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Since I thought the cheap 3DS games thread was a good idea. I thought I would start one for the PS Vita. I will maintain this site a few times a day going forward. Post links up to new deals and I will add them to the OP. Anyhow, here we go:

Updated 2/5/2014

Amazon:

Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational $15.50

Lumines- Electronic Symphony $18.49

MLB 12 The Show- $5.88

Silent Hill: Book of Memories- $11.68

Spy Hunter- $14.89

Gravity Rush- $18.53

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time- $19.12

Need for Speed: Most Wanted- $15.99

Persona 4 Golden - $19.99


Best Buy:


GameStop:

Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified $19..99 New/ $17.99 Used

 
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pagongster55 said:
Can you guys remind me what time Play Asia usually opens up their pre orders for sale? Hoping to snag Knytt Underground this morning.

Figured it out, 11am EST.
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G_x51 said:
The reddit thread is speculating based on no evidence other than the carts are EPROM based. Then ask if there are any facts to disprove their speculations with sources.

lol You don't make speculatings then ask for facts with sources to disprove your guesses. You first search for facts to prove your hypothesis probable/correct.

It's a bunch of BS, the 10 year number is coming out of someone's ass. People even replied having EPROM carts still working from the 90s.
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elessar123 said:
It's one of those things that depends on storage conditions too. Put it in an outdoor shed in Phoenix will probably cause it to not last a decade.
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Wanted to chime in that back in the early 2000's this was debated concerning all manner of EEPROM chips, especially those containing the BIOS of vintage computers, and even some Sega Genesis game release. While it was (perhaps still is) theorized and reported by the manufacturers of those chips back in the 1980's and early 1990's that EEPROMs should last for a average of 10,000 power cycles before failure, it was purely speculative even on their part. It was truly just a "professional guesstimate" because the manufacturing technology and the product materials were still so new to the world no one could give a practical estimation of the life span under normal.intended usage. Honestly, it could be 10,000 power cycles, but since the Vita is rarely off (sleep mode) , I'd dare say those of us who are early system adopters still using our original system to this day haven't even performed a hundred power cycles yet.

I have Atari 2600 game carts, and those are still working, but @elessar123 has pointed out, care of the product does play a very important role in the longevity of how long any electronic device will last.

 
idogames said:
I think more and more people are going to start using Vita mods.
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The game went free to play on PC as Dead or Alive Venus Vacation. They even added more girls (Lei Fang and the other new Girl were ported back for Scarlet.) You have to do some VPN shenanigans to get to the official Steam Asia English version but it works after you claim it. It's behind the Japanese DMM games in updates which led to a lot of misinformation saying the game was censored because the JP version had just added some kind of swimsuit grabbing.

 
anotherpoorgamer said:
Are there any not so obvious, import-friendly Vita games with at least English subtitles/text?
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  • IA/VT, but that "sale" price is absurd (rhythm game, English isn't necessary)
  • Miracle Girls Festival (same as above but with a more reasonable price)
  • Taiko no Tatsujin (same as above, my favorite of the three)
  • Hotline Miami (has English subs, but only one of the games is on the cart; you can't redeem the other game without a JP PSN account)
Plus obviously anything with an ESRB rating or that says English. Just my two cents at a glance.

  • Airship Q (has English subs in a PSN patch)
  • Dokuro (has English subs)
 
62t said:
started on the 11th and some stuff actually went up in price
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play asia is a mess. not even cheap. especially when u gotta pay shipping. makes it worse. they also a reseller too. put it higher than retail when it comes with CE and LE stuff.

 
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Are there any not so obvious, import-friendly Vita games with at least English subtitles/text?
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$7.99 - Vegas Party (R2 Europe exclusive, English)

https://www.play-asia.com/vegas-party/13/70bc3t

$10.99 - Lego The Lord of the Rings (R1, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/lego-the-lord-of-the-rings/13/7056l3

$16.99 - World of Final Fantasy (R1, English)

https://www.play-asia.com/world-of-final-fantasy/13/708x8v

$17.99 - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (R1, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/lego-harry-potter-years-5-7/13/704a09

$18.99 - Lumo (R2 Europe exclusive, English)

https://www.play-asia.com/lumo/13/70adnh

$18.99 - Spy Hunter (R1, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/spy-hunter/13/7056wv

$18.99 - One Piece: Burning Blood (R2 Europe, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/one-piece-burning-blood/13/7098lx

$19.99 - 8GB Memory Card
https://www.play-asia.com/playstation-vita-memory-card-8gb/13/704fai

$25.99 - The Longest Five Minutes (R1 exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/the-longest-five-minutes/13/70cedt

$26.99 - Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster (R3 exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/final-fantasy-x-2-hd-remaster-english/13/707g9z

$26.99 - Uppers (R2 Japan, Japanese)
https://www.play-asia.com/uppers/13/709bh9

$27.99 - Fast Striker (R3 Play-Asia exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/fast-striker-limited-edition/13/70ccgv

$27.99 - Severed (R3 Play-Asia exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/severed-limited-edition/13/70c5pb

$27.99 - Tachyon Project (R3 Play-Asia exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/tachyon-project-limited-edition/13/70bb9b

$29.99 - Bullet Girls Phantasia (R3 Play-Asia exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/bullet-girls-phantasia-multi-language/13/70beob

$29.99 - Muv-Luv (R2 Europe, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/muv-luv/13/70bw9v

$29.99 - Super Robot Wars V (R3 exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/super-robot-wars-v-english-subs/13/70a98h

$31.99 - Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (R2 Europe, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/atelier-shallie-plus-alchemists-of-the-dusk-sea/13/70aolx

$36.99 - Accel World VS. Sword Art Online (R3 exclusive, English)
https://www.play-asia.com/accel-world-vs-sword-art-online-english-subs/13/70b4kt

$44.99 - SD Gundam G Generation Genesis (R3 exclusive, English - The only multi-cart Vita game!)
https://www.play-asia.com/sd-gundam-g-generation-genesis-english-subs/13/70a0nd

$57.99 - 32GB Memory Card
https://www.play-asia.com/playstation-vita-memory-card-32gb/13/704fak


They've actually sold out of quite a lot of games, including one of the two games I personally ordered, just since yesterday.

 
I've seen a few good deals on PlayAsia, but the really expensive shipping, and the time that it takes to arrive kind of kills it for me. Especially if it gets flagged by customs. I had that happen to an Anime Blu Ray that I bought once, and it took almost two months to get to me.
 
Zantra said:
I've seen a few good deals on PlayAsia, but the really expensive shipping, and the time that it takes to arrive kind of kills it for me. Especially if it gets flagged by customs. I had that happen to an Anime Blu Ray that I bought once, and it took almost two months to get to me.
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best deal was when they had free shipping on almost everything.

 
Used Vita games are buy 1 get 1 free from GS during their BF/whatever sale.  See the ad for specific dates.   This may be good if your stores have any games with boxes still.

 
Stopped by GameStop this morning. Majority of their used Vita games don’t have the original artwork for the games. It was a really sad selection, too.

 
Yeah, GS is always YMMV with this stuff.   It's been a while since I've even bought any vita games in GS and at this point it's been over a year since I've bought any physical vita games at all since I've moved over to switch for most stuff.

 
Yeah they include NDS games as well in that list and I can guarantee most of those cases/manuals are long gone. I only get Vita/3DS/NDS/other portable games if they're super cheap cart only or magically have the box. Since those two usually don't align I usually just don't.

 
Tweeg said:
Not a clue.

Darkest Dungeon (Standard Edition, R2 Europe) is on sale now for $17.50 + shipping from Signature Edition Games!
https://signatureeditiongames.com/collections/ps-vita-games/products/darkest-dungeon-collectors-edition-on-ps-vita?variant=13657332744227
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I am a huge darkest dungeon fan and I want people to be aware that shortly after this version of the game was released they patched the game with a huge 1gb patch on vita. It pissed me off because I thought I was finally going to have the complete game on cart but it turns out I was wrong.
 
- Cyber Monday Deals Report -
Ever shrinking list of available deals. Once they're gone, they tend to stay gone.

AksysGames.com
$14.99 - Drive Girls

$14.99 - Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
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$19.99 - 7'scarlet - PlayStation Vita w/ bonus card set!
$19.99 - Bad Apple Wars
$19.99 - Code: Realize ~Wintertide Miracles~
$19.99 - Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk - PlayStation Vita with bonus card set!
$19.99 - Psychedelica of The Black Butterfly - PlayStation Vita with bonus card set
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$39.99 - Code: Realize ~Wintertide Miracles~: Limited Edition

NISAmerica.com
$14.99 - GOD WARS Future Past
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$29.99 - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
$29.99 - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
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$69.99 - Danganronpa Trilogy Bundle (games 1 - 3)

XSeedGames.com
$19.99 - Akiba's Beat

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$29.99 - Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star: Noble Phantasm Edition
$29.99 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
 

EDIT:
Aksys added more games to their sale at around noon EDT.

EDIT 2:

NISA Added the Danganronpa Trilogy Bundle at 1p.m. EDT.

 
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It's round 2 of the NIS Holiday Sale, featuring this deal at only $29.99:
https://store.nisamerica.com/holiday-sale-2019-classics-sale/games/operation-babel-new-tokyo-legacy-limited-edition-ps-vita

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Staind204 said:
Literally like 2 people want a soundtrack. I am so annoyed that they keep forcing you to buy the CD if you want the game. The greed at LRG is real..
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Just 3 more releases and I'm done [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

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Staind204 said:
Literally like 2 people want a soundtrack. I am so annoyed that they keep forcing you to buy the CD if you want the game. The greed at LRG is real..
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Just 3 more releases and I'm done [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

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Staind204 said:
Literally like 2 people want a soundtrack. I am so annoyed that they keep forcing you to buy the CD if you want the game. The greed at LRG is real..
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I had to open a ticket because the soundtrack that was supposed to be included in the first one wasn't in the package. So they made me buy it and then didn't ship it. I opened a ticket so I'm sure I'll get it (eventually™), but it's still annoying.

 
jedex said:
Just 3 more releases and I'm done [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

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You know their mentality is "these vita collectors are crazy, lets just throw in some crap we want to get rid of.. they will still buy it if we bundle it with the game." I wouldn't be surprised if they started bundling T-shirts, stickers, etc with the last vita games just to dump their inventory of junk.

 
I'm just happy that Limited Run is issuing me a refund for Night Trap on vita. I just packed it up and sent it back to them today. I am happy to not own that broken game.

 
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Staind204 said:
You know their mentality is "these vita collectors are crazy, lets just throw in some crap we want to get rid of.. they will still buy it if we bundle it with the game." I wouldn't be surprised if they started bundling T-shirts, stickers, etc with the last vita games just to dump their inventory of junk.
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Don't say that, you'll give them ideas

They know they could price it at $500 and completionist would be at their mercy.

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flybrione said:
I'm just happy that Limited Run is issuing me a refund for Night Trap on vita. I just packed it up and sent it back to them today. I am happy to not own that broken game.
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Didn't the patch just come out? Or are we still waiting? Could've sworn someone mentioned it had been sent to Sony.

 
WingsDJY said:
Didn't the patch just come out? Or are we still waiting? Could've sworn someone mentioned it had been sent to Sony.
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Most of us bought the game because we thought it would work without patches.
This game will not work without patches, after waiting a year for a patch and finding out that the game still has issues I am fine not having this game anymore in my vita collection. The game shouldn't have been released physically on vita in the first place. I'm not sure how it passed certification.

 
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flybrione said:
Most of us bought the game because we thought it would work without patches.
This game will not work without patches, after waiting a year for a patch and finding out that the game still has issues I am fine not having this game anymore in my vita collection. The game shouldn't have been released physically on vita in the first place. I'm not sure how it passed certification.
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Sony certification is really just to make sure the games aren't improperly accessing their hardware or PSN. The developer (Screaming Villains, which is one guy) should have tested it better, but it seemed like he was on a deadline from LRG to get something pushed out due to cartridge production deadlines.

IIRC Shakedown Hawaii did more or less the same thing (put a buggy game on cart to hit the deadline), but their patch was ready to go when physicals started shipping.

 
Tothoro said:
Sony certification is really just to make sure the games aren't improperly accessing their hardware or PSN. The developer (Screaming Villains, which is one guy) should have tested it better, but it seemed like he was on a deadline from LRG to get something pushed out due to cartridge production deadlines.

IIRC Shakedown Hawaii did more or less the same thing (put a buggy game on cart to hit the deadline), but their patch was ready to go when physicals started shipping.
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I am aware that Shakedown Hawaii required some patches but the developer of this game told the community before the game went on sale that it was going to need a patch. He was honesty with everyone, a great developer and also one guy making a game.

It's nice that Limited Run are giving out refunds for Night Trap and I am happy about it.
I will use the refund I get to buy another game from them for Switch.

 
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Am I the only one who just can't get excited for the Nintendo Switch?

Original model was such a rush to market affair. Just a glorified tablet with severe issues. The Switch Lite I was cautiously optimistic for, and while it did address many of the hardware flaws of the original model, it's still just this massive rectangular thing that doesn't excite me in the least. Sure, it is undeniably getting some great games ported to it, but I feel no love for the system. I look at the Nintendo Switches, and all I feel for them is utter disappointment as Nintendo didn't learn much from their past mistakes.

Then, realizing Switch is the only "portable" system that allows you to play certain console game ports is just depressing. Switch is by no means a replacement for the Vita. Vita is a true handheld system and fits in one's pocket. Switch no. Switch Lite, maybe if you were wearing baggy cargo pants, but even then hard to say for sure if that would fit. So I don't know what's going to happen with the handhelds market at this point.

Evercade is out now, but I don't honestly see that capturing even a percent of the market as it has lower specs than the Vita, and the company behind it is all about wanting to push sales of retro game compilations on that platform. Sony has officially announced they've dropped themselves out of the handhelds market this month, with no plans for a future dedicated handheld system in the works. Microsoft considers their Surface Tablet PCs to be as close to a handheld gaming system as they care to get. So that leaves us with... well, Sega (optimism) and the mysterious unknown new contenders, such as Evercade, that are yet to be.

All that having been said, we're down to the final six R1 Vita games due for release in the coming months. One of those games goes on sale just next week, and two of these titles are in question if they will ever officially release to market at all. Still yet a trickle of English titles will be released out of R3 by Play-Asia's EastAsia Soft for as long as people are still willing to buy them and Sony is willing keep on manufacturing them.

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PS Vita Region 1 Physical Game Directory and Checklists, and Regions 2, 3, and 4 Checklists:
http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/collect


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Announced & Upcoming Vita Physical Releases for Region 1:
Listed alphabetically by year and quarter with release date after game title.

- 2019 -
- 4th Quarter
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (12/27)

- 2020 - Release Dates Not Yet Announced -
Aban Hawkins & The 1001 Spikes - The Temple of the Dead Mourns the Living (TBA, if ever)
Papers, Please: A Dystopian Document Thriller (TBA)
Super Meat Boy (TBA)
VVVVVV (TBA, if ever)
Revenge of the Bird King (TBA)


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Tweeg said:
Am I the only one who just can't get excited for the Nintendo Switch?
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Well, fresh out the gate, I saw the NS as the Wii U 2.0, as it was what the Wii U should have been. But since "N" is all about the "gimmick", we got what was affordable for them at the time, but that tablet was beyond wasted(only served to run up cost, and limit specs). While many like the home/portable aspect of the NS, I'm 100% handheld, and being able to hook an under powered system to a TV wasn't for me. I also found the OG way to big, and OMG, those removable JC are all but useless, and I have very small hands. So I was always avoiding that model, as most of what made it special, happened to be features I didn't want, so why pay the premium?

I was always waiting on the Lite, or whatever they came up with, and while I'm OK with the unit, I'm in no rush to grab it. The Wii U and NS have been the first two "N" systems I didn't buy at launch, and the NS Lite is their first portable I haven't bought at launch. But my lack of interest probably has more to do with "N" and the games they currently make, and the way they run shop.

I'm currently catching up on my past Vita library, so yeah, that may be playing a part, but I do actually like the NS Lite in general, as it's just about as big as I'm willing to go. I do love the Vita's size, and wish "N" had removed more of the dead space, but that unit is very light weight, so the bigger footprint isn't that bad for me. I was NEVER gonna put my Vita in my pocket, but I could, and since being pocket-able isn't a requirement for me, it wasn't a strike against. I waited 1 whole year for the small N3DS to arrive here, and even though I didn't want that AC bundle NoA forced on us, I bought it day one. So yeah, the NS Lite is OK in my book, but while I would like to get one, I haven't yet, so that may say more about it, than I just did. LOL

 
My initial reaction to the Switch was definitely muted. My launch Wii's disc drive was failing, so it kind of forced me to get a WiiU. I got the games I wanted, namely Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros., and then the Switch was announced. And then those ports were announced just after I bought the DLC for them (among others). Even though it was no one's fault, I felt slighted.

So I held off on the Switch. The Nintendo developed/published games excite me to an extent, they always do, but everything else made me think, "well, have that/played that on WiiU and there isn't much difference in the Switch version or I have that on Vita or I rather play it on PS4/PC or got it FREE on PC and have never gotten around to it."

The Switch Lite peaked my interest because of its design. I really like the way it looks. Last week I got a great deal on a near new Switch Lite, sd card and five games, two of which I really wanted, one of which is 'Breath of the Wild' (which I have/played on WiiU), so I bit the bullet. I've only had it a few days, and I'm not exactly blown away. The system does feel nice, but it feels cheap. It isn't, but I'm afraid I'm going to snap it in half. I never felt that with my PSP or Vita or tablets. I've only really played Starlink, which I am enjoying, and I will have plenty of time while on vacation over the holidays to sink my teeth in the other games I have, but unlike every other system I've ever gotten, I'm not rushing to pick up the other games I want for the Switch.

I don't know. I think I'm more disappointed in myself for not being more excited than anything else.

As far as the Vita, the only remaining game of any interest to me is 'Super Meat Boy' and only because it'll sell out quick. (I have the game on PC).

 
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