Study: PSP UMD outlook 'bleak'

A new report from market research firm The NPD Group concludes that the outlook for movies and other entertainment on Universal Media Disc (UMD) — the tiny optical disk used by Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) is “bleak.”

Despite the news, NPD says that the multifunctionality of the PSP has been instrumental to the device’s success — nearly two-thirds of PSP owners surveyed have movie or TV content on UMD discs already, and more than two-fifths say that the ability to watch movie or TV content was an important factor in buying the device.

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posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 11:12 PM by Auri

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