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Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! Double The Game On One Disc?
While some publishers may be dropping the UMD format in favor of digital downloads, at least one PlayStation Portable title will re-embrace it in 2010, namely Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! 2: Time to Tighten Up Security! More »Rumor: PSPgo Getting UMD Add-on From Logitech
Sony may have put aside plans to offer a UMD solution for PSPgo owners, but a third-party may be stepping up to the plate. Logitech is rumored to have a UMD drive add-on planned for Sony's download-only device. More »PSP Game Price Check: Playstation Store Vs. Used UMD
As of last week the Playstation Store is the only place PSPgo owners can go to pick up their games. Just how do the prices of the Sony-operated online store compare to the prices of the same games sold as used at retailers? More »Why Everyone Should Be Watching the PSPgo
Video games stored on a disc of plastic and tucked away in a case are approaching extinction. More »Sony Nixes Plans For UMD Conversion Program For PSPGo
Playstation Portable owners will not be able to transfer the disc-based UMD games they own to a PSPgo when the sleek new digital-only system launches next week, Sony officials told Kotaku today. More »Sony Giving Away Free PSP Games To PSPgo Upgraders
Sony's mysterious goodwill program for PlayStation Portable owners saddled with UMD collections will be rewarded, should they choose to upgrade to a PSPgo. In Europe, at least, Sony will be giving away three free games to new PSPgo investors. More »UK Retailer Declares PSPGo 'Almost' Dead Before Arrival
While not joining a broader boycott among some European retailers, ShopTo's comments in advance of the PSPGo's launch do not exactly encourage sales. "As a format it is almost dead before it has arrived," the ShopTo boss told Eurogamer. More »Persona PSP Gets PlayStation Network Release
Come September 22nd, PSP owners won't even have to leave their homes to pick up Atlus' Persona remake, which is now launching simultaneously at retail and on the PlayStation Network. More »Five Classic Erotic Games Coming To UMD
Those who missed them the first time around when they hit the PC can now play five classic erotic games on the PSP. More »Sony Is Working on a UMD Solution for PSP Go
Capcom Sticking By UMD, For Better Or Worse
The writing is on the wall for the poor old UMD. First Patapon 2 goes download-only, then Fate/Unlimited Codes, then we hear another rumour of a UMD-less PlayStation Portable. But it's not dead yet! More »Report: Sony Ditches UMD, Classic Titles To See Digital Re-Release
Sony's rumored plans for a new PSP—supposedly dubbed the PSP Go!—may also usher in a new wave of games becoming digital downloads for the device. That includes, allegedly, the long-awaited arrival of Gran Turismo Mobile. More »Rumor: Patapon 2 Retail Copies Won't Ship On UMD
Sony may be taking a rather unusual step at retail with Patapon 2, making the PSP a digital download only, but still offering a boxed copy at retail. How would that work, exactly? More »Sony Want More Downloadable PSP Games On The PSN
The biggest problem with the PSP isn't the handheld's lack of quality games. It's the handheld's current reliance on making you buy, and use, those awful UMDs. But later this year, that will change. More »Ready At Dawn Would Love A UMD-Less PSP, Hates Used Games
Who truly knows whether Sony is planning on dropping UMDs for the next version of the PSP? Only Sony (and David Perry). Certainly not God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready At Dawn. More »Sony: UMD Business Is Critical To Us
Perry: PSP 2 is Real, Could Hit This Fall
PlayStation Network Games Getting UMD Bundle Treatment
European PSP owners are going to get a few former PlayStation Network only titles in cold, hard physical media format, as SCEE is planning on releasing two collections of PSN titles on UMD. The PlayStation Network Collection releases, unearthed by Siliconera, consist of one Power Pack, containing flOw, Syphon Filter: Combat Ops and Beats, and the Puzzle Pack, featuring Lemmings, Go! Puzzle and Go! Sudoku. More »Tretton: Sony Considering PSP with Harddrive
Sony Introduces New, Cheaper UMD Video Program For PSP
UMDs Designed to "Self-Destruct"