Wish Sony would just make a PSP2 already.

that better be a touch screen

My thoughts exactly.

if this is true then sony should know why they lost billions last year. they keep making a new type of psp every 6 months and they lose money. sorta why i lost faith in sony

Seems Sony have started releasing more actual PSPs than games.

SNAP!

never read such a *****in *****..



nn goddamn more fps of the same *****ty style with nothing more than "upgraded" graphics... playin fps with 2 analog sticks doesnt make the games any better...



also sony is rly *****ed if ppl dont gonna buy theyr psp4000 cuz they wait for psp2..



well lets c and drink some tea..

This is EXACTLY why companies need a bailout. They keep creating more and more stuff people don't need. Car companies create more cars than needed. Sony creates a new PSP more than needed. The entire process of accounting in these corps is fudged, so somewhere someone is telling them they are EARNING money by doing this. And you're telling me they couldn't have made it look like this before? Please...I hope it's a false report because the last thing I want to hear about is more little kids getting jumped.

AS SOON AS I GET ENOUGH AND BUY A SLIM THEY MAKE A NEW ONE!

There are already two options on the market with touch screens, and both suck because of them. Developers will be lazy, and only design games using the touchscreen interface, which makes for crappy, crappy gameplay.



Go buy a DSi, and stop suggesting something stupid that will end up ruining best portable gaming system.

this is silly and absurd, if sony does that then i'll definitely won't buy any of their consoles again because i'm sick of sony releasing new models every short while with only a few good titles, and all they do is enhance graphics being careless about the gameplay.

I'm starting to seriously think that Nintendo is the one who really knows how to produce fun without any competitor.

it looks really good but i dont see any R or L buttons but looks good hopefully is touch screen, but only for the xmb not for games.

Did most of you interperet the article? Or was it like, only a select few. That photo supplied is FAKE. It's more of an artists conception of how it should appear. The insider telling us that it, more or less, is following the same design is way too vague about it. All we know, if you choose to heed their words or not, is that it will have some sort of sliding screen. That isn't even confirmed, the article posted by QJ doesn't specify that it will have a sliding screen. The writer is simply stating that, according to the photo, it will have "a sliding screen, à la Sony Mylo." The source, however, simply said that the mock-up photo was very similar in design to the new PSP-4000. That isn't telling us much. When they say it "isn't that far away from the fan-made image...," then all it means is absolutely nothing. It might have a sliding screen, or maybe it is thinner, or maybe it will be squarish in shape...or perhaps two rubber nubs. Obviously, that image also clearly renders the PSP incapable of fitting a UMD disc anywhere. If the artist intended it, then whatever. It's just a an example of the concepts that are already out there floating around. Too many readers will take this to heart, and I blame this on ignorance that only fades with age.



Now, what I think about the actual possibilities of the design? I speculate that the PSP will no longer have the traditional oval ends. It will take on the shape of a rectangle. Probably some silver accents around here and there. They possibly could increase the screen size, as technology up to this point always leads that way. If you take an example from digital cameras, over a period of two years, the cameras got thinner, more powerful, faster, and came with progessively larger screens. Also, they worked out most of the design flaws, by attempting to make it less high-tech, and more ergonomic. They realised that comfort was a selling point. Now, how this relates to these design changes in the PSP is evident already. They first made it thinner. This was because the thing had issues being able to fit comfortably in a pocket. Then, they upgraded the internals to make the loading time quicker and to help save battery life. Now, my best guess, is that they will focus on the ergonomics. They will drop the high-tech look, and go for something that fits into a pocket more reasonably, and will boast the bigger screen size. This is the exact same trend most devices undergo. Also, my final presumption, is that this will be the last revision to the series.



The PSP is a dead horse, honestly. They need to bury it and move on. They have made improvements, but the fact that their console was completely devistated by hackers of young and old only helped them learn from their mistakes. The PS3 was a huge improvement over the competitors, as it is still unbroken and only slightly ever penetrated. By the time a genious comes along and finally solves the security system in place, the PS3 will have paid for itself in units sold versus production cost. The portable unit, if they continue with the current model, will no doubt tank the gaming portion of the company. It undoubtably has had to take huge losses from lingering developers. I really hope they work to develop the next era of portables with tighter security, because without it, developers will have all but left that market.

You do realize Sony actually supports the piracy within their PSP models? Hackers will always find a way. That's life, however, saying they should tank the PSP when it still has a good 2 years left is asinine and illogical. PSP has hit 50 million sales, that's the best any competitor has done in the handheld market against Nintendo. It's one underrated console that developers ARE still making games for. If you forgot, Dissidia, birth by sleep, Agito and Parasite eve 3rd birthday, have yet to come out(in Dissidia's case world wide).



Sony knows they can't stop piracy or the custom firmware of people. That what makes the PSP awesome than Nintendo's, the CFW. While I'm not big on that stuff, it makes sense why alot of people are clamoring over the greatness of it. Sony has always made redesigns of their consoles. PS1 and PS2 are testaments on that.

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT PLZ LERN ENGLESS ISACK SEE

Sony still thinks that; in this market that we still care about high class/style to sell their products. it's the same thing with their laptops and desktops, tell me the last time you spent more money on a Acer than a Sony computer with the same specs.

I want the time it took to read your dumb post back a$sface. Your opinion on what Sony should do in terms of upgrades to the PSP, the life of the PSP and any new stuff they continue with is as much garbage as anyone's opinion. I'm glad people like you aren't in charge of companies like Sony.

Think about this for 5 seconds.



Old games are designed to work with one analog stick.



The new PSP has 2 analog sticks.



Now, what about there being a second analog stick would make old games "incompatible" with the new hardware?



The games would still work - they just would not utilize the second analog stick.

If he's an idiot then you must be a retard. The point is that new games utilizing the 2nd analog wouldn't be compatible/as compatible with previous models of the PSP which feature a SINGLE analog stick. And just because you've already proved your stupidity 2 is not equal to 1.



So if games aren't as functional on previous models of PSP if they utilize both analog sticks, its basically creating a completely new hardware (read PSP2) instead of a new model.

id rather have a new psp2 than an upgraded old psp.



i want the psp2 to look just like that on the picture above.

intel atom plus nvidia ion processors.

no more UMD, games comes from PSN and memsticks.

should also be fully compatible with psp1 games.

i dont care if it has internal flash drive or not as long as we can put a memory stick or SD (to keep the cost from inflating).

mic and camera built in.

if it can do touch screen then a virtual keyboard is ok.

OTHEROS > linux and or windows

real usable flash compatible browser like firefox.

You have absolutely no intelligence to a bone in your body. I'll admit that it was a long post, unfortunate for you. I hate to tell you, that you will never get that time back in your life, kind of like when you lost your viginity to a goat out back. Oh, the special moments. If you plan on dishing out ignorant comments for no reason, without even taking the time to consider the topics relayed, then prepare to get hammered yourself. Your lack of words only means to me that you didn't actually spend the time thinking about what I said, but rather started plotting some idiotic post that took you nowhere, and this article absolutely down the drain. Thanks.



@Stealth!

Hey, I totally understand the hacking issue. Hackers can not be stopped. There is always a crack in the metal, and over time and with force applied it will eventually give way. I am just critical of the fact that most of these titles that we are waiting for aren't here, and they "have yet to come out..." is the evidence that supports we are still waiting. We might just put that on the todo list and file it in the round bin. I can almost, with out a doubt, imagine the titles we missed out on because a developer backed out. Pardon my words, but it is like a couple deciding to have a baby, whome by chance would have been the next Einstein and could have solved many of our worlds problems. Now see that the couple decided they didn't want to bring a child into a world filled with criminals and distrust. Sort of getting what i'm putting out? We just need to move along, before the developers lose trust in a shakey foundation that Sony built the Portable on.

Can we plz get some new games rather than a new bloody console. we all know whats gonna happen. There just going to release 4000 model which has fully working screen such as what the the 3000 should of had. thats it!



I really hope they add Two analog sticks to the unit, but i'd might as well wish for world peace and a golden crap. I'll have more luck getten them than the the two sticks. Listen to your fans Sony mother*****ers!

most people carry psp's in their pockets or somewhere else with them (in their backpack, or whatever). movable, detachable parts will quickly get broken and fall off. that would be utterly stupid design for a handheld (that makes me wonder why the cell phones are still made like this). unless there would be some kind of lid to protect the screen from getting scratched - but it's already pretty solid and it's quite hard to make it so scratched that it would interfere with the display.



if sony should improve something they should think about those :

- make the analog nub easier on the fingers - better grip and preferably a softer button - my thumb hurts after ~15 minutes of gaming, if you are playing a dynamic, action game.

- throw in a better, more robust wi-fi chip. the current one is ok, but it has poor range, and somewhat crappy performance.

- better (faster) web browser.

- second usb port? (just in case the one you have gets broken or something)

- the case should be easy to replace. and along with the buttons, too. i've bought a used fat psp and L+R were pretty worn out already. also the wi-fi switch is quite dodgy right now.

The thing is, the piracy has nothing I mean NOTHING to do with those games not out yet, considering 3 of them ARE still in development. And Dissidia has yet to get the language changed to our regions, which anyone can tell you it takes time. Dissidia just came out on christmas day, registering 300,000 thousands copies sold in one day. That's impressive. The PSP reaching 50 million units sold world wide, is hardly a reason to move forward. With that kind of thinking, sony might as well cancel production on PS3 as well since it's behind 360 and Nintendo. The fact there's plenty of games out for the PSP and not to mention the classic games on the Playstation network store, means you're getting some of the old time best games for your portable system. I don't get your point, cause as I said, it's completely illogical and asinine for a company...especially Sony given they keep their systems for 10 years support. Which by the way we may see a new PSP2 release in 2010, around the time frame(6 years) most companies release their next iteration.

As for your comparison, it's also a ridiculous one. I suggest you come back with a better argument instead of one that actually is, in my opinion, stupid. Sony allows people to hack or CFW there systems, so I don't see the issue unless it's just personal taste. But that has nothing to do with those games having yet being released in other areas or finishing in production



The reason why the PSP hasn't gotten much support was due to the UMD and it's limitations. But I commend Sony for trying to get into the handheld business where most of the past companies failed to compete against Nintendo, and to this day, PSP is still selling quite strong and giving competition to Nintendo's DS. The PSP is a success no matter how you slice it. Same as PS3. hitting 21.3 million consoles sold in 2 years is very impressive.

looks more like a phone than it dose a game system