Touchscreen PSP2 Coming "Soon" Rumors IGN [Rumor]
Kotaku —
... With the company focusing on software updates for the current PSP and a transition to digital distribution still ongoing, plus a money losing PlayStation 3 still weighing down the PlayStation business, we'd think a proper PSP2 is still some time off. But I guess it depends on what your definition of "on the horizon" is. With a good 18 months between the announcement of the first PSP and its ship date in Japan, we'd think 2010 at the earliest. Who wants to take bets? Rumor: PSP 2 Coming Soon [IGN]
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Touchscreen PSP2 Coming "Soon," Rumors IGN [Rumor]
Kotaku —
... With the company focusing on software updates for the current PSP and a transition to digital distribution still ongoing, plus a money losing PlayStation 3 still weighing down the PlayStation business, we'd think a proper PSP2 is still some time off. But I guess it depends on what your definition of "on the horizon" is. With a good 18 months between the announcement of the first PSP and its ship date in Japan, we'd think 2010 at the earliest. Who wants to take bets? Rumor: PSP 2 Coming Soon [IGN]
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RUMOR - PSP 2 on the way, multi-touch screen included
GoNintendo —
I think you know the obvious reasons why we would post up a story like this. If Sony does have a PSP with touch-screen capability, it could inject a lot of new life into the PSP brand. I’m not going into the details of this rumor, but for those that want to see what may end up being Nintendo’s next portable competition, check out the link below. Article here This entry was posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 10:19 pm and is filed under ...
Sony beats down IGN's PSP 2 rumors with an iron fist
Destructoid —
... (and then here afterwards) about possible specs of the PSP 2. While the source was anonymous, the specs were certainly worth talking about: there was mention of an Ericsson logo, no UMD drive, a screen flipped out w/ keyboard underneath (QWERTY style) and more. ...
Sony dismisses IGN's PSP2 rumors, disses IGN
Joystiq —
... Wow, not only did Sony take the time to deny an IGN rumor about the PSP2, but the company took the opportunity to flat out insult the site. IGN recently cited "several credible sources" in a report on Sony's next handheld, allegedly featuring a touch screen, Bluetooth support, hard drive and GPS. ...
Rumor: PSP 2 Coming Soon
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... be a little like an iPhone or Blackberry. But still, the PSP is a choice handheld, and a fully upgraded, teched out version would be very nice. I'm probably a geek for admitting this, but I'd really like a book-downloading handheld: Those Kindles are pretty expensive. But is it enough to compete with the Nintendo DS? And would the inclusion of more non-game related features on a handheld really make gamers want to buy one?
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PSP 2 Rumors Are 'Nonsense,' claims source
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
... a couple days later by Sony's John Koller. Today, a fresh rumor citing "credible sources" has appeared on IGN , which stated that the PSP 2 is "coming soon" and "will feature a widescreen multi-touch interface comparable to that of the iPhone for both in-game control and menu navigation." Sony would not comment on rumor or speculation, but ...



