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 The
UMD format is an optical disc medium developed
by Sony for use on the PlayStation Portable.
It can hold up to 1.8 gigabytes of data,
which can include games, movies, music,
or a combination. In an effort to combat
piracy and maintain exclusive control, the
UMD Disk format is proprietary, and neither
blank media nor media writers are available
to the public.
The
primary application for UMD discs is as
a storage medium for PSP games, although
the format later started being used for
the storage of motion pictures, and to a
lesser degree, television shows for playback
on the PSP.
For
markets like Japan and UK, the initiative
has fuelled the sales of gaming consoles.
Adds M.N Kapasi, "The Initiative will
go along way in converging these Medias
and also checking piracy to a large extent
". The movies will be available in
stores like Planet M and Crossword among
others.
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The
movies are available on UMD (Universal Media
Disc) and can be viewed on Play Station
Portable gaming console. The movies that
have been initially released on the format
include Alien, Alien Vs. Predator, Aliens,
Day After Tomorrow, Garfield: The Movie,
I - Robot, Ice Age, Independence Day , Mr
And Mrs Smith, Phone Booth, Speed, Here's
Something About Mary, Transporter, The X-Men
(1 & 2).
