Discouraging Playstation Vita Details 275
itwbennett writes "Sony's new handheld gaming system, the Playstation Vita, launches in Japan in two weeks, and the latest report from Andriasang has some interesting details, including Sony's decision to go with proprietary memory cards. Sony says this is both for security reasons and to ensure a consistent experience for all users, but that 'doesn't explain why they're charging such enormous sums for these cards,' says blogger Peter Smith. 'The caveat here is that we haven't seen official pricing for the cards, but game retailer Gamestop lists them at $120 (!!) for a 32 GB card, $70 for a 16GB, $45 for 8 GB and $30 for a 4 GB.'"
Old skool (Score:5, Funny)
So, um, does it take phone calls and run millions of apps? Or is it just some kind of limited gaming platform?
Well ... (Score:5, Funny)
Let's hope they'll invest some of that excess money into administrators who won't just leave the default passwords in place.
Re:Old skool (Score:3, Funny)