After the first long TGS work day were thrown on a bus, driven to the bay, put on a boat, and taken out to sea. Our mission? To play the PlayStation Vita. Too bad we didn't do that. It just didn't work out. Still, we had a great time. We figured that we'd have nothing to show for this time if we didn't share this video and these pictures, so here we are.
So what did we do? We drank. I drank, Hamza drank and Allistair drank. We ate tempura, sashimi and other goodies, clinked glasses with other journos, and yelled at seagulls. I saw only a couple of Vita games on this boat, including the delicious Uncharted: Golden Abyss, but most of what was there was hands-off. I guess they didn't want us drunk-fumbling those Vita units into the sea.
The boat thing? Rad, except for those seagulls. And maybe that bus trip. I didn't get to see all of the 26 Vita games on the floor, though. Actually, most of our hands-on time with the Vita came from good ol' line waiting. We did see some Vita stuff, so stay tuned to our TGS coverage.
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site Japanator. Likes Corgis, Sega Saturn, PSP, iPhone, Photographic tools.
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As for TGS news, I'm incredibly excited for what Sony is doing for Android (notably the Xperia Play) and their convergence between phone/handheld devices and their handheld/console devices!
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6:00 PM on 09.17.2011 | 
As for TGS news, I'm incredibly excited for what Sony is doing for Android (notably the Xperia Play) and their convergence between phone/handheld devices and their handheld/console devices!
What a let down.
Awesome view though.
"This is Viedoogames."
why not me?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
also Dale why do you hate the birds :\