By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
madskillz on 02 October 2009
Edit Thread
Procrastinato said:

I have trouble understanding the "I have so many UMDs, I can't afford to upgrade!" complaint.

If you hold onto/collect UMDs, you're better off selling them *right now* on eBay, and using the money to purchase digital copies which you can then burn onto DVD/BD and save for all eternity, without risk of the disc getting scratched, or your UMD drive busting -- the two most probable causes of eventual "I can't play that game anymore".

In 20 years, when all PSPs only run while plugged in (because no batteries will be available, and the existing ones will all be dead), the chances of you being able to find/use a M2 memory stick, vs a Memory stick Duo are way in favor of the M2, so pretty much the PSP Go will be the only option for collectors. Also, the UMD drives, when broken, will be *unrepairable* in that time, unless you can fabricate parts yourself. It will be a dead format, for over a decade.

If you collect games, and that's your reason for having a UMD horde, you should definately sell your UMDs and upgrade. You're throwing your collection away if you don't, really. I sincerely doubt there will ever be another console that reads UMD discs. There may be plenty more that play digital PSP games that were once on UMD, however.

If you don't collect UMDs, because you like to play them, and turn them over as you complete them -- *that* is a good reason, for some folks, to not purchase a PSP Go, and stick with a PSP-3000 instead. Completely the opposite of what most people are stating ("I have so many UMDs, I cannot upgrade!").

Like I said... the logic presented here... isn't logical.  Is it just some fear of digital media, manifesting itself as this kind of illogical complaint?  I can see being upset that UMD is going away... just like some folks are upset that HD-DVD is out of the picture.  Lots of HD-DVD movies out there... and when the players are dead, they're useless.  That fear is totally valid... but complaining about the new format, and using that fear as some sort of reasoning... isn't really.  ...its just angry venting.

I have 3 HD-DVD players and 1 Blu Ray player, courtesy of my PS3. I buy HD-DVD versions of movies because they tend to be dirt cheap. I refuse to buy a Blu for 3-5 times more than the price of an HD-DVD. So what if it breaks? Doesn't all electronics break?

I'm not blinded by loyalty to Sony or Microsoft - I see them for what they are. When I get off work, throw a movie in and watch it in 1080P on my LCD, I could care less if the source material is blu or red. I want to see the movie goodness in front of me.

I tell you - why pay $20 for I am Legend - or $20 for Transformers when I can find the same movie for $4-$6? I have 3 HD-DVD players - and like most things, you can always buy another one. And I doubt they'll  break any sooner than my PS3. If I have a Blu Ray, it's played on that. If I have an HD-DVD, I can play it on 3 players, all of which combined cost as much as my PS3.

Some folks do have your logic, but others are stretched thin and look at value and are thrifty. That said, they would rather buy a game and resell it if they don't like it. They can rent a game - yeah, good luck with that with PSP-Go.

The review was definitely on point to me.