werty316
07-13-2006, 05:36 AM
Looks like the idea of having movies on the PSP didn't catch on as Sony planned and maybe this could help its push but I doubt it.
Source (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3291)
[qute]Sony has finally agreed to sell movies on MemorySticks, but the premium leaves many scratching their heads
With Sony's UMD format falling by the wayside (http://dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1538) due to a lack of interest from retailers and customers alike, the company is looking for other ways to push movie content to its PlayStation Portable (PSP) gaming system. The reason for failure of UMD has been linked to high prices in comparison to standard DVD movies, slow turn around for new releases and the lack of bonus features on the disc due to limited disk space. Large retailers like Wal-Mart (and more recently Target) have backed off on large-scale promotion of UMD titles and may even stop selling them altogether. "It's awful. Sales are near zilch. It's another Sony bomb -- like Blu-ray," said one high-ranking executive at Universal Pictures.
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Source (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3291)
[qute]Sony has finally agreed to sell movies on MemorySticks, but the premium leaves many scratching their heads
With Sony's UMD format falling by the wayside (http://dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1538) due to a lack of interest from retailers and customers alike, the company is looking for other ways to push movie content to its PlayStation Portable (PSP) gaming system. The reason for failure of UMD has been linked to high prices in comparison to standard DVD movies, slow turn around for new releases and the lack of bonus features on the disc due to limited disk space. Large retailers like Wal-Mart (and more recently Target) have backed off on large-scale promotion of UMD titles and may even stop selling them altogether. "It's awful. Sales are near zilch. It's another Sony bomb -- like Blu-ray," said one high-ranking executive at Universal Pictures.
http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/2067_MSEP3_2GB_Hi_lg_smaller.jpg[/quote]