Wade_VC Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 According to a report from Famitsu, the internet browser for PlayStation Vita will not support Flash at launch, but it will support Javascript version 1.7 and HTML5, similarly to iPhones. Vita will come packed with plenty of features at launch, including trophy support, friends, group messaging, video, Near, photo & camera, Party, remote play, internet browser, and more. While Vita is backwards compatible with PSP games, you will need to transfer your save files through your PlayStation 3 or PC. Game Archives, downloadable PSOne and TurboGrafx-16 support in Japan, titles will not be supported at launch. Famitsu’s FAQ says Game Archives aren’t supported at launch, but Sony says PSOne games are supported. If this is the case, we’ll likely see a patch or update to allow this function, Source: PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon139 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Why are companies trying so hard to drift away from Flash? You know it's just to keep people from playing the thousands of quality free flash games, as opposed to buying stuff from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ille1234 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Why are companies trying so hard to drift away from Flash? You know it's just to keep people from playing the thousands of quality free flash games, as opposed to buying stuff from them. Really? I thought it was because it slowed down the systems too much Somehow Google mad it work really well with Android though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoimia Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I've always quite liked Flash, but for at least the last year or so, it's been a nightmare. The first time I visit any site which uses it, it takes so long to load that the browser thinks the page has crashed and asks if I want to kill it. Happens in Chrome, Firefox, Opera and IE. So I have to say I'll be quite happy to see the back of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon139 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I've always quite liked Flash, but for at least the last year or so, it's been a nightmare. The first time I visit any site which uses it, it takes so long to load that the browser thinks the page has crashed and asks if I want to kill it. Happens in Chrome, Firefox, Opera and IE. So I have to say I'll be quite happy to see the back of it. Some sites definitely overdo it a bit, but speaking as someone who exclusively used Linux on his laptop for a month or two, I really missed not having proper Flash support. YouTube barely worked and porn was almost impossible to stream properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoimia Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Some sites definitely overdo it a bit, but speaking as someone who exclusively used Linux on his laptop for a month or two, I really missed not having proper Flash support. YouTube barely worked and porn was almost impossible to stream properly. ...and there's nothing worse than being 'almost there' and your porn suddenly begins to stutter. I imagine. Not that I'd know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fsck It Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Why are companies trying so hard to drift away from Flash? You know it's just to keep people from playing the thousands of quality free flash games, as opposed to buying stuff from them. Possibly but I think the more likely reasons are some combination of: There's a lot of poorly written flash code out there which tends to eat a lot of cpu. That's kills your battery charge. It certainly does on my laptop anyway. Whenever I would notice the temperature spike on it, it was always because some crappy flash ad was running in one of my browser tabs taking 100% cpu. Now I use a flash block extension. Flash doesn't have a particularly good security history. I'd bet they're worried about it being a possible easy vector for jailbreaking the Vita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade_VC Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 If you're reading this, you more than likely already have a browser with Flash support. Problem solved. TBQH, that is pretty much the way I see it as well Sammy. Why strain my eyes on a dinky screen that will only show 1/8th of a website at a time when I got my PC monitor close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoimia Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Why are companies trying so hard to drift away from Flash? You know it's just to keep people from playing the thousands of quality free flash games, as opposed to buying stuff from them. I think Flash is set to die a natural death anyway. HTML5 seems likely to render much of its functionality redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipsqweek Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 It's confirmed that Flash is no longer being developed on mobile systems. I think this just sparks the beginning of the end for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon139 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Apple users know the joy of having the entire internet in their hands... minus the benefits of Adobe Flash. The lack of Flash support leaves certain web-based sites, videos, and utilities totally unusable. Sony is aware that folks like to have their entire internet and eat it to, so it's continuing negotiations with Adobe to support Flash on the Vita. According to Andriasang, Adobe has canceled development on its Mobile Flash Player. Considering the PlayStation Vita is defined by its portability, this doesn't bode well. Sony isn't resting yet, though, as software-development head Muneki Shimada says the company is continuing its attempt to work things out with Adobe. The Vita's support of Flash could be a deal breaker for folks looking for a non-smartphone web-enabled device. Scoring Flash could also make the always-connected 3G models look that much more attractive as well. Source: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/12/03/sony-wants-flash-on-the-vita.aspx Nothing too outstanding, but Sony seems to want to keep up the fight for Flash a little bit longer at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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