PS Vita: General Discussion

[bcfc545]

I'm seriously thinking of having to get a 32gb card for my Vita as I have a 8gb atm and its not enough,

1, Can anyone give any links to the best price for one please ideally UK so it would be here soon as possible or if better do any retailers sell them instore

2, I'm still not 100% sure how I would transfer all my game saves and DLC on my current memory card over to a new one.......Do I backup via PS3 on the Content Manager and then re-back up to the new card?

And will ALL my game saves and progress be transferred to the new card plus the games or will I need to re download my games eg Escape Plan,Motorstorm etc?.....

Anyone who has upgraded their card have they come across any problems transferring and have you got any tips please?

Cheers

[AlexAtkinUK]

Just a backup/restore using the PS3 worked fine for me.

It DID come up with several errors, but months later I still haven't found anything missing/corrupt, everything works fine.

The only small annoyance is that it loses the layout of your icons and Vita earned trophies do not show up on the Vita itself until you have launched each game they are related to (they remain earned on your PSN account though), everything else is preserved.

[HiddenAway]

I've managed to back up and restore using the PC. No real problems here though your layout does go missing. I suggest taking screenshots of your home pages and use them as needed.

As for prices, you really can't go wrong with Amazon. £20 off the retail price...

[bcfc545]

cheers guys thanks for replies,

good tip  taking screen shots so i would know where to re arrange icon and thanks for the amazon link as I was looking earlier at £75 price mark on other sites..totally forgot about amazon

[ScottBull]

I imported mine from Canada on release for £69.99 from a seller on eBay; so you may wish3 to check there, (be sure to look out for possible fakes though), memory cards are region free, so you can get them from anywhere.

I still say it was a money-grabbing thievery on Sony's part to create propriety memory, the MSPD was a dream; I could back-up and restore data just by putting it into my PC without having to Google search the software for it; it's easier to do, plus the memory is much cheaper....the memory cards are cute though....just don't inhale after a sneeze though, lol.

[BlackKnightUK]

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ScottBull wrote:

I imported mine from Canada on release for £69.99 from a seller on eBay; so you may wish3 to check there, (be sure to look out for possible fakes though), memory cards are region free, so you can get them from anywhere.

I still say it was a money-grabbing thievery on Sony's part to create propriety memory, the MSPD was a dream; I could back-up and restore data just by putting it into my PC without having to Google search the software for it; it's easier to do, plus the memory is much cheaper....the memory cards are cute though....just don't inhale after a sneeze though, lol.

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I'm assuming you're referring to Videogamesplus. If so that's where I got mine from but I ordered it from their actual retail site. They are good but now you can get the cards officially here there price is a little higher. I think the Amazon price is probably going to be the best for anyone in the UK now.

[Valenni]

I actually received my 32gb card yesterday and the process was very easy.

Goto the trophy icon on your Vita and sync with the server.

Download and install content manager.

Plug in your Vita and touch the content manager icon on the Vita

You will then get options on the Vita, press 'backup'

Wait until finished, and switch off, unplug.

Install new card, and repeat process only you 'restore' this time.

Eveything moved across perfectly.

One thing to note, I ordered a spare data cable (£2.83) from Amazon along with the memory card (£58.99) and the data cable did not work, but it works as a charger.

Oh, and resync your trophies.