PSP World

One of the PlayStation Vita's most promising features is the ability to buy games on the go, but new reports indicate that game downloads may actually be limited.

According to ASCII (via Andriasang), a representative from Sony Japan has confirmed that the Vita will initially be limited to 20MB for 3G downloads.

This limit is somewhat standard in 3G downloads, as Apple's App Store is currently capped at the same amount. This means that full game downloads will likely only be possible via WiFi since PSP game file sizes are often over 1 GB.

The representative added that download sizes could increase later in the system's life, and that both 3G and WiFi users will have access to the PlayStation Store for purchases.

In response to a question about 3G's 128Kbps download and 64kbps upload speeds possibly being too slow for some games, for example fighting games, the rep said that Sony is providing software makers with support to ensure that titles that don't give the feeling of technical limitations are developed.

In Japan, Sony has partnered with NTT DoCoMo for 3G service. DoCoMo will sell pre-paid cards costing ¥980 for 20 hours and ¥4,980 for 100 hours of 128Kbps/64Kbps transfer. The 100 hour card includes a bonus three hours of high speed 14 Mbps download and 5.7 Mbps upload.

Glad I will be getting around that limit by tethering the wifi only version to my rooted android phone over boostmobile. no need for me to even considering getting a 3g model when a wifi only model will work just fine for me...