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Rumortoid: PSP successor confirmed by mystery source
Destructoid —
... Pocket Gamer is reporting that a new PSP has been confirmed by a mystery source within the development team. While some of the information is stuff we've already heard, mostly with our own ears, fresh trinkets of news includes the "fact" that it is due to arrive before Christmas, and that it is looking to be a potential iPhone beater. ...
New PSP Due Before Christmas [Rumor]
Kotaku —
According to Pocket Gamer, who cite a developer working on the hardware, an all-new PlayStation Portable will be out and on store shelves before Christmas. This source repeats earlier rumours surrounding the design of the system - such as the fact it features a sliding screen (which reveals game controls) and also boasts touchscreen capabilities - while also mentioning some other stuff, such as the release window and the fact that, once you slide the controls out from under the screen there will be a D-pad, face buttons and two ...
Rumor: New PSP By Christmas?
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... According to PocketGamer, the slide-screen set-up will allow for both hardcore games, played with the controllers, and the casual style games one might play on iPhone. In place of UMD, the PSP 2 (or 4000) will feature downloads through the PlayStation Store. ...
Rumor: PSP 2 to Feature Dual Analogs, Release in 2009
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
... Hear new tracks from all of your favorite games! In what is quickly becoming the worst kept secret in the industry, it seems like the PSP 2 will have the capabilities of the iPhone and more. by David Radd on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 Rumor: PSP 2 to Feature Dual Analogs, Release in 2009 Speaking to an anonymous hardware developer, Pocket Gamer is reporting that a PSP 2 is indeed in development. This device will feature a touch screen and be generally more compact, similar to the iPhone. The PSP 2, however, will apparently feature the ability to slide open to reveal buttons, a ...
Rumor: PSP2 brings dual analog nubs, touch screen by Christmas
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... Rumors pertaining to the PSP2 (sometimes called PSP-4000) seem to be getting wilder and more exciting as the days go by. First, we heard about the UMD drive's removal and the addition of sliding screens, but now it's all touch screens (that ...
Is Sony too late (again) with the PSP 2?
Sarcastic Gamer —
... I’m sure it’s going to be quite popular when the PSP2 hits shelves (allegedly by Christmas -Pocket Gamer-) but by then there will be another 5 million iPhones in circulation grabbing an enormous share of the critical “casual”(sorry Croal, Tourist) market. I just don’t think there’s much of a chance of the Playstation store beating iTunes, or of iPhone owners packing an additional device when they have almost limitless games at their fingertips on a service they already know. ...
'PSP 2' This Christmas, Says Totally Sketchy Rumor
GameLife —
... UK website Pocket Gamer cites "an insider source... a developer working on the new hardware" who says that Sony's next portable platform will feature a touch screen that slides away to reveal a full set of game control buttons, including two analog sticks. How that would even be physically possible is beyond me. The screen slides over the sticks? We're talking about a serious feat of mechanical engineering here. ...
New PSP2 Rumors Suggest Touchscreen
The Escapist : Latest News —
The latest batch of rumors about the PSP2 corroborate what we last heard about the device ditching UMD and coming this year. But they also add a number of new tidbits about a pre-Christmas release, a touchscreen and more. The newest rumors about Sony's fabled successor to its portable PlayStation paint a pretty vivid portrait of what might be the face of the PSP to come. This time around the information comes from Pocket Gamer , who spoke to a "developer working on the new hardware." According to this developer, the PSP2 will be released before Christmas this year, and will use ...
Rumorama: More PSP2/4000 Rumors Surface
GayGamer.net —
... option for the PlayStation Network and I get the feeling that I'll be missing the UMD drive as much as I miss the GBA slot on the DSi.
Everyone, including the source of this latest rumor, is predicting that Sony will reveal the next step in the PSPs evolution at this year's E3 in June. Only time will tell if these stories are true or not, but with so much gossip around the PSP I get the feeling that there's at least a small amount of truth some of these rumors.
[PSP 2 coming pre-Chrismas will be an iPhone beater] PockerGamer
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Bruce On Games —
... Sony PSP 2 to be unveiled at E3? More specification revealed. Looks like iPhone+ and could be more of Sony starting to get their act together. ...
