PS Vita memory cards and other accessories priced by GameStop

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Yup, they are too blind to realize that they are being milked and ripped off at the same time.

Nonstop-Madness

Wait can we not use 3rd party memory sticks or do we need the Sony brand ones?

I will be buying the Vita but haven't really been keeping up with the news.

It's a good thing Sony is stepping up with DD and the PSN for the Vita....oh wait.

>Games won't even boot without a memory card

LOL! Not only will you get ripped off with the accssories but they're essentially killing off any momentum they had with the PSN for the Vita. Know Sony fans, they will try to rationalize the cost by getting the cheapest memcard which is 4gb. In return, companies banking off the PSN won't get maxium profit because of Sony's stupid decisions. 4 gb is like what? 3 or 4 PSN games plus a game saves and there are even talks of Sony fans buying ANOTHER memory card down the road which is laughable.

When does it stop Sony?

Too Much price gouging from Sony. Seemed to have worked for Microsoft this gen though. Consumers are to blame

For a device that supporst music, movies, and downloadable games I feel anything under 8GB of memory would be far to little for anyone interested in storing music and movies on their Vita. More over I could buy a 32GB SDHC card and pop it in my 3DS for the same price I could purchase a 4GB Vita memory card. This is a bad move on Sony's part.

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[QUOTE="r12qi"]

that becouse they use highest class like this

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-PRO-HG-Memory-Stick-MSHX32A/dp/B003USISNK

anyway it doesnt matter to me. i buy first bundle anyway :D

r12qi

http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Signature-MicroSDHC-Memory-PSF32GMCSDHC10/dp/B004H8FTCU/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322443922&sr=1-3

I don't think that's worth it, but it's still more than half off of what Sony is charging.

class 10 is 10mbs. unleash if you want to play uncharted with lag go ahead.

beside if you look closelly original price is $127

Wait can we not use 3rd party memory sticks or do we need the Sony brand ones?

I will be buying the Vita but haven't really been keeping up with the news.

Ultrabeatdown55

Wait can we not use 3rd party memory sticks or do we need the Sony brand ones?

I will be buying the Vita but haven't really been keeping up with the news.

Ultrabeatdown55

There will probably be 3rd party ones just like with the PSP.

It is likely the pirates are at fault for the proprietary memory card. I won't argue the high prices, but there was probably massive amounts of R&D involved in making the device as difficult as can be to hack.

This is how they make the Vita cost $400 afterall.

$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

Apple charges $40 for a charging cable. I'll pay $15.

Merex760

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Apple charges $40 for a charging cable. I'll pay $15.

e_stone001

Is Sony taking a loss on the Vita?

[QUOTE="Merex760"]

Apple charges $40 for a charging cable. I'll pay $15.

e_stone001

Plenty of people bash on Microsoft and Apple.

Remember how Microsoft sold proprietary hard-drives with an incredible markup? Yeah, people were constantly complaining about that.

Apple's unnecessarily extravagant prices is probably the biggest point of ridicule that they get among PC fanboys.

[QUOTE="Merex760"]

Apple charges $40 for a charging cable. I'll pay $15.

e_stone001

people always rag on MS and Apple here.

why people insist that Sony receives the brunt of this, I'll never understand.

Wait can we not use 3rd party memory sticks or do we need the Sony brand ones?

I will be buying the Vita but haven't really been keeping up with the news.

Ultrabeatdown55

$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

peterw007

It's only $250 for no wifi? That's a better price than I thought. What they're doing is selling the handheld itself at a loss (probably $100), but making back the money buy encouraging you to buy overpriced memory cards.

[QUOTE="e_stone001"][QUOTE="Merex760"]

Apple charges $40 for a charging cable. I'll pay $15.

HavocV3

people always rag on MS and Apple here.

why people insist that Sony receives the brunt of this, I'll never understand.

[QUOTE="e_stone001"][QUOTE="Merex760"]

Apple charges $40 for a charging cable. I'll pay $15.

Heirren

Is Sony taking a loss on the Vita?

So you're not able to even boot-up some games until you shell out for over-priced proprietary memory cards? Great. So what's next? Consoles being released without controllers?

$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

peterw007

cows wont complain about the prices of these but will complain that XBL is to expensive

cows wont complain about the prices of these but will complain that XBL is to expensive

thedork_knight

cows wont complain about the prices of these but will complain that XBL is to expensive

[QUOTE="peterw007"]

$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

hakanakumono

It's only $250 for no wifi? That's a better price than I thought. What they're doing is selling the handheld itself at a loss (probably $100), but making back the money buy encouraging you to buy overpriced memory cards.

I meant to say $250 for Wifi. Sorry about that...but everybody knew what I meant anyway.

Re-buying PSP games + Overpriced, mandatory memory cards + $250/$300 console + Monthly fee and data cap for 3G Version + No "must-have" games for the system = No buy for me

Wow... so many haters.

It's basically $280 for the system + 4GB. It's still a good deal.

If you're gonna go the DD route, then you're gonna spend $380 max. But then, you get massive savings from DD games (at least minus $10/game off).

Re-buying PSP games is a moot point considering PSP and PSV have a different medium. At least Sony is trying to find a way to bridge the two (You don't see anyone complaining when people can't play N64 Games onthe GC or you can't play SNES games on the N64).

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$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

tormentos

$179 or $199?

Might as well scrap the whole thing as Sony is selling Vita at a loss already.

[QUOTE="tormentos"][QUOTE="peterw007"]

$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

nitekids2004

$179 or $199? Are you crazy?

Sony is selling Vita at a loss already.

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[QUOTE="tormentos"] Exactly my point i think any one who flamed MS for their proprietary expensive peripherals should not defend this,sony dropped the ball big time to the point of making me no want one,if the portable was at least $199 or $179 but i may jump,but at $250 my self would have to buy minimum a 16 GB card,which is $70 + $50 or $40 for a game,come on that is $370 dollars without tax for a portable.MFDOOM1983

$179 or $199? Are you crazy?

Sony is selling Vita at a loss already.

PS3 was a failure at $599 with no games at launch.

PSVita is launching at $250 (or $280 when you want to get technical), with the same launch priceas the originalPSP and 3DS. It also hasa huge lineup already.

I think its going to bemore successful than the PSP (which did great at 70million).

[QUOTE="tormentos"][QUOTE="peterw007"]

$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

nitekids2004

$179 or $199?

Might as well scrap the whole thing as Sony is selling Vita at a loss already.

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[QUOTE="tormentos"] Exactly my point i think any one who flamed MS for their proprietary expensive peripherals should not defend this,sony dropped the ball big time to the point of making me no want one,if the portable was at least $199 or $179 but i may jump,but at $250 my self would have to buy minimum a 16 GB card,which is $70 + $50 or $40 for a game,come on that is $370 dollars without tax for a portable.tormentos

$179 or $199?

Might as well scrap the whole thing as Sony is selling Vita at a loss already.

Sony is just recouping their losses on the main unit and at the same time limiting the piracy that plagued the PSP.

The mem stick is overpriced, but if you look at the whole package as a whole ($280), it's not such a bad deal.

*I believe Sony is also using a high speed mem card for the PS Vita. Which would probably make it more expensive than the usual SD cards. Still overpriced, but yeah. It's not a bad deal overall imo considering you bought the system at a discount.

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[QUOTE="nitekids2004"]

$179 or $199? Are you crazy?

Sony is selling Vita at a loss already.

nitekids2004

PS3 was a failure at $599 with no games at launch.

PSVita is launching at $250 (or $280 when you want to get technical), with the same launch priceas the originalPSP and 3DS. It also hasa huge lineup already.

I think its going to bemore successful than the PSP (which did great at 70million).

The portable market is smaller than it was last gen. A decent chuck of the causal market are playing games on their smartphones an ipod touches now. Vita could have a launch line-up of 50 games but it means nothing if it lacks a system seller. 3DS now has them this holiday(mario kart 7 and mario 3d land) but ps vita doesn't. What game is going to sell 20+ million units? Uncharted? LBP? Wipeout? C'mon. Those game weren't system sellers for ps3 and their 2nd rate counterparts probably wont for vita.

PSP had strong sales because of how easy it was to play pirated software and monster hunter in japan. Vita will be lucky to get half of psp's LTD sales.

Sony is just recouping their losses on the main unit and at the same time limiting the piracy that plagued the PSP. The mem stick is overpriced, but if you look at the whole package as a whole ($280), it's not such a bad deal. *I believe Sony is also using a high speed mem card for the PS Vita. Which would probably make it more expensive than the usual SD cards. Still overpriced, but yeah. It's not a bad deal overall imo considering you bought the system at a discount.

nitekids2004

I will wait until they make an adapter that takes microSD cards. What's the USB cable for? Never had a PSP.AmazonTreeBoa

PSP had USB mode in which you can as memory card reader and also charge itself via usb cable, also it was port used for extra devices like camera, PSP also had screw holes on sides of usb port for them.

Were the game prices confirmed yet? Looking at RE: Revelations priced at $50 i'd think the "top" PSVita software would be the same. The portable market is smaller than it was last gen.

A decent chuck of the causal market are playing games on their smartphones an ipod touches now. Vita could have a launch line-up of 50 games but it means nothing if it lacks a system seller. 3DS now has them this holiday(mario kart 7 and mario 3d land) but ps vita doesn't. What game is going to sell 20+ million units? Uncharted? LBP? Wipeout? C'mon. Those game weren't system sellers for ps3 and their 2nd rate counterparts probably wont for vita.

PSP had strong sales because of how easy it was to play pirated software and monster hunter in japan. Vita will be lucky to get half of psp's LTD sales.

MFDOOM1983

F***ing greedy sony ripping us off big time with those memory card prices yeah defiantly not getting a Vita at launch anymore I plan on going DD only but with those prices it would cost me over $350 for vita + 32gb stick. If they want with SD cards it would only cost me $30 for 32gb and $72 for a 64gb Really hope someone comes out with a 3rd party stick that lets you put in microsd by chirstmas.

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]Were the game prices confirmed yet? Looking at RE: Revelations priced at $50 i'd think the "top" PSVita software would be the same. The portable market is smaller than it was last gen.

A decent chuck of the causal market are playing games on their smartphones an ipod touches now. Vita could have a launch line-up of 50 games but it means nothing if it lacks a system seller. 3DS now has them this holiday(mario kart 7 and mario 3d land) but ps vita doesn't. What game is going to sell 20+ million units? Uncharted? LBP? Wipeout? C'mon. Those game weren't system sellers for ps3 and their 2nd rate counterparts probably wont for vita.

PSP had strong sales because of how easy it was to play pirated software and monster hunter in japan. Vita will be lucky to get half of psp's LTD sales.

red12355

Worth every penny. Complainers need to get a job.Barsy7

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Let me guess, all the dumbass haters are already complaing about it.... yeah checked.

edo-tensei

its funny seeing Sony fanboys call anyone who questions Sony, fanboys:P i tell yah, the group is tainted...smh. lol

Why would you want to play without a memory card anyway?

spookykid143

The majority of people who play games don't need multmedia functions. If they did, the 4GB 360 and Wii, and DS wouldn't have sold so very well.

[QUOTE="peterw007"]

$250 for no WiFi.

$300 for 3G (+ monthly fee for the data service).

$30 for cheapest card to be able to play all of the games

$120 for most expensive card (only 32 GB)

+ Sales Tax

Wow...Sony is really nickel-and-diming the consumer here.

They're about as bad as Microsoft.

It costs at least $420 plus a monthly fee for the "most complete" version of the Vita.

hakanakumono

It's only $250 for no wifi? That's a better price than I thought. What they're doing is selling the handheld itself at a loss (probably $100), but making back the money buy encouraging you to buy overpriced memory cards.

I can't stress enough how terrible it is that Sony continues to think the philosphy of taking a loss on Playstation, TV, Cell Phone hardware is a good thing. I can't imagine how many more jobs they could create if they would just charge $20-$50 profit per unit instead of taking a loss.

Gamers most be the biggest whiners in history :roll: they complain about something they don't even plan to get, they want something they can't afford so they complain about it to be cheaper. If you can't afford the vita get a 3DS and by happy with it. Gawd.... this is getting ridiculous, :| I'll just save money to buy it because I want it you guys just use up your money on something else you feel is more worth it. :roll: