volrath50 on 30 May 2009
Thinking about it, my guess is that this is a semi-trial for a PSP2. Release this without a UMD drive, see how well it sells, get feedback from customers, etc. That way Sony can make an intelligent choice whether to abandon a disc drive for the PSP2, which is a much bigger decision than releasing a UMD-less PSP, while still selling the PSP-3000.
