Universal Media Disc

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Universal Media Disc is a proprietary optical disc format developed by Sony for storing games, movies, and other media primarily for use on the PlayStation Portable handheld console.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf optical disc format
proprietary storage medium
abbreviation UMD NERFINISHED
capacity 1.8 GB (single-layer)
3.6 GB (dual-layer)
cartridge protective plastic shell
category PlayStation hardware format
Sony formats
video game storage medium
contentProtection digital rights management
dataEncoding optical
designedFor portable use
developer Sony NERFINISHED
Sony Computer Entertainment NERFINISHED
diameter 60 mm
fileSystem UMD-specific disc format
introduced 2004
introducedWith PlayStation Portable NERFINISHED
laserType red laser
logoOwner Sony NERFINISHED
manufacturer Sony NERFINISHED
marketedBy Sony NERFINISHED
mediumType optical disc
notCompatibleWith Blu-ray Disc drives NERFINISHED
standard DVD drives
platform PSP Go (via external drive, Japan-only) NERFINISHED
PSP-1000 series NERFINISHED
PSP-2000 series NERFINISHED
PSP-3000 series NERFINISHED
PlayStation Portable NERFINISHED
primaryPlatform PlayStation Portable NERFINISHED
readingDevice UMD drive in PlayStation Portable
readingSpeed up to 11 Mbps (approximate PSP read rate)
regionCoding region-free for most games
region-locked for movies
shape round disc in plastic cartridge
similarTo MiniDVD
status discontinued for movies
discontinued for new PSP games
successor digital distribution on PlayStation Store
targetMarket handheld gaming
portable video playback
use audio distribution
data storage
movie distribution
video distribution
video game distribution

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PlayStation Portable mediaFormat Universal Media Disc