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UMD (the little plastic-shielded disk used exclusively by the PlayStation Portable) is a dead format. Even Sony knows it - they removed the UMD drive from the last incarnation of the PlayStation Portable hardware. Where does that leave your large collection of UMD-based titles though? While you won't be able to play them on future hardware, according to Japanese site Gigazine (via Andriasang), the PSP's successor NGP might see PlayStation Portable UMD games re-released on the new handheld's card-based format. Strangely enough - long after PSP Go's release - one of PlayStation Portable's last huge exclusives, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, was released exclusively on UMD.
Speaking to the Gigazine, a PlayStation rep clarified two things about the NGP in regards to backwards compatibility; one was that the NGP will support digital copies of PSP1 games, the other is that Sony has no plans to develop a UMD reader for the new device.
The rep explained that Sony is still working with third parties to get most of their UMD titles re-released on the PlayStation Store - and had been since the launch of the PSP Go. The rep also notes that "due to rights issues" some PSP games will never be re-released on NGP.
When it comes to users having to fork out for digital versions of games they've already purchased on UMD, Sony is still investigating ways to make that free.
Are you keen to rebuy your games via digital download or will you hold out for a possible NGP rerelease?
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I'll grab the digital version please. I hardly resell my games, let alone PSP/NDS titles.
Would be nice if they could offer a trade-in type deal. Take your original PSP UMD game(s) into a store of some kind, and they give you code to DL :)
I've still got a 1000, so I might hold onto my PSP games for a bit.
I've still got a 1000, so I might hold onto my PSP games for a bit.
I'm all for digital versions of games, particularly portable ones, but i'd like to see them:
a) Cost less: there's way less cost in getting it to me, after all
b) Be able to be on-sold: This one's probably a bit much to ask for but i'd love to be able to sell my digital games on once i get sick of them
a) Cost less: there's way less cost in getting it to me, after all
b) Be able to be on-sold: This one's probably a bit much to ask for but i'd love to be able to sell my digital games on once i get sick of them
So basically, they're looking to make NGP retro-capable for most PSP and PS1 titles. Nice!
IF this works out to be the case, and IF the titles I want are going to be re-released, I'd re-buy a "best of" selection of retros.
In the meantime I'll be holding off selling off my PSP until I find out exactly which games I can get.
IF this works out to be the case, and IF the titles I want are going to be re-released, I'd re-buy a "best of" selection of retros.
In the meantime I'll be holding off selling off my PSP until I find out exactly which games I can get.
There is purely one reason why this stinks so bad, How are you going to get the lead Voice Actor for the game you love to sign your case...if you don't have one?
My Peace Walker i hope to get signed by Eiding/Blum and hopefully Hayter one day might not see the light if they dont make these things in the future, also for those who dont have ready access to the internet, this way of gaming is gonna kill off a large portion of the casual community...which makes no sense since the casual communities games come from DL sites etc etc.
This logic in thinking makes me wonder why only ONE set of people are catered for while the other sets are ignored completely.
My Peace Walker i hope to get signed by Eiding/Blum and hopefully Hayter one day might not see the light if they dont make these things in the future, also for those who dont have ready access to the internet, this way of gaming is gonna kill off a large portion of the casual community...which makes no sense since the casual communities games come from DL sites etc etc.
This logic in thinking makes me wonder why only ONE set of people are catered for while the other sets are ignored completely.
I was more frightened that NGP would only use digital download, thank goodness it doesn't. But honestly why would I want to rebuy my already bought games? Even with DVD and Bluray I can still play DVDs on the bluray, or with the new PS3 Classics, I get multiple games, an HD graphics upgrade, trophies and 3D options and offered at a fairly cheap price. Unless the games are cheap, I'll be holding onto my PSP for my UMDs. Don't trust digital downloads anyway.
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