Sony confirms UMD-less Patapon 2 US release

It’s no longer a rumor: Sony has confirmed that Patapon 2 will be shipping UMD-less in North America next month as a “one time test case”.

It’s no longer a rumor: Sony has confirmed that Patapon 2 will be shipping UMD-less in North America next month.

According to Kotaku, SCEA‘s Senior Director of Corporate Communications, Patrick Seybold,  has called the move a “one time test case” as part of their explorations on consumer reactions to digital-only releases. I expect to see more of this kind of releases if this takes off.

Question time: does this affect your purchasing decisions? Will you still buy the game knowing that all you get is an empty UMD case and a download code?

• Rumor: Patapon 2 gets no UMD in North American retail, just boxes with download codes?

Via Kotaku