No one's making you use the PSN. Sony has the right to offer their service on their terms. If you want to use the PSN, you have to have the latest version of the PS3 OS. Like it or not, justifiable or not, that's Sony's right to offer their service on their terms.
Sony Euro boss: Japanese Vita sales not indicative of international reception
Jan 12th 2012 3:40PM (Joystiq)sales: America vs Japan (Millions)
PS2 56.26 vs 23.27
PSP 22.60 vs 18.22
PS3 21.50 vs 7.30
Try again?
Sony Euro boss: Japanese Vita sales not indicative of international reception
Jan 12th 2012 3:20PM (Joystiq)nope. The 3DS just got a Monster Hunter game, though.
Hirai: PlayStation Vita sells 500K, getting Netflix near US / EU launch
Jan 10th 2012 8:46AM (Joystiq)That would be Seaman. What a creepy, awesome game. Did you know it was narrated by Leonard Nimoy?
PS3 'Other OS' class action dismissed
Dec 13th 2011 1:53PM (Joystiq)Yeah, because they sure need those firmware updates to keep using what already works.
PS3 'Other OS' class action dismissed
Dec 13th 2011 1:51PM (Joystiq)You can still play them without a firmware update, you can just not get access to updates, web-enabled features, etc. because they use the PSN.
PS3 'Other OS' class action dismissed
Dec 13th 2011 11:58AM (Joystiq)It's not? So I purchase a new game, which comes with a code. I enter the code, verifying my new purchase, and play for free. Where did I pay to play?
PS3 'Other OS' class action dismissed
Dec 13th 2011 11:56AM (Joystiq)No one's making you use the PSN. Sony has the right to offer their service on their terms. If you want to use the PSN, you have to have the latest version of the PS3 OS. Like it or not, justifiable or not, that's Sony's right to offer their service on their terms.
New Xbox Live terms of service prevent class action lawsuits against Microsoft [update: opting out not allowed]
Dec 7th 2011 3:19PM (Joystiq)And how do you know they're too young to plat?
PSOne Classics and other Game Archives won't work on Vita at launch
Nov 29th 2011 4:11PM (Joystiq)They're also new, different Vita games, coming out at or close to launch, along with some other new IPs.
GameStop lists Vita memory card prices (start saving up now) [update]
Nov 28th 2011 5:16PM (Joystiq)That's assuming that an adapter can be made. For all we know this is just as small as a microSD card.