Sony Stands By UMD, But Not Too Close
Sony announced last week that, yes, it’s still releasing UMDs, baby! Partnering with MTV, PSP owners will soon be able to purchase “Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection,” volumes 2 and 3; “Jackass,” volumes 2 and 3; “Wildboyz,” volumes 1 and 2; “Viva La Bam,” volumes 2-4; and “Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection.” While Sony has to know that UMD has become a game-only format, small, thematic releases like these aren’t really going to hurt/help the format or the bottom line. It’s like gambling on the penny slots after losing for a few hours of $20 blackjack. [Reuters]
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the thing about the UMD ( Universal Media Disk ) is its not Universal it only plays on the psp
the only reason i bought umd movies was because they were $10
Isn’t this ironic that the Blu-Ray camp are telling Toshiba to give up on HD-DVD when Sony is still pushing this crap. I guess Toshiba may have borrowed some of Sony’s “It ain’t dead until I say it’s dead” philosophy which they are getting beaten around the head with. Maybe Toshiba should say “we’ll give up on HD-DVD when Sony gives up on UMD”