Target Pulling UMDs From Shelves?
Are UMD movies going the way of the dinosaur? Well, Kotaku reports a rumor today from an alleged Target employee stating that at least his retailer is getting rid of the poorly-supported format.
The story goes that the employee works in the electronics section at a Target store and when he walked in today he noticed the PSP UMD movies section was missing. His boss supposedly said that Target wasn’t going to be selling UMD movies any longer. This employee supposedly then called other Target stores in his city, and they also said they had pulled the disks.
So, does this mean UMD movies are going, going, gone?
Well, we reported earlier that Wal Mart may get rid of UMD sales this year and that Universal movies studios are no longer going to make movies for the UMD format.
But Target online still lists around 500 UMD movies for sale, so these disappearances from Target could just be a regional effort. Or it could be the beginning of a trend to move away from the format.
What do you guys think?
Via Kotaku
Are UMD movies going the way of the dinosaur? Well, Kotaku reports a rumor today from an alleged Target employee stating that at least his retailer is getting rid of the poorly-supported format.
The story goes that the employee works in the electronics section at a Target store and when he walked in today he noticed the PSP UMD movies section was missing. His boss supposedly said that Target wasn’t going to be selling UMD movies any longer. This employee supposedly then called other Target stores in his city, and they also said they had pulled the disks.
So, does this mean UMD movies are going, going, gone?
Well, we reported earlier that Wal Mart may get rid of UMD sales this year and that Universal movies studios are no longer going to make movies for the UMD format.
But Target online still lists around 500 UMD movies for sale, so these disappearances from Target could just be a regional effort. Or it could be the beginning of a trend to move away from the format.
What do you guys think?
Via Kotaku
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