US Vita games will cost less digitally ( PSN ) than at retail

Heres is some good news, in Japan Sony confirmed games to cost almost 20 to 40% less on PSN than the retail version and looks like Sony is going to do the same thing in US/Canada also, Sony havent yet completly confirmed this to the public outside of Japan but they did mention that game prices in both PSN and at retail will be announced very soon.

PSN purchases here we go! :D

I think doing this will be a very smart move and if they work it right by advertising the PS3 on the Vita's PSN store it will not only attract people to PSN store and make purchases it will even attract more towards the HD console.

Thoughts? good idea or bad idea?

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/05/report-us-vita-games-will-cost-less-digitally-than-at-retail/

Thats pretty cool.

I guess those cheaper psn prices will be eaten up by the cost of that memory card you have to buy to store them on, am i right?

lets hope the 32gb card is some what affordable thenstereointegrity

I hope so to, for 32GB better be $59.99 at least

I guess those cheaper psn prices will be eaten up by the cost of that memory card you have to buy to store them on, am i right?

Videodogg

If only it had an internal HDD :cry:

The memory cards will cost more.shadowchronicle

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

[QUOTE="shadowchronicle"]The memory cards will cost more.r12qi

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

[QUOTE="shadowchronicle"]The memory cards will cost more.r12qi

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

[QUOTE="shadowchronicle"]The memory cards will cost more.r12qi

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

[QUOTE="r12qi"]

[QUOTE="shadowchronicle"]The memory cards will cost more.finalstar2007

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

lets hope the 32gb card is some what affordable thenstereointegrity

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="r12qi"]

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

stereointegrity

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

Yeah seriously thats what i have in mind too because games are not the only thing to be used there will be music, photos ( if you like taking pictures or videos using its camera ), videos or skype, etc oh man im very excited for skype on the go :P

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is around 3 GB in size to download from the store.

With a 32 GB card you could fit around 10 games onto it before you have to buy a new one.

I assume games will get larger with time.

just another way they are trying to make us shift to digital downloads...i will keep my physical copies

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is around 3 GB in size to download from the store.

With a 32 GB card you could fit around 10 games onto it before you have to buy a new one.

I assume games will get larger with time.

peterw007

Awesome if Sony goes through with it. Digital distribution needs to be price competitive (like Steam) to be worthwhile.

Good thing for gamers, bad for retail stores.

Good thing for gamers, bad for retail stores.

ScreamDream

Good thing for gamers, bad for retail stores.

ScreamDream

[QUOTE="Videodogg"]

I guess those cheaper psn prices will be eaten up by the cost of that memory card you have to buy to store them on, am i right?

finalstar2007

If only it had an internal HDD :cry:

Portable HDD is too easy too damage ^^' age of portable devices with HDD died with iPod classic not far ago

[QUOTE="r12qi"]

[QUOTE="shadowchronicle"]The memory cards will cost more.finalstar2007

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

[QUOTE="stereointegrity"][QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

finalstar2007

Yeah seriously thats what i have in mind too because games are not the only thing to be used there will be music, photos ( if you like taking pictures or videos using its camera ), videos or skype, etc oh man im very excited for skype on the go :P

good but the memory cards will kill u with kindness...its close to 130$ for a 32 gig card in the states ill stick to finishing my ps3 games on vita and then maybe get more vita games some other time

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="r12qi"]

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

MFDOOM1983

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

Yeah it's around that size. I assume that games for the Vita will just get larger and larger with time.

So what after I fill my memory card wz games?! can I put them onan ex. HDD, or they can be just stored on the memory card ?

[QUOTE="ScreamDream"]

Good thing for gamers, bad for retail stores.

stereointegrity

Good news. If I want a Vita game right when it comes out, I'll get it on PSN.

Unfortunately the prices will probably be slow to drop, so later on it will be a better deal to get them at retail/used.

[QUOTE="r12qi"]

[QUOTE="shadowchronicle"]The memory cards will cost more.finalstar2007

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

I think its a win-win for gamers. It's not like the retail option will cease to exist.

Albeit the mem sticks are pretty expensive but this really "helps" recoup the losses.

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="Videodogg"]

I guess those cheaper psn prices will be eaten up by the cost of that memory card you have to buy to store them on, am i right?

ShadowriverUB

If only it had an internal HDD :cry:

Portable HDD is too easy too damage ^^' age of portable devices with HDD died with iPod classic not far ago

What kind of language is this?

R.I.P. physical copies of games . this is the begging of the end for physical games in the consoles :cry:

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="r12qi"]

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

Eponique

Is 16GB even enough for a vita? i wonder i mean games must be very big in size now

[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"]

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

If only it had an internal HDD :cry:

Easyle

Portable HDD is too easy too damage ^^' age of portable devices with HDD died with iPod classic not far ago

I'm not native english speaker ^^' sorry for any gramma error

What kind of language is this?

So what after I fill my memory card wz games?! can I put them onan ex. HDD, or they can be just stored on the memory card ?

omho88

Good thing for gamers, bad for retail stores.

ScreamDream

Depends on how large the average Vita game is.

smart move by sony

getting people to swing towards the DD copies of their games will save them money by saving on materials to produce hard copies of games...while gaining money by people buying their over priced memory cards

i will probably get hard copies of certain games and DD copies of others i don't really care to display on my shelf

but...until i can find a 32gb memory card for around $30 (whether it be on ebay or where ever) then i will not be buying the vita

[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"]

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

If only it had an internal HDD :cry:

Easyle

Portable HDD is too easy too damage ^^' age of portable devices with HDD died with iPod classic not far ago

What kind of language is this?

You don't know how to read his sig or have possibly thought that people who speak English as a second language post here? Jackass

[QUOTE="ScreamDream"]

Good thing for gamers, bad for retail stores.

stereointegrity

Half of the blame belongs to the publishers. Maybe if they stopped incentivizing people to buy games there with exclusive gamestop dlc and whatnot, they wouldn't be the 800 pound gorilla they are today.

[QUOTE="shadowchronicle"]The memory cards will cost more.r12qi

oh man you miss $17 for 16 GB one :P

[QUOTE="ScreamDream"]

Good thing for gamers, bad for retail stores.

rasengan2552