Chark said:
Kaizar said:
Thanks, it seems to be at best, 7 MB a second.
Seeing as this is Sony Priority memory cards, it shouldn't be so hard to have a cheap price when there is no middle man.
I think Sony can definitely cut the price of memory cards with those specs.
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It does seem these cards are just slightly faster than SD but they are required so there isn't much a choice. I'm not sure if SD will ever be available because I'm not sure how important those read speeds or the type of card are in the execution of the game, regardless Sony put these in for security reasons so I don't see a future model using SD at all. There are two reasons for the high price on these memory cards, 1. Sony is selling them for a profit either to just make money or subsidize the cost of the Vita to that $250 low point, and 2. Since these are new memory cards they probably have lower yield rates, needed new manufacturing design schematics, and new equipment to make them. There is just no way a new memory card can compete with the price of SD since millions upon millions of SD cards are made. These Vita cards will go down in price over time and will almost, though not tottally, get closer to the price of SD. I expect a price drop soon, but this 50% sale is the absolute maximum price cut these things might get and it would be that price for at least a year or two.
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But in 2 years from now you will be able to get a 32 GB SD card for $5. I don't see Sony catching up to that.
