• Sony announce "UMD ® Passport" for PSP Vita



    Sony strikes again with their usual "Buy the games you've already bought" marketing techniques, Want you play your PSP UMD's on your PSP vita? no problem, just register for UMD ® Passport and Sony will give you the privilege to download your UMD games from the PSN store for what they call "reasonable prices", what is a reasonable price i hear you ask? well lets take a look at Patapon 3 for example, currently listed on Amazon for $19.99, so if you own this and want to use the "UMD ® Passport" to play it on your vita it will cost you 1000 yen which currently converts to $12.84.......
    seems to me Sony are just providing more incentive for hackers to find a work around

    Translated from Japanese:
    Service program for customers with Version UMD ® game titles
    "UMD ® Passport"
    December 06, 2011 (Tuesday) provided by the start

    ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメントジャパン (SCEJ) (※ 1) is, PSP ® "PlayStation Portable" that everyone has been owned by the user's version of the game titles for the UMD ®, if you purchase a downloadable version of the same title, usually The PlayStation ® Store (PS Store) service programs available for purchase at affordable price than the "UMD ® Passport" December 06, 2011 (Tuesday) will begin.

    In Your use of this service, December 17, 2011 (Sat) PlayStation ® Vita will be released in (PS Vita) If it is owned by the games version of the UMD ® customers that purchase the same title will easily be able to enjoy even the PS Vita (※ 2).
    To everyone in the user "UMD ® Passport" available for our comfort, and a dedicated application "Application Registration UMD ™" will be provided free of charge. The PSP ® from PlayStation ® Store "Registration Application UMD ™" Download (※ 3) After you have, do so now and follow the navigation application with a simple application that inserted the UMD ®, a PSN account to your own We will complete the registration UMD ® (※ 4) (※ 5). After registration is complete, you'll be able to buy at reasonable prices, a download of the same title.

    The PS Vita, in PS Vita if a download of the PSP ® Game is to enjoy dual analog stick in the organic EL display and a beautiful 5 inches. In addition, GPS, camera, PSP ® Game is in response to Mic, GPS, built-in PS Vita (3G/W-Fi models only), the camera can enjoy using a microphone (※ 6) . In addition, the graphics look smooth PS Vita is the PSP ® Game "bilinear filtering" and features to enjoy and adjust to your desired quality.

    About the service is at present more than 40 companies, and plans to support approximately 200 titles (some titles announced: the table below reference), turn, go to expand its cooperation with like-enabled software titles for each manufacturer We. In addition, on December 6, 2011 (Tuesday) at the start for all the support services of the title, PS Vita promotion site in November, 2,011 ( Http://Www.jp.playstation.com/Psvita/Index.html ) will be published on.

    SCEJ is for the launch of the PS Vita, with its appeal will continue to appeal, then we vigorously promote further expansion of the mobile gaming market.

    Or more

    (※ 1) responsible for business for the Japanese market a division of Sony Computer Entertainment.
    (※ 2) except for some titles. Full list of service-enabled titles will be announced at a later date. In addition, this service provides downloadable titles are PSP ®, is available at PSP ® go.
    (※ 3) is required to download an application dedicated to the memory card PlayStation ® Vita.
    (※ 4) UMD ® was once registered PSN account, you can register in any other PSN account.
    (※ 5) "UMD ® Passport" has more information about how to use, PS Vita promotional site ( Http://Www.jp.playstation.com/Psvita/Index.html ) Please refer to.
    (※ 6) except for some titles. The corresponding list of titles will be announced later. GPS, cameras, microphones are only available when you start the corresponding titles. GPS is only available in 3G/Wi-Fi model.
    (※) "PlayStation", "PlayStation", "UMD" and "PSP" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment.

    Passport対応Rainappu(一部)> Publisher Title name PlayStation ® Store Price (approx.)
    Arc System Works Guilty Gear Judgement $ 5.00
    ARTDINK Ltd. Carnage Heart Exercise 400 yen
    Irem Software Engineering Co., Ltd. SLOT ~ ~ Okinawa IN Pachi Pachipara Super Sea Story 1,000 yen
    Acquiring Corporation AKIBA'S TRIP 1,000 yen
    Image Epoch Co., Ltd. The story of the last promise 1,000 yen
    Index Corporation (Atlas) Persona 3 Portable PSP ® the Best 1,500 yen
    SNK Playmore Metal Slug Complete $ 5.00
    Create Co., Ltd. Kaga Higurashi Daybreak PortableMe (Megaedition) $ 5.00
    Gust Co. Memories of ultramarine Alchemist 2 g of Atelier Donato's Viorato 1,000 yen
    Genki Co., Ltd. Shutokou Battle PSP ® the Best 1,000 yen
    TECMO KOEI Games Inc. Dynasty Warriors PSP ® the Best $ 5.00
    TECMO KOEI Games Inc. DEAD OR ALIVE Paradise PSP ® the BEST 1,000 yen
    Codemasters Ltd. Colin McRae: DiRT 2 1,000 yen
    Cyber ​​Front Ltd. Ever17 ~ the out of infinity ~ Premium Edition $ 5.00
    GAE Ltd. Seven souls (NANATAMA) Chronicle of Dungeon Maker $ 5.00
    Silver Star Japan Co., Ltd. PORTABLE Silver Star Chess 1,000 yen
    Star Fish Co., S. De Kuru Chameleon $ 5.00
    Sony Computer Entertainment Ltd. GOLF Portable 2 PSP ® the Best in Everyone $ 5.00
    Sony Computer Entertainment Ltd. PATAPON3 1,000 yen
    Sony Computer Entertainment Ltd. Gran Turismo 1,000 yen
    TOMY COMPANY, LTD. Nano-diver 1,000 yen
    / TAKUYO Taku Kogyo Co. H. Hime-Princess Days-Ru Ta crack ぽ 740 yen
    D3 Publisher Ltd. Sacrifice of the backroom 1,000 yen
    Teijiieru Planning Corporation This commitment to the sky - £ Hirano's been a while $ 1.00
    Doras Ltd. Classic Mystery & Literature Reading & Kaidan & everyone $ 5.00
    Nippon Ichi Software, Ltd. Disgaea Disgaea 2 PORTABLE PSP ® the Best $ 5.00
    Nippon Ichi Software, Ltd. PORTABLE Phantom Kingdom 1,000 yen
    Net Revolution Ltd Portable Tsuyokiss semester $ 5.00
    Paon Corporation Enclosed transfer Goddess ~ PORTABLE ~ Pachi-Slot Simulator: Treasures Official Daito Giken 2,400 yen
    Hamster Corporation The Portable Convenience 1,000 yen
    Fluidigm Corporation Unchain multiplex Blaze 1,050 yen
    Broccoli Co., Ltd. PORTABLE New Century Evangelion Battle Orchestra 1,000 yen
    Prototype Co., Kanon 1,000 yen
    From Software Believes the only way to control the self- Undecided
    Marvelous AQL Ltd. Harvest Moon Boy & Girl Harvest Moon PSP ® the Best $ 5.00
    Mynavi Ltd. Mycom Battle Mahjong Haoh Portable BEST Jansou 530 yen
    MAGES Corporation. (5pb.) Memories Off $ 5.00
    Ubi Soft Ltd. Prince of Persia Sands of Oblivion 1,000 yen
    Russell Corporation Ranman HappyGoLucky! 1,000 yen


    (in alphabetical order Company: Current November 11, 2011)

    Idea Factory Ltd.
    Capcom
    GungHo Online Entertainment
    Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    System Soft Alpha - Corporation
    Square Enix
    Spike
    SEGA CORPORATION
    Sonic Powered Co.
    Chun Soft Co., Ltd.
    Nippon Falcom Corporation
    Fonfun Ltd.
    Media Five Ltd.


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    Comments 4 Comments
    1. Leijona Sisu's Avatar
      Leijona Sisu -
      But who would buy anything that's made by Sony anyway...?
    1. Vampire's Avatar
      Vampire -
      Quote Originally Posted by Leijona Sisu View Post
      But who would buy anything that's made by Sony anyway...?
      you make it sound like Sony makes crap devices. all playstation consoles & psp were really good imo. anyways I'm going to buy a PSV next year

      btw $12 is too much for a game that you already own. it should have been atleast $5 or so.
      I dont think I'll get a UMD passport ever. I wont sell my PSP so I can still play all my old games in the future
    1. kazdam's Avatar
      kazdam -
      Sony love making people double and triple dip. Monster hunter isn't even on this list cause capcom hasn't stated that it's taking part in this UMD passport crap....
    1. parpukari90's Avatar
      parpukari90 -
      sony sometimes s**** but nintendo far worst. imagine, even demo on 3ds can only be play 30 times before it will be automatically erased. damn nintendo. anyway, thanks for the info....