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That's no Slim: Rumored pictures of the PSP-3000 prototype

Posted Jul 22, 2008 at 8:38PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PSP Tags: China, prototype, Sony

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It looks like the recent PSP-3000 rumor isn't about to die down any time soon folks, as more new pictures of this mystery unit come to light. The images were taken via the PSPChina.net message board, and show what appears to be a prototype of the unit plugged into a USB cable.

As with the previous pictures, these shots indicate that the PSP-3000 will have a slightly different PSP logo on its back, a PlayStation button where the Home button used to be, and a microphone right beside the volume controls. Outwardly, it looks almost exactly like the PSP Slim, complete with the flat back and glossy black finish.

We have posted the new PSP-3000 pictures for viewing below. Once again, we remind the readers that this is strictly a rumor, with Sony Europe keeping mum on the whole matter. Visit us again in case run into any more details regarding this topic.

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I saw these pictures on two websites after I read your posted article yesterday...

I used to come to qj for the latest news but when this was all uncovered at one time in one article on other sites, I am starting to wonder if I should look elsewhere. No, I am not saying I would leave qj because you're a little slower than the rest - but when you break up news into different articles and quite obviously don't do your own research and rely on people to submit the news, it's not journalism, it's laziness.

# . — triac 2008-07-22 22:54

Didnt show the front.

Were unable to shoot sharp photos.

Why did they watermark them (bottom right, bbs.pspchina.net) before resizing them?

What kind of cable is connected to the PSP? Its no Mini-B USB. Looks more like a normal USB.

# ugh — SuperQuest 2008-07-22 23:35

Bye

# interesting... — Twenty-Se7en 2008-07-22 23:45

why does it look like the screen is protruding on the left side? Moving towards the right (above the psp logo) it looks like it is sunken a little lower. Doesn't that seem more like a poorly done shell replacement?

# Sure does... — FreePlay 2008-07-23 00:17

That was an oval, and this is a circle.

Looks like a custom PSP case to me.

# your really not needed — GW2 2008-07-23 00:45

go to the other site please.

# well — GW2 2008-07-23 00:47

looks like a screen protector to me.

# right... — Twenty-Se7en 2008-07-23 00:59

Not criticizing is really going to improve the website?? How can they know when they are disappointing readers if no one tells them.

The only thing that I should have done differently is not sound like a complete prick. I do apologize for the rudeness of my manor, I was out of line.

# screen protector... — Twenty-Se7en 2008-07-23 01:07

I believe you are correct, but why would a screen protector get placed on a Sony prototype (or even early production model)?

I would say it's definitely not a model that is going to be at a show or to be photographed later, if that were the case they wouldn't be laying it on a hard surface like they are.

# yea — Dremth 2008-07-23 04:51

yes but hardware doesnt stop homebrew from the vast amount of people that have first and second gen psp's.

# i wouldnt be surprised — majorbb100 2008-07-23 05:15

i wouldnt be surprised at all of that was true

# it will be hacked — majorbb100 2008-07-23 05:18

it will be hacked in no later than a month after its released, knowing what we know now.

# pfft — Apeaggedon 2008-07-23 06:16

wutever,thats definently not the psp 3000.. $h!t looks like a custom built one.. and that can easily be done. ive seen funkier lookin psp's out there.

plus CHINA? pfft yeah ok. btw IMO it looks uglier.

# nope! — pokemaol 2008-07-23 06:25

click on the 3rd going right and see some front!!!!!!!!!! !

# yes it did — pokemaol 2008-07-23 06:26

click thride picture

# This is no mod! — pokemaol 2008-07-23 06:29

everyone its no mod

1.How could someone get the button on like that no marks!

2.wher the hell do you get the button!

3.mabey this one will have no frimware updates no that would stink!

# home button? — pokemaol 2008-07-23 06:33

wheres the *****in homebutton!

# dude dude dude — Apeaggedon 2008-07-23 07:05

i'll keep it simple... ANYONE can make a home button dude.. think,if they did it (whoever did it in the picture) then anyone can.

making double joystick nubs is no different man.

na if sony is gunna change the psp then they will do way more then just add a "home" button... its a waste of time wen everyone allready knows wut that button does anyways. psp has ben out since o4 or o5 i believe so its not like anyones new to the psp era.

and your first question is dumb.. like i said if peeps out their are putting 2 analog nubs on the psp (without marks) then im sure they can put a simple "home" button as well.

# pokemaol... — xploren 2008-07-23 07:19

Be quiet. Everyone means they didn't show the FULL picture of the front. They only keep showing the lower-left of the PSP.

# STFU. — xploren 2008-07-23 07:22

Dude, it's obviously a fake. It's just a modded PSP, and they made the faceplate and everything and just threw it onto the PSP. It doesn't matter if it's a Home button or a PS button, anyone can mod their PSP. So STFU, idiot.

# CAN YOU JUST STFU?! — roddollente 2008-07-23 08:09

on the first image, the ring is definitely thinner. also, when you look at the top-right corner on the back of the psp where "UMD" is supposed to be located, there is like a slot kind of thing.

on the second image, the usb port is a bit thicker (or at least the cord), so amybe ti will be a standard usb port.

on the third image, the home button is replaced by a PS button. Also, between the VOL+ and PSP logo is a hole, which is most likely the built-in mic.

as for the fourth one, the only difference is that the TV cable port icon has two dots on it (one above and one on the bottom).

and lastly, if there will be a new psp model, then don't doubt china. almost everything is made there! so if a new psp is really coming, its parts will come and be made from china. i will be surprised if it's psp canada. but china? one worker could've stolen some shots from the factory or something. who knows?

# POP station Portable — zoogr2 2008-07-23 09:07

Its probably one of those "PLOP Station" that come out they are fake and have games like Tetris and "Goalie" and only that. ITS CHINA PEOPLE they got the technology to do (or fake) what ever they whant

# developer kit — killerklown28 2008-07-23 10:01

That looks like the new developer kit we have it has no umd slot and connects to a small black pc.

# Wow — timster7 2008-07-23 11:11

This does absolutely nothing for the rumor. Look on youtube. Anyone with a few tools can change a button out on a psp. A kid put xbox buttons on a psp, does that mean xbox made a portable? No, of course not. They won't show the front because it's fake. The slightly new appearance could easily be faked. You can build any style of psp case you want. Remember early Slim photos. They at least showed the front and firmware version. This is all just hype over nothing. I doubt Sony would put out 2 psp's in one year. Remember 10 year projected life of psp. Are they going to make a psp now that will last that long? No!!! Anyone with modding experience can do this. Hell, I could do it in maybe 1 hour with all the parts. As long as it isn't pandora proof, I'll buy it anyway, when it comes out. I don't think it will be out until maybe late 2009. I still doubt it will be like this.

# well anyone — xLinkinwormx 2008-07-23 11:28

remember sony saying there making un-pandorable psp, this could be it, with the new hardware that stops pandora, for a mic you would need a new mobo(for the connections)

# one word — Binary 2008-07-23 11:31

PHOTOSHOP

# That is most certainly fake — fungusinmymilk 2008-07-23 13:42

It doesnt add up at all.

mainly, if Sony DID put a PS button instead of the old HOME button, they would have to update ALL the UMD games, software etc so they prompted you to 'press the PS button' instead of the HOME one.

it also looks exactly like the PSP 2000. they've put a mic mod on there, changed the UMD door and put that crappy PS button there.

I dont think there will be a PSP 3000 till maybe this time next year. and it will have ACTUAL features that you will actually want to upgrade for, like the internal harddrive and second analogue stick, perhaps.

# Hard Drive — timster7 2008-07-23 15:33

I don't think a hard drive is a good idea unless they keep memory sticks. I want expandable memory. A hard drive with out memory stick slot would almost be a step back. If this was anything more than just a rumor, Sony would have at least hinted at E3, but nothing. I have to agree with the guy above me. All games would be off if this was the new psp with the "PS" button. Look at this. They can make you a psp case with custom design option. There are quite a few sites out there like this and it would only take maybe $100 to get a completely custom case and then mod it.

http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-157-psp-slim.aspx

# well — Foolmonkey 2008-07-23 16:08

they wouldn't have to go that far. they could just mention its the home button in the manual. then incorporate it into the new games. heck, it's possible that they would even still call it a home button.

# Orly? — Networkgamer 2008-07-23 17:45

You still cant truly hack even a slim. The method still requires a previously hacked fat psp.

# home button — Networkgamer 2008-07-23 17:47

If you buy a sixaxis or dualshock 3, it will have the exact same home button.

# Well, actually... — kittykat 2008-07-23 19:26

The Slim is pretty much hacked, the only thing that is missing at the moment is full 1.5 kernal support. And there are hacks and homebrew apps to get around that already.

# kinda correct — ChaosX6 2008-07-23 23:18

The first PSP slims were jpn but the TA-85v2 is from china

# Pfft... — Acteon 2008-07-24 01:36

It's only a rumour - rather than argue about whether or not its genuine (no one knows for certain apart from the photographer) lets speculate on what it could mean...

Greater integration with Home? (PSP Trophies would be cool)

Internal HD? I'm 50/50 on that idea - it's only worth it if has greater capacity than a Pro Duo stick, which for me means 16Gb plus.

And I really don't believe for a second that SOny will takea away Pro Duo support unless it's strictly for anti-piracy reasons - it's a massive cash cow for them.

I really hope we hear more soon, I could go for a third PSP, the idea of having 3 generations of one product seems quite cool - after all, Apple replace the iPod every year...

# probably — celebv1 2008-07-24 03:11

thats probably modded, its not hard to drill a hole in the front of a psp, or change the back, or even replace a button

this might be a competing company trying to slow the sell of the psp, with no new one in sight

# See my idea of PSP3 — samdisk23 2008-07-24 05:01

*Please Read* and support my idea.

-With full qwerty keyboard and webcam infront.

-3.2 mega pixel cam at the back.

Watch my video on PSP3 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6JKn1GoUR8

See the picture of PSP3 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28393886@N04/2649405428/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/28393886@N04/2649400578/

With best regard

Samuel Lau

# See my idea of PSP3 — samdisk23 2008-07-24 05:03

Go to this link at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v+M6JKn1GoUR8

With best regard

Samuel Lau

# No way — Ruthlessvalor69 2008-07-24 07:21

China nope. 2nd, they took no picture of the front OR the serial number.

# yeah — timster7 2008-07-24 18:26

A PSP like the one above would be nice, but Sony spends too much time on useless things. Like the search icon. How much time did that take or how much did it cost? Besides, if they did a little research, they would know that most people already have google as their homepage on psp.

# huh? — treyjazz 2008-07-24 20:13

I've never seen a game that has told me to hit Home for anything. Homebrew is the only thing I've ever seen it assigned for something other than checking the battery level, time while playing a game or returning to the XMB.

# there hidding somthing — pokemaol 2008-08-01 07:04

somthings wrong what is wrong with that no front hmmm

# F OFF — pokemaol 2008-08-01 07:06

buddy f off

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