Bad news for PlayStation Portable gamers hoping to lug their UMD (disc-based) games over to Sony’s imminent PlayStation Vita — it’ll (probably) never happen. That’s the word from the mount (aka Sony), ...

When our PSP pre-order went through on SCE official PSWorld site, we were surprised to see on the receipt that a PSP demo disc would be included with the package -- this was the first we had heard of ...

Complete versions of several PSP games have surfaced on the web. These "ISO" format files are essentially the contents of the entire UMD disc that the game came on. As this no easy way of creating UMD ...

October 18th, 2005 - Dirty discs can damage consoles, so PSP gamers need the MaxCare UMD Cleaner. The MaxCare UMD Cleaner cleans your UMD discs thoroughly and safely, and also repairs scratched PSP ...

Exactly a year after it was launched in the United States, the Sony PlayStation Portable's days as a handheld movie-viewing device might be numbered. Disappointing sales have slowed the flow of movies ...

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 ...

So the control freaks at Sony might take a big step and do something smart: allow other manufacturers to use the PlayStation Portable's Universal Media Disc (UMD) in their own devices. Other companies ...

Another step forward in the race to crack open the PSP: Paradox has worked out how to get a dump from a UMD disc, and has released the ISO files for several PSP games (Wipeout: Pure US, Ridge Racers ...

Many rumors have circulated around Sony’s next iteration of its handheld gaming device, the PSP. First, it was to lose its UMD drive; then get a cosmetic overhaul; then a Christmas release date ...

The new Playstation Portable won’t feature a UMD disc drive, according to Acclaim developer David Perry. “I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they’ve removed the stupid ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif., February 3, 2005 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today the North American launch details for its highly anticipated PSP TM (PlayStation ® Portable) handheld ...

— -- Many rumors have circulated around Sony's next iteration of its handheld gaming device, the PSP. First, it was to lose its UMD drive; then get a cosmetic overhaul; then a Christmas release ...