So.....I noticed Vita numbers are not that good this week. Can we talk about it now? (update because of Media Create numbers)

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Hephaestos said:

BasilZero said:

RockMan10 said:
i guess no one read my post about the wifis being sold out. I live here, they are sold out.

Planning to get a wifi model as well, as I dont see a point in the 3G model, not really into online gaming.

 

@Hephaestos - I think the only game that actually utilizes it is Uncharted? o.o

Its the equivalent to a touch pad gaming (like Touch screen for NDS), which is stupid imo lol

Except you don't see where you're touching....what surpirses me the most is that this is a feature seemingly built in without a direction on how to use it effectively (wii sports, kinect adventures, sports champions are good exam sple of launch games destined to set the pace). So in effect, it seems as though it was built indeed as a gimmick. As Marcus points out, it is also akin to an R2 trigger, but that's one fancy trigger^^ Anyways I'm sure there'll be inteligent uses for it...at one point.

aah now that's where you would be wrong. the rear touch has been used and used well in quite a few games already actually. For example games like Touch my Katamari, Dynasty Warriors Next, SumiOni Demon Arts, FIFA all use it in different and fun ways. the point of having a rear touch is to give developers an option in a new input method, one that has not been provided before in any gaming platform. this is where creativity of the devs come into play. I will let you check out some gameplay vids to see how the above mentioned games use it, it would be better seen than read to understand it

it also can do wonders for existing gameplay mechanics, a great example would be Ultimate MvC3. The rear touch makes doing combos much more fluent and easier and it does not get in the way of the screen either. There have been quite a few gameplay videos of the game since JP launch and pretty much all users have been delighted with it. the rear touch actually makes it easier for pick up and play as well. You can see these videos uploaded regualarly over at the official thread