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torok on 29 June 2014
ktay95 said:
S.Peelman said:
Stupid question, but the PlayStation TV is the VitaTV in Japan right?

Yes, the Vita has a bad name for itself in the west though so they dropped it.


It's more like they changed it to position it as a competitor to Apple TV and Fire TV. Despite that, the name Vita TV could make people believe it plays all Vita games while PS TV don't imply it and they can advertise it as a box that can play some Vita games.



Bet with jetforcejiminy: PS4 will pass the Wii lifetime numbers.

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torok on 29 June 2014
Darwinianevolution said:
Wow, they really are killing the Vita. If PSTV is cheaper and can play Vita and PSnow games, and all the PS1 games will be avalible and the other machines, nobody is going to pay 100$ (or €) more for a bunch of games with touch controlls.


You realize it is a PS Vita, right? Same SoC, same RAM, same cards, same SDK? It's not like companies could stop making Vita games and do PS TV games. All games that run on PS TV run on Vita, even if the exact opposite isn't true.



Bet with jetforcejiminy: PS4 will pass the Wii lifetime numbers.

CDiablo on 29 June 2014

And I cant find a new PSP for less than $100, cmon Sony drop that MSRP.



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Vasto on 29 June 2014
hunter_alien said:
Day 1 for me.... the fact that its 100$ and its compatible with PSP and PSone titles makes all the difference for me


Day 1 for me too.



t3mporary_126 on 29 June 2014

Only a 100$ and can play some Vita games and PSP games? That's not bad. Black Friday and other holiday sales will make it even cheaper.



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Burning Typhoon on 29 June 2014
BHR-3 said:
considering buying this just to play uncharted GA hopefully its compatible


I'm pretty sure it's not.



finalrpgfantasy on 29 June 2014

I might buy the PS tv bundle. I want to play Persona 4 Golden.



small44 on 29 June 2014

you won’t even have to own a Vita to play the games that will be part of that Playstation now service. Isn’t that cool?



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

Vita - 15m if it will not get Final Fantasy Kingdoms Heart and Monster Hunter 20m otherwise
3DS - 80m

nitekrawler1285 on 29 June 2014

The only problem PSTV solves from the Vita is one of price. Library is even more lackluster, memory cards are still expensive. Cheap does not mean compelling.



Burek on 29 June 2014

I am seriously considering buying it to hook it up to my monitor at work.