PS Vita: General Discussion

[deadpeasant]

Im very surprised to see the cost difference for buying vitas in europe.

http://technabob.com/blog/2011/06/06/playstation-vita-price-release-date-and-specs/

It will cost the exact same in euros as it will in us dollars? Someone explain that to me!

[fenian]

Yeah they mentioned this when they announced the vita, maybe you missed it..

I dont understand it myself, I havent decided if it will change me buying one or not, Still thinking. It could possibly sway me not to buy one. It will be the first playstation product that I dont buy if I dont.

[Danlisa]

I do believe the Vita is not region locked. Therefore, buy it from the US, not only do you get it cheaper, you get it sooner because, IIRC Vita will not make a 2011 release date in the UK.

[deadpeasant]

hmm, i doubt i will buy one at all, im broke at the moment. i just thought it was pretty poor show that they would charge so much more to europeans. Things like this need to be highlighted if people are to make informed descisions before they buy a product.

[IrishViper1]

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deadpeasant wrote:

Im very surprised to see the cost difference for buying vitas in europe.

http://technabob.com/blog/2011/06/06/playstation-vita-price-release-date-and-specs/

It will cost the exact same in euros as it will in us dollars? Someone explain that to me!

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Its not the same price in dollars as it is in euros ,

Wifi Only €249  $249.99

3G/Wifi   €299  $299.99

It's clearly $0.99 more expenscive in dollers.

[fenian]

I would rather buy it in a local shop if it was priced fair, things are not looking good for the local shops though.

[hashegotabeard]

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Danlisa wrote:
I do believe the Vita is not region locked. Therefore, buy it from the US, not only do you get it cheaper, you get it sooner because, IIRC Vita will not make a 2011 release date in the UK.

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How will this work, though? PS3 games are region free but DLC and patches always seem to be region specific.

I'm not familiar with the hendheld line of Playstation products but could this not cause potential problems with simply importing?

[Danlisa]

^ Only buy the Vita from abroad, get your games & dlc locally.

[jeanhenry]

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Danlisa wrote:

^ Only buy the Vita from abroad, get your games & dlc locally.

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So what's the point in buying it early from the US if your then going to have to wait until the UK/Europe release to buy games for it?

[Danlisa]

Lol, that's a small floor in the plan. Although, buying games locally only ensure that DLC is compatible. There is no reason why you can't buy games from the US and use them on Vita, assuming you either know that DLC will not be released or you just don't care.