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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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YaoZing said:
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Ok I think I'm done purchasing Vita games until my Ys VIII CE comes in. WOFF came in sealed and the loose cart is Hyperdimensional Action Unleashed (thanks GS.com...)

Man what a fun system to collect for. Now I just need to figure out which game to play...
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I like the red Vita. What's the game in the upper right next to toukiden 2?
 
boneless said:
I like the red Vita. What's the game in the upper right next to toukiden 2?
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It's a beauty, the x and o buttons being flipped takes a little getting used to but it's not so bad. The game in the upper right is Operation Abyss a dungeon crawler and first in the series before Operation Babel.

 
YaoZing said:
It's a beauty, the x and o buttons being flipped takes a little getting used to but it's not so bad. The game in the upper right is Operation Abyss a dungeon crawler and first in the series before Operation Babel.
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Operation Abyss is pretty hard to find a complete copy in GS at least in my area, I'm still searching.
 
YaoZing said:
It's a beauty, the x and o buttons being flipped takes a little getting used to but it's not so bad. The game in the upper right is Operation Abyss a dungeon crawler and first in the series before Operation Babel.
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I know that the X and O buttons are switched during navigation of the operating system (settings, etc) but can't you switch their functions for the actual games themselves, in the Settings?
 
chimpmeister said:
I know that the X and O buttons are switched during navigation of the operating system (settings, etc) but can't you switch their functions for the actual games themselves, in the Settings?
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I haven't checked settings yet but I have noticed that some games will automatically default to the standard NA X/O configuration. Some games I tried kept the Japanese configuration such as Soul Sacrifice.

 
chimpmeister said:
I know that the X and O buttons are switched during navigation of the operating system (settings, etc) but can't you switch their functions for the actual games themselves, in the Settings?
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You can switch them in the settings, but that swaps everything, so the menu will work as it should, but then within game, will now be changed as well. I tried it when it was first offered, but I changed it right back.

Most US games once started, operate as they should, so only the OS menu is really an issue. There are still a few games that don't change automatically based on the region origin, but it's a small amount. So if you change this in the settings, then all the games that work right, no longer do.

Since there are some games that work one way, and then some that work correctly, I've just never really had much of an issue. Especially when you play games across several different platforms. If one button takes me out, then I know the other is the selection one.

 
chrislaustin said:
You can switch them in the settings, but that swaps everything, so the menu will work as it should, but then within game, will now be changed as well. I tried it when it was first offered, but I changed it right back.

Most US games once started, operate as they should, so only the OS menu is really an issue. There are still a few games that don't change automatically based on the region origin, but it's a small amount. So if you change this in the settings, then all the games that work right, no longer do.

Since there are some games that work one way, and then some that work correctly, I've just never really had much of an issue. Especially when you play games across several different platforms. If one button takes me out, then I know the other is the selection one.
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Wow that's annoying. Glad I have several NA Vita systems, would rather not deal with the irritation of having to adjust to different buttons.
 
TooPoor said:
I alternate between Switch and Vita, it is actually pretty easy to get used to alternating the button positions from game to game.
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Yeah, I've been playing across multiple systems since the Atari Colecovision days, so adjusting to the changes between systems is the norm. I've also been importing since the late 80's, early 90's, so that has also made the Vita X/O issue not much of one, at least for me.

 
For my fellow CAG's that are interested in buying a physical copy of Drive Girls PS Vita, a website called shop4america.com has the EU physical version for $27.99 shipped. I picked up a copy myself & for those wondering if this site is safe & legit, yes it 100% is. I always use PayPal to make payment & shipping is fairly quick considering it's coming from another continent. I bought Painkiller: Hell & Damnantion PS3 for $14.99 shipped & I bought Slain: Back from Hell PS4 for $19.99 shipped. Both arrived in about 2 weeks in perfect condition with no loose discs (even though I plan on opening both, eventually).

I figured this is a great deal considering we might not get a physical NA version & if we ever did it'd most likely be sold at a retail price of $39.99 & I have my doubts Best Buy would even carry it.

Link to EU version of Drive Girls PS Vita for $27.99 shipped :

https://www.shop4america.com/playstation-vita-games/drive-girls-ps-vita-game?gclid=CMey0szZjtUCFdxMDQoddlkIqQ
 
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Backlog Hog said:
Link to EU version of Drive Girls PS Vita for $27.99 shipped :

https://www.shop4america.com/playstation-vita-games/drive-girls-ps-vita-game?gclid=CMey0szZjtUCFdxMDQoddlkIqQ
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Thanks for the heads up, but I hate getting these imports if and when there is a chance for a US version. I did just order Velocity 2X for the Vita from Play-Asia a few days back, as I haven't heard anything about that US version since it was first announced. So I may grab Drive Girls, if I see it's getting hard to find, even if there is no confirmation on the US side or not.

 
chrislaustin said:
Thanks for the heads up, but I hate getting these imports if and when there is a chance for a US version. I did just order Velocity 2X for the Vita from Play-Asia a few days back, as I haven't heard anything about that US version since it was first announced. So I may grab Drive Girls, if I see it's getting hard to find, even if there is no confirmation on the US side or not.
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No prob, happy to help.

And just a heads up / pure speculation but :

Rising Star Games are based in the UK. They published a physical version of Lumo on PS Vita and that was EU only so maybe it's an EU only release for the physical version of Drive Girls.
 
Backlog Hog said:
No prob, happy to help.

And just a heads up / pure speculation but :

Rising Star Games are based in the UK. They published a physical version of Lumo on PS Vita and that was EU only so maybe it's an EU only release for the physical version of Drive Girls.
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WOW, I didn't know that. I actually got Lumo from Play-Asia on sale awhile back, as I knew that wasn't coming out here. But Askys is releasing it here, and they do physical games all the time, so who knows? If not for Askys doing it here, I would for sure know it wasn't coming, but they announced it, just no other info.

 
Backlog Hog said:
For my fellow CAG's that are interested in buying a physical copy of Drive Girls PS Vita, a website called shop4america.com has the EU physical version for $27.99 shipped. I picked up a copy myself & for those wondering if this site is safe & legit, yes it 100% is. I always use PayPal to make payment & shipping is fairly quick considering it's coming from another continent. I bought Painkiller: Hell & Damnantion PS3 for $14.99 shipped & I bought Slain: Back from Hell PS4 for $19.99 shipped. Both arrived in about 2 weeks in perfect condition with no loose discs (even though I plan on opening both, eventually).

I figured this is a great deal considering we might not get a physical NA version & if we ever did it'd most likely be sold at a retail price of $39.99 & I have my doubts Best Buy would even carry it.

Link to EU version of Drive Girls PS Vita for $27.99 shipped :

https://www.shop4america.com/playstation-vita-games/drive-girls-ps-vita-game?gclid=CMey0szZjtUCFdxMDQoddlkIqQ
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You got a great deal on Painkiller, it's a great game. I got the CE back when it released from Amazon UK. Thanks for the info about that site.
 
Nobody knows who the mysterious publisher is that is partnering with Badland Games for the North American release of Velocity 2x and one other game, only that they seem confident it is happening. I'm personally speculating that the publisher for R1 will be Special Reserve Games, but no one will apparently know for sure until a official announcement is made.

 
Tweeg said:
Nobody knows who the mysterious publisher is that is partnering with Badland Games for the North American release of Velocity 2x and one other game, only that they seem confident it is happening. I'm personally speculating that the publisher for R1 will be Special Reserve Games, but no one will apparently know for sure until a official announcement is made.
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If that other game you are referring to is Axiom Verge, then I doubt it will be Special Reserve Games. In dealings with Limited Run Games it was revealed that Thomas Happ's agent wants a big retail release for Axiom Verge. Special Reserve Games doesn't do retail.

 
I have a new unopened spare I can sell if anyone is interested.  I bought it off the shelf as a spare and forgot about it.

  PM me.  must be a long time member with prior feedback. 

 
Moonbathing said:
Does anyone ever post deals on the actual Vita console in this thread? Or is this just for games?
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The console itself is pretty much dead in the US. All of the retailers that liquidated systems off did that a while back. Same for PSTV. If you need to hunt down a system the best deals will be random stuff through ebay, craigslist, gamestop, and pawn shops. You might get a good deal some other way but this is seriously YMMV at this point. The only really good deals left will be randomly for games but even there, most major brick&mortar retailers (other than GS) have liquidated off their games and don't stock new ones in stores.

 
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nightc1 said:
The console itself is pretty much dead in the US. All of the retailers that liquidated systems off did that a while back. Same for PSTV. If you need to hunt down a system the best deals will be random stuff through ebay, craigslist, gamestop, and pawn shops. You might get a good deal some other way but this is seriously YMMV at this point. The only really good deals left will be randomly for games but even there, most major brick&mortar retailers (other than GS) have liquidated off their games and don't stock new ones in stores.
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Is it weird we haven't had this big liquidation of PS Vita like we did with the PSP, it just seemed like retailers just never fully stocked themselves on merchandise like they did in the past. I was at a couple retro conventions and any vendors selling PS Vita are already price hiking the games. I think Vita games are going to sky rocket faster than any other consoles in the past.

 
Yeah all the Vita deals happened a while ago. I got my 1000 for $95 new from tiger direct and got my 2000 from Gamestop as a black friday deal for $160 I believe. 

 
Shimrra said:
Is it weird we haven't had this big liquidation of PS Vita like we did with the PSP, it just seemed like retailers just never fully stocked themselves on merchandise like they did in the past. I was at a couple retro conventions and any vendors selling PS Vita are already price hiking the games. I think Vita games are going to sky rocket faster than any other consoles in the past.
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Yeah, but only thanks to all the little piggies that are shooting for "complete sets" because reasons. Just because they can. Because Vita is one small game library they think they can complete. There's this weird demand for Vita games still present even though it shouldn't be.

A certain type of person is buying up all the Vita games they can find just because they're cheap. There should be a supply of used vita games but "collectors" are exterminating it. When people stop caring about their "complete sets" it should actually get better for a time.

 
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I picked up a used ps tv for 35 shipped yesterday

I want a vita but I see a lot of messed up ones I have fears I'll spend 160$ and it messes up or something
 
Shimrra said:
Is it weird we haven't had this big liquidation of PS Vita like we did with the PSP, it just seemed like retailers just never fully stocked themselves on merchandise like they did in the past. I was at a couple retro conventions and any vendors selling PS Vita are already price hiking the games. I think Vita games are going to sky rocket faster than any other consoles in the past.
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PSP had between 75 & 80million systems world wide over it's 10 years including five different models. There was a lot more to dump especially considering the library was multiple times bigger than the vita and was widely available at retail.

The Vita sold less overall hardware than the WiiU world wide. The main liquidation was for the PSTV since it just didn't sell. My first PSTVI got during an Amazon deal (I think it was a deal of the day or gold box thing). The second one I picked up was the three game bundle from walmart when they were liquidating them. There was a point where Walmart liquidated the remaining vita systems, but they were already so far off the market at that point it was super YMMV. I feel good though that when I got my Vita (about 6 months after my first PSTV) that there were still Borderlands 2 bundles around. That made the sting a little easier and makes me feel better knowing even know that it's hard to find that deal new for less.

I think rarity will help in the long run sort of like the TG16, Saturn & Dreamcast which totaled around the 10 Million mark... and then it'll sort of fizzle and get more affordable. WiiU should spike as well given it's only around 13.5 million systems vs 12.5 million vita systems.

 
jbg87 said:
I picked up a used ps tv for 35 shipped yesterday
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Not a bad deal. Did it come with a Vita Memory Card?

nightc1 said:
My first PSTVI got during an Amazon deal (I think it was a deal of the day or gold box thing). The second one I picked up was the three game bundle from walmart when they were liquidating them.
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Oh, man, that Wal-Mart clearance for the PSTV was great. $30 for the controller/memory-card bundle, $20 for the barebones system. I was able to snag more than one PSTV in that sale, and gave a couple of them away as gifts.

As to the second-hand price on these things, popularity of the system in question figures into the after-market demand, which also affects the price. Supply is a big part of it too, but it isn't the only part. I've never seen a SNES dip below $50, even used. The system has always been popular, even more so over time. So the demand for the SNES is always high, even with a considerable supply to draw from. This keeps the second-hand price relatively high.

The Vita's core handheld model is likely going to remain above $100 for quite some time. I've never seen one for less than $150. It will probably dip below this, as alternatives like the Switch grow in popularity and availability. But the Vita is a surprisingly popular system with the fans who know about it. It may not have gotten wide-scale recognition like the SNES, but the fan community it has accrued is very passionate. This popularity combined with a near-continuous supply of new games as well as a very small supply is going to keep the prices of the core unit fairly high for some time.

A good example of systems that did not have high demand, and enjoyed very steep discounts in second-hand prices, would be the GameCube and the Dreamcast. Both of these had smaller supplies, but were panned or ridiculed by the more "serious" gaming fans, and as such had very healthy decreases in price in the secondhand market. I've seen GameCubes and Dreamcasts both in good working condition go for just $20 each. (a straight-up steal given the actual quality of both these systems) Even today, when they are a bit more appreciated, these systems can usually be had for less than $50 each. I don't think we'll ever see the Vita reach prices like that.

 
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jbg87 said:
Honestly unsure it was a ebay newly listed buy it now with no description, I'm not counting on it having a memory card
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So no description uh? Good luck seeing the screen, as it may have tons of scratches and then some. But lets keep our fingers crossed for something decent, but at $35, I wouldn't get my hopes up. LOL

 
chrislaustin said:
So no description uh? Good luck seeing the screen, as it may have tons of scratches and then some. But lets keep our fingers crossed for something decent, but at $35, I wouldn't get my hopes up. LOL
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There is no screen to be scratched... He said he picked up a PSTV. Not the Vita.

 
nightc1 said:
PSP had between 75 & 80million systems world wide over it's 10 years including five different models. There was a lot more to dump especially considering the library was multiple times bigger than the vita and was widely available at retail.

The Vita sold less overall hardware than the WiiU world wide. The main liquidation was for the PSTV since it just didn't sell. My first PSTVI got during an Amazon deal (I think it was a deal of the day or gold box thing). The second one I picked up was the three game bundle from walmart when they were liquidating them. There was a point where Walmart liquidated the remaining vita systems, but they were already so far off the market at that point it was super YMMV. I feel good though that when I got my Vita (about 6 months after my first PSTV) that there were still Borderlands 2 bundles around. That made the sting a little easier and makes me feel better knowing even know that it's hard to find that deal new for less.

I think rarity will help in the long run sort of like the TG16, Saturn & Dreamcast which totaled around the 10 Million mark... and then it'll sort of fizzle and get more affordable. WiiU should spike as well given it's only around 13.5 million systems vs 12.5 million vita systems.
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Just curious where you got your numbers. According to vgchartz Wii-U (no longer in production) ended at 13.9 million units sold worldwide. Vita is still in production and is at 15.6 million units. Just wondering if you have a different/ better source for numbers.

Also I am fairly sure TG-16 sold less than 1 million units unless you are lumping it in with PC Engine. The libraries were so different between the US and Japan that I think that would be tough to justify. CD games worked on both systems, but the HuCard required an adaptor.

As far as pricing goes I feel like there is always a drop as retailers exit the market for a system followed by a rise in price (where we are now with the Vita) as people who own the system try to grab a few more titles. After that there is another drop as the casual market moves on to the next system (not quite to the extent of the retailer liquidation). Then the price just goes up from there as fewer and fewer units/games are available. You used to be able to walk into almost any thrift store and pick up an NES for less than $20 and regularly find carts for $1-2. Once the fluid supply dries up prices go up.

As far as used Vitas go I see them in pawn shops for less than $100 fairly often, but they almost never have a memory card. One store told me they throw away all memory cards (games, cameras etc.) to avoid questionable material.

 
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Yeah, I had noticed that statement about the Wii U having sold more than the Vita, and I was pretty sure that was wrong, but I got busy and then forgot to check on it. But Yeah, the Vita is still made in Japan, and was pretty much ahead of the Wii U the whole time, so I'm not sure where that info came from, unless I've been misinformed this whole time.

 
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Nothing371 said:
Yeah, but only thanks to all the little piggies that are shooting for "complete sets" because reasons. Just because they can. Because there's this one small game library they think they can complete. There's this weird demand for Vita games still there even though there shouldn't be.

A certain type of person is buying up all the Vita games they can find just because they're cheap. There should be a supply of used vita games but "collectors" are exterminating it. When people stop caring about their "complete sets" it should actually get better for a time.
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Presently have three dupes that are not something I'm sitting on to gift at Christmas. But, as you say I am one of those whose goal it is to own a complete release set for my region. The three titles I'm sitting on could potentially be used as trade items for any games I may potentially miss the opportunity to purchase, namely, obviously, LRG releases. I've been very fortunate so far in being able to order every Vita game LRG has released, but I'm not so arrogant as to think I will always be able to pull off the opportunity to be able to participate in every single LRG release no matter how hard I may wish to be able to.

trinken wir said:
Just curious where you got your numbers. According to vgchartz Wii-U (no longer in production) ended at 13.9 million units sold worldwide. Vita is still in production and is at 15.6 million units. Just wondering if you have a different/ better source for numbers.

Also I am fairly sure TG-16 sold less than 1 million units unless you are lumping it in with PC Engine. The libraries were so different between the US and Japan that I think that would be tough to justify. CD games worked on both systems, but the HuCard required an adaptor.

As far as pricing goes I feel like there is always a drop as retailers exit the market for a system followed by a rise in price (where we are now with the Vita) as people who own the system try to grab a few more titles. After that there is another drop as the casual market moves on to the next system (not quite to the extent of the retailer liquidation). Then the price just goes up from there as fewer and fewer units/games are available. You used to be able to walk into almost any thrift store and pick up an NES for less than $20 and regularly find carts for $1-2. Once the fluid supply dries up prices go up.

As far as used Vitas go I see them in pawn shops for less than $100 fairly often, but they almost never have a memory card. One store told me they throw away all memory cards (games, cameras etc.) to avoid questionable material.
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Visited two pawn shops today, one had no Vita anything today, but I bought one of my nephews a Vita from that very shop last November and gifted it to him for Christmas for the whopping price of $40 with a 4GB memory card in it. Only reason it was so cheap was because it had been pawned, not sold, so they had to let it sit in their storage warehouse a full ninety days before it could be considered as "unclaimed" and then sold. During that time they somehow lost the charger for the system and it had completely discharged so they couldn't prove it worked... also had tons of scratches and a nasty looking scuff in the lower right of the screen, which thankfully was barely noticeable once a screen protector was applied.

Second pawn shop I went to I frequently see Vita's at, but the one they had today was priced at $135 with some rather obvious screen scratches.

The privately owned local video game store had a couple of Vita's available when I stopped in last week, but they wanted $149.00 each.

Best deals I frequently see in my area are via private sellers on Craigslist. generally I see that the further away from a highly populated areas the seller is, the cheaper the asking price for the system. All of my own three systems were bought locally through Craigslist. The demo unit doesn't work anymore, battery was about shot when I got it from all that continuous charging torture it had lived through, but it's still a prized system in my collection as there aren't to many of those floating around. Still want to get myself a 2000 model at some point, but am holding out to get one complete with box if it all possible.

 
trinken wir said:
Just curious where you got your numbers. According to vgchartz Wii-U (no longer in production) ended at 13.9 million units sold worldwide. Vita is still in production and is at 15.6 million units. Just wondering if you have a different/ better source for numbers.
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VGChartz just pretends to get sales numbers. DOAX2 (out of Print, not Xbox One backwards compatible) was reported as having a massive increase in sales during the Asia launch of DOAX3. Sony itself wasn't too forthcoming with sales numbers of Vita, combining it with PSP sales then not at all after the PS4 came out. All that are really reliable are Japanese numbers.

 
At about 37 seconds in I started waited for Young Jeezy to bust in with "I'm what you want, I'm what you need". That's an incredibly obvious lift of the hook from that song.

 
bappt said:
VGChartz just pretends to get sales numbers. DOAX2 (out of Print, not Xbox One backwards compatible) was reported as having a massive increase in sales during the Asia launch of DOAX3. Sony itself wasn't too forthcoming with sales numbers of Vita, combining it with PSP sales then not at all after the PS4 came out. All that are really reliable are Japanese numbers.
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I have noticed this as well with releases with updates i.e. Ragrarok Odysey and then Ragnarok ACE getting combined into the same sales figures. I have not noticed it with full out sequels although that might explain the zero copies of FIFA 13 sold for the Vita. In any case regardless of how accurate VGChartz numbers are, I am fairly confident the Vita outsold the Wii-U

 
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