wraggster
December 19th, 2011, 21:53
Digital Vita titles take a few seconds longer to load than those running off retail game cards, as you can see in the movie below.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_274638_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=274638)Kotaku apparently tested this with multiple games and got the same result on each occasion. Presumably the proprietary memory cards that PS Vita games come on use a faster data transfer rate than the system's flash storage cards.There is a benefit to digital Vita games though,namely the price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/321949/ps-vita-digital-games-cheaper-than-boxed/). Uncharted: Golden Abyss, for example, costs 5,980 yen (£50) at retail, while the downloadable version costs 4,900 yen (£40).
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/330257/digital-vita-games-take-longer-to-load-video/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_274638_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=274638)Kotaku apparently tested this with multiple games and got the same result on each occasion. Presumably the proprietary memory cards that PS Vita games come on use a faster data transfer rate than the system's flash storage cards.There is a benefit to digital Vita games though,namely the price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/321949/ps-vita-digital-games-cheaper-than-boxed/). Uncharted: Golden Abyss, for example, costs 5,980 yen (£50) at retail, while the downloadable version costs 4,900 yen (£40).
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/330257/digital-vita-games-take-longer-to-load-video/