PSPgo Getting UMD?

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The PSPgo, released just two months ago, is a new verison of Sony’s PSP handheld that instead of featuring the traditional UMD drive – features 16GB of flash memory to store games and video. A rumor today is reporting that accessory company Logitech is working on an add-on for the PSPgo that would add a UMD drive.

The PSPgo’s new sleek design was popular with many previous PSP owners, but the lack of a UMD drive has caused some grief. Sure, a HDD-based model is fine for new users who will make all their game purchases off the cloud, but previous PSP owners with a collection of UMD games and movies are unable to play their media on the new PSPgo.

A source, speaking to gaming blog CVG, is reporting that Logitech is working on a UMD drive add-on peripheral for the PSPgo, which would allow people with UMD games and movies to use their older media on the new handheld. CVG speculates that the device would use the PSPgo’s memory stick port, as add-on hard drives did for the older PSP models.

Another rumor reporting that the next iteration of the PSP (named PSP-4000) will return the UMD drive to Sony’s Handheld. Sony’s UMD (Universal Media Disc) technology has faced criticism since it was released, leading to some movie studios to stop offering movies on the UMD.