The PlayStation Vita is not region locked like its competitor, the Nintendo 3DS, but those looking to have full access to another region’s catalog of game may want to hold off on a purchase. A NeoGAF member attended a recent Vita demo event in Osaka where attendees were given a catalog of titles with a small FAQ. According to the FAQ, the Vita will only allow a single user account per system.
“Q: How many PSN account can be set up on a Vita system?” GAF member mehdi_san wrote. “A: Only 1 account. If you want to use a different account, you need to format the system to factory settings.”
Some PS3 and PSP owners have separate accounts to pick up games and demos from other regions. This move means those players will be out of luck when it comes to playing Japanese titles on their American systems, or vice versa.
On the bright side, a Sony representative recently told Thrifty Nerd that Vita titles on PSN would cost up to 40 percent less than their retail counterparts. It’s some decent savings that could make up some of the ground lost by recent Vita revelations. Proprietary memory cards required to save certain titles, an expensive UMD Passport program missing many key developers, and a lack of support for PSOne Classics are slight issues alone, but are starting to add up for some early adopters.
