PSP 2 in March 2007?

Posted Aug 17, 2006 at 2:02PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PSP Tags: Flash Memory, Japan, PSP Magazine, Sony

Is this the reason why Target pulled the plug on UMD movies? Is this why there hasn't been any price drop for the PSP? si1enc3ed from the QJ forums has posted magazine scans from PlayStation Magazine (not the official one though) with details of how Sony's plans on making "PSP 2." The scans are rather poor and it was hard to decipher what's written, so to spare you the trouble (and save your eyesight), here's the introduction to the whole of the article. Thanks to milkman for the tip!

Rather than follow the traditional five-to-six-year product cycle of videogame consoles, Sony is expected to introduce an upgraded version of the PlayStation Portable in Japan before the end of March 2007. It will not be the "PSP 2" however, as Sony is instead eyeing a page(?) from Apple's iPod strategy and upgrading the existing PSP's specifications while keeping the retail price the same. It is also expected that, as Apple does with its generational iPod rollouts(?) the current PSP configuration will be discontinued when the new model goes on sale.

Sales of the handheld continues to be strong more than a year and a half after it was released in the U.S. It is believed that a combination of strong sales and plans for an enhanced version of the system is what has prevented Sony from dropping the price of the current PSP hardware itself. Instead, it introduced the PSP core pack earlier this year which offered a lower-priced alternative at the expense of previously bundled accessories.

The article in the scans goes into more detail of what changes are going to happen (The features they listed so far were built in 8GB flash memory, new configuration of the UMD slot -where The games will be inserted directly into the system- and a camera. The PSP 2 will be much smaller then the original. There has been no word about there being a second analog stick.) and what won't.

How come I feel like I've opened Pandora's box after writing this article?

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Comments

# Please say — Guest 2006-08-17 09:08

that they have added L2 and R2 and an analog sick. Please.

# hackerz — capone363 2006-08-17 09:08

great another system for homebrew develepers to crack with.hope they make a security flaw like in 1.5 firmware

# #1 POST WHUAHAHAHAH! — Guest 2006-08-17 09:09

nothing more to say.... :/

# so i bought a piece of crap? — Sr_Moska 2006-08-17 09:11

bull-poo

# Scans are from PSM (Unofficial PlayStation Magazine) — coolguy2000 2006-08-17 09:11

Maybe this will be a revision--a psp "lite" if you will.

# too soon and #1 u are dumb! — Guest 2006-08-17 09:12

i think its too soon for a change, Its to close to the PS3 launch date. This could affect PS3 sales also. And #1 L2 and R2 and an analog sick, are u dumb its a portable not a controler

# Guest 2006-08-17 09:15

I'll be pissed if Sony does this.

# :@ — Guest 2006-08-17 09:16

If this is true, then i HATE SONY !"£&^%%^&. I only got my PSP in April :@:@:@:@

# NOT PSP2 — Guest 2006-08-17 09:17

To the author of this article:

You even quoted inside the article that "iIt will not be the "PSP 2" however". yet in your comment, you keep on refering to it as the PSP 2.... wtf.

# wats wrong wit this? — Guest 2006-08-17 09:19

i mean come on nintendo does this with their systems a million times (exp: ds, ds lite) wat makes this any different?

# ehh. — Guest 2006-08-17 09:20

smaller psp = smaller screen? :O, oh well, i dont regret buying my psp only a few weeks ago, socom is really fun.

# Either way — Guest 2006-08-17 09:23

This will be cool. If it's a whole new system then that's awesome, if it's a DS Lite-esque redesign I can use my old one for homebrew and the new one for everything else.

# 1st post — Guest 2006-08-17 09:27

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# @ #9 — Guest 2006-08-17 09:28

You even quoted inside the article that "iIt will not be the "PSP 2"

--->That didn't come from me. That was in the article. Here's what I said "The scans are rather poor and it was hard to decipher what's written, so to spare you the trouble (and save your eyesight)"

however". yet in your comment, you keep on refering to it as the PSP 2.... wtf.

---->Because as of the moment, there is really nothing to call it yet. The best I compromise I can come up with is to put in quotations marks. But thanks for pointing that out. ^^

# Not much wrong with the old one. Ok, maybe — Guest 2006-08-17 09:28

Improve the analog stick and add a second, make the L and R buttons "feel" better, make the bottom buttons stick up slightly more, improve those sh*tty factory speakers, improve the square button if possible, and give up the homebrew battle and focus on improving the firmware features to ones that are actually useful.

# Guest 2006-08-17 09:29

I dunnu.... I bought mine 1 month ago.... I hope they will continue to develop games for the current psp...

# PSP exchange — Guest 2006-08-17 09:30

if there is going to be a PSP2 then we should be able to do what apple does when ever there's a new generation of iPod. We should be able to ship back to sony and recieve a new fresh PSP2 for a low charge and shipping and handling.

# cool — Guest 2006-08-17 09:31

I would get it if i could trade in my psp and give a small sum of money lets say £40.

# to all that are complaining — Guest 2006-08-17 09:33

Nintendo has been doing this since the first gameboy, they released the first one without color, then later in color, the mini, and others. Now they've done it with tha ds and ds lite

# ,, — Guest 2006-08-17 09:41

dah well. i dont think anything major will change...aprt from the camera and the inbuilt memory . maybe it will be smaller but they cant add a second analog stick because the first psp doesnt have one , same for the L and R buttons. it would be ridiculous for them to have a psp 2 becauuse they make thier money on games and the installed user base for the psp is already there for them to start making that. consoles have a life span of at least 5 years ( unless u r microsoft and arent making any money of of it ).

id have to wait and see if it can be hacked before i upgrade because although i play the odd game i mostly use it for reading books and comics and surfing the web.

itd be great iof it was hacked , then we could have the homebrew and itd be a lot lighter and thinner, right now its kinda bulky for a pocket.

# psp 2 — Guest 2006-08-17 09:48

Their firmwire will be so secure their will be no homebrew so im sticking with my 1.5 psp

# ... — Guest 2006-08-17 09:55

No more UMD it will be cartige based like the DS

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

just use minidisc not crappy cartiges

# it not PSP2 — Guest 2006-08-17 09:56

it will be just a revision of PSP (the same hardware, but more flash and some security innovations). Sony used the same strategy with PS2 (it also had a few revisions in the past).

Sorry about this...

# Desease and plight are allready released — Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 2006-08-17 10:10

Pandora's box only contains hope. Desease and plight are allready released according to the legend.

That's why you feel like opening Pandora's box.

# .. — Guest 2006-08-17 10:11

#22 are you a tard? cartridges would be better. 1gb memory sticks are cheap now and they probably cost a lot less to manufacture, would make the PSP a lot easier to carry. 1.7gb really isn't needed, games just fill it with FMV.

# New UMD slot — Guest 2006-08-17 10:12

I don't know about everybody else, but the change to the UMD slot will be a great improvement. Wonder if they'll find a way to keep the UMD tops from popping out too :P..lol. Now if only they'd drop the prices on their freakin 4G memory stick pro duos to ,say, $80 then they'd have me sold ;-)

# Have long has the PSP (1) been out? — Guest 2006-08-17 10:18

Like 2-3 years? So this mean the PSP2 will come out when the PSP is 4years old, maybe less. and I thought gaming console had a market life atleast 5years...

# MORONS! — Guest 2006-08-17 10:25

ITS A RE-DESIGN YOU IDIOTS NOT A PSP-2. GOD, PPL ARE DUMB! ITS GONNA PLAY THE SAME GAMES!!!!

ITS JUST GONNA HAVE BUILT IN MEMORY AND A FEW EXTRAS.

Sorry for the caps but people are seriously dumb.

Read the article, gonna have the same power, still uses UMDs.

# umm... — milkman 2006-08-17 10:26

I am so tempted not to spoil my own 15 minutes of fame but... I really don't think I tiped QJ in any way, shape or form about this article.

Atleast...i don't think i did...

Oh, and everytime I do give them a news tip I don't get a pinch of recognition. So i get recognition for an article that I didn't have anything to do with...

What's the deal?

# Oh no... — yoshinatsu 2006-08-17 10:33

Man, that's both good, but simultaneously, EXTREMELY awful... The original PSP will mean nothing for Sony anymore...

And maybe they come out with "PSP v2-only" games...

Maybe 4GB UMDs and other stuff like that...

Oh man... AWFULNESS prevails in this situation...

# Oh no... — yoshinatsu 2006-08-17 10:40

# dont worry new games will still work with your old PSP is this is true — TheProfessor 2006-08-17 10:43

It will be like a PSP lite. It will definitely boost their sales since it would be counted as PSP sales and fans who already have one would buy another.

I prefer they drop the price though. Perhaps a small scale revision like fixing the dpad, making it smaller (not the screen) and making the UMDs load a little faster with included memory wouldnt be too bad if they can keep the price low.

# BOOO! — Guest 2006-08-17 10:51

WTF?! A NEW PSP already?! They'd BETTER add a 2nd analog nub...

# GAHh — Guest 2006-08-17 10:59

Fxck sony.

# this is G@Y — Guest 2006-08-17 11:08

i hope it like what nintendo did with ds and just made it smaller and didnt a cr@p load of stuff. i havent even had my psp for a year and their making a new one. i hope its not true.

# too much *****in — Guest 2006-08-17 11:13

oi, quit *****in already and wait and see, its not out yet

# ITS A REVISION OF THE PSP — SNiPinG iS fUn 2006-08-17 11:31

like the NDS Lite or the GBA SP or the Slim Ps2 but adds more space to the flash and if its smaller i doubt they mess with the screen size

so think of it this way the psp (old one)will be priced dropped big time and the new one will prolly be from $200-$300

but this revision is alot better then the ds lite cause all the ds lite added was a brighter light and its smaller (why the hell do u need a brighter light? nintendo is crazy but there still good i got to admit nintendo is awsome

# Guest 2006-08-17 11:32

The dates and details that sony gave psm may vary, but I don't recall any psm issue where they just made something up out of nowhere.

# LOL — Guest 2006-08-17 11:32

lol u dont have to buy it or even bother with it. it just a new revision.. u can play the new games u want..why u whinning? lol;psdf

# Hmm....new buttons / design — Sportacus 10 2006-08-17 11:34

Hmm they need the analog stick ABOVE the D-pad, like dreamcast...its easier to control then.. and maybe l2, r2 and a 2nd analog stick below the X, O, sq , tri buttons. thast be better. If they do that in the new PSP or the remodeled one, it'd be great. Maybe they cud make the analog sticks click even and serve as the L/R 3, buttons.

For curretn PSP games they could serve as a re programmeble 'macro' buttons like some unofficail console control pads., and then developers cud start making new games for the new buttons to be played with.....

Anyhow.....i like the PSP now, few wated down ports, but the games are great, console style! Tekken 5: DR rocks!

# from what i can tell... — comedy 2006-08-17 11:36

ok, sony have done loads of probing with regards to the new 'features' new firmwares could support (also they're probs worried by that modchip), so what I reckon is going to happen (if at all) is this:

with the psone emulator it would be NICER to have L2, R2 and a second analogue nub. so they could put that on there.

and with the psone emulator 8gigs of hdd inside would go a long way to holding MANY 'roms' (or isos or whatever sony call them) on your stick, so you could have all of ff7, ff8 or ff9, even mgs or something else. let's face it, to have a 4 disc game you need 4 gigs, other memstick sizes won't cut it...

so that's a good feature to put in.

also, maybe they have good powersaving ideas, maybe moving that power button? there are certain things which they could implement in a REDESIGN which firmware wouldn't do sufficiently.

also, look at ds lite, sony must see that and just baulk, nintendo re-release a console (the exact same thing but shinier) and loads of people buy it! apple did it with ipod, everyone is doing it, sony would be a little daft to let such a lucrative opportunity go to waste.

also, if psplite, or whatever, did have all the buttons (or even tilt sensors?) then it could FULLY function as a ps3 controller...

then there's online digitial distribution, it sucks if you have a psp1 and you can only store one movie on it, why not have nand flash (now that it's cheap) and have 7 or 8 on it?

i welcome the change, cos a white version is not enough to make me buy a newer psp. i have my 1.5, and that's great for homebrew, but lets face it, gps, camera, mobile phone capabitlity (maybe), nand flash, psone emulator and the other things, will make a new version of psp very enticing. so i could be persuaded to part with some extra cash to buy a psplite.

one thing: ds games work on both systems and i would expect that any game released for psp would work on both versions (making L2, R2 redundant or optional within umd-games).

so there.

# rvervr — Guest 2006-08-17 11:43

aslong as I, the owner of a regular psp, will not feel conned, cheated (come on, they could have added more features originally?) or be in any way seriously at a disadvantage I won't be that bothereed about this.

And if I do, I'll buy a nintendo ds lmao.

# NOOOOOOOOO — Guest 2006-08-17 11:49

Once they Release the Second PSP, what will happen to ours? Will we still be able to play the games released for the new one? Because if we cant then I want a *****ing refund.

# Guest 2006-08-17 11:58

#44

yea if you read the article, it tells you it still uses the UMD format

this is just a redesign with some extra goodies

# tee — Guest 2006-08-17 12:04

AHAHHAAHHAHA I TOLD YOU IDIOTS. PSP2. SHOULD HAVE RETURNED YOUR S.H.I.T STICK PSP WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE LIKE I DID..... OUUUUUUUUUU EEEEEEEEEEE PSP 1 SUCKS ASS

# NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O — Guest 2006-08-17 12:07

Why is SONY doing me this? i thought i loved SONY when they came with my psp but if this is true i hate them i am going to have my psp for a year this XMAS when you say me a new psp is coming? the DS only costs like 150$ that is why they were redisigned my psp costed 3000 pesos that is like 300 dollars.

PS: if this happens i hope they exchange it like number 17 said.

# yes — Guest 2006-08-17 12:10

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ABOUT TIME! PSP 1 Sucks ASS. The first PSP was so horrible. Over-priced memory sticks, useless UMD's, no cool software or features. Even the homebrew sucked ass. This Rocks!!!!!!!!

# 48.. — clouducla 2006-08-17 13:48

#48...the only things that sucks ass here is you. the psp rules w/ homebrew. i really dont mind much if they do upgrade the psp, i love mine the way it is and chances are that if they do release a new one...homebrew on it will be very hard to develope on it...maybe even impossible, which means ill b keeping my psp so i can play zelda, mutant league football, megaman soccer, tekken 5DR, ....the list goes on and on...the psp set the bar high for portable gaming...i hope that the new one can live up to it

# d#mn sony — Guest 2006-08-17 13:52

you know why im ok withnintendo coming out with a new gb every month? IT DOESNT COST $250. why isnt the people that spend the most and buy systems when they first come out get the biggest shaft. ill keep mine til they crack the firmware and they should let you exchange your current psp for the upgrade for a low price. Y DID I SPEND $250 to END up with an outdated system after 2 yrs. im tired of these fast development cycles. let me have some time to play my current console b4 i have to shell out more money to get the best newest games. im sorry but i work and have a gf i dont have 30 hrs a week to play games i want i have to squeeze them into my schedule.

# >> — Guest 2006-08-17 13:54

What kind of legitimate magazine would condone the removal of UMDs in favour of cartridges? Cartridges in the typical sense can at most store 256mb and that's at an absolutely huge cost to manufacture, more than the cost of the game would be at retail. Solid state memory cards like the DS use can only realistically go to 64mb before being prohibitively expensive.

The UMD may reduce battery but it's needed for the quality of textures, sound and video that you'd expect from a PSP, it may support downloading games to the memory stick and that would be great aswell but the removal of UMDs is not something anyone should even hope for, cripes that's some bad speculation.

They're no chance they're going to add any new buttons as it creates a difference in input sets between the two models and they will never release a game on one that couldn't be played on the older models (firmware doesn't count as a model fellas, back off). It's actually illegal in US law if the product isn't clearly marked as a different product. It would be awesome if they did but it's not going to happen.

The PSP is dockable, you can buy any amount of docks that also work as displays, some have speakers and all sorts of things. Heck the only valid improvements are a change in a plastic latch and refreshing the screen a bit faster (which is up to debate as to whether that's the cause of anything, dithering occurs due to the rendering hardware, not the screen itself but an uninformed useless journo like the one who wrote this article wouldn't know that).

God awful reporting which doesn't lead to any significant proof that any of this is actually happening or what will happen when it's done. I hope there is a new model with a huge built in memory so I can get one for PSOne games and good quality movies and keep my 2GB carded one for development and homebrew, but this article doesn't really prove anything apart from that it's easy to piss off/excite internet nerds.

# Well — Guest 2006-08-17 13:56

I hope this doesn't make it to the NA market, like the PSX.

# this is stupud — RaiderX 2006-08-17 14:37

if it wasnt for homebrew, theyd be screwing us over because it the same price for a much better system.

8gb internal aint bad, but hoembrew is better, free games is better

# Guest 2006-08-17 15:02

this is great news for homebrew... 8 gb and improved specs... bring on the power for that n64 emulator

# Yeah #54 — Guest 2006-08-17 15:02

Haha im number 54 in ur face number_one being number 54 is better so stfu already!

# too small — Jumpin Jehosaphat 2006-08-17 15:06

I don't think I would like a smaller PSP. The current one is to small for me to comfortably hold because my hands are too big for it. The 8GB flash memory would be cool but without homebrew it wouldn't be worth it. I doubt a modchip would ever be possible with a more compact frame.

# homebrewers,tim e for a lecture,a really big one. — Guest 2006-08-17 15:11

yes,yes,i dont really believe this article,but,the re is one simple reason why sony would want to make a new psp system,because of YOU,thats right all you homebrewers and hackers,you wont believe how much sony and the rest of the game industry hates you,i cant stand you all,look what you have done,you've ruined the playstation portable,no one takes it seriously anymore,it's just a load of crap now thanks to you people,what,do you people really think that you're smarter than sony? oh please,sony could find millions of cracks on the psp in a single day,putting 2D mario games onto it ISN'T smart,its not a BIG TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP,its just making nintendo look better,everyone is comparing those homebrew things to the nintendo ds,and thats how all their sales are going off the charts,look,jus t stop this homebrew,there is SO much more in store for psp,dont blow it all now,if you think that this so-called psp 2 is gonna have any holes in its security,you're dead wrong,if they do release another psp,it will have the best security there is,sony is a hell of alot more smarter than you's,and they dont aprecciate what you're doing,if you like nintendo THAT MUCH,then go and buy a ds,honestly,you say you love the psp,nintendo sucks *****,but jesus christ,you hackers are actually putting all their games onto sonys psp,pfft,its people like you that make sony look so stupid...

# to # 57 — Guest 2006-08-17 15:48

nocomment

# to # 57 — Guest 2006-08-17 15:56

if you REALLY wanted ppl to hear what you are saying, why on the comments page? and nomatter what you say, hackers will come and try exploiting game handhelds AND consoles. the psp just happen to be one of the easier handhelds to play homebrews on. it doesnt mean there aren't any on the Nintendo DS and there is. Both Xbox and the PS2 have homebrew stuff on it too but its harder. Since the PSP is so easy to play games on that ppl made, it is something ppl know expect to have when buying their psp. the PSP was losing to the ds early on (i think) and homebrew was still very young. it just started growing into what it is today. and the psp homebrew scene is known to like 10% of all psp owners i heard. if 1 out of 10 psp owners konw about homebrew, how many do u thnk know about it on the ds?

# Knocturnal 2006-08-17 16:14

As long as the original can play all of the games the new one can then I don't mind. It's not like Sony hasn't done this before (look at the playstation at the final playstation and the ps2 and the slimline) and Nintendo has done it as well.

I still think it's too soon for something like this to hit the market though with the PS3 on the horizon. The revelation of the ps3 at e3 2005 totally killed the PSP when it came to getting Sony's attention and the PSP HAD JUST FREAKING COME OUT. I STILL SAY IF THE PSP FAILS EVERY NEEDS TO LOOK AT HOW SONY TREATED IT AT E3 2005

# Dude!!! — Guest 2006-08-17 16:18

just the analog!!!

# to 57 — Guest 2006-08-17 16:29

its not our fault u kno... some ppl like the retro and oldskool games and simce most of us dont have $10000 to spend on overly priced psp games, might as well use homebrew u idiot. im not rich so i can barely afford any psp games. even though i have 6 games currently and ive onli had my psp for a year and a half, doesnt mean i want to juss buy more of the games to support sony. as far as im concerned. i wanna c this new and improved psp. but dont bag on homebrew users and devs for this change. if sony were more like microsoft, mayb they wud make even more $... they rly shud juss open the homebrew world to ppl.... ie like make a program that has to b activated ... kinda like the flash player and the wma audio playback except it wud b for homebrew play... and if u activate it and brick ur psp via homebrew use, the activation cud send a code that is stored in the psp database and just by a qwik scan of the unique mac address ur psp has, they can determine if ur elligable for use your warrentee. if u used homebrew, ur a sik puppy thats goonna die and if u dint, BAM fresh repaired psp. if they think of it, they would make more $ this is how that circle would work

i show my friend my homebrew compatible psp-> he goes out and buys his own psp-> he bricks his psp cuz hes a dumb noob-> he goes back for a refund but since sony opened the homebrew world and has hidden software on the nand flash that detects homebrew useage that he is unqualified for a refund-> he misses psp soo much he goes nad buys 2 more... 1 for homebew... the other for regular psp work-> then he shows his friend and the whole cycle starts again.

trust me, this is a realistic cycle cuz it has happened( except for the part of sony knoing about my friends useage of homebrew... so he used the warrenty and BANG another psp for free lol)

o 57, dont b qwik to point fingers. mayb sony wantd to upgrade the psp for better use for ppl n not cuz of the homebrew world. use ur head( or mayb u dun hav 2 cuz ur da richest a$$ on the plannet). if we use homebrew, thats our buisness. aftr all, i bought my psp... sony didnt come to my house n offer it to me for free now did they...so they have no control on what its used for. thats to my degression.

p.s... i read the article and i was able to decifer a lot of info from it... apparently the 2 things that hav caught ma attn is the 8 gig hard drive sony wants to put in the new psp and the new cam that will b built in. that will b cool but for the hard drive...if sony did this and sayd no more mem stik, cudnt they put a total stop to homebrew by allowing onli certified files to be written to the drive... ie music vids, n stuff like that? its just an idea lol... i cud b wrong=P

# lol 57 chill — the_darkside_986 2006-08-17 16:30

What is wrong with you? You say that Sony is smarter than us PSP-devs, and then you finally say that we make Sony look stupid. Neither side is stupid, it's just that no one is perfect and there will always be security holes. Look at the Windows OS.

I am programming a simple calculator for the PSP. That has nothing to do with me liking the NDS or hating Sony. Writing simple homebrew and emulators does not threaten Sony, unless it is an iso loader. It is no one's fault but Sony's if they lack the creativity to produce games that are more fun than the N64 games.

But then I ask myself, why am I responding to incoherent rambling labelled as a "lecture" when I should be programming a calculator...

On Topic: I'm sure that this will simply be a re-design of the PSP because Sony would have to be completely idiotic to release a new system this soon. But 8 GB of internal memory is going to be incredibly expensive. I don't see how they'll be able to sell the redesigned PSP for less than $400.

# i don't get it — Guest 2006-08-17 16:32

when Nintendo is doing it, it's "AWESOME!" when Sony does it, it's "LAME! THEY JUST WANT YOUR MONEY!"

if Sony were to release an upgraded PSP, it'd probably genuinely be adding something that could not have been done at the original launch due to cost (like 8 gigs of flash memory). also, a redesigned PSP would not be coming out until sometime in 2007, if not 2008. the Nintendo DS Lite came out roughly 8 to 12 months after the original DS, and featured.....a smaller size, and a brighter backlight. whooptydoo! that's something they could have done originally, and at little cost. Nintendo holds those things back because they know their rabid fanbase will gobble it up because, "Hey, it's Nintendo!"

if Nintendo fans add up all the money they've spent on the various iterations of Gameboys they've purchased over the years (and come on, Nintendo fans, admit it, you know you bought all of them, or close to), it'd add up to way more than the cost of getting a second PSP.

Gameboy: $100

Gameboy Color: $100

Gameboy Color Pocket: $100

Gameboy Advance: $100

Gameboy Advance SP: $100

Gameboy Micro: $100

Nintendo DS: $150

Nintendo DS Lite: $150 ($200 if you imported, but i'm not counting that).

Total: $900.

Playstation Portable: $250

Playstation Portable "Lite": $250

Total: $500.

Nintendo fans and their double standards really need to go away. what applies to Nintendo should apply to Sony. if they redesign a handheld, so what. also, they aren't forcing anyone to buy the redesign. they aren't saying, "Hey! you have a DS/PSP, now get a DS Lite/PSP Lite, because we said so!!" you have a choice. much like those *****ing about the price of the PS3, Sony isn't forcing you to buy anything at $500/$600. you are choosing to do so, or not to do so. you can always wait for the PS3/PSP Lite to drop in price (it *will* happen), and more titles will be available for it anyway.

patience is often a virtue.

to milkman the sequel: like i said before, no one is forcing the early adopters to be early adopters. me, and any other early adopter out there chose to buy a PSP when it first launched, which is always a risky proposition when you are purchasing technology, as it's always changing and evolving. last years technology is vastly different from this years technology. us early adopters are aware of this, and take on that risk ourselves, no outside pressure necessary.

and if it wasn't for us purchasing the product there would be no price cuts and redesigns, as the system would be dead in the water. early adopters are necessary to technology to move forward. if people hadn't bought Color TVs back in the day (and they were costly by their standards), we'd still be watching Black and White.

# 64? — Guest 2006-08-17 17:21

The gameboy line is different from teh DS lines,

Original Gamboy: Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket

Color Gameboy: Gameboy color

Advanced Gameboy: Gameboy Advance, Gameboy SP,

Gameboy Micro

Nintendo DS: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite

SO the gameboys are not the same or simple redesigns bc the color gameboy is different from the normal gameboy and the gameboy pocket so its wrong to justify them in the same catagory

So by number 64's research The "Nintendo Fanboys" have spent 150$ for the DS and $130 (not $150) for the DS lite.

280$

Compared to the PSP and PSP "lite" 500$

and the New psp isnt out or even officially announced by sony so i will not sell or be angry about buying my psp (i got it at launch date) and i'll prolly get the new psp if it does come out

I have the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS LITE, and a PSP.

# why cry — Guest 2006-08-17 17:44

stop complaining new psp new features maybe more adaptable with ps3 may have bluetooth or camera or tv if you dont like it dont buy it its your choice just dont talk ish about a company for something they have not even confirmed i hope it does comeout my psp is only being used for internet oh i hope they get a better interndt browser with alot more memory i wrote all this on my psp

# 57 is kinda right — Guest 2006-08-17 17:52

its probably true that homewbrew is the main reason that sony is revising their system.. a *****load of people buy a psp with no intention of buying games for it. and since sony is probably making minimal money off the console sale because they are depending on people buying games, they get *****ed over... of course they are going to want to give people a reason to buy their new homebrew proof psp, so they make a upgraded version.. that and the fact that it will boost console sales at the same time.

# ***** Sony — Guest 2006-08-17 18:02

ORIGINAL HACKABLE SONY PSP'S FOREVER!

I'LL NEVER UPGRADE!

ARGH, PIRATES UNITE!

# YEA 68 — Guest 2006-08-17 18:08

SONY SUKS LETS GO PYRITES LETS GO WOOOT!!!!!!!

sony too xpensive...TOO BAD IF THEY LOSE BCUZ OF HOMEBREW... THEY DESERVE IT... AS I C IT, THE PYRITES R THEIR OWN PSP ROBINHOOD AND SONY IS THE EVIL TAXING KING WHO THINKS HTEY CAN GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING!!! LOSERS PYRITE TILL I DIEEE

# U guys r dumbasses — Guest 2006-08-17 18:16

4 all those who are hoping that they make it smaller, but keep the screen the same size you dumb because if you hadn't noticed, you really can't make th Psp any smaller while keeping the screen at it's current size. You could only make it thinner. Think b4 you talk. Anyways The screen is actually a little too big so a screen thats a little smaller really wouldn't hurt.

# except.. — Guest 2006-08-17 18:17

except that it was sony that created you the psp in the first place..and gave means for developers to make the games that you like to pirate..

# bull***** — Guest 2006-08-17 18:28

bull*****! pspupdates will make anything news

# @ 70 — Guest 2006-08-17 18:33

Wouldn't making it thinner be making it smaller?

Smaller = Taking up less space?

# why — Guest 2006-08-17 18:37

well i sure hope not, this psp is fun with all the hacks and stuff but, i duno might be fun...

and why is everytone writing so much crap like nobody is even guna read my comment.... :(

# >> 73 — Guest 2006-08-17 18:47

not really because making it thinner really wouldn't help much because the system would still be too long because of the oversized screen. The screen is too big that's one of my biggest complaints about the system because instead of screen space the system could have been made smaller or they could have even added an extra Thumbstick. Not to mention the fact that there was a problem with the square button in the earlier psps.

# Read People — Guest 2006-08-17 19:19

Hey I Welcome the PSP Redesign, it will still play UMD's so don't whine saying sony has forgotten us. They say that it has been reconfigured so it will probably be like a slot u put the umd in like a memory card and u just push it to pop it out! that be cool. If it has a better Sound System to it that Will Also be welcomed. If it's slimer, NICE, I feel the PSP hurts my wrists cause it's so Bulky. I am happy sony is taking nintendo's lead and making a second version. Hopefully the button's will work better, I don't think they'll be adding any buttons or nubs...I already don't use my nub. It would also be cool if they added a Tilt Sensor so it could replace a PS3 controller. BTW the DS needed to get brighter settings and a diet. Also think maybe Sony will add a TV Output!! think playing games on the big screen.

# that sucks — Guest 2006-08-17 19:26

well that sucks :(

sony you are idiots

# Knocturnal 2006-08-17 20:25

Hey #64 the Gameboy has been out for how many years and you come to $900 and the PSP has been out for one year and already at $500.

Also get your facts straight the gameboy color has always been in pocket form. If you are talking about when Nintendo released different colors for the original gameboy then I guess you need to add another $250 for the white PSP to your list then.

$900 (or $800) for Original gameboy games, gameboy color games, gameboy advance games and DS games

While $500 (or $750) for PSP games.

# GAY — Guest 2006-08-17 20:38

I just boght a PSP and i was really proud of having a top nothch PSP now to have the new PSP im gon ahve to trade it in and like 6 games WTF SONY just concentrateon better firmware with apps that are usefull not gay LOCATION FREE PLAYER WTF

# Guest 2006-08-17 20:39

We love PSP.

# Sony makes money from console sells — Guest 2006-08-17 21:09

Sony makes money mostly from console sales, not that much from the game sales. Homebrew makes ppl buy consoles, i know that for sure. If sony would open up for homebrews i'm sure they could raise even more they console sales. Being a software developer or a reverse engineer it has nothing to do with hacking. Besides that games do sale, like someone said above, only 1 or 2 out of 10 know of homebrew. Take for example a 10 year kid, how many have bought consoles, how many have bought umd games and videos. in my point of view if sony wants to definitly close up to homebrew, should lower the console and games price, but that will never happen

Have fun

# To all of you haters out there: — Guest 2006-08-17 21:21

You flaming tits...I hate people like this...

It's a REDESIGN!

For those of you with a PSP, it means:

a SLIMMER, SLEEKER, BETTER (read:"Accept for homebrew" second PSP for the same price as your original, which will play all of your PSP games, and store a lot more ***** on the system itself instead of a card.

For those of you WITHOUT a PSP, it means:

IF you want homebrew, go buy a used *****ing PSP at EB that is version 2.6 or lower, with an older mobo. This is not at all difficult once you consider that most locations such as EB, Gamestop, etc, offer used PSPs that theyve had for a decent while, meaning that your chances are pretty good if you know wtf youre doing.

If you dont care about homebrew, or are more interested in the latest games for the PSP, as well as having 8 gigs to store music, movies, and god knows what else, plus, yup, the same as the PSP first gen owners I spoke of above.

For EVERYONE:

There will be NO button redesign, at least, not as far as adding/removing buttons/analog sticks goes. It's made to be backwards compatible, and for the games to be compatible the the PSP 1.0, so that means nothing could utilize extra buttons or THERE GOES THE COMPATIBILITY!

This thing may have better video, processor, etc, but itd only be available for use for extras or PSP 1.1 gimmicks only, as the games, once again, would have to be backwards compatible. This is NOT A "PSP 2" any more than the DSLite is "DS 2"

It's just a good way to boost sales on the PSP and at the same time, utilize their latest security to try to prevent homebrew/piracy.

It DOESNT READ FUGGING CARTRIDGES! It reads UMDs! RTFM!

I, personally, will be purchasing one as long as its decently priced, for use with update-requiring games, and to store a lot more media, as sort of a secondary device to aid me in using both the newest PSP stuff and the older stuff, such as homebrew, thanks to a dual-handheld lifestyle.

I love my PSP as it is, but I would still enjoy owning a slimmer, more optimized PSP 1.1.

If this article is, indeed, accurate, we have nothing to fear but fear itself, as the changes are for the better, and there will always be those few million original PSPs in the world, for purchase used, and at first, unused, for a lower price.

Dont fear the change, embrace it or dont let it effect you at all.

And for gods' sakes, just learn to deal with "Lite" versions of consoles and handhelds, as they are becoming an important part in the gaming industry, for sales and consumption.

# Guest 2006-08-17 21:56

gayness

# Hopes — CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS 2006-08-17 22:08

I wish I can read the stuff on that pic better. It doesn't enlarge enough. I hope Sony still gives us the PS1 emulator on the current PSP. I hope they make the UMD compatable with the new one too. I wish I could read that article better. That is somewhat annoying, we have PS3 coming out and now this new PSP. I don't want to shell out buckets of money to get the new PSP either.

# vvvvvvvv — Guest 2006-08-17 22:12

Fu**........why don;t they come out earlier......and they will be out at same price .......

# Guest 2006-08-17 22:51

i think inless this is along the same lines of what nintendo have done with realsing the ds lite then im abandoing sony.. f*ckers

# Guest 2006-08-17 23:36

Can't wait

# discount — Guest 2006-08-18 00:00

hope current psp owners get a discount

# Guest 2006-08-18 00:05

I will feel really ripped off if sony release a new psp that early with an 8gb flash memory built in.I spent enough cash on my 2gb one!Sony think about your loayl customers who bought your first psp or i will not be buying anymore of your products!I didn't spend 250 euro to be outdated within the year.This better not happen guys.

# sony will own you soon ..... — Guest 2006-08-18 00:22

Hello !

A psp 2 ?.....well yes normal after all the Devhoock Hacking and firmware hack and ISO , DAX and other homebrew thats F*ck sony company .

So in the PSP 2 new feature are :

A diferent bios Ship design , so like this firmware 4.XX will be the original one and no downgrade to 1.5 because the ship bios will not accepte older firmware ...so imagine lol .

a diferent UMD leans ......so thats mean PSP2 will play the futur PSP game better and faster then PSP1 ...lol

better life batterie and lcd screen at the TOP ....but forget about the firmware as we all know ...it will be diferent and re-updated to Stop homebrew and any hack ...for a long moment engouth to make you wait and make you buy a new PSP3 lol

Inside is so small and slim thats is IMPOSSIBLE to put a MODE SHIP ....beside you will need a MICROSCOPE to know what you are doing and all will be made to make it harder , beside even a profesionnal will have big payne to sode anything in it ...LOL

some new hardware inside to prevent any kind of add mode ship and memory stuff ....new security but hardware and not software ............

well i am sure i miss a lot of stuff but is all what i eard from SONY Company ,

the PSP1 will be wiped out and PSP2 with out hack will rulez

dont get me wrong i love homebrew and hacks ...i am PSP freedom 100% ...i just put my self in SONY shoose and i try to think like them ......a new PSP for what ?

so they will ***** the psp homebrew scene more then you think .............

i can see it from here ......people posting ....."I HAVE A PSP2 HOW CAN I PLAY HOMEBREW ?" .....and the answer will be " LOL"

So ok hack are always around but , hack are there because is possible for all of us to do so ........if you have to be a F*cking proffessional to Open and fix the inside of the psp to play homebrew you will see less and less people .....and if you have to pay a professional ...nearly none of us will be so interested about the PSP today .

# I Told You — Guest 2006-08-18 00:26

PSP version2 is coming. You people can stick with your outdated PSP. MHUAHAHAHAHHAHA

# Its Just a PSP upgrade — Guest 2006-08-18 01:07

Note: this is not a psp 2!! It's more of less an upgrade,

ie. just like the nintendo ds lite

It will be no more than £50 extra ($70), psp can be traded in in the uk for about £100 at moment. When PSP upgrade comes out it will more or less about £70. Games will be worth £15.

Also Note: UMD games will work on this console, but not movies or music UMD's.

This PSP has a 40% chance of coming as; in the new fimeware's in the original PSP, the updated firmwares include camera, gps and 8gb memory compatibilaty.

# yes — Guest 2006-08-18 01:47

cool so they will make the psp2 and well hack thefw

# Guest 2006-08-18 02:05

use are all full of crap

# O_O — Guest 2006-08-18 02:12

No Analog stick?!?!

# Touch Screen — Guest 2006-08-18 02:15

Yeah, I have 2 words for PSP 2, "TOUCH SCREEN!"

# SONY MESSAGE (OPINION) — Guest 2006-08-18 02:21

Here at sony we blow each other, so during one of our violent homo-sexual orgies we came up with the idea of a "PSP 2" for the rest of the world. =) Now who wants to ditch their PSP that can play Homebrew? who needs that stuff anyway? I mean "Custom F/W?" thats like a custom sound system for your car, WHO NEEDS IT? am I right? so fw 4.xx will come with this killer system and no #95 & #96 neither of those will be incorperated with the PSP2! Isnt that cool!? and its going to cost $300 USD so fu.k you canada!

# idiots — Guest 2006-08-18 02:54

if they release it this sonn i will never buy a sony product again they are so f4king r3tarded

# Guest 2006-08-18 03:11

This will make ppl lose confidence in Sony and noone wud want to buy a Sony console straight away on the release date.

Instead they shud make a totally new PSP (PSP2) and add a keyboard like dey did in the Sony Mylo, touchscreen and two analog sticks, with better graphics power. And give it ultimate connectivity with the PS3 and then release one year after the PS3 wen lots of ppl hav one

# tv hook up — Guest 2006-08-18 03:43

they should have some way to hook it up to a tv

# Guest 2006-08-18 04:06

So in conclusion, Sony is going to abandon their theory that the UMD also known as the Universial Media Disc is the best media/data storage device. Which means bad news for consumers who have purchased pervious PSP. Could it be a discontinue of UMD's made sense in all actuality Sony is losing money in manufacturing these UMD's (don't forget about the numberous movies). Maybe we'll relive another E.T. type situation, were they take all the UMD's games and movies bury them in the dessert andforget it ever happened.

P.S. - Microsoft should do that with the Xbox..

# Knocturnal 2006-08-18 04:42

#101

Nope Microsoft shouldn't do that on the x-box because the x-box has some classics (KOTOR 1 & 2, Jade Edmpire, Ninja Gaiden Black, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Jet Set Radio Future etc.)

I love my psp to death but I'm still waiting for that game to come out that will define the PSP as a system.

# ... SONY SUX — Guest 2006-08-18 05:00

1st its an upgrade from the original psp. n yea i do ffeel for it... now i rly do feel outdated. this is sum bogeous shiet that sony has done again. oh well im gonna play homebrew on my originmal psp and get this upgraded one for its intended use... to b under sony's control... then they wonder why ppl pyrite and ppl hack... its for these reasons

not listenin to the customer... customers always right

being morons as they usually are... (sony has over $12billion) lets overprice our new handheld to make more money... stupid rich ppl WILL BUY IT and poor ones too

yep... sony... i cant wait for microsoft to come out with their portable handheld device.... HAHAHAHA BAD 4 U ITS NOT GONNA B LIKE THE IPOD ANYMORE!!! MORE LIKE THE PSP MR GATES SAYS!!!!. and one thing bill gates knows thats valluable is... the customer is ALWAYS right. this is why microsoft says ittl help homebrew adn not repel it like u idiots r doing... stupid fools... if u just followed my circle, ud make soo much more $ from psp

** here it is if ne1 wanna c it**

i show my friend my homebrew compatible psp-> he goes out and buys his own psp-> he bricks his psp cuz hes a dumb noob-> he goes back for a refund but since sony opened the homebrew world and has hidden software on the nand flash that detects homebrew useage that he is unqualified for a refund-> he misses psp soo much he goes nad buys 2 more... 1 for homebew... the other for regular psp work-> then he shows his friend and the whole cycle starts again.

SONY SUX MOOSE BALLZ

# I think a lot of you are a little off... — nEcRo64x 2006-08-18 05:35

What is wrong with some of you people? Sony isn't redesigning the PSP because of homebrew or hackers. I'm willing to bet that the new redesigned PSP will have exploits just like the older model.

The reason Sony is releasing a new model of the PSP so soon is because the same strategy works for their competition (i.e. Nintendo and Apple's iPod). A new PSP would have the same basic hardware as the old PSP (same CPU, GPU, memory, etc). All the new PSP games will work on the old PSP so that is not a problem.

I see no reason to get so angry and start all this flaming of the new PSP redesign before we even have any solid details of what the new unit will include that is not on the old unit. Why should Sony push the same handheld when Nintendo will probably redesign the DS again before the end of its life span and while Apple improves the iPod further. Makes no sense to just sit on the old product and hope it sells while the competition continues to offer users more features. Some of you people freak out like its the end of the world.

And don't think that this new PSP will not be exploited like the old model especially since it will have the same hardware as the current PSP model. It just takes one exploit to get unsigned code running. DS Lite runs the same homebrew DS does after all.

I look forward to this new PSP model, I will buy one when it gets released if it is worth it. 8 GB of Flash Memory and a built in camera sound nice, if they improve the refresh rate on the LCD I'm sold.

# Damn you Sony. — Guest 2006-08-18 05:43

Sony always ditches their stuff and 'improve it' to force other people to 'upgrade' and buy new crap so the cycle can continue.

For example take the memory stick, they made the memory stick duo. it's smaller and it costs alot more. so people have purchased the original memory stick sell theirs and go buy a duo.

Now they have the sony m2, so anyone who wants to use it on their phone (and maybe soon even smaller portable gaming systems/cameras) will sell their duo and buy the m2's.

Even look in the digital camera world, Sony made the R1 camera and that uses memory stick duos and it's own Sony flash mount (to communicate with the camera and the external flash unit), now they've made the successor to that, the Sony A100, and in the past with their pro cameras they have a memory stick slot (because its a sony product afterall) AND a compact flash slot. The A100 has entirely ditched the memory stick, it only has a compact flash slot. Also the Sony flash mount is gone and replaced by AN ENTIRELY NEW ONE. Um, wtf sony? Right I forgot, we have to sell all the now 'old' junk and go buy 'better' crap that we already had.

Sure Nintendo does that crap of upgrading and stuff, but at least most of their crap is compatible with the previous generation.

It's foolish to side with Sony, in the end they don't give a **** about you and are going to **** you over so you can buy their new generation of overpriced products, and thus forcing you to throw away all your 'old' Sony products and accessories that you have invested in over the past few years.

# 8gb — Guest 2006-08-18 05:48

The 8gb memory for me would be good, now I could put 20 movies on my psp at one time and not just 6 movies

# blah — Guest 2006-08-18 05:59

sony is being retarded. why are they ditching the psp. they should just wait until it stops selling anymore or when it gets old... they are such dumbasses for trying this when they could be making BIG money if they waited...

shows how smart $ony really is..

# PSP Upgrade — Guest 2006-08-18 06:16

**angry mob at sony headquarters**

Okay everybody!!! we get it... were sorry for pulling the wool over your eyes... we know what we've been doing is very wrong but for real, you guys r stupid morons. Look, weve upgraded soo many things nad who kept puchasing it? YOU! So it not our fault that YOU keep buying our merchendise but indeed its yourselves fault. We just keep tricking u complete insignificant foold into buyong our ***** and what do you guys do? Fall for the bait like stupid fish. Man this sales technique works so well that we will continue to use it untill we fish you money dry. Too bad we didn't advertise in other smaller countires... we would own them by now. But yes, on the behalf of Sony Entertainment Inc. we would like to thank you for not using your brains. now we will get back to our soft cable porn at our desks and will start giving the head of the company his own orgasmic head. Again, Sony Entertainment Inc. says thanks for your support and we hope you all keep purchasing our overpriced stuff... after all, you cant live without it.

*audience claps... mob subsides*

**sony gets back to what it does best... screwing ppl up the ass**

# God damn it! — Guest 2006-08-18 06:51

This is just stupid! Now we people with the ORIGINAL PSP are going to be totally ripped off. Same mistake as Nintendo. Geez! This is unbelievable!

# most of you people here — Nerd 2006-08-18 07:49

are stupid..i never heard anyone complain about DS lite. alot of people prefer it as its smaller and btter looking.

why ar you *****s complaining? so what if it has 8GB inbuilt memory, and built in camera. the harware will be the same, maybe the new console will have better power efficientcy, but it'll almost be the same as the original. i dont care what sony do to it, i'll get an revised psp anyday. theres always a place on ebay for my psp

# OMG BuLL SH** — Guest 2006-08-18 08:45

this is not true because they would of put the price down ..one they would of sid a hint at e3 ...two sony only releases upgrades following a new generation example playstation1 than small one came out 2 months later ps2 slim ps2 than like 6 months later ps3 ......

this is everyones dream and this is a bull***** article made by some ds fanboy or wanna be psp owner who doesn't have one because SUPPOSABLY hes waiting for a psp lite HAHAHA all a lie anyway i have a warrenty i can say my psp broke and they won't have the regular ones anymore so i get the new one...... still a lie though haha

# #111 — Guest 2006-08-18 08:57

psm would never blatantly lie.. they would lose all their subscribers

# @#&@ U SONY!!!!! — Guest 2006-08-18 09:36

If you do this sony, I will pirate all the psp games! THen I will sell them, so dont do it!

# Guest 2006-08-18 09:45

If you guys like this kind of stuff plz join dis forum:

electronicstuff .tz4.com

# #114 — Guest 2006-08-18 09:55

no i dont like this stuff

# screw u!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! — Guest 2006-08-18 09:56

I hate u sony!!!!! everyone that works there should die!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

# yah, yah — Guest 2006-08-18 09:57

Looks good. I can't wait to sell off my current PSP and get PSP2 when it comes out.

As far as cost - come on! You will probably be spending 100$ at best when you sell off all the junk + psp - (games, accessories, etc)

Also, I don't think Sony will ditch UMD for cartridges - couple reasons. Catridges are expensive to make, hold a lot less, and if anything, have no backward compatability. PSP2 might have a blu-ray UMD drive that is backward compatable. Sony likes backward compatability since it keeps all those previous owners happy.

# Kaz Confirmed a lie no upgrade or price drop — Guest 2006-08-18 10:04

nocomment

# #118 — Guest 2006-08-18 10:08

wtf is this KAZ? sounds like a *****got ass *****

# #48 — Guest 2006-08-18 10:45

i agree with #49

f*uck YOU #48

# Guest 2006-08-18 11:18

this whole thing is fucced up im gonna go fucc some *****gga up now

# huge — Guest 2006-08-18 12:05

yay... screw you guys psp is a massive achievment and the psp "2" will blow us away

# Guest 2006-08-18 12:21

man thats messed up

This just gets me freaken pissed at sony

oh well

hopefully it will be better another chance for me to get hold of an item like that mwahahahaha

# How do i use homebrew!! — Guest 2006-08-18 12:27

hey guys,..,,. most of you here are talking bout homebrew!! I just buy my psp last month... and i dont know much bout the features of psp... and its king of interesting what you call homebrew!!! does anyone here can teach me how to use it!!! plz e-mail me at loumiven_cute14@yahoo.com.... and if that psp2 should be realease its okay for me because it does not have homebrew... not like psp 1!!! maybe sony should have a touch screen!! it would be a lot cooller

# DS Lite Meet PSP Improved — Guest 2006-08-18 14:15

all i can say is if sony does as it say in the article

8gb flash (even just a 4gb model would be fine)

better screen refreshrate (no more ghosting, in some games that means alot)

another analog stick (similar idea as th ps1 getting 2 analog sticks)

a built camera (hopefully a mic so i can record video)...

and keep it at the same price then sony wont only take over the handheld market but mabe even grab some of that ipod money

the real question is how come nobody expected this to happen? ps became ps one ps2 became ps2 slim line sony always does this...

IMO if sony doesnt put a second analog on the psp lite there retarded. all the fps games ive played beside socom and syphon filter the controls are frustrating. playing metroid prime DS is 10 times more fun then socom

while there at it tho they should add homebrew support bluetooth and .avi(all divx) .mov .mpg .vob codecs so you dont have to encode anything

# *****! — Guest 2006-08-18 14:48

THEY BETTER NOT BE DISCONTINUING ANYTHING FROM THE ORIGINAL PSP! I just got it, Im gonna be pissed if I'll have to buy something else!

# TORRENTZZ — Guest 2006-08-18 15:27

YO SONY SUKX ASS!!!! IM GONNA PYRITE IF THEY ARENT F**KIN JOKIN ABOUT THIS NEW AND IMPROVED PSP. N YES I WILL SELL ALL THEIR GAMES ON 6 DVD'S FOR 10 BUKS!!!! HOW U LIKE THAT SONY HUH?!?!?! MOTHR F**KRZ

AND JUST FOR RELEASING THIS ARTICLE... IM GONNA HELP PPL TO PYRITE UR SH**

PPL, GO AND DL A TORRENT MANAGER LIKE AZUREUS OR BIT LORD OR SUM S**T LIKE THAT AND THEN WHEN YOUVE FULLY INSTALLED IT, GO AND SEARCH FOR PSP ISO'S FROM THESE SITES: TORRENTTYPHON.COM, TORRENTREACTOR.NET, MININOVA.ORG, ISOHUNT.COM OR U CAN EVEN GOOGLE IT. ONCE DONT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD WUTEVA THE HELL U WANT( INCLUDIN ISOS FOR PSP CUZ I OFFICIALLY HATE SONY) AND DO WUTEVA THE F**K U WANT WITH IT( I WILL SELL ISOS IF THEY RELEASE THIS THING IN MARCH, I WILL DOWNLOAD THEM JUST FOR RELEASING THIS ARTICLE... NEVER BUYING ANOTHER PSP GAME EVER!!!) SO THERE... ITS QWIK N EASY FOR THE PPL WHO HATES SONY!!!!

SONU SUKZ

# insanity? — the_darkside_986 2006-08-18 17:22

Why are people so angry about this? The only thing that bothers me about the lack of homebrew exploits in higher PSP models is the fact that new PSP owners can't join us. Other than that, I am happy that I own a PSP with 1.5 and an original copy of GTA:LCS to help me recover from a foolish 2.5 upgrade.

I mean, I'm sad that new PSP owners can't experience homebrew with me, but I'm not really angry.

Some people just want a cheap, yet powerful, handheld console that supports unsigned code. There is nothing particularly foolish or evil about such a desire. Now companies wanting their customers to invest huge amounts of cash on useless crap, that is foolish and evil. The cost of buying UMD games really adds up.

# What a waste... — Guest 2006-08-18 18:46

Why even try to improve it? The PSP is alright, even though I prefer the DS, but this is going to suck. Sony really has lost their minds...

# im kool — Guest 2006-08-18 21:53

WIKED MAN SOUNDS KOOOOOOOOOLIO

# Guest 2006-08-18 23:15

The Psp 2 will come back to bite the Ds in the Butt

YAY

# Guest 2006-08-18 23:24

The psp now has a chance of beating the Ds think about it, here are the reasons:

* Camera

*GPS system

*8gb hd drive

*PS1 games

*Vice city stories

*Gt Mobile

*Mgs portable

* Price drop expected

Now Sony will regain ground

# dam u sony — Guest 2006-08-22 15:46

I just got my PSP it cost me an arm and a leg I relly dont want to buy anotehr one from these fu@#@rs I mean its just dumb.

# some bread to go with your whine — Guest 2006-08-23 09:17

I know a lot of people are saying well "nintendo does it with the gameboys" but also the game boys cost about a hundred dollars less and with all the psp extras a heck of a lot less.

But i'll say the whole thing does sound cool and i'm very loyal to sony but i'll be waiting a while before i go out and buy this. If it does use different disks, which i barely understand from the article, then hopefully Sony will be smart and do what nintendo does and release games on both psp and psp2 sometimes.

But it does really piss me off because i've only had my PSP since April. Alas not buying the PS3 right away either.

# great.... — Guest 2006-08-26 02:19

I just got my PSP and there already talking about releasing a new one.. maybe they should give the current one updates like the new one such as a trade it in for the new 1 or something.

# Guest 2006-08-26 03:50

this is the mylo the even said it took the buisness and the non game apps of the psp and put it in to the sdony mylo

( my life onlne)

# that sucks — Guest 2006-08-27 15:11

that suck cuz we just bought a PSP for a lots of money then theyre gonna release the new one..

SUCKS!

# The Sony hate blinds the fanboys... — Guest 2006-08-29 06:04

This is just a revision like Nintendo did with the Lite. Not a PSP 2. Games will stay the same, there will be no second analog stick for that very reason.

We're getting internal flash to store PS1 games and hopefully other media, plus it could double as system RAM to prevent websites from exceeding available memory. An enhancement, but still the same gaming. Slot loading UMD, integrated cam, all just improvements. Again, like Nintendo did with the DS only somewhat moreso.

But somehow, when NINTENDO re-releases hardware ad infinitum (Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Light, Gameboy Color, GBA, GBA SP, GBA SP+, GBA Micro, DS, DS Lite...) it's all good. We love Nintendo becuase they're teh innovative. When SONY does it, they're teh suxxorz becuz they only want money. Nintendo doesn't want money. When Sony drops the price of the PSP to $150, it's teh lamez becuz someone just paid $199 for theirs. When Nintendo dropped the price of the DS before the Lite, well, that was just peachy.

# ... — Guest 2006-08-29 06:56

I really do hope this will not need its own games.

I can understand making a new one, but If I need to buy it to play the new games I think I may dump off all things sony.

I hope this will go the way of the Ps2 slim, a bit of an upgrade but nothing *TOO* different

>though I think it would be sexy if they rolled out PSP with colours a la n64 colours

# Hella COOOLLLL!!!!!! — Guest 2006-08-31 14:21

I dont give a dam wat they add to this thing. ill buy it anyway cuz i can. blah blah blah. viva la revolucion!!!!

# db — Guest 2006-09-01 04:30

hey i hurd that the psp 2 is going to have a cammara and it also can be use as a cellphone, other features include been abel to chat with others using the w-lan signal thing, and about the second analog i hurd that it was going to have it only because of the games like shoting and others where you need to rotate the cammara faster

# wow — Guest 2006-10-05 08:56

stop desiving yourself african niash

# Awesome — Guest 2006-10-07 13:04

This will be awesome! Come on guys a redisign seems fine, just pay for a new one, and keep the old one for homebrew. I bet that homebrewers will find a way to make Devhook compatible with the new firwares they will release, they always do, but it may take a while. This will be friggin awesome, and if you don't have enough $$ to buy the redisign, so what? Kepp the old bulky one in your pocket, it doesn't matter! It may be a problem to play newer games at first on the old PSP, but I don't really care, that's why I'll buy the redisign, so I don't have to update my old one. If they do add extra buttons, they probably will add a thing that checks to see if you have a PSP 1.0 or 2.0. Then if you have 1.0 the controls will be set for that, and visa-versa. That would be a good idea. GPS TV tuners, and all that other stuff is already being made for the original PSP

Links for extra stuff:

Speaker system: buy a god damn dock!

TV adapter: http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=218&products_id=8369&

Touch screen: http://0x89.org/forum/index.php?topic=17

GPS: There's one on Dcemu

Camera and 8GB Flash memory are the only new features that there are for the PSP that aren't already out!

# hurry — Guest 2006-10-12 00:04

Please can u hurry the psp up i dont have a long time because my psp is breaking and i will have to buy a new 1 if it does not come out, should i wait?

# give the people what they want! — Guest 2006-10-13 16:02

if they're goin to allow an exhange with with the old and xtra charge, lets say 100$ or less (if we're lucky), that would be great, because the 8GB and the camera and all its other small little features would be worth getting around 100$- i would buy/exhange it for sure!!.. if they're not allowing the trade then sony can just crumble and die cause no one would buy it.

people cant decide whether to get PS3 or the new version of psp- unless if you're rich ofcourse- and with people already owing a psp- an exhange would be the best way to sell these so-called forecoming "PSP2" IT HAS TO BE EXHANGEABLE- if for some reason they dont then they're not very smart.... MAKE BETTER GAMES!

# I have a large black ***** — Guest 2006-10-16 04:30

I love *****ing girls with my long hard black *****.

# WOot — Guest 2006-10-24 06:29

Is the PSP2 going to have a smaller screen???

# wait — Guest 2006-10-24 06:33

You better wait...why buy a new one right now>?

# no — Guest 2006-10-24 06:39

DOn't worry I bet there not even going to do it

# battery — Guest 2006-10-25 19:34

i hope they improve the battery life...bc it gets annoying charging my psp every night...but i love playing madden in school!

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