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The yet-to-be-revealed price of PS Vita games will offer value for money, Sony has told VideoGamer.com.
Sony has stated that PS Vita titles are likely to have a similar price tag to their PS3 cousins, with digital downloads receiving a 20 per cent discount. But precise numbers have yet to be revealed.
Last week we asked Sony’s Michael Denny if Vita games could offer value for money at a time when most iOS games are priced at 69p.
“Absolutely,” said Denny, who is the senior vice president of SCE Worldwide Studios, Europe. “I don’t disregard smaller, bite-sized games and the pricing models that go with them. It’s all about consumer choice and user experience, and how people want to consume games.
“There are lots of gamers who do like smaller experiences, and with those experiences a price point that goes with them. We’re open to that, and embracing it – free-to-play models as well, we’ll look at all these options. But the content has to be the right sort of content for those models.”
While the price will clearly be significantly higher than iOS titles – and perhaps more expensive than 3DS releases – Denny insists that the content of Vita games will justify the extra cost.
“What we’re bringing with Vita, in addition to experiences like that [i.e. smaller games], are these bigger, deeper, richer, more immersive experiences – almost console-like experiences. People understand that these are high-quality experiences that have high budgets associated with them, and I think are still seen by consumers as real value for money.
“You compare it with most other forms of entertainment, whether it’s media, digital or physical entertainment, and in terms of the longevity of the experience you can get from these games, it does still seem like a lot of value.”
In the same interview, Denny expressed his confidence that the new machine would attract an audience of core gamers.
“If you care about games, you’ll want a Vita,” he said.
PS Vita will launch in the UK on February 22.
