Japanese Vita memory card pricing revealed
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32GB to cost around £78
As part of its announcement of a Japanese release date - December 17 - for the PlayStation Vita, Sony also announced the pricing of its proprietary PlayStation Vita memory cards.
Sony will release four sizes of memory card alongside the console, coming in at 4, 8, 16, and 32GB variants. Third-parties will likely develop their own cards, but these have not yet been announced.
Sony's pricing is in Yen, with the 4GB coming in at ¥2,200 (£18), the 8GB at ¥3,200 (£26), 16GB at ¥5,500 (£45), and finally the 32GB at ¥9,500 (£78).
Historically, proprietary memory cards - such as the MemoryStick Pro Duo, which the original PSP used - have started out expensive and promptly dropped in price after launch.
UK prices have yet to be announced.
User Comments
CheekyLee
Good old Sony. You can always rely on them milking the moronic brand loyalty they have somehow inspired in their rabid fanbase. And, you can always count on said rabid fanboys being happy to pay for proprietary formats that simply aren't needed when industry standards already exist. (And, before some halfwit comes on in and tells me off because Microsoft do the same, save your breath. I KNOW MS do the same!)
munkee
I'm presuming PSN games and save data. Anything else anybody knows of? I'm just thinking that 32gb is a HUGE amount of data. I already own an iPad which would store my films and music. For me the Vita will solely be a games machine. So, I'm thinking a 8gb, maybe a 16gb, would suit me fine.