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mysteryman on 07 May 2015
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sabvre42 said:
mysteryman said:
sabvre42 said:

Just to point out... the vita 2000 was released in Q2 (calendar) 2014. It was bundled with Borderlands 2.

Theres also the PS TV which usually gets agregated into vita sales.

And in terms of support.... the Vita gets weekly releases, and 2 free games a month from your PS+ sub, and most importantly is 1,000,000x better than the gamepad for remote play.

Except when it comes to minor things like latency and framerate...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-vita-remote-play

Got to love a nintendo fan. Quote an article that attacks remote play... and not actual experience ;).

As I said earlier, there is no latency, and there is no frame rate issues IF you do the exact same thing as the gamepad and directly connect to the PS4 (which puts the same limitations on distance as the WiiU).

However, remote play can also work outside of 30 ft -- by using remote play across the web and this is something the WiiU cannot do and makes its 1,000,000x better.

If you actually read the article, which I'm sure you did, then you'd know that they tested both modes (remote play and via router). With both modes exhibiting unfavourable latency. Meanwhile the gamepad has latency lower than the Wii U connection to many TVs. I believe it is the same for framerate reduction on the Vita, all games are cut to 30fps.

Is the functionality of remote play not the core of the "actual experience"?

I'd much rather solid 60fps where applicable and minimal latency while playing than being able to connect via router. If you're buying a home console and handheld for this experience, I'd rather play the 3DS on the go.

Or just take the Wii U with me :)