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Oh Nintendo,how you have fallen...oh wait...
But in seriousness,This is pretty sleazy,good thing I'm keeping my PSP,I wouldn't want to pay $7 to $13 for games I paid $7 to $13 already.
But in seriousness,This is pretty sleazy,good thing I'm keeping my PSP,I wouldn't want to pay $7 to $13 for games I paid $7 to $13 already.
Come on Jimbo, this is a pretty nice middle ground between "if you want a copy in a different format, buy it again" and the entitled whiners requirement of "free games in all formats!"
No-one is forcing anyone to do, or buy anything. If you want to keep playing your UMD games after the Vita comes out but don't want to buy them again or pay this paultry fee to transfer them, KEEP YOUR FUCKING PSP.
Get this, you even get to KEEP THE UMD. So for a small fee you are DUPLICATING your game.
I'm down with this, nice move Sony, nice move.
When the MegaCD (the Cd verison of the "genesis" whatever it was called in the USA) came out, did Sega give away free Cd verisons of your Megadrive/Genesis games? - Or did they even give you a cheap way of getting them???
No-one is forcing anyone to do, or buy anything. If you want to keep playing your UMD games after the Vita comes out but don't want to buy them again or pay this paultry fee to transfer them, KEEP YOUR FUCKING PSP.
Get this, you even get to KEEP THE UMD. So for a small fee you are DUPLICATING your game.
I'm down with this, nice move Sony, nice move.
When the MegaCD (the Cd verison of the "genesis" whatever it was called in the USA) came out, did Sega give away free Cd verisons of your Megadrive/Genesis games? - Or did they even give you a cheap way of getting them???
$7-13 dollars is a lot cheaper than paying $14.99-$39.99 from the PSN store. The only game I have that I require on my Vita is Kingndom Hearts:BBS and Power Stone collection, so I'm cool.
I wonder if this'll work for JPN/EUR/AUS umds in america, seeing as Vita is region free. because I know a shit ton of people who wants VC3...
I wonder if this'll work for JPN/EUR/AUS umds in america, seeing as Vita is region free. because I know a shit ton of people who wants VC3...
$7-13 dollars is a lot cheaper than paying $14.99-$39.99 from the PSN store. The only game I have that I require on my Vita is Kingndom Hearts:BBS and Power Stone collection, so I'm cool.
I wonder if this'll work for JPN/EUR/AUS umds in america, seeing as Vita is region free. because I know a shit ton of people who wants VC3...
I wonder if this'll work for JPN/EUR/AUS umds in america, seeing as Vita is region free. because I know a shit ton of people who wants VC3...
I find this to be pretty stupid. I was expecting them to do like a one-time payment for some sort of passport that would allow the transferring of any amount of UMD games needed. Not to meantion you'll need to be buying the memory sticks to store these UMD games.
I was expecting something like pay $60 for a pass that lets you transfer all your UMD games. Oh well, guess I can keep my PSP.
I was expecting something like pay $60 for a pass that lets you transfer all your UMD games. Oh well, guess I can keep my PSP.
I really can't muster any outrage over this. Should Sony have offered free digital copies of my PS2 games when the PS3 came out (insert backwards compatibility argument here)?
What did you want, exactly? For Sony to pay the publishers of each game for each new copy themselves? I'd seriously like to know the answer to that. Please, please don't tell me that you thought Sony could give away other company's property for free.
Jim, you're being a dick, it's not like they are putting a gun on your head and making you give them your UMDs and PSP and making you pay if you wanna play those games ever again. Don't want to pay a small fee to play those game on your vita? Keep playing them on your PSP, it's that simple.
No PS3 functionality?
Why should I pay again for something I already own? I'm beginning to think piracy has its merits if every videogame company is deteremined to sell us the same game again and again with minimal effort and upgrades.
Why should I pay again for something I already own? I'm beginning to think piracy has its merits if every videogame company is deteremined to sell us the same game again and again with minimal effort and upgrades.
You also have to consider possibly needing to reformatting the data for Vita, Digital manuals and as you said, a new control scheme.
It saddens me that only select games can be sent to Vita.
It saddens me that only select games can be sent to Vita.
@Jim Sterling
No, really, answer the question. You can call it an "offhand observation", but you made no bones about the fact that you blame Sony. Did you expect Sony themselves to pay each publisher for each game someone wanted a digital copy of?
No, really, answer the question. You can call it an "offhand observation", but you made no bones about the fact that you blame Sony. Did you expect Sony themselves to pay each publisher for each game someone wanted a digital copy of?
Curious...
jimmyx still exists but all his comments are gone. Also, coincidentally this jimboxxx character appears shortly after jimmy's last post. Hmmmm
In regards to this story, having an option is great but those prices do seem a little high. I suppose if you could break even selling your physical copy would help. Provided all you need a code/serial number, how long before that information is readily available online?
jimmyx still exists but all his comments are gone. Also, coincidentally this jimboxxx character appears shortly after jimmy's last post. Hmmmm
In regards to this story, having an option is great but those prices do seem a little high. I suppose if you could break even selling your physical copy would help. Provided all you need a code/serial number, how long before that information is readily available online?
If I see reports of Japanese UMDs working with this system, I'll get a Vita.
My psp screen started breaking.
My psp screen started breaking.
This is an alright deal. I'm not in any hurry to play my old PSP games on my new PSV. There should be plenty of new games to keep me busy.
What I'm more anxious to hear about is whether we'll be able to pay one price for the games playable on PS3/PSV we've been hearing about and get both versions.
What I'm more anxious to hear about is whether we'll be able to pay one price for the games playable on PS3/PSV we've been hearing about and get both versions.
This is better than nothing, I suppose. If GameFly allowed PSP rentals, this would be extremely useful.
There are still games that haven't been posted to the PSN like Valkyire Profile. Square-Enix needs to pick up the pace there.
Well thank god! I'll pay over $100 to transfer my games to my Vita and spend another $100 on a memory card to carry them!. It's not like my PSP is still working fine!
I don't get it, there are no reasons why you should use it other than playing some PSP shooters with 2 sticks, but I never bought any shooters on the PSP.
I don't get it, there are no reasons why you should use it other than playing some PSP shooters with 2 sticks, but I never bought any shooters on the PSP.
This doesn't seem unfair to me. Z.H.P. is the only game I might transfer over, I hope it makes the list.
In a way, I feel there was no other place this was headed to. I bet you Sony would like to do it a different way just to please consumers, but they're looking out for numero uno. Themselves. I don't blame them really because of the paperwork, red tape, contracts, and godknowshwhatelse they would have to wade through, but at the same time it most certainly does suck.
@Jim
"Once again I make an offhand observation and people get out their white knight shields."
Dick move, Jimothy. What you said was unreasonable and stupid, and people are rightly pointing that out to you. Don't cry and pretend to be a victim when this shit happens when you know full well you bring it on yourself. No sympathy.
"Once again I make an offhand observation and people get out their white knight shields."
Dick move, Jimothy. What you said was unreasonable and stupid, and people are rightly pointing that out to you. Don't cry and pretend to be a victim when this shit happens when you know full well you bring it on yourself. No sympathy.
As far as the selections, I would imagine that they are still negotiating with publishers over this. Obviously they can't just give away downloads to content they do not own. It's nice to know this program exists, and that they are working on it, but I wouldn't judge the details just yet, not with launch still a month away.
This reminds me of the Kindle lending program that Amazon is trying to kick-start with Prime. People were complaining to Amazon about the selection of books available, but it turns out that they couldn't get some of the bigger publishers to offer their content. Still, people blame Amazon, as if Amazon owns all the content that they sell on their website.
This reminds me of the Kindle lending program that Amazon is trying to kick-start with Prime. People were complaining to Amazon about the selection of books available, but it turns out that they couldn't get some of the bigger publishers to offer their content. Still, people blame Amazon, as if Amazon owns all the content that they sell on their website.
@Jim Sterling
Nope, that wasn't a obsevation, you where just whining at something that wasn't sony obligation at all, since when did backward compatibility it's obligatory in a video game?
After you pay the 5 bucks to get the game on your vita, I'm pretty sure you can resell it on e-bay for the exact same 5 bucks, so it's pratically a free game.
Nope, that wasn't a obsevation, you where just whining at something that wasn't sony obligation at all, since when did backward compatibility it's obligatory in a video game?
After you pay the 5 bucks to get the game on your vita, I'm pretty sure you can resell it on e-bay for the exact same 5 bucks, so it's pratically a free game.
White Knight sheild or not, i think this is a damn fine compromise.
Publishers want paying for those digital downloads, entitled gamers think they deserve them for free because they have them on an old format.
i wouldn't be surprised if that cost is simply what the publishers want for the download and that Sony are actually passing it on, and developing the transfer tool for free, or very little at least.
It just grinds my gears when a company actually tries to do right by everyone (customers AND publishers) and then articles like this slate them for taking advantage of the customers.
For some people, nothing short of the moon on a stick is good enough.
Also: OPTIONS.
Publishers want paying for those digital downloads, entitled gamers think they deserve them for free because they have them on an old format.
i wouldn't be surprised if that cost is simply what the publishers want for the download and that Sony are actually passing it on, and developing the transfer tool for free, or very little at least.
It just grinds my gears when a company actually tries to do right by everyone (customers AND publishers) and then articles like this slate them for taking advantage of the customers.
For some people, nothing short of the moon on a stick is good enough.
Also: OPTIONS.
Awesome!!! My PSP broke so I have a ton of never played UMD's. Plus a local used game shop sells 3 "Boxless" PSP UMD's for $5.
I'm going down there now to clean out his stock :)
"control options that make use of the right analog stick"
This alone makes it worth the extra cost..
I'm going down there now to clean out his stock :)
"control options that make use of the right analog stick"
This alone makes it worth the extra cost..
See, shit like this is why I'm worried about the next generation of consoles. How much'll it be, Microsoft/Sony? $5 an Arcade/PSN title? $10-15 for a disc?
I guarantee if this has even some insignificant measure of success it'll be the new Project Ten Dollar.
I guarantee if this has even some insignificant measure of success it'll be the new Project Ten Dollar.
better than nothing I guess.. I technically already got fuq'd when I traded my UMDs in for a PSPgo, but I regret nothing.
I've long been a fan of handheld gaming and the PSP in particular, but I think I'm older and getting over it. I held off on a 3DS and now I'm glad I didn't waste the money and I think it will be the same with the Vita. The initial DO WANT will pass and I'll be just fine w the little phone in my pocket.
I've long been a fan of handheld gaming and the PSP in particular, but I think I'm older and getting over it. I held off on a 3DS and now I'm glad I didn't waste the money and I think it will be the same with the Vita. The initial DO WANT will pass and I'll be just fine w the little phone in my pocket.
"You want to buy umds for your vita? I've got "god of death" and "death and clank" ri-
*looks at Destructoid page*
NNNOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!"
Ah, regular show.
On topic, I'm surprised how many people are ok with this, actually.
*looks at Destructoid page*
NNNOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!"
Ah, regular show.
On topic, I'm surprised how many people are ok with this, actually.
I think Pokota has the right idea. Before anyone flies off the handle, they need to realize that they're basically getting a second copy of their game (in a better format) for $7-13. And it's optional!!
@insanity
That assessment makes sense, I guess. But for those who were hoping for better backwards compatibility, it won't change the fact they own these games and will have to repurchase if they want them on one platform.
That assessment makes sense, I guess. But for those who were hoping for better backwards compatibility, it won't change the fact they own these games and will have to repurchase if they want them on one platform.
Seems pricey to me, but I'm glad the option is there.
I turned my PSP 3000 into a makeshift PSPgo (read: sold all my UMDs and made it a download-only system), so this wouldn't really affect me anyway.
I turned my PSP 3000 into a makeshift PSPgo (read: sold all my UMDs and made it a download-only system), so this wouldn't really affect me anyway.
That's the converted yen prices, not the actual US prices, I believe. Games already cost considerably more in Japan and the Yen is strong against the dollar now, so...
WOW! There are people defending this move? What the fuck is wrong with you people?
Only the video game industry has consumers retarded enough to defend multi-billion dollar corporations charging customers to play games they already bought. These companies are not loyal to you and by condoning actions like this, we end up paying out the nose for shit we should get for free. Why should anyone pay again to play something they already own? This service literally costs Sony NOTHING, it's pure profit.
Companies want to move to an all digital distribution future wherein we license games from them. I argue that if we are merely purchasing a license, then I should have access to a game I bought digitally regardless how I bought it. It doesn't really matter anyway because some smart hacker is going to figure out how to do this for free. I don't normally condone piracy, but in this case I'd make an exception.
Only the video game industry has consumers retarded enough to defend multi-billion dollar corporations charging customers to play games they already bought. These companies are not loyal to you and by condoning actions like this, we end up paying out the nose for shit we should get for free. Why should anyone pay again to play something they already own? This service literally costs Sony NOTHING, it's pure profit.
Companies want to move to an all digital distribution future wherein we license games from them. I argue that if we are merely purchasing a license, then I should have access to a game I bought digitally regardless how I bought it. It doesn't really matter anyway because some smart hacker is going to figure out how to do this for free. I don't normally condone piracy, but in this case I'd make an exception.
I wonder how I can make this work....
Never owned a PSP so now I can play those games with an even better control setup... but... Can I buy these PSP games from the PSN or do I have to convert them from UMD? If the latter, I gotta find them dirt cheap lol
Never owned a PSP so now I can play those games with an even better control setup... but... Can I buy these PSP games from the PSN or do I have to convert them from UMD? If the latter, I gotta find them dirt cheap lol
I guess I would love having Dissidia 012 and a few other games in my Vita,if they make the transfers cheap and the memory cards affordable as well then I'm game.
So around 120 for a memory card and 7-13 dollars for games you already own? That's one expensive portable system. I wonder how much psv games themselves are going to cost...
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