Sony has claimed that its troubled UMD format is still going strong, and that it has no plans to drop the format in the foreseeable future.
During a session at last week’s GDC, the platform holder insisted that UMD is alive and well” as a format and reiterated that all new PSP releases will be available on both a UMD disc and as a digital download on PSN, according to IGN.
Sony announced life-to-date sales for PSP have reached 17 million units in North America, and 60 million units worldwide.
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Pacific Standard Sound (PSS), the award-winning sound design and full service post production and sound company whose work spans some of entertainment's most iconic properties, today announced the launch of Pacific Standard Creative (PSC), a new division purpose-built to serve the evolving storytelling and production needs of video game development studios, advertising agencies, trailer houses, and independent productions who demand world-class sound without compromise. Pacific Standard Creative will be helmed by industry veteran Eric Marks, who brings more than a decade of audio and engineering leadership, as well as two years as the Vice President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE).
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