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Porn in Your Pocket

Posted by Zonk on from the moving-the-tech-industry-forward-since-1900 dept.

cmaster383 writes "Wired is running a story about the use of a PSP for distribution of Porn. 'Two Japanese publishers of adult DVD video have announced plans to release a selection of their top titles on Sony's Universal Media Disc, or UMD, format, which is currently supported exclusively by the PSP, next month. These aren't shady gray-market items: The eight video discs will be officially licensed by Sony and carry the PSP logo on the package.'"

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  1. The blessings of the Pr0n Industry by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Insightful


    How does the saying go...that for any media to survive in the marketplace, it has to be accepted by the porn industry?

    Looks like Sony's done their homework.

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    1. Re:The blessings of the Pr0n Industry by bhtooefr · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Looks like Sony's been burned in the past (Betamax), and decided that UMD might fly if they did porn...

    2. Re:The blessings of the Pr0n Industry by KDR_11k · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Well, if anyone buys the license, that is. Who would do that? I'm sure DVD licenses are much cheaper and UMDs played on a big TV make it much more apparent how bad the quality is. I mean, they're trying to push HDTV and sell us disks that don't even hold standard TV size?

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  2. the motto in the porn industry always has been by dario_moreno · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "new media, same old shit"

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  3. Strange Oxymoron by ArsonSmith · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "...Sony's Universal Media Disc, or UMD, format, which is currently supported exclusively by the PSP..."

    Universal Exclusivity.

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    1. Re:Strange Oxymoron by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      "Universal Exclusivity."

      Yeesh. Universal, as in "more than just video". You'd think people around here would be smart enough to get this, but noooOOOOooo, every single PSP article has to have this exact same comment modded up.

  4. Not being the most porn savvy person by pluke · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But i'm really not looking forward to sitting next to some guy on the train who's watching porn, and i imagine a lot of parents wouldn;t be too happy about this either. I believe a lot of porn mags are bought but most of them are 'used' at home. The whole concept seems floored, if people want porn to watch in private they'll get higher quality dvd's or if they want to watch porn on the move they'll get arrested. The market seems too small to me.

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  5. And it's not just movies... by KDR_11k · · Score: 2, Insightful

    http://illusion.jp/download/br2_psp.html

    The world's most popular 1-on-1 rape game gets ported to the PSP too.

    (no, seriously, this game tops the charts at Himeya Store)

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  6. Re:mmm, ok, porn aside... by leonardluen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    it is called "Universal Media disc", because calling it "restrictive media disc" wouldn't look as good to your customers...you can likely thank the marketing department for making up that name.

  7. OK We got it awhile ago, UMD is an oxymoron by DJ+Wipeout · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why is it that almost three months after NA release and well over six months since JP release EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE that mentions the PSP has yet another person seemingly possessed to post "ZOMG! Teh U stands 4 Universal, yet....it is a proprietary format!" That was a funny-once, not a funny-40-hojillion.

    Did anyone bother to stop and think that maybe, just maybe, the U in UMD refers to the M and not the D? That is, you can put any kind of media on it? As in, music and movies and pictures and games, (Yes, I know that's not all media types) which is what they've been pimping the thing for in the first place? I'm not saying it's not a stupid name, and I know Sony is the king of proprietary formats, but jeez. Give it a rest already.