No UMD conversion for PSP Go [UPDATE] Previously purchased disc-based games won’t be playable on Sony’s new handheld due to "legal and technical reasons"; no PSP Go Rewards program in NA.

As for games on the UMD format, the company offered no word on backward compatibility or replacement solutions. The NGP will see some PSP rereleases in data-card form.

If you believe all of the rumors, then Sony is gearing up to release a radical redesign of the PSP that removes the UMD disc drive and adds a sliding screen. Shacknews has a comprehensive round-up ...

Unsurprisingly, Sony has no plans to develop an attachable "UMD reader" for NGP (despite filing a patent that leaves open the possibility), and the UMD-to-digital "good will program" has been dead ...

Sony tested the waters of purely digital distribution for PSP titles with the now-released Patapon 2, but some third-party PSP developers are much more upfront about the advantages of offering ...

Rumored new, UMD-free PSP model very plausible New rumors have surfaced detailing a new PSP system with no UMD, an 8GB or … ...