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 ...

— -- Many rumors have circulated around Sony's next iteration of its handheld gaming device, the PSP. First, it was to lose its UMD drive; then get a cosmetic overhaul; then a Christmas release ...

Those who want in on Sony’s download-only PSP Go will have to leave their disc-based games behind, as there won’t be any way to convert games from UMD to digital form. Delivering the bad news to ...

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 ...

The new, UMD-less PSP Go is an absolute dream for Sony. Since it lacks a way to play games purchased at retail, Sony gets to set the prices for every piece of content bought on the system. Who cares ...

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, ...

During last week's massive 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo data dump, several revelations that would have made front-page news during a normal week slipped through the cracks--revelations like the ...

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 ...

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 ...

During an interview with GameBusiness.jp, Sony's product planning division head honcho, Naoya Matsui, commented that Sony always had plans to go UMD-less, and that the PSP Go is the fruition of all ...

Many rumors have circulated around Sony’s next iteration of its handheld gaming device, the PSP. First, it was to lose its UMD drive; then get a cosmetic overhaul; then a Christmas release date ...