Thursday, 12 January 2012

PS Vita Hopes To Prevent Piracy with Closed Memory Format



*Outrage over expense of Sony’s new card, but Sony say it prevent piracy
*Substitutes for internal memory, hold game saves dlc and other files, ensure security
*Plans to not allow users to hook it up to pc as mass storage, unlike SD cards
*PSP sticks could be mass storage, which led to hackers loading custom firmware, circumvent security protections
*Shimada argues that this will be more convenient for users, and they won’t have to deal with folder systems, similar to programs like iTunes
*Bad for mac users as the software will only be available for Pc when it launches, although mac version in the works
*Prices considerably higher than standard memory: $24.99 for 4GB, $39.99 for 8GB, $69.99 for 16GB, and $119.99 for 32GB. PS Vita system purchases ($249 for Wi-Fi only, $299 for 3G) will not include the cards.

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