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PlayStation Vita memory cards priced surprisingly high

Dany Argueta - Monday, November 28, 2011 4:31pm (PST) Like +my favourites (1)

Save up, because these things aren't cheap

By now, folks interested in picking up a Vita should know they'll need a memory card to boot certain games. Well, Sony hasn't officially given a price for the memory cards, but those prices were leaked recently via GameStop -- and they're surprisingly high.

The cheapest memory card available come in the 4GB variety, worth $30 USD. Want the biggest card right off the bat? A 32GB card will cost you $150. 8GB and 16GB cards will be sold for $45 and $70, respectively.

Better start saving now.

Source: GameStop

Sections: Sony Consoles, Handheld Games

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MetallicaDragon Nov 28, 11

Jesus! what was wrong with the PSP memory cards?

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ims2golfer Nov 28, 11

total lol. saw this coming.

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Rabla Nov 28, 11

Well that's not TOO bad.. I'll be grabbing a 16gb one like mah PSP.

Might even go the full way if I feel like it.

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Lorenzo101 Nov 28, 11

Why couldn't it just use SD cards?

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TXL Nov 28, 11

I can see the slow sales of Sony Vita in its first year becuase of those stupid high price memory cards! The use of proprietary cards is pretty outdated Sony should let gamers use SD cards just like in 3DS...

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walnuts Nov 28, 11

quote TXL
I can see the slow sales of Sony Vita in its first year becuase of those stupid high price memory cards! The use of proprietary cards is pretty outdated Sony should let gamers use SD cards just like in 3DS...

Couldn't agree more. It's kinda sad that I can get a 64GB SD card from my local store for less than what Sony are selling their 16GB ones. Ridiculous.

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ims2golfer Nov 28, 11

I got a 1tb external hard drive for 6o bucks.

300 dollar Vita+50 dollar memory card= downfall of Sony.

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Celes Leonhart Nov 28, 11

I intended on getting a Vita relatively close to launch but certainly not at a price like that. Sure, Sony like to use their own hardware and make sure everything's in the family, but then why can't they use Pro Stick Duo? Needless exploiting.

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Hellfire29 Nov 28, 11

This is Sony guys. An 8mb memory card on a PS2 was $50

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Grimdark Nov 28, 11

To be honest guys, all UMD games had a 2gb limit, so you could still get two of your games on the memory card.

Staff

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Reenee Nov 28, 11

quote Hellfire29
This is Sony guys. An 8mb memory card on a PS2 was $50

Whoa, you got gypped. Those are $25 MSRP.

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Bass Ultra Nov 28, 11

quote Reenee
quote Hellfire29
This is Sony guys. An 8mb memory card on a PS2 was $50
Whoa, you got gypped. Those are $25 MSRP.

You're being sarcastic right?

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Grimdark Nov 28, 11

A PS3 controller is still $50.

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Pikachu Nov 28, 11

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well, you Vita owners (when time comes to get one) better start saving up now! they better make the games cheaper, considering you can buy a couple good games for the price of 1 memory card.

Good going Sony I hear Nintendo laughing at you