Vita Game Prices in Japan Show Cheaper Digital Versions

One of the criticisms of the digital versions of PlayStation Portable games (particularly from PSP Go owners) has been that they are no cheaper than physical games despite the cheaper distribution costs involved with digital distribution. Worse than that is how PSN games oftentimes are more expensive, and that's made worse by infrequent sales and price drops. Now that a handful of PlayStation Vita games have been priced in Japan, that could be less of a problem. That's because, at least at launch, the downloadable version of certain games will be cheaper than their physical counterparts.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss will be available in Japan for 5,980 yen ($78) in stores while the downloadable version will sell for 4,900 yen ($64), according to Andriasang. Hot Shots Golf 6 will cost 4,980 yen ($65) in stores and 3,980 yen ($52) online.

Square Enix had previously announced a discount for its upcoming Army Corps of Hell. The physical game's price is set at 4,980 yen ($65), while a downloadable version will run for 3,990 yen ($52).

Source: http://www.1up.com/news/vita-game-prices-japan-cheaper-digital-versions

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