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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 …
Read More »Square Enix sticking by PSP
Publisher Square Enix has voiced its support for Sony’s PSP and vowed to continue to release many of its major IP both on physical UMD and through Sony’s growing digital PSN portal. The PSP is a great portable device, for both disk-based and digital content,” VP of brand for the …
Read More »PSPgo UMD attachment rumoured
Consumer website CVG is reporting that leading peripheral manufacturer Logitech has plans to launch a UMD drive attachment for the PSPgo that will allow users to play their existing catalogue of disc-based titles. CVG offers no price or date for the peripheral which, if real, will most likely work by …
Read More »Sony outlines its UMD solution
Ahead of next week’s global PSPgo launch, Sony has revealed that all those who buy the machine will be entitled to three free full-game downloads from the PSP PlayStation Store. The plan is what Sony in June referred to as it’s ‘solution’ to those who wished to upgrade to the …
Read More »HOLLAND: Nedgame shuns PSPgo
Leading Netherlands-based retailer Nedgame is currently carrying a detailed explanation on the front page of its site explaining the many reasons why it won’t be stocking Sony’s new PSPgo – and imploring customers to shun it too. The main reasons cited include the €80 price difference, the inflexible price of …
Read More »PSP Minis will probably come to UMD
New incentives may lie ahead for developers working on PSP Minis. The sub-100MB-sized games may soon end up on store shelves as packaged UMD games, according to Sony. The most successful Minis titles will probably transition to UMD,” said Sony Europe’s Zeno Colaco, in an interview with Develop published later …
Read More »Sony backs UMD with â??best line-up everâ??
Company reaffirms its commitment to the PSPâ??s UMD format
Read More »Sony: PSP Minis â??will probably transition to UMDâ??
As SCEEâ??s Zeno Colaco suggests Minis could be released on other platforms, including PS3
Read More »Sony planned UMD-free PSP ‘from the beginning’
Sony had planned to release a ‘network centric’ model of the PSP ever since the beginning, according to an interview on website GameBusiness.jp. In an interview with the head of SCE’s product planning division, Naoya Matsui, it has been revealed that the company was simply waiting for the digital pipeline …
Read More »Sony to offer UMD solution for PSPgo
It’s the obvious question to ask – if I upgrade to a PSPgo how am I going to play my old UMD games? Now Sony is saying that it’s putting together some sort of answer, and one that might be free too. We’re in the midst of putting together a …
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