Anyone going for a complete PSP UMD library? [Archive]

98PaceCar

07-15-2006, 12:34 PM

I'm not going to try to get them all, but I sure hope the prices start to fall a bit. There's still a few out there i'd like to pick up for future flights I have to take.

A lot of people may bash the format, but the quality and convience factor are both very high in my book, enough so that I have already bought about 20 of them and will end up with probably another 20 by the time it's all done.

PapaStu

07-15-2006, 12:36 PM

Totally!

I mean spending as much (or more) for the same movie thats on dvd, minus all the standard dvd extras is just what I like doing.

Oh wait....Count me out too.

I've not seen any official announcments that the UMD format is totally dead. Just that most all of the major movie houses are pulling out of the market.

smork

07-15-2006, 01:16 PM

Jesus, no. What a useless format. I have a machine for watching DVDs I already own.

Not surprised they ended up failing, really. It'd be one thing if thew PSP connected to yuor TV (easily) so you could at least watch 'em on a big screen, too.

jajaja

07-15-2006, 01:45 PM

They really canceled 100%? I read something about it long time ago, but never though about that it was gone for good.

MrRoboto19XX

07-15-2006, 02:41 PM

Its like a crappy media trinity, Beta, Minidisk and UMD.

Seriously is anyone else tired of Sony acting like their lame proprietaries are going to be the wave of the future?

GarrettCRW

07-15-2006, 03:17 PM

joshnickerson

07-15-2006, 03:25 PM

They really canceled 100%? I read something about it long time ago, but never though about that it was gone for good.

Target has stopped carrying them, and Wal-Mart and Best Buy will by Labor Day. If that's not the mark of a dead format, then I don't know what is.

Wow. I knew about Target, but I didn't know about the others. Damn. Those didn't last very long, did they? *L*

I think it was a good idea in theory, but not in practice. Charging more for a bare-bones UMD compared to about ten dollars less for a fully featured DVD. I think if UMDs had been priced even five dollars less than their DVD counterparts, they would've stood a better chance, but as it stands, it seems people would rather just rip movies directly into their memory sticks (which appears to be the approach Sony will be taking next).

Of course, I've never owned a PSP, much less played one, so I'm probably just talking out of my ass. LOL

scooterb23

07-15-2006, 03:48 PM

I should start scarfing up the ones I want, looking to get a PSP later this year...

LiquidX01

07-15-2006, 04:15 PM

No... I already own the vast majority of the PSP library on the PS2.

Now the movies, Probably not since they are such a rip and lack so many features of their DVD counterparts.

norkusa

07-15-2006, 04:40 PM

Don't forget about this piss-poor title selection too. Does Sony really think people want watch crap like Boat Trip, Herbie, Bewitched, and Stealth on their PSP's at $20 a pop?

Sure, there may be some decent ones out but the majority of UMD movies I see in stores are all garbage films like these. So I never buy any.

Lothars

07-15-2006, 04:48 PM

Its like a crappy media trinity, Beta, Minidisk and UMD.

Seriously is anyone else tired of Sony acting like their lame proprietaries are going to be the wave of the future?

but that's the thing Both Beta and Minidisk were not bad formats

heck in fact Beta is a great format that unfortunatly lost to VHS and Minidisk should have been alot bigger than they were.

Minidisk is an awesome format, there's nothing bad I can say about it.

suppafly

07-16-2006, 12:01 PM

Griking

07-16-2006, 12:26 PM

Im really, really happy about SOny`s failure selling umd movies.

They shouldve priced them at 50% of a real dvd movie. That way maybe It couldve been successful....

IM always excited to watch greedy companies fail!

It's funny, I 100% agree with that. LOL

I'm kinda wondering however where all the people are who were claiming that UMD movies were the greatest thing since sliced bread about a year ago.

sirhansirhan

07-16-2006, 01:33 PM

I'm very happy to see the UMDs fail; they gave me a bad impression of the PSP due to their ludicrousness, and when I finally got a PSP a few months ago, I was impressed with what a good game machine it is, so the stupidity of the UMDs leaked over in my mind to the rest of the system.

But really, there was a thread about if there was one rare PSP game yet a while ago, and what I really wonder about is what the rare UMDs are, because I'm sure that they exist.

norkusa

07-16-2006, 02:06 PM

But really, there was a thread about if there was one rare PSP game yet a while ago, and what I really wonder about is what the rare UMDs are, because I'm sure that they exist.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I checked Ebay a few months ago but didn't see any unusually high UMD movie prices, so it might be too early to tell what ones are going to be rare/sought after.

98PaceCar

07-16-2006, 03:58 PM

If people are so dead set against UMD movies, don't buy them. It's really pretty simple.

I think they were a great idea. I'm sure there are some people that bought a PSP because of them. Now, I doubt they are on this forum, but I'm sure they are out there.

Think about this... If a person buys a PSP to watch some movies, that will show up in the install base for the system. It's probably not a large number, but enough to show up in the total units sold. If a game developer is going to consider making a game for the system, they are going to largely base their decision on how many units they can sell. A larger install base of the system means more potential sales, thus the decision to develop a game becomes much easier to make, thereby giving gamers more choices.

It's not like there was ever a meeting where a company had to decide between releasing a movie and developing a game. Maybe they were priced a bit high, or maybe they weren't targeted towards gamers. Maybe they were targeted to a higher end user that has extra money to burn and doesn't want to waste their time ripping and converting a dvd to watch it from the memory stick only to end up with a lesser quality version of the movie.

Cheer all you want, but this doesn't help the PSP in a single way.

Princess-Isabela

07-18-2006, 12:50 AM

now when umd failed, I wonder how sony feels about their blu-ray format...

Half Japanese

07-18-2006, 01:06 AM

Its like a crappy media trinity, Beta, Minidisk and UMD.

Seriously is anyone else tired of Sony acting like their lame proprietaries are going to be the wave of the future?

Good arguement, but it's lacking in truth. From what I've heard (it was pretty much dead by the time I was born) Beta was superior to the VHS format, and MD is still pretty popular overseas (and far cooler and more durable than CDs by far). It's not so much that Sony's formats aren't good, it's just that they never really catch on, which makes them unpopular, but not necessarily crappy.

kentuckyfried

07-18-2006, 01:37 AM

If people are so dead set against UMD movies, don't buy them. It's really pretty simple.

They didn't.

mailman187666

07-18-2006, 02:15 PM

I can say I do like the UMD format but I only really buy the UMDs when I find them on sale or clearance. I picked up a couple for $5 a piece when they were clearing out a suncoast video store near my home town. If I see them for under $12.99 price tag, I'll pick up the good ones. I have a feeling that if they are not selling well, they are all going to end up in the bargain bins, and thats when I'm going to buy the most of them.

Kejoriv

07-18-2006, 02:34 PM

Wow. I cant believe those big stores aren't going to sell them anymore. I agree with a few of the above posters, that its always great to see a huge company like Sony fail miserably. I wonder when the official announcement is going to come..

udisi

07-18-2006, 02:37 PM

anyone have a complete list of what was released?

I'm just wondering how manhy titiles were released.

hezeuschrist

07-18-2006, 09:17 PM

Think about this... If a person buys a PSP to watch some movies

Then that person is a retard. I worked with a lady who bought a PSP for UMD's and I constantly scolded her for it until she realized she spent $250 on a shitty movie player when she could have spent $100 on a portable DVD player instead.

It was a terrible idea from the start, based solely on the pricing. There are some neato gimmicks out there people are willing to try out, but not at $25 for a horrible quality film that is probably a shitty movie to begin with.

As for hooking it up to a TV, terrible idea. It'd be blown up to an ugly resolution and even on an SD TV it'd look like crap.

CosmicMonkey

07-18-2006, 10:01 PM

anyone have a complete list of what was released?

I'm just wondering how manhy titiles were released.

This seems like a good list (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/umdguide/#umdreleaselist).

udisi

07-18-2006, 11:03 PM

Acoording to that list, I see things secheduled up through mid september yet.

unwinddesign

07-18-2006, 11:17 PM

I'm not sure why people slag UMDs so much. For $10 - $13, they're not a bad deal, especially for good movies. There is some good stuff out there, you just have to look for it. The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle, The Offspring: Greatest Hits, and Nirvana: Nevermind are ones I'm going to pick up when I get a PSP. The Cowboy Bebop episodes are great too.

It's a convenient little format, good to watch a movie/episode/song or two while on the bus or in the back of the car on a trip. Or on an airplane. Sure, you can do that with the whole encoding/ripping from DVD (I, for instance, already own Slane Castle and Greatest Hits), but it's easier to throw a UMD in and go.

dbiersdorf

07-19-2006, 09:08 AM

I can see a niche amount of people getting into collecting all of them. There'll probably be around 400 by the time the format dies. It's a lot, sure, but cerainly do able, considering people have over 1,000 PlayStation games. Of course it doesn't make sense to a lot of people, but hey, some people like collecting random things, and I can see the UMD format being one of them. I mean people still collect Laser Disc's am I right?

It was a novel idea, but only at a cheap price of $5 to $10, Sony should have regulated the prices.

rbudrick

07-19-2006, 11:15 AM

Count me in as one who is overjoyed that the format failed. Sony we all told ya so, lol.

However, for collection purposes, I'll only collect these when I can get them for $1 or $2 each.

At one point did it become a good idea to strip the extras away from DVD's, and then charge 60% more for the end result which can only be watched on a small screen? How fucking dumb do you have to be to not know that is destined for failure?

Or perhaps it was Sony's own god-like attitude that made them truly believe they wouldn't fail. Reminds me of the king with his "invisible" clothes.

-Rob

sirhansirhan

07-24-2006, 06:05 PM

I'm on Troma's mailing list, and here is an excerpt from an email they sent out today:

* DEALS IN THE TROMA STUDIO STORE: *

BLOW-YOUR-BRAINS OUT UMD 666 SALE!
Well, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz thought that UMD's for Sony's Playstation were going to be the wave of the future! Now they think they're a financial tsunami! For a very limited time only, Troma's is BLOWING OUT these UMD's that are making us want to blow OUR brains out for
the sinfully low price of $6.66! This price is going to piss some people off, so we are subject to end this sale at any moment! If you�re one of the 3 people that own a UMD Player, don�t miss this chance! Available for TOXIC AVENGER, DIRECTOR'S CUT and CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL! Limited availability!
https://buy.tromamovies.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=UMD

I love Troma. (All grammatical and punctuation errors in the email are sic, by the way.)

n8NMONSTER

08-09-2006, 05:20 PM

For the UMD collector's, there's now a "Buy One UMD, Get One for Free" Deal at DeepDiscountDVD.com

http://pspupdates.qj.net/Buy-One-UMD-Get-One-Free/pg/49/aid/61172

jsiucho

08-09-2006, 07:50 PM

I buy UMDs when I can get them cheap, they are great when traveling. I can play games, surf the web at airports and on the plane I can watch a decent movie. I think most psp owners probably dont travel enough to make it seen worth it, I mean why would I or anyone watch a UMD when in my house with a HD tv hooked up to my DVD player. If UMDs where all priced at $10 I would have more movies.

JS

slapdash

08-17-2006, 09:23 PM

I've been debating buying the "videogame-related" titles at least. So far, that means the two Final Fantasy movies, the two Resident Evil movies, Tron, Silent Hill, The Silent Hill Experience, the Metal Gear Solid digital comic, and God help me, maybe Stealth for the bonus game (though how is that different than the released version -- just less levels?). Are there any others I don't know about? (And yeah, I saw the link to that full list, but... hoped someone might know others so I won't have to read the whole dang thing).

DocRamon

08-18-2006, 01:57 AM

doom... and i'm pretty sure the 2 tomb raider movies were released. that's all i can think of off the top of my head.

Oobgarm

08-18-2006, 07:35 AM

I sent off an upadted list to DP late last week, covering everything out thru last Friday.

At least you'll have a checklist here to keep track if you decide to try this, although I can't understand why you would.

gepeto

08-18-2006, 08:21 AM

I agree pricing killed that turd. If umds were released at 9.99 new and 7.99 used I would have probably bought a few at least for travel and the format would be selling strong.

The 19.99 and up prices please. Then when I did see a budget priced one it was a totally crappy or low budget title that should have never gone out to print.

I figured the original target audience was students and with widescreen portable dvd players being so cheap I am suprised it took this long to crash and burn.

This one deserves a nice dusted off spot next to the ngage.

jsiucho

08-21-2006, 04:28 PM

For the UMD collector's, there's now a "Buy One UMD, Get One for Free" Deal at DeepDiscountDVD.com

http://pspupdates.qj.net/Buy-One-UMD-Get-One-Free/pg/49/aid/61172

Thanks for the site,, I just got 7 of the 10 I ordered,, 3 were sold out,, the great thing is that I got charged for 3 and got 4 for free!!

JS