Optical disc medium for PlayStation Portable
Universal Media Disc |
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Media type | Optical disc |
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Capacity | 900 MB (single layer), 1.8 GB (dual layer) |
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Developed by | Sony |
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Usage | Games, movies, music |
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Released | December 12, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-12) |
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The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is a discontinued optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on its PlayStation Portable handheld gaming and multimedia platform. It can hold up to 1.8 gigabytes of data and is capable of storing video games, feature-length films, and music. UMD is the trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment for their optical disk cartridge (ODC).[1][2]