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December 4th, 2009 at 12:58pm
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While speaking at the Develop Jury Service (a pow-wow for industry figures to discuss current gaming trends and topics), Traveler’s Tales founder Jon Burton questioned the prolonged survival of the PSP Go platform, since UMD games can often be purchased new or pre-owned at a lower price than the digital versions compatible with PSP Go. “I own a PSP Go but don’t want to buy LittleBigPlanet, for instance, as I can get it 20-percent cheaper on UMD from Amazon and could resell it once I’m finished with it,” Burton explained. “But if I download it, I get no discount, and no chance to resell — how annoying is that?”
According to Burton, PSP Go’s all-digital system is more than just a minor inconvenience. He later added, “I’m betting on Sony making PSP Go games much cheaper than the UMD versions, or the PSP Go will die.” Oh no! The PSP Go is far too tiny and adorable to die so young. Listen to the man, Sony!
Traveler’s Tales founder: PSP Go will die if downloads don’t get cheaper originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 10:30am
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A CVG source (singular) claims that Logitech is developing a UMD drive add-on for the PSP Go. The source has neither price nor release information, merely stating that the “only problem is that it’ll make the PSP a little bulky.” Logitech’s UK office told the outlet that it’s unaware of such a device and that it “may be something the US office is working on.” We’ve contacted both Sony and Logitech for more concrete information.
Beyond the fact that such an add-on would undermine what the Go represents (not quite the “only” problem, is it?), the likely price of such a device, in addition to the base cost of the PSP Go, would not compare well to the already lower cost of a regular PSP with UMD drive. Now, if the add-on could “install” your old games, that would be something …
Update: Logitech tells Joystiq: “This is not something that our company is working on.”
Logitech denies it’s developing PSP Go UMD add-on [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 30th, 2009 at 07:15pm
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We fully expected Sony Pictures to release This Is It, the blockbuster Michael Jackson concert film, on both DVD and Blu-Ray. However, Sony has taken its plans to put this movie on discs a step further, with the surprising announcement that the movie will also be released on UMD. All three versions will be in stores January 26, 2010.
Both the Blu-Ray and DVD versions will include exclusive bonus material not found on the UMD. Notably absent from the Blu-Ray release is a digital copy of the movie, which would enable it to be watched on any PSP, including the PSP Go. Also notably absent is any mention of the UMD on the site for the home release. Sony must believe that UMD movies sell themselves.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It will retail for $24.94 on UMD ($28.96 on DVD; $39.95 on Blu-Ray).
This Is It: a movie being released on UMD in 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 8th, 2009 at 06:20pm
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In the second part of our interview with SCEA’s Eric Lempel, we chatted about the simultaneous release of PSP Go and PSP minis. In addition to discussing the hands-off approach Sony is taking with the pricing of minis, we talked about the possibility of the minis program moving to PS3, and eventual Mac support for the PSP’s MediaGo application.
Joystiq: Are any Sony first-party studios working on PSP minis?
Eric Lempel: Right now, to my knowledge, they’re not. That could change, again, but right now, I don’t believe any of the studios are working on minis.
What determines the pricing of PSP minis?
There are a couple of rules, or maybe there’s just one rule. They have to come in at $9.99 or under.
If someone wanted to release at $1.99, they could?
Yes, absolutely.
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Interview: SCEA’s Eric Lempel on PSP minis, scrapped UMD conversion originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 7th, 2009 at 09:00pm
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Last Friday, a blog entry at Capcom Unity (that was mysteriously pulled) revealed the names and dates for a number of “UMD Legacy” titles for re-release on the PlayStation Store:
- October 8: Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Dark Tower
- October 15: Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
- October 22: Capcom Puzzle World
- October 29: Maverick Hunter X
- November 5: Megaman Powered Up
This list completes the lineup of un-UMD’d games promised three months ago (and tosses in Capcom Puzzle World for good measure). While Capcom has neglected to price any of these titles, previously released Legacy games are currently $19.99 each on the PlayStation Store. Unsure of the veracity of the pulled info, we confirmed with Capcom’s Chris Kramer, who told us that the “titles are correct and the dates should be fairly accurate,” though he did admit that it’s “hard to pin down digital release dates almost until they happen.”
Still unaccounted for? Those PS1 old-timers you’ve been waiting forever to buy again: Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3.
Capcom dates promised PSP UMD Legacy titles originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 5th, 2009 at 04:15pm
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Okay, so it’s pretty clear all of us are going to buy Half-Minute Hero. The only questions left are: when? And how? XSEED’s bringing the clever micro-RPG game to retail stores on October 13th, with a digital PSN release to follow one week later on October 22nd. “Timing is just off for whatever reason,” we were told by a PR representative.
Half-Minute Hero’s bite-sized gameplay makes it an ideal game to throw on your Memory Stick. But, will gamers have the patience to wait an entire week for the PSN version? By our calculations, you could play Half-Minute Hero over 25,000 times on UMD before the PSN version comes out!
Half-Minute Hero rushes to UMD on October 13, PSN one week later originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 25th, 2009 at 01:21pm
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Sony director of hardware marketing John Koller mentioned shortly after the E3 “reveal” of the PSP Go that the company was considering a “good will program,” which would allow UMD owners to trade in their physical games for digital versions. However, yesterday at the Tokyo Game Show, an SCEA spokesperson told Kotaku, “We were evaluating a UMD conversion program, but due to legal and technical reasons we will not be offering the program at this time.”
That’s quite a blow to the base of American PSP owners with large libraries of UMD titles looking to upgrade to a PSP Go — a blow significantly worsened by the European “PSP Go Rewards” initiative, which grants three free games to PSP Go purchasers who register for the promotion using an older PSP model. This same promotion will not be coming to the US. “SCEA region will not offer a UMD rewards program at this time,” due to the fact that the company has a “dual-platform strategy,” an SCEA spokesperson has explained to IndustryGamers.
Ironically enough, we have a “we’d rather not purchase our PSP games again to play them on a new version of your handheld” strategy going for us. It’s working out pretty well so far.
Sony America scraps UMD-to-PSP Go conversion plans originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 2nd, 2009 at 05:14pm
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Click to embiggen.SCEA has announced yet another addition to its growing lineup of PSP “Entertainment Pack” bundles. The upcoming Gran Turismo pack joins Rock Band Unplugged and Hannah Montana this October by packaging a “Mystic Silver” PSP-3000 with a UMD copy of Gran Turismo, downloadable white Corvette ZR1, 2GB Memory Stick, and vouchers for movie and music downloads from the PlayStation Store and Sony Music Pass.
At $199, the limited edition bundle seems like quite a bargain, especially when you consider how much cheaper it is than a PSP Go. The announcement of yet another PSP-3000 package reaffirms Sony’s stance on supporting UMD as a format — but also places into doubt the viability of ending PSP piracy any time soon.
Gran Turismo PSP bundle arrives October 20 for $200 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 21st, 2009 at 04:30pm
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Tecmo has been pretty quiet about Undead Knights since we last saw it at E3. That’s about to change, as Tecmo has announced an unexpectedly soon release date for the PSP exclusive: September 29th. Finally, the team is ready to take the wraps off the zombie-infested gameplay — and it looks markedly improved over our less-than-stellar E3 encounter. We’ll be getting our non-rotting hands on a preview build soon, so stay tuned for our updated impressions.
Undead Knights to rise on PSP this September originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 10th, 2009 at 01:30pm
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Do you remember Mytran Wars for the PSP? If you don’t, we don’t blame you. The PSP-exclusive strategy game had been often-delayed, from 2008 to early 2009. When it didn’t make retail release, we assumed it was dead — but a recent NYC hands-on proved us wrong.
Publisher Deep Silver is planning on bringing Mytran Wars on PSP via UMD next month. When grilled about a downloadable release, the publisher couldn’t confirm any plans to release the game on PlayStation Network. Our brief hands-on with the game revealed truly impressive production values, with fully-voiced comic book-styled cutscenes that really bring the world to life. The gameplay should be familiar to anyone that’s played Advance Wars: it’s classic turn-based strategy with fog of war. Unfortunately, the game moved very slowly, with animations taking much too time. Hopefully, the sluggish pace won’t prove to be a game-breaker, when it finally launches on PSP next month.
Mytran Wars not canceled, coming soon originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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