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News
PSP Game Price Check: Playstation Store Vs. Used UMD
3:00AM Brian Crecente | As of last week the Playstation Store is the only place PSPgo owners can go to pick up their games. Just how do the prices of the Sony-operated online store compare to the prices of the same games sold as used at retailers? More »
Features
Why Everyone Should Be Watching The PSPgo
1:00AM Brian Crecente | Video games stored on a disc of plastic and tucked away in a case are approaching extinction. More »
News
Sony: No UMD Conversion Program For PSPGo…Yet
8:40AM Brian Crecente | Playstation Portable owners will not be able to transfer the disc-based UMD games they own to a PSPgo when the sleek new digital-only system launches next week, Sony officials told Kotaku today. More »
News
Sony Europe Giving Away Free PSP Games To PSPgo Upgraders
10:30PM Michael McWhertor | Sony’s mysterious goodwill program for PlayStation Portable owners saddled with UMD collections will be rewarded, should they choose to upgrade to a PSPgo. In Europe, at least, Sony will be giving away three free games to new PSPgo investors. More »
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UK Retailer Declares PSPGo ‘Almost’ Dead Before Arrival
7:40AM Owen Good | While not joining a broader boycott among some European retailers, ShopTo’s comments in advance of the PSPGo’s launch do not exactly encourage sales. “As a format it is almost dead before it has arrived,” the ShopTo boss told Eurogamer. More »
News
Persona PSP Gets PlayStation Network Release
6:20AM Mike Fahey | Come September 22nd, PSP owners won’t even have to leave their homes to pick up Atlus’ Persona remake, which is now launching simultaneously at retail and on the PlayStation Network. More »
News
Five Classic Erotic Games Coming To UMD
4:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Those who missed them the first time around when they hit the PC can now play five classic erotic games on the PSP. More »
Rumours
Sony Is Working On A UMD Solution For PSP Go
3:30PM Brian Crecente | One of the biggest hurdles to getting Playstation Portable owners to upgrade to the recently announced PSP Go is their existing library of UMD games which won’t work on the device. More »
News
Capcom Sticking By UMD, For Better Or Worse
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | The writing is on the wall for the poor old UMD. First Patapon 2 goes download-only, then Fate/Unlimited Codes, then we hear another rumour of a UMD-less PlayStation Portable. But it’s not dead yet! More »
Rumours
11:30AM Michael McWhertor | Sony’s rumoured plans for a new PSP—supposedly dubbed the PSP Go!—may also usher in a new wave of games becoming digital downloads for the device. That includes, allegedly, the long-awaited arrival of Gran Turismo Mobile. More »
Sony Ditches UMD, Classic Titles To See Digital Re-Release
11:30AM Michael McWhertor | Sony’s rumoured plans for a new PSP—supposedly dubbed the PSP Go!—may also usher in a new wave of games becoming digital downloads for the device. That includes, allegedly, the long-awaited arrival of Gran Turismo Mobile. More » 
