According to Famitsu, Uncharted: Golden Abyss costs ¥5,980 for the cartridge version and ¥4,900 for the download version.
That’s $US78 and $US63 respectively with the exchange rate. It’s safe–although unconfirmed–to assume that the cartridge version will retail for $US59, while the download version will cost $US49.
Ridge Racer on the PS Vita, however, has a lower price point. It costs ¥3,980 for the cartridge version; the download version is only a hair cheaper at ¥3,580. Those prices come in at $US52 and $US47 with the weak dollar. Once again, imagine that they will be priced at $US39 and $US35 for the U.S.
Though, Namco is offering Ridge Racer for a lower price for a limited time. Between Dec. 17 and Mar. 31, the download version of Ridge Racer is ¥2,980. With the exchange rate, that’s actually $US39, but in Japanese money, it’s roughly the equivalent of $US29.
PS Vita版『アンチャーテッド -地図なき冒険の始まり-』の価格が決定！ [ファミ通]
RIDGE RACER [Namco]
weresmurf
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:43 PMSo Im guessing 79 australian then :\
Huntsman
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:49 PMGreat minds think alike haha
Huntsman
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:43 PMinb4 Australian pricing whinge, judging from the fact that we already pay around AU$100 for games that are US$59 i wouldn’t expect it to change a great deal
Nic
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:48 PMToo slow. Lol.
Rilian
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 11:25 PMWe only have ourselves to blame. They realized we’ll buy games for $100, so why reduce the price?
If only unified boycotts were easier…
Pariah
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 12:32 AMozgameshop.
problem solved, unless you’re without a debit card.
dude
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:07 AMthere are other reliable — and usually cheaper — alternatives to ozgameshop. i sometimes suspect that ozgameshop may have some kinda payola deal going with kotaku.
Pariah
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:11 AMNo deals between ozgameshop and kotaku. There’s nothing wrong with people talking about a genuinely good business.
El Sombrero
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:09 AMThey take PayPal too..
Pariah
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:12 AMI know, but I only saud debit card because your paypal account gets funded from somewhere.
Matt
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:48 PMPricing will be the same as PSP for retail games, hopefully downloads will also be a little cheaper here.
Digtrio
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 12:27 AMThese days it’s pretty simple to import so I don’t really get why people still pay a premium for the obviously superior Aus release (that’s why we pay extra, right? ’cause they’re better?). I mean, sure, waiting for it to come from the UK (Ozgameshop yo) can be annoying but you’ll be saving hundreds a year (if you buy heaps of games anyway).
That’s not to say I always do that though. Sometimes I succumb to the siren song hard enough to rock up to a JB HiFi or something but that’s only on rare occasions.
Still, nice to know the Vita games aren’t going to be super expensive either way.
TheJokerDies
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:16 AMIt costs money to flip the pixels around so that they are compatible with our TV’s and consoles.
bob
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 2:56 AMwhy do websites keep converting YEN to USD then assuming they will price it for the exact conversion price…thats not how sh*t works k?
Effluvium Boy
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 9:13 AMRead the article again.
MrBS
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 8:33 AMI think we all need to applaud Sony and the publishers on board for making the digital versions cheaper. This is the future I’ve been waiting for.