Sony America scraps UMD-to-PSP Go conversion plans

[Onyxmeth]

ssj12 said:

Onyxmeth said:

What are you talking about? The standard program of the iPod is iTunes and the standard program of the Zune is just called the Zune store I guess. They are what you use to sync your device, make your playlists, convert your files, and generally organize your files and shit. While I agree iTunes is horrid program, I actually think the Zune store is the benchmark all other programs should strive to be. It auto converts every file to correctly fit the screen and work(regarding video). I've never had to convert music files, so I don't know how that works. They are all-in-one programs that are easy enough to navigate (since even computer illiterate people seem to be able to operate iPods) and they are standard, forcing you to get used to them.

The DSi and PSP, along with cheap MP3 players, lack this feature. By leaving this out, you leave consumers open to figuring things out on their own, and that is never a good thing for the less-than-tech-savvy. As far as I can tell (and I could be wrong) they don't sync either. That is a big no-no. To the nerds like us that enjoy the freedom a standarized program can't provide, they might make for adequate MP3 players, but for the mass consumer that requires restrictions to easily operate something, they just don't cut it.

Actually Sony has their Media Manager for the PSP which is free to download, with the link is in the PSP manual, which acts like iTunes for the PSP but with an added function to allow you to access the PS Store from your PC and download games and other media to transfer to a memory stick for installation. Its actually a cleaner program with a better conversion model than iTunes as it seems to have the abiity to convert less-than-standard or high-quality files to PSP formating. Even though in the alst few firmwares the PSP has been able to accept more file types without the need to convert them.

There is the difference. Sony gives you an optional free download they link you to in a book a good portion of the userbase won't bother to read. Instead it should be mandatory to use to act as a middleman for your files, eliminating a thousand knock off programs from existing, and should directly add files through syncing the way iTunes and the Zune store do. The same goes for the DS.

If they want to be successful media players along with being successful gaming machines, they need to cater to the lowest common denominator.