When will Sony realize a game machine is...a GAME machine?
2006-08-01 15:11:58 · 9 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
Dude, it didn't cost Sony much, just the movie studio.
2006-08-01 15:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some studios still produce them but I did see it coming, the price was too high and never went down. You cannot charge MORE for a UMD than a DVD, its lower quality and fewer features.
Here in the UK Ghostbusters 1 and 2 on DVD is £4, on UMD Ghostbusters 1 is £15.
Fantastic 4, DVD £12, UMD £25
Way to expensive.
But sony havnt abandoned movies, they know movies on the PSP are huge, but not on high priced UMD's. They now sell memory sticks with movies included on the disk and may offer them for download.
I have many movies in PSP format, I just rent the DVD, rip it and convert to PSP in a few simple mouse clicks.
2006-08-02 04:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by Preacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its UMD but I saw it not to many people will buy the PSP for the movies when the cost for portible DVD players are as low as they are now, and who wants to buy movies twice.
2006-08-01 22:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by Legal Eagle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally saw that coming. God, Sony are be retards! Let's just hope Blu-ray can do a tad better than UMDs and Beta-MAX!
2006-08-01 22:16:33 · answer #4 · answered by insanitymanitee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes for the price of a UMD you can buy a DVD. Then you can burn and put on your psp any way.
2006-08-01 23:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by thegorilla55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats too bad, I wanted to catch some Rush Hour on the handheld.
2006-08-01 22:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can still convert any movie to play on the PSP anyhow. Right here, for free!
http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/21/how-to-get-videos-and-dvds-onto-your-sony-playstation-portable/
If you are curious, then your digital camera can probably play movies too, right here...
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3nvj6/AIPTEK/index.html
2006-08-01 22:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it had a chance but at least there is another data format (memory sticks!!)
2006-08-01 22:40:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, that was a dumb idea to make them, i rather buy a real size dvd so i can take it where ever
2006-08-01 22:16:39 · answer #9 · answered by a8enyne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋