No don't get rig of the umd drive it is such a perfect system the psp is already and if you get the new psp u can't play old games witch some of are already awesome as. Arent Sony trying to stop pirateing if there is no umd drive then you could just put downloaded games on to the memory care to play 4 free. If there is so much of a need for a touch screen the why be the same as ds or Iphones stay the same sont change it would be such a waste to give a psp a touch screen stick to the basicks im so bored of touch screens they enoy me and get so dirty. The only way I think psp could get better is to make a dual stick excelsiory that plugs into the usb slot then joins to the bottom where the x button is but u need to make it go in as well its a bit of a pickle. FOR THE LOVE OF ORIGINAL STAY WITH NO TOUCH SCREEN AND NO MEMORY STICK GAMES WE LOBE THE UMD IT ROCKS