However, when it comes to playing Vita games, the worst thing about the Vita TV is the lack of a touchscreen. While the Vita TV does have a virtual touchscreen (that turns your thumbsticks into mouse-like pointers when you click R3 or L3), it is hardly practical if you need to touch something with any speed or accuracy. Playing Shinovi Versus, where you have to “tap” the screen to lock on to a target, was made more than a little difficult. In other games where you are in no rush to touch the screen, though, it works well enough. 2P
The other downside to the Vita TV is that it can by no means play all Vita games (Japanese). Many popular, big name titles simply won't run at present—though more titles will no doubt be added as time goes on. P
As for playing PSP games and PS1 games, it works fantastically. Unlike the PSP 2000/3000, the Vita TV outputs the PSP games at 720p—filling the whole TV screen. Games appear smooth—if a tad pixelated—and overall look much better than when I output from my PSP 2000. PS1 games look equally good and mirror what they look like if you were to play them from a PS3.
There is one more important thing of note, however. If you were thinking of importing you may want to think twice. At present you can only use a Japanese PSN account—meaning any games you have on a Western account are not playable. And while some Western versions of games are compatible with the Vita TV, most require patches that may or may not work with the Western regions' versions. (I was personally only able to test Lumines which does not require a patch.)3P
When it comes down to it, the Vita TV is an affordable alternative to the Vita with its mere 10,000 yen ($100) price tag. More than that though, if you are a PS1 or PSP lover and want those games to look the best they can on your HDTV, the Vita TV may be right up your alley. So let’s all hope it comes West soon. P
The PlayStation Vita TV was released in Japan on November 14, 2013. There is currently no word on a Western release. P
Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.
xbox one console
xbox 360 slim power supply
gameboy advance sp charger
Written by sylar723zhang
