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Can you guys tell me if its worth it to get a PS TV? I own a bunch of PSP, PS3 and PS1 titles on PSN, but dont have a working system since my PS2 and PS3 died, except my PSP-3000. I like the smallness and simplicity of it. Is it still functioning with the store and what are the pros and cons of it?
It depends on what you want to play, there are quite a few ps1, psp, vita games that aren't compatible with the ps tv. It still functions fine with the store, from a portability standpoint it's a pretty cool little device if you can find it cheap and the games it is compatible with play great on it, being able to use a dualshock 3 or 4 to play psp and vita games is pretty nice. Other than some games not being compatible the only other con is that vita memory cards are pretty expensive since they use a proprietary format. The PS TV does work good but check out this list of compatible games with it before making your decision to buy one. http://www.reviews2go.com/playstatio...north-america/
It seems to support 99% of all the games I want to play, with only a few exceptions. Final Fantasy X Remaster is the only Vita game I'd actually buy physically (I know the X-2 is download only but I don't care for that one). I may pick one up. Sadly though, my PS3 controllers are screwed up and I don't have an HDTV in my room besides the den (where my mom watches all day) so those will have to be resolved before I can use it.
It also works with a dualshock 4 if you want to go that route, they go on sale quite often for around $40. It's a pretty good little ps1 and psp player, that's mainly what I use mine for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeckidy
And that's exactly why I want one. I like the smoothness of the DS4, so I wouldn't mind getting one as well. Question: can HDMI Monitors for PC be used like a standard HDMI TV to play these consoles?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hidden_Darkness
It should work fine with a pc hdmi monitor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeckidy
Then it's settled! I need to go to Goodwill and get me one of these, as I see them for cheap (about $15-20).Quote:
Originally Posted by Hidden_Darkness
The PS TV is most-definitely worth it. Consider it the smallest home console ever made. And a powerful one at that. It is my go to PS Vita system. Get it while you can. Expect this to raise to insane prices in 3 years time. You will wish then you had snatched one of them while you could.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeckidy
Amazon has them for $50 brand new. I will probably get one there, as they have free shipping for items over $25. BTW, is it true the WiFi is bad on this thing? How much worse than PSP? I always noticed PSP was slower than PS3 in terms of download from PSN.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
Yep, the PS TV is amazing. My only gripes are:
* Memory cards remain stupid expensive. You're looking at roughly $100 for the 64 GB card. Vita games can be upwards of 4 GB. I have an 8 GB card, and I'm sick of deleting games to make room for others, and that's just after 2-4 games.
*There are even games which can run on the PS TV will not let you load it from the PS Store unless you first load it to the PS3 as a middleman. It's dumb.Edit: This appears to be fixed now.
* Some PSP games remain unplayable since those UMDs never made it to the PSN Store. Not really a big deal (I got my PSP Go full knowing this), but still annoying if you were hoping to play Outrun, Sega Rally, or Virtua Tennis on the thing.
* No Netflix support. Again, just stupid for a TV device. No PS Vue support, either.
* A few games actually use the Vita's touchscreens. There's a built-in workaround to handle some options, but any game which actively uses touch as part of gameplay -- looking at Tearaway here, unfortunately -- means it's a no go on the PS TV.
* Vita and especially the PSP aren't terribly HD friendly. YMMV depending upon your display setup and tolerance. Know that playing, say, Skullgirls on PS TV won't hold a candle to the other titles actually designed for a large display.
In the scheme of things, these really aren't that bad. As much of a pain as the overpriced memory cards are, I do like that I can use the PS3 to get around that sort of by storing games on it. You'll still have to deal with lengthy transfer times, but it won't be quite as painful as downloading from the ever slow PS Store. As much as I want that 64 GB card, knowing that I'd still not have enough space for everything, I've come to accept this as my long term solution to the problem.
If you're new to PSP, then the PS TV offers an amazing and robust catalog of games before you even get to the Vita stuff. I actually like the PSP selection better, but Vita still gives you the best versions of Persona 4, Muramasa, and some others.
My PS3 is dead and I have no plans to repair it anytime soon. :\
What happens when you try to power up your PS3?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeckidy
It whirs when it boots up as usual, then when the light turns green, the system dies down with a weez. Some say it's the power supply.Quote:
Originally Posted by gamevet
I use mine to play PSP games and whatever Vita carts it accepts. Works great.
YLOD? You hear three quick beeps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeckidy
Not YLOD, it's a PS3 slim btw. It just turns off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benjamin
Oh, BTW, can the PSP be used as a middle-man to copy downloaded PSN games to PSTV? You can still access the store, it's just that the front page to access the library is broken and says it has been moved by Sony, but you can still access your account to DL past purchases by choosing the buttons in the upper right corner.
I think that as the PSTV is cracked open more it will be a much more robust device to play PSP and Vita games on. They have already done hacks which in conjunctions with Henkaku and a special adapter allow you to use a microSD card for storage instead of the official PSVita cards.
I finally got my hands on a PSTV recently and I must update everyone to let them know some things. First, is that a lot of the negative shit I've been told my people in this thread regarding PSTV is absolute brazenly false bullshit. The Wi-Fi is criticized on some sources, but it seems to download PSN games in 2-3 minutes that would've taken 15-20 on PSP, which itself was weaker than PS3 in Wi-Fi power. Second, I did not need a midway method to transfer games onto this. I have direct access to PSN through the device, and did not need a PS3 or PSP to download and then transfer games to it, which I now no longer have either. Everything seems stable. A generous guy on NintendoAge named Gloves offered to send me his with a 4GB memory card and AC adapter so long as I paid shipping, and it all worked out fine. I am happy with the device so far and now am back to playing PS1 classics.
As for Vita compatibility, I look forward to getting Final Fantasy X Remastered for this system, as it's one of the only Vita games I was ever really interested in.
Word over on TIZ is that the PSTV, when properly coaxed, makes a fine PSX/emulator box. If one pops up cheaply enough, I'll get one. Also, word is that some Toys R Us stores have them on clearance for about $17. Not all TRU stores, so YMMV.
So I woke up, saw your message, and attempted a response:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeckidy
That was my original response. I know what I experienced. We all did, and it annoyed me having some guy who just got his system saying otherwise. Before posting it though, I thought I should test Valkyrie Chronicles II just to make sure and was surprised to see it download. You can see from the GameFAQs post above, this one, and dozens of others on the Internet that this was a problem with the PSTV. Games like Peace Walker and others just would not run without using the PS3 as a middleman, if at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by me, earlier
You'll note that these links are from two years ago, so there's a possibility that Sony fixed it in that time, which is kind of weird given that the Vita and certainly the PSTV have been "dead" for some time now. I don't have time right now to go through them all, but it's nice to see the problem seemingly finally fixed. At any rate, thanks for encouraging me to check and see that I was wrong, and I am sorry for spending old and incorrect information.
It's quite easily forgiven. My apologies to any harshness, but I do tend to see a lot of anecdotal information, either from here or even NintendoAge, among others, that is massively exaggerated, spoken out of ignorance, and/or just plain false. I want to respect people in my niche group, but trust them too easily and take things for granted. Recently, I have been learning to shy away from it due to numerous instances of finding out they were not quite accurate and mindlessly parroting their opinions outside of the camp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benjamin