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PlayStation Vita Launches With Bizarre Setup Process

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by Phil Kollar on December 19, 2011 at 07:55 PM

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As of this weekend, Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld is out and in the hands of Japanese gamers. Unfortunately, those early adopters are likely to be hitting a few speed bumps on the road to next-gen handheld gaming.

Cheap Ass Gamer founder CheapyD posted the video below on his YouTube account. In it, he attempts to tie his PlayStation Network account to his Vita only to be told that he has to download a system update...that the system seemingly won't allow him to download.

Eventually, CheapyD discovered that he had to tell the system that he didn't want to use his existing PSN account, create a trial account, download the system update, and then switch over to his real PSN account. If that seems like an inconvenient, unintuitive, painful process, it's because it is. Then again, having a system update already out this early is pretty weird in and of itself. Here's hoping Sony tweaks things before the Vita launches in North America in February.

Filed under: News, Sony, vita, playstation vita

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by DibbityDab Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:01 PM

That is a backwards way of doing things. I still am excited to see what people think of the Vita though. I might have to sell a bit of my soul for the money to get one of these!
by theflamemasta Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:03 PM

Who cares i cant wait to hack mine and mess around with it
by Noe Ramirez Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:04 PM

overly complicated? this is like taking a step back, then two steps back, then one step forward. Shouldn't progress be simpler?
by Alasdair Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:04 PM

lol thats stupid they should definately change that
by The guy who is meh Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:05 PM

I STILL don't know if I should get the Vita or the 3DS.
by ArkhamAsylum91 Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:05 PM

Ooooook then.
by Pherostatic Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:08 PM

How weird, the dummy account seems redundant if it's to preclude modded/pirated units.
by Chaos is Beauty Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:10 PM

oh sony...
by ZeldaFan1414 Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:17 PM

I'll definitely be getting a Vita once some games that appeal to me at all (To me, it's lineup is dull and uninteresting. No games that I want...) and once the price drops. Wouldn't pay 250 for a 3DS with at least one game that I wanted (Ocarina 3D, couldn't play the original, it's AMAZING.), won't pay 250 for a Vita.
by Idostuff Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:17 PM

This is probably standard procedure in Japan.
by Sluggtitz831 Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:18 PM

The vita is still going to be amazing. It will probably be fixed though by the time it comes out in February.
by buckis2002 Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:21 PM

Well there is a glitch that's why North America has everywhere else
by Jeffrey Benoit Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:22 PM

I would try to make some remark about how the 3DS is better but I know that most people wouldn't care, then buy a get it working, and continue to diss Nintendo.
by Ed is a troll Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:23 PM

Im sorry sony but capcom forced me to buy a 3ds for mega man legends 3 to find out it was cancelled 3 weeks later!!! Oh well revelations looks *** great.
by Tommy H. Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:24 PM

Eh. I guess now it's a good thing I'm not gonna have money for the PSV at launch. Maybe when I finally do all the kinks will be worked out.
by Alex Beyer Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:25 PM

The magic of life. Still totally psyched about getting mine the 15th of feb though. I'm so numb to Sony's quirky ways that nothing surprises me. I was a huge part of the Homebrew Battle on the PSP, so I am wise to all their games and tactics. For those wondering why they had a system update so soon is because someone already had hacked the vita to run unsigned code via a gamesave exploit.
by Kid Ica Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:28 PM

OH! THAT GUY JUST PUNCHED NEXT GEN GAMING RIGHT IN THE FACE!
by gamefan4564 Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:36 PM

I hope they fix that by february 15
by Andrew Marcos Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:50 PM

Wow, good thing they have two months to fix this before I can get it. Feel bad for those Japanese gamers having to go through this, but they're less lazy then us anyhow so it evens out.
by darrenaw16 Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:58 PM

well.. that's retarded