PlayStation®Portable General Discussion

[Thomo_-]

I have brought a psp go, i already had a psp 2000 with about 10 umds.................. I want a umd to digital convertion program. Ive already got my 3 games using the psp go rewards offer but it is a pain in the ass to have to pull out the old psp to play my umds.............................

[kiwiatlarge]

Don't think it will ever happen... sorry... too many piracy and illegal distribution issues at stake..

[Thomo_-]

That's what I'm beginning to think....... what a shame that sony isn't sowing any loyalty to its loyal costumers

[smokeypsd]

not happening, put that up there with the tully's of sony's failings right now.

[Japandaman]

If they did it, they would no way of stopping people from borrowing their friends games and putting them on your pspgo.

[NekedFaerie]

$ony said they would do it so they should stick to their word... Oh, this is $ony we are talking about, they ALWAYS go back on their word. They say one thing then do the opposite.
As they first said it will come with some software to do it I guess we will never see it.

[kiwiatlarge]

Well, the PSP2GO was never released for owners of UMDs... it isn't a replacement for the 2000, and it was made quite clear that it was a digital distribution model.... so I don't see how Sony are failing their customers on that front..

Anyone who bought one with the idea that they would be able to convert their UMDs, buy an external drive to play them, or get some digital trade back scheme for the UMDs they owned was frankly silly... dare I say it, stupid even.

That said, it is disappointing the lack of content digitally available for download on the PSP systems... A decent back catalogue should have been available at release, and every game now released should be on both formats.... For that reason I think the GO is a bit of a failed experiment... The idea was there though.

[jscotth]

When the PSPgo launched, I was as dissappointed as the next gamer that no technical solution was produced for those with a library of UMD games who wanted to move on up to the PSPgo.

Still, no one forced my hand and made me upgrade to the PSPgo.

I made the decision to upgrade to the PSPgo, and while Sony may not have produced a technical solution, it has to be said that Son'y marketing department certainly sweetened the deal for all of the loyal early adopters.

With my initial PSPgo purchase I obtained digital download versions of Gran Turismo, Resistance Retribution, and both PSP Syphon Filter Games, and then at Christmas time Sony through in another offer and I picked up Assasin's Creed.  Thank you Sony...and feel free to keep the rewards flowing.

Long story short, I can't see Sony offering a solution now.  Sure they might bring a successor to the market that offers the best of the PSP3000 and the PSPgo, but really if that's your idea of a dream PSP just go out today and buy a PSP3000 and a 16 GB  memory stick and save yourself a whole lot of money.

For more PSP rants, raves and rhubarb (ran out of words starting with 'r', give me a shout out at http://www.incompletegamer.com

[smokeypsd]

yeah, i too was a tad interested in the go at some point, but ive now seen u can get a 32GB stick even for close to 160, so I'm just gonna do that. as i do have lots of umds.

[playstion3man]

I think you should be able to send your UMDs into sony and then they email you a code for the digital version of each game you send in. Then you can't borrow a friends to play or anything.