Could’ve fooled me
WhenPlayStation TVwas first announced for Japan, I was fond of the device, at least conceptually, as someone whostilldoesn’t own a PS Vita (sorry, Steven).
But I haven’t given the microconsole much thought since then — it just hasn’t come up frequently in conversation outside of the occasional “Persona 4 Goldenon a big screen. HHHNG.”
In fact, it wasn’t until a few hours ago that I realized PS TV launchestomorrow, October 14, in North America. (Europe gets it exactly one month later.) Were you aware of that?
Now that I know, I’ve been thinking more about whether or not this is a thing I will regret buying once the honeymoon phase is over. I probably will. $99 is a good entry price, except I’d surely end up paying anextra $40 for the system bundlewith a DualShock 3 and an 8GB memory card. (The PlayStation TV’s built-in storage, a mere 1GB, isn’t going to cut it. Not even close.)
One of the selling points is the ability to stream PlayStation 4 games, but I don’t own that console yet and likely won’t for a while. I’m also not particularly interested in renting/streaming viaPlayStation Now, either. As for thesupported games, there are notable absences likeGravity Rush,Tearaway, andUncharted: Golden Abyssthat are hard if not impossible to overlook.
On the other hand, my PlayStation Portable is long dead, and it’d be nice to play quirky gems likePatchwork HeroesandWhat Did I do to Deserve This My Lord?again one day. Also,Patapon.Pataponwould feel like an injection ofutter joyright about now. Hmm.
I should just get a Vita, shouldn’t I? Perhaps there’ll be a big-enough sale this holiday season.
