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by Ben Reeves on Nov 11, 2011 at 05:26 AM

Sony just announced a UMD Passport program for the PlayStation Vita in Japan. Hopefully this program will migrate to the U.S.

According to Andriasang, starting December 6 (more than a week before the system launches), Japanese PS Vita buyers will be able to downloaded versions of UMD games they already own, at a discounted rate.

Getting the discount is a simple as 1,2,3…4:

  1. Download a UMD Registration Application from PlayStation Store to your PSP.
  2. Boot up the UMD Registration Application from your PSP's XMB menu and insert the UMD game you want to register into the system.
  3. Follow the prompts to register your UMD disc with your PSN account.
  4. You can then download the downloadable version of your game at discount price.

Right now UMD Passport has only been announced for Japan, but we hope to hear details about a similar program for Western gamers soon.