PSP Movies!?
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- MACAS0
I thought they were going to release movies after a while
- vwsung18t0
i hate that they're trying to sell PSP movies so if you have a DVD you want to watch on the PSP, you have to buy it again or make the copy yourself, which most people don't know about.
now, most people will either my their own movies or just not bother at all. so the PSP DVDs are not going to sell. which means that they're gonna make less. leading to people that actually would buy them having a limited amount of choices if they can find any.
- Nairn0
and, what point are you trying to make?
- mg330
$29.99 for National Treasure?
Wasn't April Fools Day on April 1?
- scarabin0
i hate that they're trying to sell PSP movies so if you have a DVD you want to watch on the PSP, you have to buy it again or make the copy yourself, which most people don't know about.
now, most people will either my their own movies or just not bother at all. so the PSP DVDs are not going to sell. which means that they're gonna make less. leading to people that actually would buy them having a limited amount of choices if they can find any.
vwsung18t(Apr 20 05, 12:32)
certain studios now are selling their dvds in a package that includes a umd of the same film for a relatively small markup.
i think we'll see more of these in the future.
of course, the psp's main use is as a video game console, so who cares anyway?
umd movies aren't so practical now, but they may be soon when umd drives start popping up in other devices (possibly the ps3, home theatre components, computer drives?)
and at a much cheaper price.
- ric_s0
I dont understand why Sony keeps fucking themselves on the media angle... first the beta casette, then the mini disc, now this..
- scarabin0
i'll start buying more umd movies when they drop to like 8 bucks a title or moe studios start packaging them with dvds of the same title
- scarabin0
I dont understand why Sony keeps fucking themselves on the media angle... first the beta casette, then the mini disc, now this..
ric_s(Apr 20 05, 12:40)
games are already being made on umds, and those can't possibly fail. why not sell movies and music on them as well? they can only gain from it... and then there is the chance that it really takes off and becomes popular...
the only thing holding back the umd right now is the price...
- scarabin0
many other corporations in the entertainment field may also see the format as a savior to their copy protection woes, which means that the umd could quite possibly become the next big thing
(at least from their end; we consumers may not buy into it unless we see an immediate gain from the switch, such as a lower price or something)
- 4square0
Disney has already agreed to release a load of their movies on UMD, which is the first studio to do so outside of Sony's family....I'm so getting Alice in Wonderland.
- fate_redux0
4square, which Springfield are you in?
- pocho0
great point, Scarabin. I bought my PSP just to mess with, and have already bought three games in a week. I'm actually thinking about buying Hellboy on UMD. for Sony, releasing UMD flics is a can't miss deal.
- MLVR0
U must die
- acescence0
how is the video quality?
- ********0
Just keep a catalogue of movies on your harddrive...when you are going on a trip copy the ones you want to your memory stick (get a nice 1 gig one its worth it in the long run).
Screw UMD movies...there is no way im going to pay more than the dvd for one.
- vburo0
that idea is totally ridiculous..greedy corporate monsters!
once we bought like every good film on dvd they will make another format so we will buy them again and when we did they will introduce a new format again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and againand again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again..
ok i am stooned but yall get the point
- scarabin0
i think the point here is not that the umd will replace the dvd, 'cause it just won't. a dvd holds like 6 or 7 gigs of information, while a umd's capacity is a mere 1.8. the resolution of umd movies is also downsized to fit the psp screen, and i don't think it would hold up well on a big screen tv.
the point here is that it's a more mobile format. sure, you can pay 300 for a travel dvd player, but why, when you can pay less for a psp AND have the bonus of it being the most sophisticated handheld gaming device ever concieved, which also has support for image viewing and music?
- vburo0
"the point here is that it's a more mobile format. sure, you can pay 300 for a travel dvd player, but why, when you can pay less for a psp"
haha, and then you'd pay about ten times the difference cuz you need to buy all those bloody films in f*cking UMD format hahahahahahahahahaha!!
- toe_knee0
kinda like albums released on minidisc. destined to flop
- scarabin0
umd will never flop because psp games will always use them.
umd may not thrive in music and movies, however, but in the end who cares? i don't think sony is trying to make everyone switch to umd (that's just not it's point in the first place), but to offer more options for people who want mobile entertainment.