team even though its on 360

Some many things to download, day one! I can't wait!!

Hot Asphalt Injection. Gonna pass on that one.

@Soulblitz said:

y biggest issue is how big are the games going to be? I don't want to spend all that money on a 32GB card, but I don't want to constantly be thinking "Oh, will I have enough space for this" on my Vita, and have to manage which games to have on it.

Im pretty sure some Sony guy said Vita games were 2-4 gigs.

Michael Jackson The Experience - Ubisoft

Yup they found it. How did Ubisoft know this is exactly what I wanted!

5 Year old purch-, Uh I mean Day 1 Purchase.

Ra@nohthink said:

Rayman Origin for Vita is a perfect pick!

That is awesome!

I second this.

No I don't wanna touch your "Katamari".

I don't want a Vita, at least yet, but that launch day list looks pretty damn impressive.

Touch my Katamari

Wow, that is quite an impressive launch lineup.

@msavo said:

Product Name	Release Date	MSRP
4 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$19.99
8 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$29.99
16 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$59.99
32 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$99.99

Those are the memory card prices btw.

Thanks! Those are surprisingly reasonable prices.

What happened to Sound Shapes? Seeing as that's the first and really only Vita game I'd ever heard about, I kinda assumed it'd be in the launch line-up.

I wasn't going to get one, but where else could I get Plants vs Zombies?

I wasn't going to get one, but where else could I get Plants vs Zombies?

Rayman Origin for Vita is a perfect pick!

That is awesome!

Personally... I'm gonna have to pass. At least for now. Nothing that really calls out to me, aside from the Silent Hill title. I liked the first Shinobido game, but I'm not dying for a Vita sequel. Perhaps if the 3DS Resident Evil game makes the jump I'll hop on board.

Oh and "launch window" is a term that means absolutely nothing these days.

Looks cool, at lease the "launch window" stuff is clearer than the 3DS stuff. I will buy it as soon as Persona 4 comes out.

I'm pretty impressed with that lineup, but I have the same problem with the Vita that I did with the PSP: I'd rather play the majority of those games on a console. I'm sure I'll get one eventually, like I did with the PSP, but until the Vita has more games I'd rather play on the go (like Hot Shots Golf), or if some genre ends up only showing up on that platform, I can't really justify the purchase. I still don't know why the PSP got so many RPGs over the years, and that was one of the reasons I ended up buying one. And if the Vita continues the trend, I may end up buying one for that same reason.

y biggest issue is how big are the games going to be? I don't want to spend all that money on a 32GB card, but I don't want to constantly be thinking "Oh, will I have enough space for this" on my Vita, and have to manage which games to have on it.

If I shake the Vita will Rachel's boobs jiggle?

Glad Lumines will be day 1. Hopefully Gravity Rush wil be soon after. Also nice to see Escape Plan will be there as well...and here I thought I'd just be playing Persona 3 Portable the first couple months >_>;;;/

@Curufinwe said:

@JJOR64 said:

@msavo said:

Product Name	Release Date	MSRP
4 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$19.99
8 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$29.99
16 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$59.99
32 GB Memory Card	February 15, 2012	$99.99

Those are the memory card prices btw.

$100 doesn't seem too bad for a 32GB card. I spent around $70 for my 32GB SD card earlier this year. I guess that little Sony magic makes it more expensive.

Apple charges an extra $100 to go from a 16 GB iPad 2 to a 32 GB iPad 2.

Excellent point, one that most people (including the Giant Bomb staff, who almost all own iPhones and iPads) fail to realize. It's still pretty gross, and one of the reason's I've never owned an Apple product. I'll probably wait to see if someone makes a cheaper 3rd party solution, around the time when Gravity Rush and P4:TG come out.

Gravity Daze, Escape Plan, and Wipeout are the ones I'm looking forward to. Uncharted looks okay, it'll be the showpiece for the Vita, but I don't expect anything at the level of Uncharted 2 or 3 as side stories tend to be like that and it's also not ND developed.

Either way, I'm holding out on a Vita. As with all new handheld consoles, I'm sure there's gonna be some improvements made over time. That and I'm waiting for Persona 4 and for Capcom to announce a Monster Hunter game for Vita. Because you know they are gonna, even if they announced MH4 for 3DS. They'd be throwing away money by not making an MH game for Vita.

@msavo: They won't unfortunately. The first two really didn't sell well. I believe Sega have already said they aren't going to release outside of Japan.

Seriously disappointing, I know.

@msavo: Wow. I am surprised that no stores have updated. Thanks for pointing that out. I am further surprised that none of the accessories are available for order on Amazon.

@vonFlampanker said:

No LittleBigPlanet in the launch window? I believe I'll wait.

Yeah, what's up with that? I'll do the same...

... by which I mean I pre-ordered the week-early bundle the day it was announced and can't fucking wait to download Valkyria Chronicles 2.

LUMINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shinin, shinin, shinin, shinin.......

me it will be army corps of hell and Uncharted