Vita First Impressions

     Well last week I finally got to get my hands on the long awaited new handheld from Sony. The Playstation Vita. I just wanted to share a few of my thoughts on the device thus far and a brief overview of the games I've been playing. I'll really get into the meat of the games and completing them when I'm in Haiti. I fully expect to beat Uncharted Golden Abyss while I'm down there, and I've actually not even booted it up yet because I know when I do I won't quit playing it till I beat it.

     First off the hardwares look itself is very much the same as the PSP at first glance. When I showed it to my wife she very casually said " Yep, looks just like the last one." Needless to say I was crushed. Because when I opened up the box I was like a kid who had just tasted candy for the first time. I had a glow of excitement across my face I'm sure. Although since I can't see what my reaction really looks like I could have looked like a complete idiot staring at the sun. But alas to the untrained eye it looks the same. Truly it is far different/superior in every way. The weight and bulk of the unit make the device feel solid and well made which I like. The original PSP had that feel. The later models felt cheaper and more plasticky. Now of course the big deal about the system is the 2 analog sticks that have never been on a handheld before. Which makes portable gaming jump into the current home gaming type mold. We will see games like Call of Duty on handhelds now due to this, and the control that it is going to bring is going to be nothing short of amazing. I believe we are going to get a home console experience on a handheld device. Other features are the beautiful 5 inch OLED screen. Which is a good bit bigger than the PSPs was. The power button is finally also in a good location unlike the PSP, which was irritating. One of the negatives I've found is the sleep mode. Sometimes the device doesn't want to wake from sleep mode. So I have to give the device the finger and do a full reboot, its a minor inconvenience. Hopefully they can fix that with a system update though. Another annoyance is the cartridge slot. I know alot of people like me are going to want to buy the actual game cards rather than just buying digital downloads. That slot is hard to open and I feel like I've been scratching the plastic at that port trying to get the little door open to change my games out. They need to fix that on their first redesign. Other than that the device seems flawless. It's a bit pricey, but the tech inside is so nice. I've been playing a lot of Virtual Tennis 4, and let me tell you the graphics are console quality. Other games I've been trying are Mod Nation Racers road trip, it is fun and the graphics are nice but it has pop in and the load times are still an issue. The game seems like it was probably rushed. Also I've been playing Lumines Electronic Symphony and it is just as good as all the rest of the Lumines releases. Super hard but challengingly fun. I tried some of Little Deviants and it left alot to be desired. Next week I will have Ninja Gaiden Sigma the last of my pre orders. I haven't played any of the other Ninja Gaiden releases since the NES so it should be fun for me. I also plan on picking up the new baseball game later in the month. I'm gonna have to have a sports game to unwind in Haiti. One other thing to mention is remote play with the Vita. Right now all I can do is browse my ps3 xmb. But when they get that thing running right, it will be amazing. The concept is for me to connect my Vita to WiFi or 3g and be able to boot up my ps3 remotely and watch videos, browse the net, or even play games I have installed on my ps3. Like wipeout hd or dead nation. Also whatever game I have in the drive, say... Batman arkham city I could play the game remotely on my vita streaming from my home console, that technology gets me excited. For right now though I'm getting to know my new device and so far I'm loving it. Almost as much as I love Denzel movies. So I reccomend if you are on the fence this coming wednsday when the vita officially releases that you go ahead and get one. So far I'd give Vita a 9 out of 10 as far as the device itself goes. Its made well aside from just a couple of minor problems that I can live with and the strong launch lineup means you can have whatever flavor game you want right out of the gate.

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