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Home News Sony Unveils UMD Passport Program for Japan's Vita Launch

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Sony Unveils UMD Passport Program for Japan's Vita Launch

Posted on Tuesday, November 15 @ 08:35:12 Eastern by


Got a lot of PSP games? Want to transfer them to the Vita when it comes out? Get your wallet ready. Although it's not clear if something similar will come to North America, Sony's UMD Passport Program for Japan is not a good sign.

It's quite a few steps, which is a pain in the ass. Even worse, you have to re-pay to get the UMD games on your Vita. First, you must download a special UMD registration app on the PSP. Then, insert the UMD you want on your Vita into the PSP, and register it with the PlayStation Network. From there, you'll be able to pay to turn the UMD into a downloadable form, which you can then download onto the Vita.

Prices range from 500-1500 yen, which ranges from about $5 to $20 per title. And there's only a select list of titles that will be offered. At least for now.

Sounds like a clusterfuck to me, but it's good that Sony is trying to come up with something. For the PSPgo, they just said "fuck it" and skipped out on any UMD conversion altogether.

Let's just hope they get their shit together before the Vita's launch in North America this February.

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Tags:   PSP, PS Vita, Sony, japan


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  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Nov 15th, 2011 at 10:52 am
    Yeah, or just play your UMDs on your PSP...

    Doesn't everybody in Japan own about 4-5 PSPs already? I hope this flops before they try this crap everywhere else.
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  • usaglory
    usaglory
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Nov 15th, 2011 at 11:14 am
    This is typical Sony sh*t. Greedy sons of b*tches. I hope the stupid thing doesn't sell well and then they have to start doing sh*t like dropping the price to bring customers in like Nintendo had to with the 3DS.
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  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Nov 15th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
    Oh Sony, what have you done?
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  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Nov 15th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
    ...why not just wait for the inevitable re-releases and game bundles?
    0 0

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