Well just like the PSP Go, if the PSP didn't have physical copies of games I wouldn't have bought that either.

Same here. I just think Sony is trying to distance itself from the UMD format by telling this lie.

So . . . it's impossible that Sony did not actually want the PSP to go UMD-less from the beginning? Simply because it would be a benefit for them to ensure stricter control on their FW?

I say someone's bias is showing, that's all.

Businesses do not do something major for one reason (i.e. "Oh, this'll help us control the problems."). No, they often have several reasons. Let's consider Sony may be speaking some truth there.

PSP is in the thought process --> "Hm, it'd be nice if this thing didn't have the UMD: Lighter, more mobile, and cheaper to produce!" "Yeah but going purely DL wouldn't entice the most buyers right now. Let's wait and keep it in consideration."

Years later after developing and putting out several software features to allow PS3 and PSP remote play (thus a feature helping DLC), and putting out online stores for the PSP to download from, and seeing a rather increasingly positive view of Digital Media --> "Well I think it's time we test the waters of that UMD-less PSP we talked about. Let's do it, I think people have warmed up to digital media, AND this will help control FW hacks and pirating going on. Killing 3 birds with one stone: Manufacture costs, Digital popularity, and our FW issues."

Now, is Sony lying? Who cares really?? Sony lies a lot, I don't put my loyalty in companies so it doesn't hurt me at all. But if they say this, and there's no obvious lie there . . . who is to say they're not actually being honest? What does it benefit Sony to lie about something so small? Nothing at all. So why would they?

Sounds quite strange considering they must have got a lot from the fact they had the only console that used UMD.