As the years have passed, the PSP has become an increasingly obsolete platform. The console was discontinued in 2014, and finding a working PSP with a copy of Dead Space has become a daunting task. The game's original release was on UMD (Universal Media Disc), which has largely been phased out in favor of digital distribution. Even if a player manages to track down a physical copy, they may still encounter issues with playback, such as scratches, corruption, or incompatibility with newer hardware.