Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 08:00 GMT
UMD “alive and well,” says Sony
Sony has claimed PSP’s UMD format is “alive and well,” speaking at GDC last week.
The firm dropped the quote during a session designed to inform independent devs about general PlayStation platform opportunities, according to IGN.
Sony also provided latest life-to-date sales for PSP, saying North American sales have reached 17 million total units since the console first released in 2005.
Worldwide sales have now topped 60 million total units.
PSP go launched late last year, the first iteration of the handheld to release with no UMD slot.
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#1
Robo_1
15/03/10, 8:05 am
That’s the kindest possible way of saying PSPGo tanked!
#2
justiceblob
15/03/10, 8:06 am
yes, because independent devs want to release their game on a format that has little to no shelf space left, instead of releasing on PSN with thousands of users having the game thrusted into their faces every thursday.
#3
Blerk
15/03/10, 8:27 am
UMD is “alive and well”, say Sony.
“Mostly because of the ridiculous prices we set on our digital downloads”, they didn’t add. But should have.
#4
Freek
15/03/10, 11:03 am
Or the fact that some titles have no PSPGo release at all.