I can answer your "why did Sony use UMD with the PSP?". Well back in 2005 when the PSP was released a Duo Card (yeah no micro SD back then) came in at 128mb, MegaByte..... in capacity. You wouldn't get many games on the PSP with that. So yeah they went their own way with their own proprietary disk based on Minidisc (also Sony) which could hold a whopping 1.8gb of data. That was massive for 2005. Its nothing by todays standards, I've just stuck a "small" 128gb in my PSP, giving it a 7000% upgrade on a UMD or a 99000% upgrade on the 128mb Duo card I had in my PSP when new.
ur wrong micro sd were available in the year 2005 memory duo was a propriatory sony made memory used specifically only on their devices and yes umd was also sony made propriatory disc every thing was sony made which resulted in a lot of money for them cause everything was in house ...
@@podumbrahma3159 Ok I'll concede that Micro SD did "exist" in 2005, but they were a proprietary designed by Sandisk... not sure why Sony would adopt a proprietary memory card when they were also in the business of making memory cards. 🤷♂ You can't even argue they were bigger in capacity as they were all mostly the same capacity as Sony released. The fact is retrospectively people have decided the PSP failed because they didn't use SD cards, which couldn't further from the truth. If you can call the PSP a failure its only because parents generally bought Nintendo for their kids. Sony did the right thing at the right time, show me any other storage medium they could have used that held 1.8gb of data that was small enough to fit into a PSP and be quickly replaced.
Mini-Bluray has 7~GB capacity, under utilized in the market (cheap to buy wholesale I'm sure) and 3 inches in size similar to UMD. Come on Sony, get to retro market sales. *claps hand* chop chop 😄
@@SandyRitchie Good hindsight, I really didn't mind the UMD but an SD card really makes it feel modern. Tech has really evolved and the fact that we can retrofit the PSP with a +128GB SD card is pretty cool.
I always wondered what that metal circle was for that's in the center of the disc. I had no idea the disc was held in place by a magnet. Guess I learned something new. Now if only there was a way to play your UMD games or movies on a slim PS2 or Gamecube, or PS3, PS4, PS5.
Referring to your last sentence….that would be sick man. You could buy an hmdi converter and plug the psp into your tv. Once you’ve done that, you’re free to play games and movies straight on your tv! Don’t know how good/bad it’ll look on a modern tv though haha.
That looks so sick I love technology like discs and how they work and since you mentioned it I own that adapter you mentioned and I have a 128 Nintendo switch memory card in my psp I forget if I had to reformat it with fat 32 firmware or if I didn’t need to but yeah in the end it worked and I have a lot of extra memory even after downloading a few full psp games on my memory card
You know, they totally could do this as a clip on. Maybe replace the laser to read mini Blu-ray discs? It looks cool. As an added bonus you could place grooves atop the disc so that it doubles as a fan, keeping your hands cool as you play.
I don't get why some people are so critical of UMD's, I think they're neat! I've also never run into any disc-skipping issues with the PSP, I get the concern, but the PSP is built better than any of the cheap portable cd players of the time.
memories of when i did this in 2007 with call of duty psp version. the plastic case was scratched and could not return game so took my disc cover off and noticd its just a mini disc lol 😅
You could just open the case a bit on a UMD game which has a case then take the disc out and put in the disc without a case but if you have many without a case you could keep on switching games by doing that
Hmm... My UMDs never broke. I guess they went with discs rather than memory cards to keep costs low, and fend off piracy (which didn't work). Perhaps they have the casing with the idea in mind that it would be easy for commuters/kids to change discs on the go without dirtying them and impacting the readability.
@@ericbazinga No, it doesn’t kill battery life. Sony mastered small spinning disc technology (including battery life and data read protection (aka “skip protection”)) with their portable minidisc players. Some of their MD players had 22+ hours of play (i.e. spinning the disc) on a single AA battery. The LCD and the processor are the two biggest drains on any portable. As for bumping the disc while it’s spinning, unless you’re shaking the thing like a maraca, it will continue to play just fine due to a read-ahead buffer. The reason for the shutter door on minidiscs was because the magneto optical media was more sensitive to surface scratches/dust/fingerprints. With UMDs, they wanted to balance size with some kind of protection because they know kids (and most adults) aren’t great at keeping discs protected.
Do you have the same problem with me? The battery cannot be charged like you cannot open the psp without charging, do you need new battery to make it works normal again, or it cannot be fix? Cuz my psp never drowned before(dropped to the water) please help
You'll need a new battery. PSP batteries are known to inflate, and when that happens you'll want to replace it. (Btw, they can also deflate afterwards, so they'd look normal but they'd still be broken). You can find replacement batteries on Amazon.
I've since restored it a bit, got a new memory card, battery and cover, and a MicroSD adapter for my memory stick. Modded with custom firmware and I'm in love with it. The great games, the AV out, the kickass sound quality (this sounds way better than my phone), just everything. It truly feels like a console and not a handheld. Some of the games I picked up and would recommend would be Ridge Racer, Lumines, both Syphon Filter titles (seriously, holy shit, Syphon Filter is AWESOME!), and Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron. I'm definitely interested in getting a PSP Go, the digital only thing won't even bother me cause I already rip my UMDs to the memory stick. I can just transfer them over to my Go and do the same thing when I get a new UMD game. Rip on my PSP 3000, transfer to my Go. Plus, the Bluetooth connectivity allows me to pair a PS3 controller to it, making it feel even more like a console. I'd love to take this with me on a trip, playing it on the road in handheld mode then plugging it into a hotel TV to use like a mini console. The multimedia features are the icing on the cake, too.
Hell yeah man what a good console you got to try the gba emulator and ps one titles I'm really enjoy one in particular that's called Thrasher skate and destroy and of course silent hill 1.
@@miltonvandemerwe8006 I remember I started a playthrough of Snatcher on my PSP using a Sega Genesis/CD emulator. Worked pretty well, aside from some long load times when you entered your vehicle. I should finish that game sometime.
Your lens is probably spent (broken) you might have to purchase a new psp laser set up the entire set up is cheaper than the actual lens/laser by it’s self and it’s so much easier to fix even for a person with less technical knowledge than replacing just the laser it’s self
umd was a failure it sucked a lot of battery but thanks to dark alex after he developed cfw for the psp we could play games form the memory itself his contribution towards the psp scene was enormous which we psp fans will never forget ....
@@ericbazinga i also have a issue with the game not responding to buttons whenever the psp is facing up correctly. Whenever when the psp faces down its starts working again. Idk why.
@@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 I'd recommend modding your PSP and dumping your UMDs to ISO, that way you don't need to use the disc drive except when dumping the discs.
@@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 MrMario has an excellent series of tutorials on how to mod your PSP and backup games. ruclips.net/video/1aviUdVcVTE/видео.html I recommend using PSP Filer rather than USB hookup for dumping games since PSP Filer doesn't need a PC to dump games. I remember I bought some PSP games at a used games store and was able to dump them while still at the store, waiting for my friends to finish browsing.
If you wanna dump your own ISOs, you'll need to get the disc drive working at least temporarily. Finding a reputable and reliable ISO site that has the games you want is pretty hard nowadays, it's easier to just make the ISOs yourself, which is pretty easy on more modern systems like PSP and Wii. That said, I do agree that modding the PSP and using ISOs is better for the overall life of the system, and improves battery live significantly.
Everyone looking for another excuse to whine about the PSP: "Omg, the umds are so fragile, Sony was so stoopid to use them" ...or you could, you know, handle them like any normal person should handle a cd lol. If anything these things were genius because it'd take the most idiotic moron on the planet to be able to accidentally scratch the disc.
True, but what if you sat on them the wrong way? Not everyone is gonna treat UMDs like they're fragile, especially because of that casing. And I say this as someone who loves PSP and the novelty of the UMD format. The casings held up fine in normal use, but they could've been more durable, as third party replacement casings demonstrate very well.
@@ericbazinga "what if you sat on them the wrong way" Huh? I would never in a million years make that stupid mistake as every time I take a umd out of its case it goes straight into the PSP, and vice versa. If you're gonna invest into something as costly as gaming it should be a no brainer to treat these things with care.
@@ShadowMan64572 newer model psps normally go for less than $80 almost anywhere in the US, and the umds are extremely inexpensive. There should be a little care when handling a psp, but there is no reason to worship the thing like it is the next coming of christ, pipe down buddy.
@@hemmed32 So handling something as fragile as a disc the way it's supposed to be handled = worshipping it? By your logic, do people worship their dishes every day because they don't toss them around onto the floor?
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I can answer your "why did Sony use UMD with the PSP?". Well back in 2005 when the PSP was released a Duo Card (yeah no micro SD back then) came in at 128mb, MegaByte..... in capacity. You wouldn't get many games on the PSP with that. So yeah they went their own way with their own proprietary disk based on Minidisc (also Sony) which could hold a whopping 1.8gb of data. That was massive for 2005. Its nothing by todays standards, I've just stuck a "small" 128gb in my PSP, giving it a 7000% upgrade on a UMD or a 99000% upgrade on the 128mb Duo card I had in my PSP when new.
Fascinating!
ur wrong micro sd were available in the year 2005 memory duo was a propriatory sony made memory used specifically only on their devices and yes umd was also sony made propriatory disc every thing was sony made which resulted in a lot of money for them cause everything was in house ...
@@podumbrahma3159 Ok I'll concede that Micro SD did "exist" in 2005, but they were a proprietary designed by Sandisk... not sure why Sony would adopt a proprietary memory card when they were also in the business of making memory cards. 🤷♂ You can't even argue they were bigger in capacity as they were all mostly the same capacity as Sony released. The fact is retrospectively people have decided the PSP failed because they didn't use SD cards, which couldn't further from the truth. If you can call the PSP a failure its only because parents generally bought Nintendo for their kids. Sony did the right thing at the right time, show me any other storage medium they could have used that held 1.8gb of data that was small enough to fit into a PSP and be quickly replaced.
Mini-Bluray has 7~GB capacity, under utilized in the market (cheap to buy wholesale I'm sure) and 3 inches in size similar to UMD. Come on Sony, get to retro market sales. *claps hand* chop chop 😄
@@SandyRitchie Good hindsight, I really didn't mind the UMD but an SD card really makes it feel modern.
Tech has really evolved and the fact that we can retrofit the PSP with a +128GB SD card is pretty cool.
4:00 "You can actually see the laser right here" - Blind man circa 2100
Everyone, you do not have to break your PSP door to get this to work, i have field commander on the psp and the case was torn apart and it works fine
Yeah, as long as you can tape that one sensor down you'll be good to go. It's easier for me to do it cause of my slightly broken door.
@@ericbazinga my psp is in perfect condition and ive never had to do that
@@OliveAnimates I guess it depends on the model, mine is a 3000
@@ericbazinga mines also a 3000
@@ericbazinga mine too
I always wondered what that metal circle was for that's in the center of the disc. I had no idea the disc was held in place by a magnet. Guess I learned something new. Now if only there was a way to play your UMD games or movies on a slim PS2 or Gamecube, or PS3, PS4, PS5.
Referring to your last sentence….that would be sick man. You could buy an hmdi converter and plug the psp into your tv. Once you’ve done that, you’re free to play games and movies straight on your tv! Don’t know how good/bad it’ll look on a modern tv though haha.
That looks so sick I love technology like discs and how they work and since you mentioned it I own that adapter you mentioned and I have a 128 Nintendo switch memory card in my psp I forget if I had to reformat it with fat 32 firmware or if I didn’t need to but yeah in the end it worked and I have a lot of extra memory even after downloading a few full psp games on my memory card
You know, they totally could do this as a clip on. Maybe replace the laser to read mini Blu-ray discs? It looks cool. As an added bonus you could place grooves atop the disc so that it doubles as a fan, keeping your hands cool as you play.
This looks so awesome :D
I don't get why some people are so critical of UMD's, I think they're neat! I've also never run into any disc-skipping issues with the PSP, I get the concern, but the PSP is built better than any of the cheap portable cd players of the time.
At first I tought this is was stupid but then I remember that I have some broken games
these things were always broken my younger siblings and you will always get angry when you think about the moment you found out they broke it.
The best am to film.
they didnt start selling replacement plastic cases that shield the umd discs until 2010
memories of when i did this in 2007 with call of duty psp version. the plastic case was scratched and could not return game so took my disc cover off and noticd its just a mini disc lol 😅
There is a hurricane coming to fuck my shit but I’m over here trying to fix my psp from 2010 😂😂😂
you okay dude?
@@bounceysteve dawg the hurricane didn’t even come 😂😂😂
@@silentmamba7211 🤣 what about the psp
You could just open the case a bit on a UMD game which has a case then take the disc out and put in the disc without a case but if you have many without a case you could keep on switching games by doing that
Hmm... My UMDs never broke. I guess they went with discs rather than memory cards to keep costs low, and fend off piracy (which didn't work). Perhaps they have the casing with the idea in mind that it would be easy for commuters/kids to change discs on the go without dirtying them and impacting the readability.
That and because discs held more data. Having a spinning disc in a handheld kills battery life though.
@@ericbazinga No, it doesn’t kill battery life. Sony mastered small spinning disc technology (including battery life and data read protection (aka “skip protection”)) with their portable minidisc players. Some of their MD players had 22+ hours of play (i.e. spinning the disc) on a single AA battery. The LCD and the processor are the two biggest drains on any portable.
As for bumping the disc while it’s spinning, unless you’re shaking the thing like a maraca, it will continue to play just fine due to a read-ahead buffer. The reason for the shutter door on minidiscs was because the magneto optical media was more sensitive to surface scratches/dust/fingerprints. With UMDs, they wanted to balance size with some kind of protection because they know kids (and most adults) aren’t great at keeping discs protected.
@@melduforxThat was a Great read. Thank you
taking the psp apart was fun
I wish they could have done a backglass accessory just for this.
4:01 imagine there's serial killer who kills people with a god damn psp
Thats genius bro now I can play my games without the shitty umd case thing.
I've had a psp since 2011 and I've never had issues with bumping the system
Y'all know that silver piece on the back ? Can you play it without that
Yes I can
You****
I’m going to try to do it tomorrow and see if it works
En qué parte tengo que poner el papel aluminio ? Tiene algún sensor para activarse espero Gracias
So, reckon a part could be designed to go where the door used to be and bypass the weird locks, let discs go in sorta like a gamecube?
Possibly.
Do you have the same problem with me? The battery cannot be charged like you cannot open the psp without charging, do you need new battery to make it works normal again, or it cannot be fix? Cuz my psp never drowned before(dropped to the water) please help
You'll need a new battery. PSP batteries are known to inflate, and when that happens you'll want to replace it. (Btw, they can also deflate afterwards, so they'd look normal but they'd still be broken). You can find replacement batteries on Amazon.
@@ericbazinga ohh thank you thank you, so much..... God bless you my friend
You dont have to lie man. We all know you wanted to play eragon... its alright. Hahaha :P
I mean, maybe. I did try it out, and I've seen the movie. Both were just okay, plus fantasy isn't really my thing.
@@ericbazinga Haha, I was just teasing. If that was my only psp game, i would play it
This mad lad
So which games did you find good?
Pd. That psp treat like that hurts me
I've since restored it a bit, got a new memory card, battery and cover, and a MicroSD adapter for my memory stick. Modded with custom firmware and I'm in love with it. The great games, the AV out, the kickass sound quality (this sounds way better than my phone), just everything. It truly feels like a console and not a handheld.
Some of the games I picked up and would recommend would be Ridge Racer, Lumines, both Syphon Filter titles (seriously, holy shit, Syphon Filter is AWESOME!), and Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron.
I'm definitely interested in getting a PSP Go, the digital only thing won't even bother me cause I already rip my UMDs to the memory stick. I can just transfer them over to my Go and do the same thing when I get a new UMD game. Rip on my PSP 3000, transfer to my Go. Plus, the Bluetooth connectivity allows me to pair a PS3 controller to it, making it feel even more like a console. I'd love to take this with me on a trip, playing it on the road in handheld mode then plugging it into a hotel TV to use like a mini console. The multimedia features are the icing on the cake, too.
Hell yeah man what a good console you got to try the gba emulator and ps one titles I'm really enjoy one in particular that's called Thrasher skate and destroy and of course silent hill 1.
@@miltonvandemerwe8006 I remember I started a playthrough of Snatcher on my PSP using a Sega Genesis/CD emulator. Worked pretty well, aside from some long load times when you entered your vehicle. I should finish that game sometime.
Does it still screech like hell ?
I pushed down the tap and there was this read light but it is still not working
Your lens is probably spent (broken) you might have to purchase a new psp laser set up the entire set up is cheaper than the actual lens/laser by it’s self and it’s so much easier to fix even for a person with less technical knowledge than replacing just the laser it’s self
umd was a failure it sucked a lot of battery but thanks to dark alex after he developed cfw for the psp we could play games form the memory itself his contribution towards the psp scene was enormous which we psp fans will never forget ....
Man PSP’s are so fucking cool!
never broke my umd cases...
Nice but I'd never lend someone like you a console or game. Cause you would take it apart out of sheer boredom. 😂
What model is that it's the exact one I have but I don't know the model
PSP 3000
Ok thank you so much
thx now i can play madden 08
That game blows! (throws into toilet)
@@ericbazinga lol
😂😂when i knew about this before everyone thinking the psp was new
Will it work when the door is closed?
It should, yes
@@ericbazinga i also have a issue with the game not responding to buttons whenever the psp is facing up correctly. Whenever when the psp faces down its starts working again. Idk why.
@@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 I'd recommend modding your PSP and dumping your UMDs to ISO, that way you don't need to use the disc drive except when dumping the discs.
@@ericbazinga can you make a video on how to do it? I have no idea how to do it at all
@@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 MrMario has an excellent series of tutorials on how to mod your PSP and backup games. ruclips.net/video/1aviUdVcVTE/видео.html
I recommend using PSP Filer rather than USB hookup for dumping games since PSP Filer doesn't need a PC to dump games. I remember I bought some PSP games at a used games store and was able to dump them while still at the store, waiting for my friends to finish browsing.
u could of just used sd data tool to increase your memory for your card instead of buying one with more memory
That's not how SD cards work
@@ericbazinga what I’m saying is you can increase the size of your memory card
But why?
I dunno.
you need a new battery
I bought a replacement, yeah
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Just mod the psp and just use isos
If you wanna dump your own ISOs, you'll need to get the disc drive working at least temporarily. Finding a reputable and reliable ISO site that has the games you want is pretty hard nowadays, it's easier to just make the ISOs yourself, which is pretty easy on more modern systems like PSP and Wii.
That said, I do agree that modding the PSP and using ISOs is better for the overall life of the system, and improves battery live significantly.
Who put the disc upside down like this you facking scratching it
You can't even put it in there the wrong way. This is the correct way.
Everyone looking for another excuse to whine about the PSP: "Omg, the umds are so fragile, Sony was so stoopid to use them"
...or you could, you know, handle them like any normal person should handle a cd lol. If anything these things were genius because it'd take the most idiotic moron on the planet to be able to accidentally scratch the disc.
True, but what if you sat on them the wrong way? Not everyone is gonna treat UMDs like they're fragile, especially because of that casing. And I say this as someone who loves PSP and the novelty of the UMD format. The casings held up fine in normal use, but they could've been more durable, as third party replacement casings demonstrate very well.
@@ericbazinga "what if you sat on them the wrong way"
Huh? I would never in a million years make that stupid mistake as every time I take a umd out of its case it goes straight into the PSP, and vice versa. If you're gonna invest into something as costly as gaming it should be a no brainer to treat these things with care.
@@ShadowMan64572 newer model psps normally go for less than $80 almost anywhere in the US, and the umds are extremely inexpensive. There should be a little care when handling a psp, but there is no reason to worship the thing like it is the next coming of christ, pipe down buddy.
@@hemmed32 So handling something as fragile as a disc the way it's supposed to be handled = worshipping it? By your logic, do people worship their dishes every day because they don't toss them around onto the floor?
@@ShadowMan64572 yes
Kaset ps2 murah