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That vita TV bundle with the DS3 and 8 GB is tempting for mid-$80's so I can play some PSP games with the DS3 and some of the free vita games we've gotten via PS+, but I can't help but think it will go lower still.

edit: hmm, the bundle is $99.00 on amazon so if I price matched that it would be $75.24 + tax after red card.

 
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i might be jumping on the pstv wagon as well. got some early christmas money yesterday. guess that depends on if i get my wife her wii u back later, and if i don't drive out to best buy to get mario kart and hyrule warriors. oh, and possibly lego batman 3 for vita($20 pre-gcu)

 
[quote name="CrazyDiamond84" post="12327567" timestamp="1418583846"]Is there any need for a psTV if I have a vita? Is it just to play the games on a tv?[/quote]
Pretty much just Vita hardware in a box.
 
A friend of mine, who I met in 1st grade, was involved in a car accident that left him in a coma for 3 weeks. He was 18 when it happened. He suffered numerous fractures, had a couple skingrafts, but most importantly, he suffered brain damage. He lost a good portion of his mobility, he had double vision, and his speech was a little slurred. He was left incapable of being on his own, due not only to those issues (unable to drive, hold pretty much any job), but the risk of him suffering a seizure was also greater than 0%.

I had fallen out of touch with him in high school - we traveled in different circles by that point. I was in basketball/baseball and fairly introverted/fuck the world mode, and he was a Star Wars/comics/metalcore guy. He was essentially in on whatever trend before it became cool. Anyway, the brain damage messed with his memory, and I was one of the few people he remembered. So I'd hang out with him. Most of the time, we'd just go to starbucks and chat while he had coffee. Other times I'd hang with him at his parents' house and listen to music. Every couple of months we'd go to a show and I'd suffer through breakdown after chugga chugga breakdown, always making sure some faggot didn't try to jump kick him in the face. I went with him for something like 6 or 7 of his tattoos as well.

Over the last couple of years, I started seeing him less frequently. It would be more accurate to say I was avoiding him. Part of it was because I would feel bad after visiting with him. For him, since no matter how positive his outlook (and it was always positive), his life was simply never going to return to normal. For his parents, since they never would be able to see their son become an adult and start his own life, let alone having to take care of him as if he were a child for the rest of his life.

I texted him on his 30th birthday last month. 'You're getting old, bro.'  It was the first time I'd said anything to him in about six months. I ran into his mother at the start of December, and was informed that he'd had a seizure, and just came home from staying in the hospital. He suffered another seizure this week. He died yesterday.

'You're getting old, bro.' is the last thing I ever said to him.

 
Damn... that's rough bro. Sorry to hear you're going through that. Your heart was in the right place though so best to focus on that and not what your "last words" were. I'm sure that's not how he would have looked at it.

We can't always do things the way we want when we're supposed to even when we know it should be done. Truth of the matter is you were probably a better friend to him than most and what you did was what you could.
 
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I got the pstv bundle for $99. I bought it at launch and then got a price adjustment when it went to $99 from Amazon. It's definitely worth the $50 or so you can grab it for. It's super tiny and it would be worth it just to play PS1, PSP, and Vita stuff on the big screen. I setup PS4 remote play today and it seems a little laggy but definitely playable...plus only my pstv is wired where as my ps4 is wireless which probably makes a difference. At $53 I almost want another one...lol.
 
Feeding the Abscess said:
He died yesterday.

'You're getting old, bro.' is the last thing I ever said to him.
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It sounds like you were a good friend to him despite not having similar interests, as most people in that situation would probably just move on and not look back. He probably appreciated having you in his life and you may have added to his positive outlook. Dont harp on something silly you said, since at the time it was meant as an endearing joke. Sorry for your loss.
 
FTA: That sucks, man, but I don't think bullshitting with a friend is something he would have thought poorly of. That's what friends do.

His last thought about you was probably that you're a cocksucker.

 
Well that was a productive trip.  Best Buy price match plus the use of Cartwheel successful.  I was a bit worried when they called in the big guns for the price match.  It was just because he wasn't allowed to do a match that large I guess.  Good thing was the big guns he called had some big ones and was pretty hot.  That had to make up for the lack of yoga pants.  Thanks Zimm!

I also stopped by Fry's and thanks to Bums picked up a PSN $20 card for $15.  I was too lazy to go get it yesterday, but just decided to go slightly further to the Target right by Fry's to pick it up today.  Thanks Bums!

 
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Well that was a productive trip. Best Buy price match plus the use of Cartwheel successful. I was a bit worried when they called in the big guns for the price match. It was just because he wasn't allowed to do a match that large I guess. Good thing was the big guns he called had some big ones and was pretty hot. That had to make up for the lack of yoga pants. Thanks Zimm!

I also stopped by Fry's and thanks to Bums picked up a PSN $20 card for $15. I was too lazy to go get it yesterday, but just decided to go slightly further to the Target right by Fry's to pick it up today. Thanks Bums!
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What exactly did you buy? There's a few deals going now that you could have use that Cartwheel coupon with.

 
AvengedBacklog said:
so, is PSTV worth $56 if I dont have a Vita? I know pretty much nothing about Sony handhelds.
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Beyond the other answers I saw people give you, it seems nobody brought up the PS+ angle. I assume since you have plus you have been adding all the Vita games to your account this whole time. If so, with it you can play all those games (at least all the ones that are PS TV compatible).

 
Therm, were you the one talking about having trouble getting 100% sync on an AC:Rogue mission where you have to kill a dude with a puckle gun?

Edit: Never mind, works every time.

 
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Abscess sorry to hear about your loss. Just remember you guys had a friendship and I'm sure he appreciated you in his life.
 
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simmias said:
Therm, were you the one talking about having trouble getting 100% sync on an AC:Rogue mission where you have to kill a dude with a puckle gun?
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Yeah, I had to kill him several times before it tripped that. I think you have to finish him off with a direct hit of the puckle gun bullet--if you hit near him and he dies to splash damage it doesn't count. That's my guess, anyway, since he died 3-4 times from me shooting at him before it worked.

 
guardian_owl said:
That vita TV bundle with the DS3 and 8 GB is tempting for mid-$80's so I can play some PSP games with the DS3 and some of the free vita games we've gotten via PS+, but I can't help but think it will go lower still.

edit: hmm, the bundle is $99.00 on amazon so if I price matched that it would be $75.24 + tax after red card.
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Well fuck! I did not even think about using Amazon. I checked Best Buy and saw that they did not have the bundle on sale too. Do we know that Target matches Amazon? If so, it looks like I am headed back to Target.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
Well fuck! I did not even think about using Amazon. I checked Best Buy and saw that they did not have the bundle on sale too. Do we know that Target matches Amazon? If so, it looks like I am headed back to Target.
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Yeah Target matches Amazon, as long as it's sold by Amazon itself and not a 3rd party.

 
Not the same as a friend like Abscess, but just heard old Packer Fuzzy Thurston died.  He was my favorite of the old 60s Pack teams because he went to the same high school that I did.  One of the keys to the big famous Packer sweep.

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Thermopyle said:
Yeah, I had to kill him several times before it tripped that. I think you have to finish him off with a direct hit of the puckle gun bullet--if you hit near him and he dies to splash damage it doesn't count. That's my guess, anyway, since he died 3-4 times from me shooting at him before it worked.
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I killed him three times and it didn't register, then I moved to a different gun and it registered the first time. You're probably right about the splash damage, though, because at the second gun he was a lot closer and easier to hit.

 
Tried some pstv remote play. The lag is as expected. It is there along with some downgrade in fidelity as well. The loss in fidelity isn't a big deal but everything is clearly fuzzier.

Played some blue estate and garden warfare and neither are all that playable due to the need for more precision. This is as expected so no one should plan on playing anything competitive.

Also played some dead nation and titan attacks. Dead nation has lag but was the most playable as it's slower paced. Titan attacks was not too bad either but I hadn't played that until today so I can't fully compare to how it should play.
 
Overall I am pleased with the pstv since it appears I will be able to play some ps4 games without the lag killing it. I will try it some more in the coming days and provide more commentary. I am sure you all are waiting with baited breath.

I need to setup my vita now and see how it's remote play works in comparison.
 
laundrymatt said:
I have no idea what Game of War is, or if it will even work on my phone. But for some reason, I really want it after seeing the commercial.
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I saw that same commercial. It sucks watching these teams try to play. Well watching the bucs anyway
 
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Oh shit! I forgot to mention last night as I was about to pull into the driveway a big ass deer ran across the the road right in front of me. He had fairly large antlers and everything. It is rare for us to see these deer with antlers. Usually you only see the females or does around. Oh and it is also weird to see them in our yard!

Edit: queue the Turkeys as I walk outside just now too! 4 of them in my yard.
 
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Sorry for your loss, FTA; like some have said already, you shouldn't regret the time you spent with him or your last words to him. What matters is that you hung out with him.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
Well fuck! I did not even think about using Amazon. I checked Best Buy and saw that they did not have the bundle on sale too. Do we know that Target matches Amazon? If so, it looks like I am headed back to Target.
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Yep, just went ahead and did it, a little under $82 after tax. I was right, that lone red DS3 on clearance had already sold at $41, though now I have another spare DS3 since one comes with the bundle. A DS3, an 8 GB card, and lego movie game is definitely worth the extra $24.

 
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