So why are the Vita cards so freaking expensive?

Sony can't get it right with their protables can they (In the memory department anyway).

The Memory Stick Pro Duo prices were ridiculous when the PSP came out. I think 8 GB was $80 or something. So what the heck is Sony doing now?

They're still selling memory cards (Vita-exclusive ones at that) at prices that make getting anything above a 4GB unreasonable. The problem with it is though, these cards are small. About the size of an M2 or Micro SD. Both M2 and Micro SD are some of the cheapest cards available.

16 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo (Sandisk): $43.

16 GB M2 (Sandisk): $27.

So what is so special about these cards that makes a 4GB card almost the same price as a 16 GB M2?

well with these cards they're specially made to milk cows. how else are we gonna get our dairy? mems_1224

moo

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]well with these cards they're specially made to milk cows. how else are we gonna get our dairy? TheShadowLord07

moo

I remember how expensive the PS2 memory cards were. Wasn't the 8MB one like $40 for a while?

I remember how expensive the PS2 memory cards were. Wasn't the 8MB one like $40 for a while?

AHUGECAT

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I remember how expensive the PS2 memory cards were. Wasn't the 8MB one like $40 for a while?

campzor

They have to make money somehow though, right? They do sell their consoles at a loss after all.

My Advice, Don't get the Vita when it releases and wait sometime for them to fix all the issues ( systems always come with problems ) and get a latter version of it ( like they always do ) by that time there will be imitation cards that will be much cheaper.

Proprietary memory means that Sony can charge whatever they want for them and people have to buy them regardless. Basically, Sony gets more money this way.

That's how Sony profits from Vita hardware sales.

Why not just use cheap SD memory?AutoPilotOn

Because people will pay for it...

Vita is doomed. Just get PS4 ready, Sony.

There are advantages to proprietary media actually. Everyone can have the same speed so there is consistency. Who knows what speed Vita cards run at, could be high.

Anyways, yeah it's a rip off but the latest prices are well manageable.

I thought only Microsoft over charged for memory?

I thought only Microsoft over charged for memory?

kejigoto

lol SONY coping M$ again

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well with these cards they're specially made to milk cows. how else are we gonna get our dairy? mems_1224

They want to make a profit? :P

Not sure whats the speed on those cards,but last night I bought a 32GB(sandisk cla.ss 4) for 27 dollars.

I think they just pulled 50 off of the Vita price, and added 50 to the memory stick prices. The normal consumer will look at the Vita price not the memory sticks, and thus fall in their trap.

What I'm saying is, I think you're still paying for the Vita hardware when you buy the sticks.

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So why are the Vita cards so freaking expensive? pataponplayer

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[QUOTE="pataponplayer"] So why are the Vita cards so freaking expensive? AmazonTreeBoa

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"][QUOTE="pataponplayer"] So why are the Vita cards so freaking expensive? p4s2p0

Because people will pay for it...

RandomWinner

Because Sony is greedy. Of course if MS did this, cows would be screaming about the "evil M$" but with daddy sony they'll rationalize it away.

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Because people will pay for it...

Coolyfett

2 reasons

1: Cards are more advanced/newer than SD cards.

2(big/main one):They are new proprietary cards that Sony the only maker of (aka they are the monopoly producer and charge what ever the hell they want)

It's an investment :cool:

Because they can?

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]well with these cards they're specially made to milk cows. how else are we gonna get our dairy? TheShadowLord07

moo

Wait a minute, what about the 360 hard drives?? Same thing?? Yes. Overpriced.

You guys realise they have been doing this sense the ps1... right? Hell why the hell did they even make it so you can put a sd card into a psp? That would of killed piracy.. A lot of this does not really add up either way. Seems like an intelligent consumer will jsut go "umm but I have a sd card, I know they could of just let me use that." The funny part is people are JUST questioning this, yet console companies have been doing this sense you can save games 0_0. Meanwhile on the pc XD

Some of the few reasons are is that Sony sells the Vita at a loss and they want to recuperate as much as possible out of the accessories. Plus, it's a new proprietary card as well and they can price it how they see fit.

Would charge double, or triple, Sony fanboys gonna buy them regardless. Can't beat making money off fanboys.

Just buy the largest one you can afford and move on with your life. I am getting the 32 gig card cause i plan on using my Vita a lot for everything it has to offer, so why play around? Its $99.00... it is expensive, but its only once and i am not going to cry about it.