Update: Sony has just confirmed the story with a statement to Ars Technica. The statement reads: “We’re considering a digital only format for the Patapon 2 release as a one time test case as we ...

Lending credence to the rumor that Sony is doing away with the UMD drive on the next PSP comes word, beit rumor, from Ars that Patapon 2 will only be released digitally next month. You can, however, ...

Chances are if you've invested in a PSP, you've also invested in at least one method of protection. But what about all those UMD discs that are cluttering the bottom of your bag? What the heck are you ...

Over the coming weeks Pinpoint Consumer Electronics are to launch stylish and functional PSP accessories across their Nyko, Digital Innovations and Gamexpert ranges. All the accessories are designed ...

The new, UMD-less PSP Go is an absolute dream for Sony. Since it lacks a way to play games purchased at retail, Sony gets to set the prices for every piece of content bought on the system. Who cares ...

Will this PSP UMD Video format catch on? There's still some doubt on that, but if the word from retail is any indication, it already has. The handheld-format videos (a number of which came out this ...

During last week's massive 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo data dump, several revelations that would have made front-page news during a normal week slipped through the cracks--revelations like the ...

SLAPPA Distribution LLC., today announced the launch of the newest additions to their PSP product line, the SLAPPA HardBody PSP Complete Case and a new version of their already popular SLAPPA HardBody ...

Sony and trendy bag company Porter have enjoyed a long partnership making fashionable PSP cases. Their latest PS Pictogram case invites Square Enix to the party. This pouch has a silhouette of the ...

TOKYO--Sony has big plans for the PSP and its proprietary format, the Universal Media Disc (UMD). That was the message Sony Computer Entertainment president and CEO Ken Kutaragi was trying to convey ...

During an interview with GameBusiness.jp, Sony's product planning division head honcho, Naoya Matsui, commented that Sony always had plans to go UMD-less, and that the PSP Go is the fruition of all ...