With more than a month on the market, the new Sony handheld console, PlayStation Vita, is updated again. After some changes in the last update, which had been withdrawn by the company Nippon, now comes a slightly improved version, mainly for fixing a bug found in a game whose release was made only for the moment, in Japan, which could still reach other continents later.
Last week the release of version 1.65, one of the first updates I received the console since its launch late last February, focused on improvements such as enabling or disabling alerts or automatic shutdown, among other things. Due to an error when installing on some devices, the update was withdrawn, preferring to wait to correct it and release it along with other improvements, to avoid continuous updates and have a far more polished.
This 1.67 update comes to the whole of Europe, which in addition to the features included in the 1.65 correction of the game Dream Club Zero, a cartoon game adult court not yet available on our continent, related to the operation of the camera. It is still unknown launch Dream Club Zero in Europe, but to reach is no longer necessary to wait for a correction of the game.
The most notable improvements are in addition to those discussed above, a better implementation LiveArea, now we are advised of new types of events, and updates, alerts and other warnings already included in the application. The 1.67 update becomes the second update with more changes to get the laptop from its launch, having already received improvements to the geolocation of the 3G model and the map application we have received your console at the same time as the connected Internet first.
Usually updates are not important and need to update our PS Vita at the time, but later the next games console may require up to date regarding upgrades and start updating itself. If your console is the 3G model and we have selected a flat rate data or engaged any rate, it is likely that the console will automatically notify and begin the update itself.
Upgrade the console is as easy as connecting to the internet with it and download the installer from about 100 MB in size. You can also update your console via the PC and using a specific program for Sony, the Content Manager Assist PS Vita and, once installed and connected to the console, select the option to upgrade firmware. We may also use a memory card containing the update to do if we have it.
Today more than ever we can see the games market for smartphones and tablets is growing. Developers are discovering the potential of developing computer games and also outside the consoles, and can now see games that offer a great gaming experience with impressive graphics such as: GTA 3 and Shadowgun thanks to the implementation of quad-core processor for mobile devices such as the Nvidia's Tegra 3. But unfortunately, there is one drawback hinders the game experience and is: (let's face it) touch screen. During the game, controlling traffic through the touch screen is very limited (especially on small screens) and most frustrating time. Although a number of third-party claim to solve this problem and offer physical controllers experience a much better game, but until today had not seen a company that makes smart phones and tablets Took up the challenge and decided to market itself to such controllers. But now, it is possible that this is going to change because the report received by the site AnandTech says that Apple itself is indeed working on developing games for physically visit Apple's iPhone and the iPad.
Play with the tablet
Of reporting (which is basically an extended review of the new iPad ) said one of the authors (on the Android system supports game controllers while the system is Apple's iOS not) that "I know Apple's internal project designed to bring internal beef market, but whether he will the light of day we'll see. as smart phones and tablets compare the performance of the current generation of game consoles, I feel that the problem with the controls must be patient and give us an answer. " Cattle is estimated to get on the iPad device and will provide hardware buttons and allow a more comfortable grip of the tablet or iPhone, and along with it may be that Apple will open a store dedicated to games.
We must note that we have no reason to doubt the report of AnandTech, but as we know, the position of Apple over the years (the launch of iPhone first five years ago to the present) was touch screens are the best and the users do not need anything other than their fingers to control their devices . Apple was not ready to accept another alternative, the watering of cattle from Apple will play an admission of her touch screens are not always the best option and sometimes it should be replaced. On the other hand Recall that for quite some time Slmcsiri iPhone and the iPad is an external keyboard that connects to them via the BlueTooth Apple sells herself as an external accessory for devices, so that the position of Apple issue not so clear yet. Also, as you can guess from the company itself was not received any response regarding this publication. And logically, if the iPhone and iPad users buy external hardware devices, Apple certainly would prefer to buy products that it markets.
Meanwhile, we doubt the possibility that Apple indeed will market its own controller that, although perhaps Apple is working on a project like this and perhaps has already developed a kind of prototype, but between this and bring the product to market has a pretty big difference for such a move could create strategic change quite radically for Apple. We of course will continue to update you on the event More news will come, and in the meantime, tell us a comment, what do you think: Is the future of smartphones and tablets as a substitute for a portable gaming console?
