http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/ Engadget Comments for Seemingly solid PSP-4000 rumors give new hope for UMD fans http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
They can't just ditch the standard model PSP, there are too many games in the channel that are on UMD. And eventually they will replace the 3000 model.

My guess is that this is a 3000 with on-board memory (8GB or 16GB). ]]>Aug 26th 2009 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
Well, it was worth the try.]]>Aug 26th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/This applies to anyone who has a reasonable library already and is in need of an upgrade. Me, for example.]]>Aug 26th 2009 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/

They can be re-sold without selling your unit, without downloads tied to your hardware. They can be sold, swapped, shared.
They can be bought second-hand as opposed to bought from:
.....one company
....in one download store
....setting one price

Downloads too are great, but not when the cost savings aren't passed on to the customer. I would rather have tangibles if that's the case.]]>Aug 27th 2009 5:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
You don't own games downloaded off of PSN. You can't lend or sell them. And they will cease to work if Sony ever decides to pull the plug on the DRM server.]]>Aug 26th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
I can understand Sony's Memory Stick since Sony have tons of Cybershots Cameras and phones, but the UMD ?

It really has to go now.

]]>Aug 26th 2009 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
So while not a "fan" of the UMD, I am a fan of physical games. The PSP-4000 can't come soon enough for me!]]>Aug 26th 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/care_less.html]]>Aug 26th 2009 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
Yeah, $30-40 for a NEW game that doesn't have to be traded-in/sold to gamestop, but can be sold on ebay, craigslists, to your friend or neighbor or whomever. The ability to buy used games for up to 50% (more in some cases) is also a plus. I didn't even think about the "this game sucks" factor. I've purchased games that I wish I could have either rented or bought used so that they could be returned or not even purchased to begin with. Granted you can't return new games in most cases, but if it sucks you can hopefully find someone to buy it and if not, you trade it in at gamestop/amazon/toysrus and lose less than you would have if you downloaded it and it sucked. And before you say it, they don't make demos of every game out there to try first.

The point being is that you have the ability to trade, borrow, lend, rent, sell, etc. a game or games. I'm not an adopter of the Kindle/ebook either for the same reason. I and my wife constantly trade books with ourselves and others, can't do that with a Kindle/ebook reader. ]]>Aug 26th 2009 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm
PSP is a fantastically versatile device with excellent usability, IMO.
]]>Aug 27th 2009 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
not a SE with the PlayStation brand but a playstation with a 3G radio
and YES that is different]]>Aug 26th 2009 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/You're assuming kids actually ride bicycles nowadays.]]>Aug 26th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
Of course, people will continue to hate Sony for such a move. ]]>Aug 26th 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/]]>Aug 26th 2009 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/Aug 26th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
1) UMD
2) DRM

I choose number 1. Guess that makes me a UMD fan.

(Besides, I can buy the UMD, then rip it with my gritty Custom Firmware enabled PSP, dump it on my memory stick and stick the UMD in the rack along with the rest.) *Waits to be assaulted by the frothing "PIRATE!" screaming masses*]]>Aug 26th 2009 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/seemingly-solid-psp-4000-rumors-give-new-hope-for-umd-fans/
HD-DVD was a failed format, it came out made people buy equipment and media then went under. it FAILED. As far as I can tell, you can still buy a PSP, games and movies 4 years after it was launched. I'd say that is a success.]]>Aug 26th 2009 11:10AM