New 3DS is it worth importing one

PenguinJim

Yes it is. Put an out-of-region Blu-Ray movie in and you'll get "Mismatch between disc and player region codes. See packaging for details."

PS4 DLC bought on an account region other than the original game's region simply won't work.

But I thought that the games were region-free..? That's what I'd like bluenoseam to clarify.

RichL74

Games and console are region free.

Films aren't, unless they say abc on the back.

Lumstorm

PS4 region coding is optional like the PS3 but so far I don't think any disc has used it. I have one game on the PS3 that is region coded "Persona 4 Arena" that was coded to stop imports from North America to Japan due to the games having full Japanese language and being much cheaper in NA.

As to the original question I have a Japanese 3DS it is region coded and only has the Japanese language available.

JohnJLewis

That new mario game looks cool on the new 3DS. So is the new 3DS really as powerful as the VITA? Will Sony release a new VITA?

bluenoseam

It would surprise me to see Sony release a new vita given they just did a revision this year to release the slim model, so it'd be a bit of a shock to see any fundemental changes for a while.

Lumstorm

I am now looking at the new 3DS LL as well tempting at £120 plus shipping. I presently have the original 3DS so the screen size would be an upgrade as well.

PenguinJim

bluenoseam wrote: »

It would surprise me to see Sony release a new vita given they just did a revision this year to release the slim model, so it'd be a bit of a shock to see any fundemental changes for a while.

I'm still waiting for a Vita XL. I'd love a Vita, but that tiny screen is a deal breaker. 5.5" would be passable, but 6" would be ideal for me. I don't want a dedicated gaming device with fantastic graphics that's dwarfed by my phone. Heck, I'd be better off playing PSX games on my 9" tablet with a Dualshock controller.

bluenoseam, I think some people here were hoping you could expand on your experience with PS4 games being region-locked..? I'm certainly interested, at least.

bluenoseam

PenguinJim wrote: »

I'm still waiting for a Vita XL. I'd love a Vita, but that tiny screen is a deal breaker. 5.5" would be passable, but 6" would be ideal for me. I don't want a dedicated gaming device with fantastic graphics that's dwarfed by my phone. Heck, I'd be better off playing PSX games on my 9" tablet with a Dualshock controller.

bluenoseam, I think some people here were hoping you could expand on your experience with PS4 games being region-locked..? I'm certainly interested, at least.

I was under the impression the PS4 had been region locked - as I do not own either "next gen" console it's something that I don't have direct experience of in enough detail to be sure of that. But if they are limiting DLC options to the region the disc originates from & limiting multiplayer opportunities as a gamer I'd consider that region locking by proxy. It's a headline move to allow games to be played from other regions which is widely popular amongst gamers for varying reasons but to then limit the experience of the game behind an arbitrary border is incredibly short sighted.

As for a Vita XL, that's a potential future for it, but it's not one I'm entirely sure that Sony will go down. People said the same thing about the PSP but interestingly Sony stuck with the same size screen until they brought out the go when they reduced the size of the screen. If it were me in charge I'd probably look towards increasing the screen & take advantage of what to me seems like a better machine. How viable that is on a cost basis I don't know, you already get the feeling though that if they've moved from OLED to LCD already it's something they're aware of. With all that being said, I've seen this story before, PSP was a better prospect than the DS with all it could do but history will mark it down as a distant second,

RichL74

Lumstorm wrote: »

I am now looking at the new 3DS LL as well tempting at £120 plus shipping. I presently have the original 3DS so the screen size would be an upgrade as well.

Tempted too but you'll pay a fortune if you get stung for import duties.

JohnJLewis

Lumstorm wrote: »

I am now looking at the new 3DS LL as well tempting at £120 plus shipping. I presently have the original 3DS so the screen size would be an upgrade as well.

can you post the link? do you know how much import duty customs will add on?

What games are best out of the launch line up?