The UMD and PSP Getting Off The Ground

[Zeus]

From Slashdot 1up is running a piece examining <A href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143954" target="_blank">Hollywood's relationship with Sony's UMD format</a>. From the article: 'Two UMD movies sold 100,000 units within two months. By contrast, one of the earliest DVD releases, Air Force One, took nine to achieve the same goal. DVD and ticket sales are on the decline, Hollywood needs a new source of revenue while they pick up the pieces, and PSP's handheld UMD format is turning into the glowing solution.' Relatedly, Next Generation is running an article taking a look at the <a href="http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1092&Itemid=2" target="_blank">increasing quality of original games</a> coming out for Sony's handheld. From the article: 'After an embarrassingly slow start, the PSP has begun to find its niche with developers; likewise, Sony's internal studios and publishing division have gotten really adventuresome lately, with big and little games, both in tested genres and genres those games serve to test.'

News Source: <A href="http://games.slashdot.org/" target="_blank">Slashdot.org</a>

[Mastershredder]

I still don't get the whole UMD movie thing.. IMO, anyone willing to spend $30 on a proprietary movie is an idiot. Buy the DVD's and rip them to your mem card :p

[new0rder]

ya me too, unless these UMD movies are in the 99 cent bin I might buy it.

[sibrecat]

isnt the quality of a movie off the memstick not as good as a UMD movie though?, as this is crystal clear

[TestType]

isnt the quality of a movie off the memstick not as good as a UMD movie though?, as this is crystal clear
That's right, only because Sony made sure it wouldn't look as good.

[Clessy]

If sony was really smart they'd push portable DVD players out of the market and make UMD the offical portable video format and liscene it out to be included in almost all next generation portable dvd players.

[michael1981]

IT WIL NEVER HAPEND WHY CUSE WE HAVE BILL GATES AND well like he going let thim do that