[UPDATED!!] PS Vita’s Proprietary Memory Cards Will Eat Your Lunch AND Dinner!

Boy, are these cards going to eat up your wallet! I was never a fan of Sony’s proprietary memory card idea, especially because how much they costed, even for the PSP. The PS Vita’s proprietary memory card will run you up around $30 for 4GB, $45 for 8GB, $70 for 16GB and $120 for 32GB. I have no idea why Sony has opted for this when I can easily find a SD card with the same memory for a quarter or a third of the price Sony is asking for. I’m definitely grateful the PS Vita isn’t all downloadable cause we know how that went over with users. *cough*PSPGo*cough* Sony, if you can use a more common and cheaper memory card in your next redesign or next handheld, I’m sure many that are sitting on the fence will warm up to the PS Vita!

(Source: 1UP)

[UPDATE – December 9, 2011]

Gamestop has posted it’s prices for the PS Vita’s proprietary memory cards with four sizes ranging from 4GB to 32GB. The new prices for the memory cards are as follows.

• 4GB – $24.99
• 8 GB – $39.99
• 16GB – $69.99
• 64GB – $119.99

(Source: IGN)