Sony explains lack of Vita UMD transfers for US, Europe

Erik Johnson
Sony explains lack of Vita UMD transfers for US, Europe

SCE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida has provided info as to why Vita owners in US and Europe will not be receiving a UMD transfer program similar to the one Japan has in place.

Speaking with Wired, Yoshida cited two factors contributing to the decision: A more active market in Japan, and games generally running cheaper outside of it.

"The system has been introduced in Japan, where there is a much larger demand for PSP games," Yoshida explained. "When you look at the release schedule of new titles there are still lots of PSP games being released in Japan and being announced for release."


Yoshida concluded that with cheaper titles and much lower demand for PSP titles, there's less demand to introduce the program anywhere outside of Japan.


Tags: Vita , UMD Passport

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