Honestly, what was Sony thinking regarding Vita memory cards?

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Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

First Nintendo handheld that doesn't use a proprietary storage format.

Compared to a handheld whose predecessor had a huge rate of piracy.

an updated code base isn't gonna stop pirates, formatting storage mediums is a much better solution but even then there isn't any 100% solution.

Piracy is just not commonplace on the system especially with its demographic.

Meanwhile, the Vita is the PSP's successor, so while obviously the Mem Cards are a cash grab, piracy is a substantial concern.

"updated console code" What, are they gonna copy and paste the PSP code?

No, completely redone console code. And Sony had a console (granted, home console) that used HDDs, SDs, USB drives, etc as well, with no problem. People hacked the DS even though it used a proprietary format. It's all about making good code and keeping it updated, things Sony was not able to do with the PSP and Nintendo was not able to do with the DS.

If you honestly believe piracy was what they are going for, I'm pretty sure the GIF would work well for your post.