Exactly what Sony did. They decided not to have a UMD drive in the PSVita, which would only make the PSVita only more expensive. Just how Sony passed on the savings when they removed the PS2 chip from the PS3. The only realistic way to have BC on the Vita is via Digital Downloads and that's exactly what the Vita does.Michan said:It is the platform holder's responsibility/decision to support their legacy hardware and software.
This is a pretty lousy effort on Sony's part to be "backwards compatible." The company may as well just pass the savings on, rather than dedicate resources to this time-wasting "transfer." Something is clearly broken when you can easily pick up 90+% of the PSP for less than this fee.
Some people will be happy with this system, others will not, in the end Sony can't please everyone.
You can call people SDF all you want, but what you are saying doesn't make sense. Yes people have paid for the UMD games. Are Sony now taking away your games? They won't work anymore on a PSP after the Vita is released?Michan said:The SDF is in full force in this thread.
People have already paid Sony for the games.
1.8 GB bandwidth does not cost Sony $10 - 15. Maybe 10 - 15¢ at a stretch.
You don't think publishers want to see some of that money you are paying to get that digital copy?
Also, I have 100+ PS3, Wii, 360 games. Sony, MS, Nintendo where's my digital copy?