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32GB PS Vita Memory Card $74.99 on Amazon today
- Thread starter T.M. MacReady
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Napalm_Frank
Member
16gb is quite enough for me. I wouldn't buy a bigger one till it's closer to like 20.
The Faceless Master
Member
hahaha that's 2x the price i paid for a 64GB SDXC on Amazon
Duane Cunningham
Member
Agreed. I've been playing one game at a time with my 4GB card since launch day and deleting stuff when I'm done. It really sucks, but I've never been able to bring myself to pay those crazy prices.
Exactly.
That is an awesome price. If you need a bigger card buy it now people.
Vita memory cards aren't SD cards.
And that's a bigger rip-off. Vita memory cards are way more slower than SD cards.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Doesn't really seem like a deal.
fluffydelusions
Member
Ridiculous price. I can get a 32gb SD for less than $30
VeryGooster
Banned
:lol
It wouldn't bother me so much if there was some sort of benefit. Based on file transfer, installs, and delete speeds, Sony's option is worse than the standard.
test_account
XP-39C²
Where is the scam? I'm pretty sure that everyone here knows that SD cards are cheaper, so people should be aware of this before they chose to buy it
The Vita memorycards arent adverticed to be superior to SD cards either. If you want a Vita, you dont really have much of a choice. You could get the smaller memorycards though, those cost less. We also dont know how much it cost to produce the Vita memorycards compared to SD cards. I think it is pretty safe to say that Sony makes a nice profit on the memorycard, but i'm still curious about how much they cost to produce compared to standard SD cards (which are produced in a much larger quantity compared to Vita memory cards).We dont really know the speed of the memorycards. Transfering stuff via USB with encryption going on will affect the speed test results. Of course, what result we get is what matters to most, but it might be possible that the transfer rate would be the same even if Vita had used standard Micro SD cards.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Btw to all you vita owners:
How annoying (or not annoying) is a 16 GB card?
Can you fit a lot of vita games on it?
Does it take forever to download and install games on it like it does on ps3 (took me a full afternoon to download and install infamous 2 , NEVER AGAIN!)
Is there a way to store the games on your pc or a backup drive so you can switch them out without having to redownload them?
Can you use second hand memory cards? I haven't seen any listed on the website of local game shops for some reason :\
I swapped from using my UMDs to CFW and an 8GB memory card on my psp and it was awesome, it took only minutes to copy the games in and out of the card and I could store about 6-10 of my games at once, and the load times were awesome compared to UMD.
But after experiencing the horror that is dealing with psn download speeds and install speeds on ps3 since I got ps+ I didn't dare buy a vita with a small card. Hence why I'm asking.
I really hate that sony does this... I remember paying 100 euros!!! for a 1GB memory stick pro duo when the psp launched , and 5 years later 35 euros for an 8GB one, shameful.
How annoying (or not annoying) is a 16 GB card?
Can you fit a lot of vita games on it?
Does it take forever to download and install games on it like it does on ps3 (took me a full afternoon to download and install infamous 2 , NEVER AGAIN!)
Is there a way to store the games on your pc or a backup drive so you can switch them out without having to redownload them?
Can you use second hand memory cards? I haven't seen any listed on the website of local game shops for some reason :\
I swapped from using my UMDs to CFW and an 8GB memory card on my psp and it was awesome, it took only minutes to copy the games in and out of the card and I could store about 6-10 of my games at once, and the load times were awesome compared to UMD.
But after experiencing the horror that is dealing with psn download speeds and install speeds on ps3 since I got ps+ I didn't dare buy a vita with a small card. Hence why I'm asking.
I really hate that sony does this... I remember paying 100 euros!!! for a 1GB memory stick pro duo when the psp launched , and 5 years later 35 euros for an 8GB one, shameful.
SGRU
Member
Vita cards are the over-priced version of the SD cards. Well it at least has the Sony logo on it.
Eclectic Jabber Monkey
Member
I was interested in the Vita until Sony announced it was using yet another propriety format that is incompatible with everything but the Vita! Thanks but no thanks Sony. 2001 called and wants their business model back. When Nintendo has given up on the propriety storage game you might want to think twice about doing it.
I bought my Vita 32GB card last year for around $80 during the holidays, I think. Do not regret it, that's for sure.
Yes, it's a rip off, but if you are a Vita owner, 32 is the best option to go for, and worth whatever investment you put on it.
I have about 45 games installed on my Vita right now, and that's because I deleted a few that I had completed, and don't plan on playing them again. I still have 4.5GB free.
Eventually the prices will come down, but I can't see how memory card prices would be the reason to keep you from buying a Vita, if you were ever really interested in one to begin with. Basically, you miss out on 2 retail games by buying a memory card instead. I started with the 8GB card that came with my Vita, and that served me well for a good 6-8 months before I finally decided on the bigger one around the time PlayStation All Stars came out.
You don't have to have all of your games on your card at one time. I don't need 45+ games on my card, I just kind of put them on there because, well, I got a bigger MC, why not? A 16GB card is fine for new Vita owners to start with to break in the system, and they aren't running you $80.
Yes, it's a rip off, but if you are a Vita owner, 32 is the best option to go for, and worth whatever investment you put on it.
I have about 45 games installed on my Vita right now, and that's because I deleted a few that I had completed, and don't plan on playing them again. I still have 4.5GB free.
Eventually the prices will come down, but I can't see how memory card prices would be the reason to keep you from buying a Vita, if you were ever really interested in one to begin with. Basically, you miss out on 2 retail games by buying a memory card instead. I started with the 8GB card that came with my Vita, and that served me well for a good 6-8 months before I finally decided on the bigger one around the time PlayStation All Stars came out.
You don't have to have all of your games on your card at one time. I don't need 45+ games on my card, I just kind of put them on there because, well, I got a bigger MC, why not? A 16GB card is fine for new Vita owners to start with to break in the system, and they aren't running you $80.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
This is the first time it is dedicated to just one system. Even the PSP memory you could use in other things like digital cameras and the PS1/2 memory was created by third parties. Vita memory can ONLY be used in the Vita.
As others have said, the Vita memory cards are the system's Achilles heel.
Prices need to drop on these things by 30% - 50%, and even then they'd be expensive. And we also really need 64GB cards for all-digital Vita gamers (like me). Sony, you do want us to buy Vita games digitally, yes?
Prices need to drop on these things by 30% - 50%, and even then they'd be expensive. And we also really need 64GB cards for all-digital Vita gamers (like me). Sony, you do want us to buy Vita games digitally, yes?
Mr_Antimatter
Member
It's a better deal then normal, but still way overpriced. Kills me having psn plus and not being able to really use all those downloaded games, but i'm still not paying $75 for 32 gigs of memory.
Drop that by 50% and i'll buy it in a heartbeat, even though it would still be overpriced.
Drop that by 50% and i'll buy it in a heartbeat, even though it would still be overpriced.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Right? I don't get why they can't just make them reasonably priced. Are they that expensive for Sony to produce? If not, then they could lower the price to around SD cards, no one would complain, everyone would buy them, and because they're proprietary Sony still gets all the money. Did I just fix this business model?
after tax it's around 20-50cent more than newegg's price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16879261368
gotta love that tax free buying from ny
hope there's some adapter to use microSD cards in the future ;/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16879261368
gotta love that tax free buying from ny
hope there's some adapter to use microSD cards in the future ;/
And with 1% of the games as well.
they're probably super cheap to produce, but Vita ain't exactly gathering money..that's why they're so pricey
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Not bad, needs to be around 50-60 though.
test_account
XP-39C²
If you download much, especially full retail games, the card can fill up quite fast. It depends on how annoying one find it to delete stuff. Personally i find it a bit annoying, but i manage. I really hope that a 64GB card will come out, and that it is priced cheaper (i would pay about $100 for it though).
Vita games variate much in size. Some can be a few hundred MegaBytes large, while others can be several of GigaByte large. The biggest game is around 3GB i think.
Download speed variates from user to user. I get around 1MB pr. second. But the installation is really quick compared to PSP. The installation of a game on several GigaBytes might take ~15 second to install, maybe even less. I remember installing God of War: Ghost of Sparta on my PSP (i bought it on the PS Store, i didnt copy it from a UMD), it took 10+ minutes. When i installed it on my Vita, i think it took around 10 - 15 seconds. I'm not sure if the installation process works exactly the same on PSP and Vita, but it is much faster on the Vita at least
You also dont have to worry about having double space for install like you do on PSP and PS3. On PSP and Vita, you need twice the space of the game that you're downloading (if you download a game of 1GB, you need at least 2GB free space). This isnt a problem on the Vita. Here you might only need 1.2GB of free space if you download a 1GB game.
Yep, you can take backup of games. The transfer might take quite some time though. I guess it is because of the encryption/decryption stuff going on, plus maybe the USB transfer can affect things as well.
Yep, its possible to use used memory cards. You need to format them first though.
And yet they let us change out our PS3 HDD ourselves while other companies force us to buy their overpriced shit.
Sony has been better than most when it comes to these type of things. Propriety memory is unfortunate and the prices are too expensive no doubt
but we all know the reason why they had to go down this path.
It's funny. The Vita's the one system I'd go all-digital for, but the memory card prices are murder. And I can just pop a $20 32GB into my 3DS, but I'll never trust Nintendo digitally until I can sign in with an account and download all of my games on any system at any time.
Maybe if NanoSD is ever invented.
Maybe if NanoSD is ever invented.
AranhaHunter
Banned
Eurogamer did a piece on Vita's MCs awhile back, their speed is between a class 2 and class 6 MC. A class 4, 32 GB micro SD card sells for $20.99 (MSRP $39.99) on amazon.
Sony could have the 32GB proprietary for $39.99 and would still make about $10-$20 per card sold. The markup on the current prices are ridiculous, but I guess that's why the gaming division is making money even though they are having PS4 R&D costs.
pretty much.
32GB is just not enough, I got my card filled in no time(even when I buy boxed game too) and having multiple cards is just annoying,23Gb will not be good for anyone in 2013,Sony really need to bring bigger memory card (128GB and bigger)and should also make them no more than $60.
Damn... no justification at all. Bloody hell, Sony, there have to be better ways to make money than this.
If they made hard drives I bet they'd have a custom interface on that, too. Yeah, I guess this is a good money spinner for them, but still, they've been doing this in profitable times, never mind the bad years.
jacob armitage
Banned
Ugh i really need one. I'll have to think this over, its still far too pricey.
MikeE21286
Member
I paid $100 for mine at launch and don't regret it.
Great for a PS+ Vita owner with a bunch of PS1/PSP games to boot.
Great for a PS+ Vita owner with a bunch of PS1/PSP games to boot.
I'm still using the 4 gig card I bought with my Vita for $20 (the same price I had paid for a 32 GB card for my 3DS at around the same time.) It sucks, but I'm not going to buy a bigger memory card until the prices drop by 50% or more. Sony's only hurting themselves with their memory card pricing scam. I would spend so much more money on the PSN store if I could get a reasonably priced 32 gig card.
SneakyStephan
Banned
thanks!! All my questions answered in one go
Guess i'll go with a 16GB card then, I can deal with deleting/reinstalling games every few weeks if it only takes a few minutes to copy the files and install each game.
I was just afraid it would be a nightmare like on ps3; there it takes hourS not minutes to download and install large games.
PS3's hdd and install system are garbage, my 2003 IDE drive pc was 10x faster than whatever the piece of shit in ps3 is.
I'm still baffled by these prices though, they can't be so retarded that they don't realise that they are losing tons of sales over this.... high profit margins don't mean shit if you price yourself out of the market to the point where you aren't actually moving any of those 'profitable' units....
Every single person I talked to who is into video games isn't buying one because of the card prices... despite most thinking vita is pretty cool.
Same here; but still doesn't change the fact that these prices are contributing to the poor Vita sales.
Lots of great PSN sales last week and news ones coming this week, but I guarantee that, for a lot of Vita owners, the cost of upgrading their stock cards is just too high to warrant buying lots of software digitally.
Also, there's way too much hassle involved with swapping memory cards on the Vita, so people who, like myself, have nearly filled up a 32GB card aren't about to charge out an buy a second one to start filling up.
MikeE21286
Member
Yeah, I mean it's definitely hurt those fence-sitters from jumping in as it effectively adds a good amount of money to the cost of the system to get the functionality from it that you want.
It's also slowing frequent purchasers from going all digital.
It's definitely not healthy overall in the least.
I think you can even go cheaper.
If there hadn't been a free 4GB card packed in with the launch bundle, I wouldn't even have a card, or a Vita for that matter.
The worst part, IMO, is that the prices on the cards haven't really budged in a year. At least when I bought a PSP and MS Duo prices started high, they came down rapidly over the course of the first year the PSP was on the market, and kept going down thereafter.
I don't mind Sony padding their profits to some degree with the memory cards, but a 4-5x profit margin over a similarly spec'd SD card?? No way.
They'll have to subsidize that 8 GB GDDR5 somehow! Maybe not through storage, but with other accessories. $70 Dual Shock 4 anyone?
test_account
XP-39C²
No problemthanks!! All my questions answered in one go
Guess i'll go with a 16GB card then, I can deal with deleting/reinstalling games every few weeks if it only takes a few minutes to copy the files and install each game.
I was just afraid it would be a nightmare like on ps3; there it takes hourS not minutes to download and install large games.
PS3's hdd and install system are garbage, my 2003 IDE drive pc was 10x faster than whatever the piece of shit in ps3 is.
I'm still baffled by these prices though, they can't be so retarded that they don't realise that they are losing tons of sales over this.... high profit margins don't mean shit if you price yourself out of the market to the point where you aren't actually moving any of those 'profitable' units....
Every single person I talked to who is into video games isn't buying one because of the card prices... despite most thinking vita is pretty cool.
Although about copying games back and forth to your PC, keep in mind that this can take quite some time, more than a few minutes. Depending on how big the games are, we can be talking maybe 15+ minutes to transfer one game. The quicker install i talked about earlier is only when you download something directly from the PS Store and install it after the download is finished. I'm not sure why it takes so long to copy thing back and forth to a PC, but i guess it has something to do with encryption/decryption (everything you copy to a PC will be stored as an encrypted image file).
MikeE21286
Member
This practice feels like such a relic of "old Sony" in comparison to the new feeling I got from the PS4 press conference and the creation of that machine.