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First-Party UMDs Go Digital in Japan

All future titles from SCEJ will be available physically and for download.

All future UMD-based PSP games from Sony Computer Entertainment Japan will also be available as PS Store downloads, Edge sister site CVG reports.

During Tokyo Game Show, SCEJ also said that on October 15, PSP users will be able to directly access the PS Store via the handheld.

The following games are included in the initial lineup of physical/digital PSP releases from SCEJ:

  • Destroy All Heros 2 - October 15
  • BLEACH SOUL CARNIVAL - October 23
  • Secret Agent Clank - November 20
  • PATAPON2 DonChaka - November 27
  • LocoRoco2 - December 4
  • ENKAKU SOUSA -23 days for the "Truth" - Winter 2008
  • APE QUEST - TBC
  • Gunshot and the Diamonds (working title) - Spring 2009
  • RESISTANCE: Retribution - Spring 2009

We've contacted SCEA to find out if U.S. PSP owners will soon have the same purchasing option.