Wants confirmation that Sony will stick with the UMD format.
There's been a lot of rumours flying around regarding a new iteration of the PSP and PSP 2. High on the list of rumoured features is the lack of a UMD drive, with a downloadable software library thought to be the replacement.
Vocal video game veteran Dave Perry, of Earthworm Jim and MDK fame, firmly believes the next PSP will drop UMD, having publicly said as much on his Twitter account. The latest development has seen Perry challenge SCEA's John Koller, director, hardware marketing, calling for confirmation that the PSP2 will feature UMD.
"John Koller is publicly questioning my post about PSP 2. So I confirmed with Top PSP 2 developers," twittered Perry. "John, state that PSP 2 WILL have UMD."
While it's unlikely we'll hear anything official from Sony any time soon, rumours suggest an E3 2009 PSP announcement is on the cards.
Is it time for Sony to drop UMD in favour of digital distribution? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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From Sonys perspective it makes no sense at all to include the UMD in the next iteration of the PSP. Although I personally prefer having the actual game on some kind of physical way rather than a download, for a portable device it doesnt seem as important. Sony will look at the popularity of the iPhone and copy many features from that (such as touch screen.) For the PSP 2 I do expect games to still be released in a physical format, possibly releasing a game directly on a Memory Stick instead.
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And a 3G service would have to come with a fee if introduced, like having a mobile contract.
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Then they'd just make the older games downloadable either through the online PSN for PSP which actually works quite well and already has a fair few games available, or perhaps by sending in your PSP bar code and getting the game on a memory stick for a small fee (though this may prove too costly).
Since Nintendo are doing away with GBA compatibility in the DSi Sony might follow suit and decide it's enough of a benefit to take the hit in removing UMD altogether.
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Think about it, connect your PSP2 to the internet and download a game, or download it on your PS3 and play it anywhere from the PS3 to your PSP2. I meen you can even buy 16gb mem cards now and thats over 3x as much data as a DVD disk. I think this would make sense for Sony to do this, it will definately give them an advantage over the DS.
The next step is digital distribtuion and its easyily accessible in todays world. Yes its going to be a pain in the ass when it comes to backwards compatibility but who cares, those who have a PSP should keep the damn thing then, those who dont have one, dont need to worry about it. Hope the graphics are better than the first PSP
Oh and just a thought, could anyone imagine Sony announcing at E3 a Blu-ray version of the UMD disk. its a chance, with Dave Perry confirming there is a UMD drive, but wouldnt mention it of course. ;)
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