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Sony Vita Game Card Prices Announced, $50 for Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Though we're still in the dark about how much PlayStation Vita game cards will cost in America, the European pricing has just been announced, letting us make some educated guesses. The European PlayStation blog gives these prices on the first party titles, mentioning that games from untested IPs will be more cheaply priced? Very interesting.

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TheSanchezDavid4509d ago

The pricing of these games seems about right.

ZippyZapper4508d ago

Portable games for the same price as PC games?

no just no

ginsunuva4508d ago

But remember it will probably be a lot cheaper on ps store as download.

ZippyZapper4508d ago (Edited 4508d ago )

Retail games have huge budgets, portable games do not.

You think 3DS and Vita game should cost as much as Half Life 3 or Diablo 3?

Lets say Half Life 3 PC/console cost say 30 million to make but Half Life 3 3DS or Vita cost 2 million.

Should they be the same price?

no

I understand there will be cheap $10 games but the big ones are going to cost $50.

That's BS any way you slice it.

Thatguy-3104508d ago

Ps2 games last gen were about 50$. So far from what I've seen some ps vita games seem to surpass them in term of quality so a 50$ price tag is just right. We have to remember that the games will range from 10-50$ . The price of gaming is expected to rise next gen so let's start preparing for it.

ShoryukenII4508d ago

PS2 games were more expensive to make back then. But they are no much cheaper than $50 to make.

DemonStration4509d ago

This is reminding me a lot of the 360 launch. Cheaper than expected for the platform itself, but you'll almost definitely spend enough on accessories or the 3G version or the $50 games to even it out.

smashcrashbash4509d ago

This is a great idea. Varying prices depending on with game you buy. Lil Deviants is a simpler game so it cost less and UC:GA is more because it is more complex. No more buying all games at one price whether it is shovelware, simple or advanced. I like it.

BTW I just read an article saying they know what the NA prices are for the memory cards. Here they are:

4GB – $19.99
8GB – $29.99
16GB – $59.99
32GB – $99.99

They didn't say it's a rumor but if this is true then the whole memory cared issue is null and void. A 4 GB card for $20.00. That is peanuts compared to what we thought it was originally.

GirlyGamer4509d ago

The ps blog says the prices will vary from $19 - $49

CynicalVision4508d ago

Yeah but it's obvious that high-level games like Uncharted will be the most expensive.

Chrono4508d ago

That's in America. The European PS blog says:

Uncharted: Golden Abyss – €49.99/£44.99/$69.95 AUD/$89.95 NZD

Convert these and you'll see it costs $65+.

GodHandDee4508d ago

that's including tax, yes?

lelo2play4508d ago (Edited 4508d ago )

Console is at a good price but accessories and games are expensive. Console without a memory card is unforgivable, since there are games that need it.

Games for a handheld (psp, psv, ds, 3ds) are way to expensive. We can buy good games for a mobile phone at 1-5€ or even free. What makes Sony and Nintendo think that most people want to pay 40-50€ for a handheld game. I grant that a game like Uncharted is a very good game, but at 50€ it's way to expensive. They would sell a lot more if the best new games were at a 20€ price range.

CynicalVision4508d ago

' We can buy good games for a mobile phone at 1-5€ or even free.'

Good games, sure. Games like Uncharted? Not even close. These are console quality games, not £1-5 apps from the Apple store.

tiffac0084508d ago (Edited 4508d ago )

The games on the PSV aren't the games for the mobile phone market they are the games for the console market. So its really unfair to compare the price of the two when the production value is probably more expensive on the later than the former.

Also wait for the PS Suite games since Sony has said those will be the games that will be compatible with any android device out there. (I'm guessing at the same price too)

Now if those games cost more than the games you can get now for your mobile phones, then we can start to really complain.

kikizoo4508d ago

Oh look, what a surprise, all the xfanboyz/sony haters are crying about something they don't care, and totally satisfying for normal gamers..

compare vita's price to new smartphone price, compare game's price to 3ds game's price, etc etc = stfu

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10 Years Later — 'Uncharted: Golden Abyss' Deserved a Better Fortune

A relic of its time or a buried treasure from the past?

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darthv72801d ago

I was really hoping this would have made it into one of the collections. Like how they did with the GoW PSP games.

VenomUK801d ago

I recall just playing the start on PS Vita but not much more and many Uncharted fans wouldn't have played it either so this 'unknown' chapter could be ripe for an expanded version for PS5.

TiredGamer801d ago

Agreed here. Played it back on the Vita years ago, but never finished. The cramped Vita controls and the tiny analog sticks just didn't gel with me in a game where precise headshots are half the fun. It's the first Uncharted game that I haven't completed/Platinumed, and I think much of it is control related. Really wish it was PS TV compatible (natively).

I would definitely buy it if it were released as a PS4/PS5 version.

YoungKingDoran801d ago

If you ever play it again on Vita definitely turn on the gyro aiming assist, made it alot more fun to play and i ended up getting all the headshot trophies thanks to this- super accurate

TheEnigma313801d ago

I loved this game. It was like an extension of the first one. Why haven't we gotten an HD release yet?

TiredGamer801d ago (Edited 801d ago )

Lack of available dev resources and lack of a lucrative ROI probably. I think Sony has an opportunity to sell it as a separate, standalone HD remaster for like $20. Otherwise, the effort to convert a PS Vita game to the PS4/5 won't be worth their while. Unfortunate, but that's probably the only way it'd make financial sense.

deleted801d ago (Edited 801d ago )

Some of the puzzles/interactivity would have to be completely reworked. I remember having to hold the camera to a bright light. (I remember being annoyed at that part bc I was playing in bed late night while my wife was asleep next to me. Ran to the kitchen at like 3am just to get past it lol)

Also the swipe battles. I absolutely couldn't stand the final boss because the swiping felt so inaccurate and it would constantly misread gestures.

I adored the rest of the game though, and even the story! It couldn't simply just be rereleased, it needs reworking for consoles. (same reason it didn't get PS Vita TV support) The rubbing parts could still work w Dualsense/DS4 though.

I'd gladly welcome it and do hope it happens eventually!

Muigi801d ago

Glad I still have my Oled Vita.

MadLad801d ago

Sony should have tried harder to support the Vita. It ended up just a solid emulation machine that happens to have a handful of classics.

Bigman4k801d ago (Edited 801d ago )

Yeah Sony gave up on the ps vita way too fast

Bigman4k801d ago (Edited 801d ago )

I really like Uncharted:Golden Abyss on ps vita it would be dope if they remaster it for PlayStation 5

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All Major Gaming Anniversaries in 2022

As we come to the end of 2021, let's take a look back as we celebrate many anniversaries that are up and coming next year.

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Uncharted PS Vita Pitch Saw 13.5M Budget, Multiplayer Originally Targeted to Be Mafia Wars-Like

Uncharted Golden Abyss originally pitch had plans for a "Mafia Wars" like multiplayer, and its original expected budget was at $13.5 million.

Magog942d ago

The Uncharted Game Was My Idea

mikey15942d ago

Magog58m ago
The Uncharted Game Was My Idea***

Well done that man.. You must have been so proud

https://www.eurogamer.net/a...
This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Uncharted: Golden Abyss Vita
2 New entry FIFA Football Vita
3 1 UFC Undisputed 3 PS3, Xbox 360
4 2 FIFA 12 PS3, Xbox 360
5 36 Rayman Origins PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
6 4 Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games Wii
7 New entry Syndicate PC, PS3, Xbox 360
8 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
9 5 Battlefield 3 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
10 6 Final Fantasy 13-2 PS3, Xbox 360***

When it went straight to #1 in the UK, sweeping Fifa/CoD/BF 3 etc aside like so much yearly trash.

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SullysCigar942d ago

Lmao 🤣

Golden Abyss was such a great game, excellent use of the Vita and using the gyros to fine tune your aim down scopes was genius. So much fun.

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SullysCigar16m ago
Lmao 🤣

Golden Abyss was such a great game, excellent use of the Vita and using the gyros to fine tune your aim down scopes was genius. So much fun.***

Agreed.. My Vita went missing some time ago, I just couldn't see how they could move Uncharted to the small screen, but they did a great job. They were in a bit of trouble as Nathan had to take a side -job
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

doing adverts, to earn a few bob extra. Rumour has it that for the ad he had to do his own stunts as there was no budget for a stuntman.
;)

mikey15942d ago

But could it be done? Its a while now but I seem to recall puzzles which used the touch screen very well, which might be a chore with the controller.. Also the "sniper mode" where you held the vita up and turned it to survey the terrain. Prob why it isn't on PS Now, whilst all the others are[??] Maybe VR/ move controllers are the answer??

Magog942d ago

Dualsense has a touchpad. Sniper mode could probably be tied to the gyro on the Dualsense as well.

mikey15942d ago

Magog17m ago
Dualsense has a touchpad. Sniper mode could probably be tied to the gyro on the Dualsense as well.***

Agreed, but with the touch, you had screen + finger touch/move.. However with the touchpad youd be using the pad, whilst looking at the screen.. Gyro would be fine but so would head-tracking, with move if you can see it, you can hit it with 2x hands at once...

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even the PS 2/Eyetoy camera didn't miss a "beat"

I'd like to see the game anywhere TBH.

CrimsonWing69942d ago

Tearaway was released on console and that made use of the touch screen and the touchpad on the back of the Vita.

gamesftw250942d ago

Could be easily converted to gyro/touchpad use honestly.

EvertonFC942d ago

The sun puzzle was great to scratch away the puzzle

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CrimsonWing693h ago
Tearaway was released on console and that made use of the touch screen and the touchpad on the back of the Vita.***

Not the part where the finger ripped through the scenery. Or am I misremembering? Like I said my vita went missing a while back when we were doing some heavy internal work/decoration.

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EvertonFC17m ago
The sun puzzle was great to scratch away the puzzle***

This is the type of thing I mean, you could do it or anything like it, but it was more "natural" with a touch screen, as its what you would do in r/l. Give a driver a controller and GT, he won't have a clue.. Give him VR a driving wheel/pedals and I know for a fact he and his wife, wouldn't get off the thing. ;)

CDbiggen942d ago

I remember buying this and the Vita day one in 2012. That was almost ten years ago, damn.

Jay767942d ago

I hope Sony bend next game has multiplayer.

senorfartcushion942d ago

In 2021? Why not just get some games on a mobile phone?

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SenorFartCushion19m ago
In 2021? Why not just get some games on a mobile phone?***

Sony Bend aren't making mobile games, you are confusing them with Sony Music and Unties

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/...
Sony Music Entertainment has opened its own game publishing label
By Fraser Brown October 18, 2017

Unties has announced four games so far.***

You're confusing Playstation with Sony.

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Sony, Not Tencent, Owns the Highest Grossing Mobile Game of 2019
Fate/Grand Order surpasses Honor of Kings for the second year in a row.
Leo Sun
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Jan 25, 2020 at 3:00PM***

excaliburps942d ago

Days Gone says hi. Shame we aren’t getting a sequel.

mikey15942d ago

Jay7671h ago
I hope Sony bend next game has multiplayer.***

Your wish has been granted..

https://segmentnext.com/son...

Sony Bend Studio’s New IP Has Multiplayer Elements

NotanotherReboot942d ago

Sony...stop cancelling your games FOR 5 MINUTES!!!!

mikey15942d ago

NotanotherReboot21m ago
Sony...stop cancelling your games FOR 5 MINUTES!!!!***

You cannot cancel what you never intended to release.. From my above link

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***Sony Bend embracing multiplayer should not come as a surprise. While the acclaimed Days Gone was perfect to feature some sort of multiplayer support, it was highly reported that a Days Gone 2 would have had a cooperative mode.

The sequel however was shut down by Sony Interactive Entertainment because of how the first game had a lengthy development cycle and the mixed reception at release. Days Gone 2 was marked to not be a “viable option” for PlayStation 5, forcing Sony Bend to move on to something new.

Whatever Sony Bend has been working on for the past year will be built upon the same open-world technology and features which were originally developed for Days Gone. This was confirmed by head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst earlier in the month. The unannounced game will hence have the deep open-world of Days Gone and seemingly a multiplayer or cooperative mode of the scrapped Days Gone 2 pitch.***

Nitrowolf2942d ago

They haven’t cancelled anything here…

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