After getting off to a strong start in the wake of the American PSP launch last March, the Universal Media Disc (UMD) appears to be on its last legs. Sales of movies on the PSP's once-hot proprietary ...

Sony has come up with another way of encouraging consumers to buy 1GB and 2GB Memory Stick Duos - and has, in the process, demonstrated how PSP movies can be distributed in rights-managed digital ...

Sony’s proprietary UMD movie format continues to falter as the company loses shelf space at a major US retailer and shifts promotional focus to another proprietary Sony technology, the Memory Stick ...

While the PSP and PSP Go will soon offer the option of downloading new games directly from Sony, right now there are still new UMD-based games headed to market. That doesn't mean that the software can ...

We’ve already heard the rumors about the new UMD-free PSP to be unveiled at E3. Now the rumors say that it might not be internal storage only, adding a Memory Stick ...

As the European launch of Sony's PSP handheld draws nearer, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has declared itself the first movie distributor to support the UMD format in the UK. The Hitchiker's Guide to ...

Just as expected, Sony just announced the PSP Go at E3 just now -- Haz Kirai called it the "worst kept secret at E3." The slider handheld has a 3.8-inch LCD, built-in Bluetooth and 16GB of internal ...

One of the big features for computer savvy PSPers is the system's ability to play both UMD and homemade MPEG4 video (after all, who doesn't have a giant load of porn stocked up for this system?) Japan ...

One of the most noticeable changes when you first pick up the Go is the size reduction -- no doubt helped by the complete removal of the UMD drive. The depth and height are only negligibly smaller ...

The PlayStation Portable is Sony's first major push into the handheld gaming market which was previously dominated by the Nintendo Game Boy franchise. The Sony PSP is a complete handheld entertainment ...