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.
Statements (47)
| 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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