http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Sony-to-kill-PlayStation-Portable-20140603

I never thought I'd take to handheld gaming so only inherited one in 2011, and only used it on and off for 2 years before getting a PS Vita. Still, that year I spent 2 months in Germany and it kept me busy playing through FF7-9 and GTA Chinatown Wars. Was an awesome experience and a great way to play PS1 classics. Also I still find the cross-bar interface better than the PS Vita bubbles.

I really must pick up some old PSP titles for the Vita and experience more of what the platform offered.

That is sad, but inevitable. The PSP was a great piece of hardware and during the load shedding in 2008 made my time in the dark extremely bearable, dare I say it, pleasurable. I definitely do not use my PSV as much as I did my PSP, but it is a worthy successor IMO.

Magius said ...

That is sad, but inevitable. The PSP was a great piece of hardware and during the load shedding in 2008 made my time in the dark extremely bearable, dare I say it, pleasurable. I definitely do not use my PSV as much as I did my PSP, but it is a worthy successor IMO.

Hear hear! I agree with you 100% regarding the PSP. Amazing piece of hardware. Running the God of War games on there always left me astounded.

May I ask... why don't you play your PSV as much? I have been eyeing them and would like some perspective.

@Siosal - I'll give my 2 cents. With PS+ it's amazing, not only for free games (which are going to be more frequent now) but also the PS+ discounts added on top of general sales.

I mostly use it for indie titles (which it's perfect for) and with a PS4, I've got some good use out of remote play via wifi. You'd never want to play anything that requires really quick reactions (Wolfenstein: The New Order as an example) but
I've played ton's of slower-paced games while lazing around the house or in bed such as Thief, Infamous SS and even some Watch Dogs. I'm pretty much using it every day and love playing indie titles during my lunch break.

@Lurch. Thanks, I appreciate the response. Right now I am just so freaking ecstatic that I can resume patch downloads on PS4, never mind play it remotely

I do miss my PSP, and I would love to try Uncharted: Golden Abyss.

inFamous: SS is the one game I want to get though I can't imagine playing it through a Vita. What do you do for L2 and R2? Or even the track pad?

i played the crap out of my psp back in the day i owned the psp 1000/2000/3000 i ended up selling them all along with all my games a few years back i currentley have a psv i jam it quite alot but not as much as i did my psp i put like 150 hours in to mhfu.

may you be missed ;_;7

Siosal said ...

Magius said ...

That is sad, but inevitable. The PSP was a great piece of hardware and during the load shedding in 2008 made my time in the dark extremely bearable, dare I say it, pleasurable. I definitely do not use my PSV as much as I did my PSP, but it is a worthy successor IMO.

Hear hear! I agree with you 100% regarding the PSP. Amazing piece of hardware. Running the God of War games on there always left me astounded.

May I ask... why don't you play your PSV as much? I have been eyeing them and would like some perspective.

Simply time. I love the PSV, but I have every gaming system bar the XB1 and I will get that in September on launch. With work, a wife, 2 dogs and 2 cats and friends and cycling, game time is limited to Friday night and one of Saturday or Sunday. I also use my PSV more for PS1 games and am currently jamming FFX on it and it is AMAZING.

@Magius Makes sense. I have the same problem with my gaming. Thanks for the feedback.

Siosal said ...

@Lurch. Thanks, I appreciate the response. Right now I am just so freaking ecstatic that I can resume patch downloads on PS4, never mind play it remotely

I do miss my PSP, and I would love to try Uncharted: Golden Abyss.

inFamous: SS is the one game I want to get though I can't imagine playing it through a Vita. What do you do for L2 and R2? Or even the track pad?

@Siosal - most games seem to require a dedicated control scheme and often when booting up the game via remote play, you'll get a pop-up screen with the Vita controls (Wolfenstein doesn't even bother with this and defaults everything to the back touch pad quadrants).

The triggers are typically the bumpers on the Vita while most games split the front screen and back touchpad in half for the bumpers and stick-clicks. Makes it easier to just tap a side of the screen/touch pad, rather than accurately hitting a quadrant. Some games put some effort in, Watch Dogs for examples allows you to tap the minimap on the front screen to open the city map which is both easy and practical.

There's definitely limitations but some games work well. Otherwise it depends on how you're playing. I'm mostly doing the Watch Dogs collectible missions via remote play and any action-centric main missions on the console (sometimes it's not worth losing the visual spectacle on the small screen). A game I forgot to mention was Outlast and the DLC via remote play. Easy controls and surprisingly scary when you're focused on a screen close to your face. My wife was less than impressed with me playing that in bed but it was awesome while it lasted.

@Lurch Brilliant feedback. Thanks a ton.

Just picturing you playing Outlast in bed with the wife watching... that's funny.