Monday, November 7, 2005
Warner Bros. Support UMD Format
Posted by James Fee in "CONTENT" @ 05:00 AM
"The studio will release eight movies and one TV show on the 1.8 GB format disc, which plays exclusively on Sony's PSP video game system. Warner's UMD rollout begins Dec. 6 with "The Dukes of Hazzard," which comes out the same day as the DVD. Also available Dec. 6: "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 4" from Cartoon Network. The second wave of UMD titles launches Dec. 20 and will include new releases like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Batman Begins," "Constantine," "House of Wax" and catalog titles like "The Matrix," "Terminator 3," and "Enter the Dragon." New releases will retail for $30, while catalog titles will cost $20. "
Why anyone would pay $30 for a format that can't be played in normal DVD players is beyond me, but I guess the marketplace has spoken. Still you have to wonder why when you can buy any real DVD and convert it to play on the PSP and still be able to use it in any DVD player you wish. Practically every format Sony comes up with is just stupid and UMD is no different.
Then again how brilliant is it to get people to buy both a DVD and a UMD of the same movie. I mean with DVD prices so low, you have to make money somewhere right?
Why anyone would pay $30 for a format that can't be played in normal DVD players is beyond me, but I guess the marketplace has spoken. Still you have to wonder why when you can buy any real DVD and convert it to play on the PSP and still be able to use it in any DVD player you wish. Practically every format Sony comes up with is just stupid and UMD is no different.
Then again how brilliant is it to get people to buy both a DVD and a UMD of the same movie. I mean with DVD prices so low, you have to make money somewhere right?
