Vita Games on PSN to be 40% Less than Retail?

[AaronSOLDIER]

At a recent Sony Vita event, a spokesperson for Sony claimed Vita PSN games would be around 40% cheaper than their retail counterparts. According to the rep, the lack of hardware and packaging can be thanked for the price drop.


I was told that games would be capped at $39.99 retail. While the same game would go for around $23 if you downloaded it. A price drop for downloadable games was already confirmed for the Japanese market, but it’s not as significant as the US. In Japan, retail titles are reported to go for as high as $50 with a PSN equivalent of $40. This is only a 20% drop where the US would be 40%.


If this is true, it makes the ridiculous prices for Vita memory cards a little more tolerable. (4GB: $30, 8GB: $45, 16GB: $70, 32GB: $120) If you’re saving around $15 a game, you only need to buy 8 games from the PSN to have that 32GB card paid for.


Take all this with a grain of salt though, as this has not been confirmed by Sony corporate. Also, with a price drop this significant, I can foresee retailers having an issue with this as it gives consumers a reason not to buy from the store. We’ll find out more as we get closer to launch. If this does hold up, I will definitely be picking a larger than anticipated memory card.

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That's how it should be, and if they are $25 (I'd imagine they round them up), that's a good saving if you're buying quite a few games and makes up for the memory card prices for me. Just hope ALL games get put on the Store day 1 with this unlike PSP, they need to make it mandatory for devs.

[Gaddes]

That's pretty cool. I still want a physical copy though personally, so $40 for me lol

[Nitey]

If true then that's great. I love my phsyical cards/blurays but with the Vita I think just having everything on the card will just be a lot more convenient. I think my first couple games will be on card-based but I see myself downloading most of them

I think they confirmed that all games will be on the store on their release days so they're really pushing DD with the Vita, makes total sense

[mickice]

Digital copies are far easier to emulate next generation too.
If the price is cheap enough I'd be really keen on this.

[Thorzilla]

Damn it...this is such a good thing, yet I want to keep my physical copies...

[F34R]

'bout time... this is how it should have been all along. They need to now put their money where their mouth is and start lowering the prices on all the digital download games.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Digital copies are far easier to emulate next generation too.
If the price is cheap enough I'd be really keen on this.

Yeah after the PSP I'm going 100% download only with my handhelds now so future devices can play them. Its just much easier not having to carry a bunch of cases around.

[Inzane2050]

Overcharge for the memory cards and then lower the PSN Vita game prices by a huge chunk. This is one epic Jedi mind trick to play on consumers.

[DarkVincent07]

That's pretty cool. I still want a physical copy though personally, so $40 for me lol

Yeah.. me too

At least there is the option now, and if this IS true, it would make the average person feel better about buying games

[*goo]

Overcharge for the memory cards and then lower the PSN Vita game prices by a huge chunk. This is one epic Jedi mind trick to play on consumers.

Spot on.

*Waves hand* You will save money... But buy lots of memory cards.

[Thorzilla]

Spot on.

*Waves hand* You will save money... But buy lots of memory cards.

Or just have one or two, download 3 or 4 games you will play and delete them to make way for other ones.

[Nitey]

Or just have one or two, download 3 or 4 games you will play and delete them to make way for other ones.

Yeah that's what I plan to do, jusr use my PS3 as a 'hub' for Vita games and whenever I wanna swap out some games just connect vita to ps3 -> transfer, done

Noone is gonna buy a multitude of these over priced cards lol. Though I'm probably wrong, people pay a shitload for 'convenience' =P

[F34R]

I'm not even buying one, much less a multitude lol. Sony can gft with these cards.

[*goo]

Or just have one or two, download 3 or 4 games you will play and delete them to make way for other ones.

But that's just not convenient. Says Sony.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Yeah that's what I plan to do, jusr use my PS3 as a 'hub' for Vita games and whenever I wanna swap out some games just connect vita to ps3 -> transfer, done

Yeah me too, I just hope transferring is faster, transferring 1GB+ games to PSP takes ages.

[The Black Wolf]

I prefer physical copies. It sucks the physical copies can't be the same price as digital copies.

[F34R]

I prefer physical copies. It sucks the physical copies can't be the same price as digital copies.

Well, right now they are, and a lot of times LESS than digital copies.

[R3D D3V!L]

I prefer physical copies. It sucks the physical copies can't be the same price as digital copies.

The physical versions will drop in price much quicker though.

[AaronSOLDIER]

I'm hoping digital PSV games are £15.99 as standard on PSN like GOWGoS was.

[AsuraOkami]

This is great, it is what it should been all along. Don't like seeing a digital game the same price or more as a physical copy after say it would cost less.

[floetry]

When infamous 2 is still 59.99 on PSN, you already know this is just a false rumour lol.

[F34R]

When infamous 2 is still 59.99 on PSN, you already know this is just a false rumour lol.

There are older games that are near full price still.

[clean515]

If they do this the retailers will be pissed and in the end just not stock the games, sadly the retailers still got all publishers by their balls.

[AaronSOLDIER]

When infamous 2 is still 59.99 on PSN, you already know this is just a false rumour lol.

Didn't that just hit $30? Anyway at least your games actually match the RRP, not like EU where they stick another £10 or something on top. PSP games are well priced though.

[Nitey]

Yeah the store prices are fucked up. I think I saw black ops on there recently for like £49.99 lol. I foresee the store getting a makeover for the Vita launch in the respective territories. Atleast I'm hoping for a makeover - but it'll probably just be the Vita section of the store(s) that gets taken much more care of rather than everything