A memory card is "pretty much a requirement" for PlayStation Vita, according to Japanese magazine Famitsu.
Andriasang brings word that some games - apparently including Uncharted: Golden Abyss - will not even boot up without a memory card inserted into Sony's upcoming PSP successor.
All of which is fair enough - especially for those preferring to download their games from the PlayStation Store rather than buy boxed product at retail - but Sony's decision to use a new proprietary card format means, inevitably, they will come at quite a price.
While worldwide pricing is yet to be revealed, in Japan a 4GB card costs ¥2,200 (£18), 8GB ¥3,200 (£26), and 16GB ¥5,500 (£45), while a 32GB card will set you back ¥9,500 (£78).
Vita launches in Japan on December 17, and will be released in Europe, Australia and the US on February 22.
Source: Andriasang
Comments
3Sony being complete shitbags shocker. £320+ to play old ps3 ports, nah.
Urgh - if the memory is so important why wouldn't they just make it standard? Did Sony not pay attention to the frustrations felt by devs with the no HDD xbox?
Also if you really must make it an optional memory card, do you really have to add yet another cr*p format for something that already has plenty of perfectly good options available. It just looks like a total cash grab, which it is.
So, they're selling you a game on a flash storage card, but to save your progress you need to buy a different flash storage card. What fresh insanity is this?