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EncodedNybble on 06 August 2010
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darkknightkryta said:
PizzaFaceGamer said:

I would buy a pspgo this second if i could just convert my umds to digital....searching internets nowwwwwwww


That's pretty much what Sony should have done, or atleast put a download voucher for a digital version with new UMD releases.  But I guess someone at Sony thought this was a bad idea.


LOL.  While a general UMD -> Digital process seems ok, you don't see any problems with selling a UMD and a digital voucher together?

So, just to clarify you're wanting Sony to give 2 copies of the game away for the same price as 1?  If not, you're recommending charging double for it?  If someone wanted the UMD by itself, why even have the voucher?  If someone wanted the digital version and you're suggesting give them a voucher redeemable on the PSN, wouldn't they have just bought the digital version from the PSN itself?

If someone wants a cheaper digital version than what is on the PSN, retailers can just sell discounted vouchers or online game codes.  I know vouchers exist (granted, not for every game) but I rarely see them on discount like UMDs.

I will agree that Sony dropped the ball by not forcing publishers to put all games on the PSN or at least having a better selection, but you can't really think that Sony would give you 2 games for the price of one (which people could then go right back and resell the UMD and get the digital version for super cheap) or to set up the massive amount of infrastructure needed to do any kind of "mail us your UMD we give you a voucher" type of process can you?

I'm not being an a-hole or anything I'm just asking would you honestly expect Sony to implement a UMD Digital voucher solution and would you expect anyone to buy it?