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The PS Vita should have had internal storage

PSX-Sense writes about the fact that memory card issues could have been resolved, by just adding internal storage.

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a_bro4541d ago

then the price would of been up up up. Flash storage is better, it gives you a choice.

smashcrashbash4541d ago

Exactly what I have been saying. Everyone always wants something in a device but still expect it to be for pocket change. If Sony had included a 32 GB internal drive for storage would you pay the extra money for it?

xX-StolenSoul-Xx4541d ago

Internal is not good in my opinions. I like choices aswell. This is a problem I had when buying my Ipod Touch, i was looking at the prices and thought I don't need the extra space at the moment but if i want to upgrade I'll have to pay for a brand new Ipod instead.
It's a big issue, Flash Storage is much better.

decrypt4541d ago (Edited 4541d ago )

Sony would do no such thing. Why miss out on an opportunity to make money on memory cards. If they included even 4 gigs of storage then most people will not be buying memory cards, hence the trick is to delude the people into thinking the hardware only costs 250usd, console makers are very good at such crap.

Aside the few hardcore gamers no one will know that a memory card is required for some games and when people learn of it most of the time it will be to late.

Sony is relying on the element of surprise to trick the customer into getting a Vita thinking its reasonabally priced, later on the customer will get milked on the accessories. Its how a console makers business model works.

LOOK_AT_THIS_I4541d ago

why is onboard storage a bad thing? they could have included a couple of gb's of internal storage and still used the memory cards. I would have paid a little bit more for the convenience factor.

They could have included both. the ability to use the flash cards and a modest internal hardrive. for all you saying that it will drive up price, what in the hell do you think you are going to have to do with the flash cards??? Your ass is gonna have to buy it one way or another, now I just have to spend money to buy a tiny flash drive which can easily be lost/broken in order to swap games/movies/music/apps etc instead of it being include in the device to begin with...

One way or another you are going to be paying for storage, why in the hell would you want to make it more difficult and probably costly in the long term to use flash based memory only?

MaxXAttaxX4541d ago (Edited 4541d ago )

There's a reason why I use cards for my digital cameras as well.

The difference between an 8GB and 16GB iPhone(or 16 to 32GB iPhone) is $100.
Vita cards are cheaper than that.

So, choice is good.
BESIDES, you don't need a large capacity memory card(16 or 32GB) UNLESS you're downloading everything. In which case, games will be 40% cheaper.
BUT if you're buying your games retail(like I'm planning on doing), then you don't need any more than a 4GB card for save files and updates.

NEW-AGE4541d ago

A 32 GB internal wifi only for $300, and a 16 GB internal with 3G & Wifi for $325

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Dante1124541d ago (Edited 4541d ago )

@ a_bro

Yeah, instead of $250 it would have been $350.

GirlyGamer4541d ago

@decrypt
wow... conspiracy theory much?

Razongunz4541d ago

Repplying to the uncharted needing a card to save topic:

yes the cards where abit to expensive.. i hope for the sake of the US ppl that they will get it abit cheaper, here in norway it doesnt really matter much to me, because what we get here in norway..stuff we buy and the currency we use is on pair with japanese prices.. so the japanese prices are about the same for us here in norway..so for me 120 dollars for a 32 gig card is normal..atleast for the hugh preformance ones.

Beetey4541d ago

Or, they could have simply made the memory cards a bit cheaper.

xX-StolenSoul-Xx4541d ago (Edited 4541d ago )

from what I've read in a few articles the prices are like that to get money that they are losing for each Vita Sold.
Still i do agree. prices are way to high.

golsilva4541d ago

a new rumor is going on that one reason why the memory cards are expensive is because sony wants to sell games on the psn up to 40% cheaper than their retail counterpart. Hence they have a high memory card price presumably so that the retailers get a bigger cut and they dont get angry for digitals titles being cheaper.

Beetey4541d ago

I hate to get my hopes up until I hear it directly from Sony but I personally would be fine with the prices of the cards if I could get a 40% discount on digital games.

ipadsense4541d ago

Good piece, it indeed is not able to do the stuff as advertised sold as it is. U need storage to actually make use out of ur vita. 4gb internal memory would habe solved alot

dcortz20274541d ago (Edited 4541d ago )

No thanks, I like having choices. Plus, do people really think that internal storage would be cheap? Ha!

eraursls844541d ago

What does internal memory change about choices, except for possibly giving you more choices? They wouldn't have to make them with 32 gb, just make it with 512 mb-1 gb for game saves/firmware upgrades only. That way no one would be caught off guard not able to play the new game they just picked up, you wouldn't be able to buy DLC or digital games without a card but you could play any game bought at a retail store.

Kamikaze1354541d ago

Then it would have been more expensive! though we're being forced to buy memory cards so is the price REALLY $250? Nope. Not unless you don't plan on saving your games.

MasterCornholio4541d ago (Edited 4541d ago )

Now you are just trolling or just misinformed and I can prove it. You claim that Sony is forcing you to buy memory cards otherwise you won't be able to save your games.

Your statement is false.

The memory cards are completely optional no one is putting a gun to your head to buy them. Then you claim that you can't save on any Vita games without it. That is also a lie because 90% of Vita games will allow you to save on them. Now I am going to teach you on how to turn your false statement which will be perceived as trolling into a true one.

Sony isn't forcing you to buy the memory cards but you need it to save some Vita games. If your interested in any games that require a memory card you will have to drop at least 25 euros for the card.

See how its easy to make a true statement without trolling?

I hope you learnt a lesson and I was happy to help.

XperiaRay

Kamikaze1354541d ago

Yeah because if I want to buy a certain game and I absolutely need a memory card to save, I should wait till I have a gun pointed to my head before I feel the need to buy one, right? I'll be forced to buy one because I want to play said game. Also, at this day and age, it should include internal memory.

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night DLC Adds Free Gameplay Modes

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel2d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow1d 16h ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo18221h ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie11h ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin7h ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Hereandthere2h ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

OtterX23h ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

RNTody23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno22h ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno20h ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii7h ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno6h ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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