Sony starts on december 6 with UMD Passport, a program that allows games on a umd, can be transferred to the new handheld from the Japanese company. The transfer of a game costs between 1 and 23 euros.
With the PS Vita, the new handheld from Sony that on december 17, in Japan makes its debut, games came on a cartridge in the form of a flashcard. Its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable, games on a umd. The Vita has no umd drive, meaning that PSP games on the PS Vita can be played. Previously, Sony has a solution invented: UMD Passport. This allows umd games to be registered, and then to a PS Vita can be downloaded. The transfer to the Vita is not free. Sony charges an amount that each game is different and can vary from 1 to 23 euros.
Who has a game you want to transfer, the special UMD Registration Application to download from the PlayStation Store and install it on the PSP. With the program can a umd game to be recorded and linked to a PSN account. If that step is taken, the game fee to the Vita be downloaded.
Not every umd can also be transferred. There are about 40 games available for download, although that list will grow in the future, set Sony. Available include Colin McRae: DiRT 2, Patapon 3 and Gran Turismo. In these three games is the cost to transfer about 10 euro. Also savegames can be transferred from PSP to Vita, though it is a separate action necessary. The transfer takes place via PS Vita Content Management on the PlayStation 3. Transfer can also be done via a pc. Sony has developed a special Content Management Assistant, which is from the Sony web site can be downloaded. The register of umd games from 6 december, all the service is temporarily only available in Japanese. The Vita will only appear on February 22 in Europe.