Unbound Saga PSP gets release date, shuns UMD
Straight to the Store for the comic book tie-in
Tracy gave the PSP's adaptation of Vogster's comic Unbound Saga a good pummelling at GDC this year, when we heard that it would be skipping the PSP's physical media and going straight for a digital distribution.
"We expect to see a growing trend where highly anticipated releases such as Unbound Saga will bypass the UMD format and the often challenging retail environment, being instead delivered directly to consumers," says Vogster director of marketing, Mario Kroll.
"It certainly is a win for both content producers and gamers alike. It avoids an unpopular delivery medium and costly manufacturing, while improving the timing and availability of great content to consumers when they demand it."
This seems to be a growing trend for PSP games, as developers and publishers attempt to shed a few of the platoform's costs and catch up with the gamer's current preference for direct downloads.
Kotaku has Unbound Saga pegged for a PlayStation Store release date of July 16th, so check out our preview while you're waiting.
