Now that I think about the UMD blu-ray I think if they decide to not go with digital distribution they could use SD cards instead. They can hold more memory than a blu-ray now. SD cards means extremely fast loading, more durable, less energy consumption, and less heat. Since SD cards are so small that means you can make the hand-held smaller too most likely. An 8 GB card costs 20 dollars now and will continue to drop. If they do use digital distribution they should have a hard drive with at least 100 GB and hopefully an SSD one. Right now SSD is pretty expensive but the cost will drop.Extr33mBesides the expense ($20 is a lot of money per unit), SD cards are easy to pirate due to their ubiquitous nature.
Sony has been scarred by the high levels of piracy on the PSP, and it's hard to blame them. Where the Go failed, an all-digital distribution format from the get-go will succeed. There won't be any retail to compare prices to - or UMDs that didn't make the Store - or any of the other complaints lobbied against the Go. PSP developers will enjoy not having to deal with a used game market, and we may finally see the advantage of digital distribution realized in lower game prices. That part is really important - Sony needs to lower the $39.99 price point to stay competitive with Apple and even Nintendo.
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