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Desafío Total, Rambo o Resident Evil estarán en formato UMD.

Sony va anunciando nuevas películas que editará en el formato UMD para PSP, pero el catálogo cinematográfico de la máquina portátil parece que no solo se limitará a films de Sony Pictures. Lions Gate Entertainment ha confirmado al diario Hollywood Reporter que prepara 12 películas en el formato, que espera que encajen con el comprador tipo de PSP.

"El comprador típico del a máquina -un joven jugón- también es el núcleo del público al que generalmente atraen nuestras películas", dijo Steve Beeks, presidente de Lions Gate Entertainment. "Así que encaja bien no solo con nuestros estrenos, sino también con nuestra filmoteca, llena de películas de acción y efectos especiales".

Entre las películas confirmadas por Lions Gate están las recientes Open Water, Saw y The Punisher, pero también clásicos del cine de acción como Desafío Total y Rambo.



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Studio's first round of films on the PSP's proprietary media will include new offerings like Open Water, The Punisher, and Total Recall.

Fears that the only films available on the PSP's Universal Media Disc (UMD) would be Sony Pictures were further allayed today. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Lions Gate Entertainment president Steve Beeks said his company would release a dozen films on the 50-centimeter, 1.8 gigabyte discs in order to connect with the gamer audience.

"The typical buyer of the machine--a young male gamer--also happens to be the core demographic to whom our films generally appeal," he said. "So it dovetails nicely not only with out past and current theatrical releasing but also with our library, where we have a lot of action/special effects films."

Indeed, among the initial batch of Lions Gate films are a number of titles tailor-made for the 18-to-35 males. Recent films such as the low-budget thriller Open Water, the horror film Saw, and the comic book-inspired actioner The Punisher--which itself inspired a game--will be among the 12 films. They will be joined by muy macho classics from Lions Gate's library, including Total Recall and Rambo: First Blood. The remainder of the titles were not named as of press time.

"When we first saw the machine and started talking to Sony, we immediately decided it was going to be a winner, both from the gaming perspective and from the perspective of people watching movies on the go," Beeks said.

For all its kind words for the PSP, Lions Gate has actually sided against Sony in the battle to succeed the DVD. It is supporting the HD-DVD format over the Blu-Ray Disc media which the PlayStation 3 will use.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03...s_6119891.html