PS Vita and PS3 cross-buy: more discounts, less freebies

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/09/img0076-1348029881.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/19/ps-vita-and-ps3-cross-buy-more-discounts-less-freebies/)Sony's PS3 / Vita cross-buy (http://www.engadget.com/tag/crossbuy/) program might not be as simple as "buy one, get one" after all. Taking the stage at its pre-TGS press event, Sony announced a new Hot Shots Golf game as one of the program's first adopters -- citing a price reduction, rather then a free game, for users who pick up either the PS3 / Vita version of the title. In contrast, Sony stated at Gamescom (http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/14/ps-vita-and-ps3-cross-buy/) that buyers of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault would receive a second copy of the game for free upon purchase, indicating that cross-buy discounts may vary from title to title. Remember kids: just because you bought it once, doesn't mean you won't have to buy it again. (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/11/sony-announces-umd-passport-program-in-japan-offers-vita-psn-di/)

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