E3 2011, Wat? Already? Options

[Crushinator]

Seems like some E3 vids/trailers are dumping, publishers blowing their loads before the show, so to speak:

NeverDead - Konami



Tomb Raider - Square Enix/Crystal Dynamics

[Crushinator]

Vita is still a PSN device, you won't have to pay extra to use online multiplayer or marketplace type features. Just like the PSP and PS3, you don't need to have a separate subscription or any kind of "plan" to hook those devices up to a WiFi network.

If you're at an AT&T branded hotspot, then yes you'd need their plan to use them for "free" (since your paying in the first place it's not really free), but the WiFi is a part of the hardware itself. If you're always on WiFi (say in your house, school, train, or wherever the hell you're getting online) then you'd never have to connect via the 3G connection.

But your line of thinking seems to be backwards, as if the WiFi access is AT&T's "gift" to the consumer as a part of the 3G data plan. WiFi access itself is inherently free and a part of the PSVita's hardware, its just the access to AT&T branded WiFi spots which is "thrown in" with the plan.

Maybe the AT&T plan will have some exclusive perks (like PSN+ type content, video calls, or something?) but the basic functionality of the device would remain the same, save for the fact that with 3G you'll be "always online" just like a smartphone. But for a dedicated gaming device I do not see the value of this to the point of paying a monthly data fee.