UMD vs DOWNLOAD (poll)

Which one do you prefer?

UMD for me. I actually feel like I'm adding to my collection.It'll suckfor people who have dial up.

download is where its at, id rather keep a xGB card in the pSp and play whatever i want than carry around umd's

both, that way u can be old-school and lazy

The PSP-go has me really excited I can't wait to have no UMD's for my lil brothers to lose it will be great.

Download for me, I'm not buying a PSP Go tho. I'll wait until either a price drop, my 3000 fails or every game goes download only (which won't happen)

I prefer a hard copy.

I dont play my PSP on the go ever so downloading games for me is pointless. Plus I collect games and not having a tangible version makes it hard to count that in my collection....

ya i know what you mean. like having the umd make you fell like u have a big collection and selection, but like i have a lot of problems with umd's cuz the see threw glass part some time falls out ,or the plastic snaps etc, they should make it simpler like gba and ds games are. lol this one time my friends little bro didnt know how it worked so he opend up th cover part ... it doesnt worknow :P DivadeChico

DDs for me. Way faster.

for the PSP i'd say download. I'm not really attached to physical media for the handhelds. console games are another story though.

for the PSP i'd say download. I'm not really attached to physical media for the handhelds. console games are another story though.

paperdollparade

I prefer it on disc. I like the cases and such and it does feel more like owning something. The downloads are nice for people who don't want to switch umd's out and take up space though.

UMD. Then agien Im a fan of all phiscal media products..

How big would the files be for the PSP GO! I much rather pay for the UMD and not worry about downloading massive files then what happens when ya psp breaks down? u might lose all ya games and save files.. Another UMD advantage.

If memory cards were cheaper, I'd say download all the way. I do like reading manuals when bored, so I voted for both.

roulettethedog

UMD:

- when something will go wrong with memory card I'll loose only saves, (no need to download again)

- when a particular game becomes boring - I just sell it on eBay and buy another game,

- in some games instruction booklet is very helpful

- you cannot share your games with your friend (not by "Game Sharing")

- you can find UMD games cheaper in maaany stores or on eBay-like-sites, downloadable games have only one price in PSN. For example RR in EU PSN store costs €30 but UMD version (new + psp material case) costs €15 (eBay)...

- when buying via PSN Store you don't feel that you bought a game worth €20-€30, it's easier to spend more money..

For me, the only disadvantage of UMD is portability. It's much more hard to take 5-7 games and put them into pocket :)

UMD. Then agien Im a fan of all phiscal media products..

How big would the files be for the PSP GO! I much rather pay for the UMD and not worry about downloading massive files then what happens when ya psp breaks down? u might lose all ya games and save files.. Another UMD advantage.

WoodDisc

I like the idea of both. I like the idea of adding UMDs to my collection, but i like the portalilty of downloading.

I definitely don't like UMD. I already have two broken UMD discs and honestly I'm mad about that. Yeah it may seem a better, more safer way to contain and preserve your games but for me download is one idea faster, more reliable way to get my games

UMD. Then agien Im a fan of all phiscal media products..

How big would the files be for the PSP GO! I much rather pay for the UMD and not worry about downloading massive files then what happens when ya psp breaks down? u might lose all ya games and save files.. Another UMD advantage.

WoodDisc

If I had a regular psp and someone stole it the only thing I would lose is the psp, memory card and the one game that is probably inside it. Then the rest of my games at my house I would still have.

I think I would a little easier to replace a stolen psp, a memory card and one game instead of replacing a psp and your whole catalog of your digitally downloaded games.

Download.

It's convenient and the files are only going to be around 700MB-800MB.

You guys are all acting like Sony is stupid. You can redownload all your files as many times as you want, but only on a verified system with the account password. In other words you can't redistribute the game unless you give away complete access to your account.

I don't enjoy carrying around bulky discs that scratch if I just put it in my pocket. Downloaded games also load a number of times faster.

i like disc based stuff, because i dont have credit card and i dont want to hassle with buying a psn card, but downloadable games means i dont have to carry around discs where ever i go, soo i like both.

Right now I like UMD, but I think I'm going to trade in all my UMD games for digital ones when I get the chance.

Right now I can buy most UMD games for cheaper than I can buy their digital counterparts. Also I only have a 4gb memory stick, and like to keep videos, music, and pictures on my psp also. That only leaves me room for 1 or 2 games at a time, and I can easily carry around 2 umd's in my case already, and one in the psp (total 3 games).

Why am I going to trade in my UMD games eventually?

Because eventually sony is going to have the psp2, and it's not going to have a UMD drive, but it will play digital copies of my games. Also I tend to loose my older games, and you can't loose a digital copy unless you completely loose your account which I don't see happening.

I like being able to pass a UMD to my friend so he can play. Besides, it'll be easy to pirate games if they go download only.

I like being able to pass a UMD to my friend so he can play. Besides, it'll be easy to pirate games if they go download only.

RazerBlade13

No it's harder for downloadable games.
It's impossible to give away games from PSN without giving away all access to an account.

UMD:

- when something will go wrong with memory card I'll loose only saves, (no need to download again)

- when a particular game becomes boring - I just sell it on eBay and buy another game,

- in some games instruction booklet is very helpful

- you cannot share your games with your friend (not by "Game Sharing")

- you can find UMD games cheaper in maaany stores or on eBay-like-sites, downloadable games have only one price in PSN. For example RR in EU PSN store costs €30 but UMD version (new + psp material case) costs €15 (eBay)...

- when buying via PSN Store you don't feel that you bought a game worth €20-€30, it's easier to spend more money..

For me, the only disadvantage of UMD is portability. It's much more hard to take 5-7 games and put them into pocket :)

I prefer a physical copy, but I don't think they should do away with downloading as well. I think Sony should just give people a choice between the two and not just go with one or the other.

UMD; I'm building a collection.

I think Sony should provide a service where you can order the UMD ver for download only titltes, and they'll produce it for you for a fee. Sure it'd be more expensive, but ...

Well with downloads I wouldn't have to carry around my UMDs. But with UMDs I wouldn't have to wait ages for it to download.

Ill get a PSP GO depending on how big PSP games are to download.

Downloads all the way. I download most of my music with iTunes, so downloadable PSP games is fine by me; way more convenient. The only time I like to have the physical media is when it comes to my favorite music like Tool, Radiohead, Clutch or Mastodon.

I agree totally, i love the feeling of adding to my collection, but i do hate the fact of carrying your UMD's everywhere you go!

I prefer a physical copy, but I don't think they should do away with downloading as well. I think Sony should just give people a choice between the two and not just go with one or the other.

FallofAthens

UMD, I prefer keeping hard copies and don't like downloading games that'll consume my bandwith, which I always seem to go over.

UMD all the way for me.

I like downloading better but sometimes it takes a long time to download. Games load faster through a memory stick though