The new Sony PSP Go leaves behind the UMD drive that was in previous models of the portable game console.
The UMD-format disc, the format of most Sony PSP games.
Sony, the company that makes the portable PSP game console, wants its video gaming customers to move forward to an all-digital future. But that transition may not be as easy as the company may like.
The company's PSP Go console, due out Oct. 1, does away with the UMD drive, which played small discs on which most PSP games and movies were stored. The idea is that most gamers will instead buy new games online and download them to the console, eliminating the need for physical media.
However, video game sites are giving Sony a dressing down for not offering an easy way at launch for owners of PSP game libraries to trade up their discs for digital versions of the same software. And Sony's introduction of an unattractive adapter that would add bulk to the PSP Go in order to play those older games (defeating the purpose of a smaller, sleeker device).
On top of that, Sony is pricing the Go at $250 (compared to $170 for the current PSP). Will PSP players upgrade or hold on to their UMD discs? We'll have to wait and see if Sony's digital transition pays off.
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