{"id":64067,"date":"2014-05-07T23:55:20","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T21:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=64067"},"modified":"2014-05-08T06:15:34","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T04:15:34","slug":"is-the-ps-vita-worth-buying-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/64067-is-the-ps-vita-worth-buying-yet","title":{"rendered":"Is the PS Vita worth buying yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PS Vita gas been with us for some time now, after releasing to strong reviews from the likes of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/products\/sony\/playstation\/vita\/\" target=\"_blank\">Engadget<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/gaming\/handheld-consoles\/ps-vita-1061138\/review\" target=\"_blank\">TechRadar<\/a>\u00a0in early 2012.<\/p>\n<p>But at just over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalahari.com\/Games\/PS-Vita-3G-WiFi_p_42820701\" target=\"_blank\">R2,800 for a 3G and WiFi enabled version<\/a>, is it worth buying yet?<\/p>\n<p>We look at what the handheld platform has to offer and the direction it might be heading in the future in a bid to help those of you who are on the fence about which handheld system to purchase.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Good<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Powerful hardware<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PS Vita is a powerful gaming device and boasts all the bells and whistles you could hope for from something that fits into your pocket.<\/p>\n<p>It comes with a 5-inch touchscreen, back touch pad, dual analogue sticks, and a punchy 4-core processor.<\/p>\n<p>The visuals the Vita produces are stunning, with a crystal clear display, and great multi-tasking capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RIaJHh60hQY?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PlayStation Plus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another positive with the Vita is that, with PlayStation Plus, you are guaranteed to get free games every month.<\/p>\n<p>The games have been pretty good so far, with Sony avoiding dishing out titles that received largely negative reviews.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/63633-ps-plus-mays-free-games.html\">month&#8217;s free games for the Vita<\/a>\u00a0are Muramasa Rebirth (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/playstation-vita\/muramasa-rebirth\" target=\"_blank\">78 on Metacritic<\/a>) and Everybody\u2019s Golf (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2012-02-16-everybodys-golf-vita-review\" target=\"_blank\">7\/10 on Eurogamer<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That said, while the platform hasn&#8217;t been delivering as many must-have titles as we&#8217;d like, the Vita has had some great titles on it, including LittleBigPlanet (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/playstation-vita\/littlebigplanet-ps-vita\" target=\"_blank\">88 on Metacritic<\/a>) and Tearaway (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/playstation-vita\/tearaway\" target=\"_blank\">87 on Metacritic<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>If you are into Indie games, though, this platform is a must have &#8211; there are currently over 40 Indie games in development for the Vita.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cF78MzIOk-o?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Bad<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Storage restrictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the problems I have encountered with the Vita is that my storage space ran out very quickly, even with a 32GB card.<\/p>\n<p>The games are around 1.4GB \u2013 3.3GB in size, excluding patches, updates and DLC.<\/p>\n<p>Killzone: Mercenary, for example, takes up 3GB of space, thanks to 2 post-launch updates of 1.5GB each. This means that after you accumulate 5 games, it&#8217;s time to delete and transfer data.<\/p>\n<p>The only option is to buy another card, and they are not cheap: a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalahari.com\/Games\/Vita-32GB-Flash-Memory-Card_p_43665131#morebuyingoptions\" target=\"_blank\">32GB costs just over R700<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Living in the shadow of the PS4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The line-up for the Vita at the moments is looking rather dry.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Borderlands 2 is a must-have, but in terms of exclusivity, there is not much on offer.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of developers at the moment is set on the next-gen consoles, and there is no guarantee the Vita will ever see much of the spotlight again.<\/p>\n<p>The Remote Play feature is nifty, but it does not make the Vita a must-have. What Sony has planned for the handheld system, we cannot say for sure.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Verdict<\/h3>\n<p><b>Buy if you:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Like Indie games;<\/li>\n<li>Have a PS4 and want to use Remote Play;<\/li>\n<li>Want to reap the benefits of the PS+.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t buy if you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expect great games to be released frequently;<\/li>\n<li>Are deciding between as Vita and a PS4 (get the PS4);<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t like indie games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What do the PS Vita owners have to say about their pint-sized gaming platform? Let us know in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/63947-digital-gaming-deals-this-week-6.html\">Digital gaming deals this week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/63733-facebook-games-for-gamers.html\">Facebook games for gamers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/63877-watch-dogs-pre-order-price-roundup.html\">Watch Dogs pre-order price roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take a look at the pros and cons of the handheld gaming system in an effort to find the answer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":64069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21,527],"class_list":["post-64067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-headline","tag-ps-vita"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64093,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64067\/revisions\/64093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}