PSO2 for Playstation Vita Announced! (+blog)

[youcantcatchtheblue]

NICE!!!

I'm feeling very positive about this news. Need I remind you guys that PSO was THE game that revolutionized online games on consoles? Well now PSO2 is going to revolutionize online games for handhelds!!

As for payment systems,
I doubt it will be free to play. It's obviously monthly subscription for a PSO2 account which you can play both on PC and Vita. PSO2 is gonna burn a massive crater on my wallet like hotcakes dipped in acid!!

[Mag-X]

Do not want.

Now we're going to be stuck with the limitations of the PSV. Large expansions are going to be much more difficult since any updates are going to have to fit onto over-priced PSV memory cards. And whatever updates we do get are going to take twice as long to get since they have to test on two systems and wait for the OK from Sony to push it out to the PSV.

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[DoubleCannon]

Well so much for exclusive to PC lol. However I am not a sony person at all and will stick to PC. I am kinda sad about this news

[Ryudo]

Do not want.

Now we're going to be stuck with the limitations of the PSV. Large expansions are going to be much more difficult since any updates are going to have to fit onto over-priced PSV memory cards. And whatever updates we do get are going to take twice as long to get since they have to test on two systems and wait for the OK from Sony to push it out to the PSV.

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no, they dont, I posted this in another thread but I'll post it again here for relevance

This generation ought to have been a hotbed for consoles MMOs. The online capabilities are firmly there. But platform holder red-tape has kept MMOs largely at bay.

The crux of the issue: how an MMO can be patched, updated and charged for - as they are without restriction on PC.

But Dust 514 won't fall at that hurdle.

"We have complete ability to service and update the game as much as needed," Brandon Laurino declared.

But Sony's willingness to adhere to CCP's requirements wasn't special, one-off treatment for a PS3 exclusive. The ground MMO specialist CCP and Sony have broken was done so to benefit the entire PSN platform.

"I can't speak for Sony," Laurino said, "but part of the reason they've engaged with us on this is to be able to bring this business model full force to their platforms moving forward."

"Certainly the intention here is to evolve the whole console business model, and we're doing it in a way where it's not just specific to us necessarily. This was very much an evolution and learning exercise for them as much as us."
'Sony "removed" PSN barriers for free-to-play MMO Dust 514' Screenshot cosplay

PlayStation Network boss Jack Buser echoed this sentiment yesterday, when he talked about Sony's willingness to engage in new business models, as in Dust 514.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...y-mmo-dust-514

they announced this just a day or two ago, this is not coincidental MMOs and similar games like PSO2 have autonomy to update and upgrade as they liek without passing approval processes on sony consoles now so no-one needs to worry PSV or PS3 will somehow slow things down

[r00tabaga]

I saw no mention of PS Victory.....so are we getting two games for Vita?!? That would be really, REALLY COOL!

[Ezodagrom]

no, they dont, I posted this in another thread but I'll post it again here for relevance

This generation ought to have been a hotbed for consoles MMOs. The online capabilities are firmly there. But platform holder red-tape has kept MMOs largely at bay.

The crux of the issue: how an MMO can be patched, updated and charged for - as they are without restriction on PC.

But Dust 514 won't fall at that hurdle.

"We have complete ability to service and update the game as much as needed," Brandon Laurino declared.

But Sony's willingness to adhere to CCP's requirements wasn't special, one-off treatment for a PS3 exclusive. The ground MMO specialist CCP and Sony have broken was done so to benefit the entire PSN platform.

"I can't speak for Sony," Laurino said, "but part of the reason they've engaged with us on this is to be able to bring this business model full force to their platforms moving forward."

"Certainly the intention here is to evolve the whole console business model, and we're doing it in a way where it's not just specific to us necessarily. This was very much an evolution and learning exercise for them as much as us."
'Sony "removed" PSN barriers for free-to-play MMO Dust 514' Screenshot cosplay

PlayStation Network boss Jack Buser echoed this sentiment yesterday, when he talked about Sony's willingness to engage in new business models, as in Dust 514.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...y-mmo-dust-514

they announced this just a day or two ago, this is not coincidental MMOs and similar games like PSO2 have autonomy to update and upgrade as they liek without passing approval processes on sony consoles now so no-one needs to worry PSV or PS3 will somehow slow things down

Oh, that's nice to know, hopefully they'll do this for PSO2 as well.
After seeing an article saying that Microsoft charges $40000 per patch, I was afraid that Sony could have similar policies (and that would hurt the post release support of the game).

[moorebounce]

I'll pass. I'm not a big fan of handhelds so all this means nothing to me unless they delay PSO2 PC because of this.

[MoonlightMyau]

I'm a bit indifferent to the news.

I imagine Sega are hoping everybody on PSU/PSP2/I will make their way to PSO2 and are of course hoping for a big community, which is better for everybody. If the PSV and PC players are on the same server, then perhaps this is an indication that they're also planning international servers, which would be fantastic.

However, I'd hate for the game to be plagued by any form of limitation or exclusions for either Vita or PC players.

[Link1275]

This is great news, now I don't have to worry about my PC having specs that are too low! Time to find a job, demand at least minimum wage, and save the money up for a 3G PSVita(so I can play when I don't have internet) and my first few months of the 3G service!

[vPharaohv]

So will the Vita be the exact same as the PC? Or will there be a dumb down in content or graphics or anything?