Andre Yoskowitz
2 Dec 2011 15:13
According to Sony Division 2 Software Development Head Muneki Shimada, the company's new proprietary (and expensive) Vita memory cards are more secure, and have guaranteed performance.
By creating their own cards, with specified read/write speeds, they can guarantee the performance, instead of hoping that gamers pay to get better class cards.
Adding more security is a good thing, for Sony, who is looking to avoid having their new Vita ravaged by piracy like the original PSP was.
Furthermore, the new memory cards can't be used as "mass storage" on PCs, it will only sync with a proprietary Sony management program. The program is not optional, but required.
By using the program, Shimada says (via Shack) "you do not need to remember which folder contains data on the memory card," making it easier to find files.
The management program is ready for Windows and Mac.
Sony is selling the cards at $30 for 4GB, $45 for 8GB, $70 for 16GB or $120 for 32GB.