| Mmmfishtacos said: So i've been thinking about this cross buy thing. What do you guys think the chances are the vita version will be on the ps3 disk? I mean how will the stop people from giving/selling the codes for the vita game. Plus it would save use on the servers. |
No chances for me. If you think about it, this Cross Buy thing isn't that great in most cases. I mean, it's awesome for games likes MotorStorm RC, Sound Shapes and the new Ratchet & Clank, where the price for both versions is the same. If you buy one of those on PS3 you will be able to download the PS Vita version from PSN at no additional cost and vice versa.
Now, for games like PS All-Stars and Sly Cooper, is kinda tricky because you must buy them on PS3 to receive a Vita copy. Where's the "trap"? The console game costs $59.99 and the handheld edition just $35.99. So, it works more like a discount for the few people that were planning to buy the games for both consoles.
As for the servers, bandwith is inexpensive compared to produce disks/cards and shipping them to retailers, so the real beneficiary is Sony (duh).
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying is a bad feature, is good, discounts are good! But by using it in the cases I mentioned, we are still paying for individual copies. The only game service I know that does multiplatform good is Steam...
