Retailers don't want to stock PSP Go?

News - Trouble for Sony as store kick-back at digital handheld

The PSP Go's move to a digital distribution model may be a step-forward, but traditional games retailers are less than impressed with Sony's attempts to drop the physical UMD media format.

Retailers are of course concerned that they are being cut out of the loop by the hardware giant, with one Dutch outlet - Nedgame - refusing to stock the new handheld device, due out in October.

According to reports, the firm publicly is less than enamored of the device's 250 Euro price point, with a number of French retailers also said to be kicking up a fuss, presumably because they too would really like to sell games on the format. The PSP-3000, which used UMD discs, will still be stocked.

In related news, another retailer found struggling is Blockbuster, the giant US rentals chain also coming under pressure from the digital world. Apparently, the company will close over 800 stores by the end of 2010.

We'll have more on the rise of digital as we get it. Thanks CNET and Engadget.