Sony "Considering" a UMD Conversion Program For the Vita

[NinjaTigerXIII]

If this happens I will buy this system.

 

[twaddle]

this has been what i have been mentioning for months! I spoken on the subject saying i want someone to hack the firmware so I can legally play digital copies of my umd psp games but if they do this....well

 

[5t3v0]

Oh so thats what the Vita was... Hadn't realised that sony had already given the NGP a name... Well just goes to show how much attention I pay these days...

 

[Fearzone]

I'm going to miss UMDs. If there were a sale where the downloadable version is $5 less than UMDs, I go with the download. But if they are the same price, I go with UMDs. And often UMDs are cheaper if you find them on sale. I love listening to it whirl inside the PSP. Gone are the days...

And some games like Dungeons and Dragons Tactics have no download option. If you want to play it, you have to scrounge around for the UMD on EBay.

I know there is going to be some physical media replacement and it is simply the optical drive that will be lost. Still I feel it is the end of an era. Whether they really took off or not, UMDs are pretty cool.

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

I might consider getting one now. Of course, the only PSP games I have on UMD are the first and second Dissidia, War of the Lions and Crisis Core.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Learn with past mistakes, Sony. We want to give you money, don't disappoint.

Good luck with that one.

My bet is that Sony will "consider" it. And continue to "consider" it. And keep "considering" it. Eventually (like 4 years from now) they'll announce that they can't do shit about it because they have to get too much legal crap past too many publishers.

That's what I'm thinking is going to happen too.

They're probably hoping that by that time the weekly firmware updates (that don't add new features but only serve to foil hackers for a few days) will have frustrated people to the point where they don't even want to turn the thing on anymore...kind of like the way I feel about my psp and ps3.

 

[Fensfield]

That.. would be really, really nice.

Though what's the betting that, if it happens, Popolo Crois and the other special little games in my PSP library aren't going to be in on said program? x.x

 

[Lord_Jaroh]

... wait... is this thing going to be all digital, too? I might pass on it then.

No...it's been confirmed since the beginning that it will be using physical game cards along with expandable memory to save music, downloads, and all that junk. Since the thing doesn't have a UMD drive, only means of backwards compatibility is through downloading them off the PS store...and of course people don't wanna rebuy their games.

Except Sony wants you to rebuy the games. So, of course their "we're considering it" will turn into "we couldn't find a solution, so tough luck", which is exactly what happened with the PSPGo (and the PS3 regarding PS2 games...which instead get "HD" versions to rebuy...), and look how well that did (although it also didn't exactly upgrade the hardware to go with the upgraded pricetag...).

Sorry Sony, I just don't believe anything you say anymore. I guess I will have to ignore this thing until it becomes hacked in a way I can play that which I have already purchased on it, or else continue to play the games I have on the old system.

 

[radioedit420]

Well im actually looking forward to the vita. i sold my psp a long time ago and was kicking myself since then. i think sony is realising they need to do this in order to keep fans of the psp.

 

[Theswweet]

Eh, I waited for Sony on the GO... but then I just hacked it, and used my slim (with UMDumper) to get my games on it.

I'll just wait for the Vita to be hacked, and transfer some ISO's...