Vita titles with internal memory cannot use external storage

A report reveals that Vita cartridges with internal memory will not give users the option to save progress to external memory cards.

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Though the Vita isn't available stateside until February 22, new information on the hardware has been popping up online.

Following a report listing titles that required external memory card saving on the PlayStation Vita, Kotaku Japan has learned that games with internal storage will never give gamers the ability to save to an external card.

According to the report, which was reportedly confirmed by SCEI, titles that require external memory storage will not even launch without a memory card inserted into the Vita system. Sony tells Kotaku Japan that in addition to save data, some Vita cartridges may use external storage for downloadable content. The decision to select internal or external memory will be up to publishers, it seems.

This process is significantly different from the PSP, which saved progress on external cards allowing for gamers to return to a title if a game was re-rented or purchased again after it leaves their collection.

[via Andriasang]

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    October 25, 2011 4:57 PM

    Xav de Matos posted a new article, Vita titles with internal memory cannot use external storage.

    A report reveals that Vita cartridges with internal memory will not give users the option to save progress to external memory cards.

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      October 25, 2011 6:34 PM

      Do people still rent in this day and age? Especially portable games?

      I'm not really bothered by this so long as the game's internal storage is adequate.

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        October 25, 2011 6:58 PM

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          October 25, 2011 7:46 PM

          Redbox maybe?

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            October 25, 2011 10:19 PM

            Nahh, they only carry a couple select titles at a time, and usually at least one is kiddy. I think it's all pretty much down to Gamefly and Plurent now.

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              October 25, 2011 10:36 PM

              I have at least 15 Redboxes within about a mile radius here, and they have just about anything you could want to rent between them all.

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        October 25, 2011 11:10 PM

        this website is owned by a company that makes money by renting games

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        October 26, 2011 2:21 AM

        I rent almost everything. The UK equivalent of Netflix lets you rent games instead for £1 extra per month - it's an excellent deal and a really good service.

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      October 26, 2011 10:35 AM

      is anyone actually excited to buy the Vita? i haven't seen a lot of posts here from people who can't wait to get their hands on it...

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        October 26, 2011 10:53 AM

        I am. The hardware in that thing is astounding, if Sony can stop being Sony for a minute and fucking it up before it even hits the street.

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