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#16
Originally Posted by Laughing Man View Post
Selling a game on the UMD ensures that it's harder to put on the internet, pirate, and play (well it didn't really stop anyone anyway). Plus it's a Sony format I think. So they get profits when people have to sell things on UMDs.
I agree, it's the old Sony Beta vs VHS and the new HD vs Blueray argument. Look at the proprietary nature of the Sony Memory Stick. Sony just likes to walk it's own walk and flaunt accepted industry standards which is why I have a 11 in 1 card reader at the ready. It's a pain but wants a geek/early adopter to do?

Crouching Hamster