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N-Magic on 22 February 2013

Sony announces the Vita will function like the Wii U GamePad for the PlayStation 4.

Sony’s big PlayStation 4 announcement was today, but perhaps the biggest highlight was the fact that Sony is not incorporating the PlayStation Vita into the ecosystem. Remote play has existed since the days of the PSP, but utilizing the technology produced by Gaikai, Sony is poised to offer true remote play on all of their titles, not just those that support it. This means that the PlayStation Vita will essentially fulfill the same role as the Wii U GamePad, for the PlayStation 4.

It’s interesting to see one of Nintendo’s competitor’s copy Nintendo so blatantly, utilizing something that has been a huge plus for having a Wii U. What do you think of remote play with the Vita? Do you own one? Will you be buying a Playstation 4? Let us know in the comments.



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Conegamer on 22 February 2013

...We knew this already?



 

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N-Magic on 22 February 2013

ok



_crazy_man_ on 22 February 2013

Starting off with it from the start is a huge leap ahead of the Vita/PS3 remote play.

But the price difference between PS4/Vita to the Wii U will be huge.



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Galaki on 22 February 2013
_crazy_man_ said:

But the price difference between PS4/Vita to the Wii U will be huge.

Not a problem. Get a second job.



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irstupid on 22 February 2013

Considering how little coverage this part oft he conference is getting I think its a resounding

"who cares"



Arcturus on 22 February 2013
N-Magic said:

Sony announces the Vita will function like the Wii U GamePad PS3/PSP remote play feature for the PlayStation 4.

Come on, OP. Sony was already doing this with the PS3/PSP.



torok on 22 February 2013

Why is it a copy? Remote play existed even on PSP. Now it is only being implemented correctly. I used it on PS3 sometimes, but the lack of campatible games is a killer problem. But it was nice to keep and eye at downloads on PS3, but wasn't a killer feature.

If they make every PS4 game compatible, or at least most of them, it will be more interesting. But I won't use it a lot anyway. Why I will play gorgeous PS4 games on a 5' screen if I have a 40' one? And that TV is only for gaming, so its always available. When I can't play there for some reason, I play Vita games. I'm more interested in the companion app to access extra content in the games using Vita or my tablet. That is a killer feature. But, if Gaikai allow me to play remote games on Vita using the Internet, now that is a killer feature.



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ethomaz on 22 February 2013

Sorry but what did you smoke? Copying? Sony did remote 7 years ago with PSP and you think it is a copy lol lol lol



Ghutto on 22 February 2013

Galaki said:



_crazy_man_ said:

But the price difference between PS4/Vita to the Wii U will be huge.




Not a problem. Get a second job.



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