UMD Movie Sales Below Expectations

The number of UMD Movie titles to be released for the PSP is set to be slashed due to lower than expected sales on the proprietary format.

Sony and other studios plan to pull back the agressive title rollouts, amid market reports that titles in the comedy genre, sell through much more than others.  Hardly surprising news when you consider the core demographic of the average PSP owner.

The news is disappointing to those who consider the future of the Universal Media Disc format bright, as the recent events come after sales of UMD Movies looked set to beat that of UMD Gaming titles in late 2005, and indeed sales of UMD Videos hit the half million mark in quicker time than the DVD did upon release.

In a move perhaps designed to counteract the news, Sony (SCEA) are promoting a  new adapter which will allow UMD Movies to be viewed via regular TV sets.

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