MikeB on 06 August 2008
@ HappySquirrel
UMD also outpaced DVD adoption, and look where it is now ...
IMO UMD and the PSP are doing well. UMD is still supported despite only being used by the PSP.
I think Sony made the right choice to add movie playback for the PSP as an optional feature. It allows for more consumer choice and more mass production of UMD discs, helps to bring production costs down. Better than having UMD only for games as of course standard DVDs are too big in terms of form factor for the PSP.
IMO it was clear UMD wasn't going to take over the market. I already watched many DVD movies on my laptops while on the road and of course the bigger screen is much nicer. But even so, I think it was right to add movie playback support for the PSP, but judging from the many Blu-Ray vs HD DVD arguments, many people have a far more narrow view on these things, if it doesn't become a dominant format it was a failure decision....
