The PlayStation Vita has officially launched in Japan, and it wouldn't be a hardware launch without some issues cropping up. Youtube videos have been appearing online since launch, as users reveal the issues they've had with the Vita -- the most common being system freezes and unresponsive touchscreens.
The more features you put into a machine, the more opportunities you have for something to go wrong. This is, of course, why your NES still works after a bit of blowing in the slot while your more recent consoles are nowhere near as hardy. With a system as complex as the Vita, there's a lot that can screw up, so issues are hardly surprising. That's not to say they're not frustrating, of course.
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first hand experience: It happened to me when trying to multi-task while installing another application.
Hold power button for 20 Sec to hard reset.
Powering on while holding PS + R also goes into a sort of safe mode/system default/recalibrate function.
@qlum
Not really a hack, per se. It's just an emulator inside an emulator (that has very limited access to the system).
INCEPTION!
All the PS Vita video's I have seen are all functional so far. It does what was promised with the social, networking, games and other software features w/ out any hiccup. I have seen one freeze that was fixed by a hard reboot (hold the power button for 10 secs) but, besides that all lengthy prlaythroughs an in-depth analysis have seen a clean bill of health.
Looking forward to getting my PS Vita DAY ONE!!! FUCK YEAH!
As much as my 'shiny new stuff' sense is tingling, I really need to hold out on the Vita, I think. In a few months time we will likely have colors, cheaper third party memory cards and all these nagging issues will be sorted out.
Granted my launch PSP never had dead pixels, and my launch 3DS never had anything major happen that hampered my enjoyment of the system. The only console I've ever had break on my was my launch 360.
I just want a colored Vita. Piano black is absolute torture for my OCD, and in general I just hate shiny black systems.
I have been wondering for a long time now... that screen is awful big and pretty... doesn't it seem like a design flaw to leave it unprotected?
Same for the joysticks...
Since it is out now, perhaps this suspicion of mine can be answered by someone.
And this is why have Japan as the resident test-subjects for new hardware.
The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to just wait a few months before picking up my Vita. By that time they'll have a different version out (not a full remodeling, just like a new production number that has the kinks worked out), memory cards will likely be cheaper, and a bunch more games will be out.
Hell, maybe third parties will already have their own memory cards by that time.
Gah. I'll have to wait and see exactly how much I want the damn thing right around launch. Must. Fight. Techno-lust!
Early hacks and hardware problems: Smells like a product launch.
I think I'm waiting till around my Birthday for mine, I'm kinda turned off by the whole early adopter thing after the 3DS issues, both with mine and my roommates hardware, and everything Nintendo did post launch. I'll wait, I'll get it eventually, and hopefully I'll be able to get some launch stuff at a discount.
You know, putting the NES up as a paragon of reliability is somewhat disingenous. Of course NES systems still alive today are particularly hardy, but that ignores the many systems that would have died of natural causes over the years.
I also recall that many 8-bit computer systems were notoriously flakey, with the sinclair and commodore systems being notable. While there are still many working examples, there are also many which died.
While I'm not here to defend the Vita, it sounds to me more like a software issue than anything else.
Don't worry, if there is one thing Sony has become very reliable for it's releasing firmware updates aplenty. May take 10 or 20 updates before they address the issue, but at least it gives you something to do with their systems rather than play games.
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9:20 AM on 12.19.2011 | 
Hold power button for 20 Sec to hard reset.
Powering on while holding PS + R also goes into a sort of safe mode/system default/recalibrate function.
@qlum
Not really a hack, per se. It's just an emulator inside an emulator (that has very limited access to the system).
INCEPTION!
Either way, that's not cool. Hopefully they can get a fix out for it.
SO HYPE.
With the 3DS, the main issues are/have been Black screens of death and loose hinges.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/29/users-report-3ds-crashes-loose-hinges/
Let us not forget the antenna issue with iphone's.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/consumer-reports-confirms-iphone-4-antenna-problems-and-so-do/
All the PS Vita video's I have seen are all functional so far. It does what was promised with the social, networking, games and other software features w/ out any hiccup. I have seen one freeze that was fixed by a hard reboot (hold the power button for 10 secs) but, besides that all lengthy prlaythroughs an in-depth analysis have seen a clean bill of health.
Looking forward to getting my PS Vita DAY ONE!!! FUCK YEAH!
I just wish there was a matte version, like the silver PSP.... I always disliked the original finsish on the PSP.... Fingerprints galore...
Lol.
Teething problems won't stop me getting my Vita in, on and around my body the moment it's available!!!
Granted my launch PSP never had dead pixels, and my launch 3DS never had anything major happen that hampered my enjoyment of the system. The only console I've ever had break on my was my launch 360.
I just want a colored Vita. Piano black is absolute torture for my OCD, and in general I just hate shiny black systems.
Same for the joysticks...
Since it is out now, perhaps this suspicion of mine can be answered by someone.
The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to just wait a few months before picking up my Vita. By that time they'll have a different version out (not a full remodeling, just like a new production number that has the kinks worked out), memory cards will likely be cheaper, and a bunch more games will be out.
Hell, maybe third parties will already have their own memory cards by that time.
Gah. I'll have to wait and see exactly how much I want the damn thing right around launch. Must. Fight. Techno-lust!
LOL
hope to fix this issue soon :P
I think I'm waiting till around my Birthday for mine, I'm kinda turned off by the whole early adopter thing after the 3DS issues, both with mine and my roommates hardware, and everything Nintendo did post launch. I'll wait, I'll get it eventually, and hopefully I'll be able to get some launch stuff at a discount.
I also recall that many 8-bit computer systems were notoriously flakey, with the sinclair and commodore systems being notable. While there are still many working examples, there are also many which died.
While I'm not here to defend the Vita, it sounds to me more like a software issue than anything else.