PlayStation Vita Social Club (Opening Night - San Francisco)

[tbaxt3r]

Yeah it would go to the poor nerd guy that lives in his parents basement

[akeem630]

cool we can keep it

[sgc3605]

any word on a white model becase i seen hundreds of finger prints on that black one

[highoffcoffee496]

@candyman thanks so much for the feedback :)

[highoffcoffee496]

@Candyham would u say a majority of the people there were impressed with the vita? or not so much?

[CandyHam]

@highoffcoffee496 This was opening night and many of us had gotten word from gaming sites, so the audience was mostly gamers; meaning we had a good idea of what to expect, and I think those expectations were exceeded. That said, being gamers, we are also Sony's most critical audience, so you'd see some fans were eager to talk with Jeff and Sid about what frustrates them, like the lack of clicking thumbsticks, or the limited backwards compatibility, and *especially* the memory card situation.

[unknownbruneian]

@CandyHam thanks for the quick reply, i was kinda worried about the sticks but now not so much :D cant wait for the vita >:D

[unknownbruneian]

how are the sticks of the ps vita compared to the ps3 controller?

[CandyHam]

@unknownbruneian I can confirm the sticks do not click (L3/R3).

The sticks are shorter too, so they move around less, but I can still imagine FPS games like Call of Duty as very playable. The deadzones were appropriate in all of the games I played; Uncharted felt completely familiar. The rubber grips on top of the sticks are small, and my hands weren't sweaty, so I can't say how they'll work in an intense session.

[drepsx3]

They gave away an actual Vita?

[CandyHam]

@drepsx3 No, an "IOU" for one. He'll get it a day before launch, though.

[death13935893]

@CandyHam that blows i get it a week before launch

[SuaveLlaveBlog]

hahaha i see myself, blue polo. 2:00

[LordSpanky]

oh man the face buttons are tiny :(

[CandyHam]

@LordSpanky Indeed they are smaller than the PSP buttons. But they have a good, clicky tactile feedback and won't have the quality problems like the face buttons on early PSP models.