GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Existing PSP owners hoping to pick up a PSP Go and transfer their existing UMD games to the handheld are going to be out of luck--Sony Computer ...

When Sony revealed the PSP Go this week, it confirmed rumors that the handheld console won’t use the unpopular UMD format. In fact, it looks like Sony really wants you to trade-up to a Go: It’ll ...

Sony is planning a system which will allow owners of physical UMD-based PSP games to receive digital copies for play on the download-only PSP Go, according to Gizmodo. "We're in the midst of putting ...

UPDATE: Sony has confirmed that once you've registered a UMD with a PSN account it can't be registered with another PSN account - thus preventing players cheating the system (via Andriasang). Sony has ...

Sony has hinted at a programme of replacing existing PSP owners' UMDs should they fancy a PSP Go. Doing the decent thing or fleecing the customer? Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, ...

We have a feeling that the most common use of the PlayStation Portable's video playback feature will be something a little more private than blockbuster movies (let's face it, nobody can make Memory ...

GameSetWatch suggests UMD movies may become the new 8-track of today as studios slow down and likely stop releasing the PSP format. Even Sony, oft criticized for its proprietary formats including the ...

PlayStation Vita is backwards compatible with PSP games, but Sony’s new handheld does not have a UMD drive. If you want to run Corpse Party, Final Fantasy Type-0 or Monster Hunter Freedom Unite you’ll ...

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The Internets have been rife with speculation about the possibility of a new entry into the Sony PlayStation Portable line, with the biggest noise surrounding a rumored new system that doesn’t feature ...

Sony tested the waters of purely digital distribution for PSP titles with the now-released Patapon 2, but some third-party PSP developers are much more upfront about the advantages of offering titles ...

How come Japanese Vita owners can pay a few dollars to get digital copies of PSP UMD games, but we can't? According to Sony's Shuhei Yoshida, it's down to two main reasons: the PSP is more popular in ...