rumor: psp “lite” due in 2007?
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August 31st, 2006 post a comment (3) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
PlayStation Magazine has published an unconfirmed report from unnamed sources that state that Sony is working on a new model of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) for release in 2007. PSM’s Editors believe that the upgrade will be a revision of the existing hardware at the same retail price as the current model.
Some of the revisions, according to PSM, include “a large amount of 8GB flash memory chips, which are to be built into the new PSP.” The system is also rumored to be less bulky than the current PSP (can anyone say “PSP Lite?”), and will incorporate an EyeToy-esque camera. A slot-loading UMD drive is also expected, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we see some flash-based games in the future, given the speed issues with UMD. While I really think that two proper analog controls (or two digital joypads) would make a huge improvement in the gameplay experience, PSM’s report puts the kaibosh on that dream.
That all said, it is all speculation, so take it all with a big grain of salt.
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August 31st, 2006 post a comment (3) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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1. Dave Batista | January 20th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
its a little to early for a sequel to the PSP. the PSOne on PS2 had 5 years difference and the PS2 and the PS3 had 7 years difference. 2 years isnt that long to bring out a new console
2. Stephen | July 6th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Yeah, it is kind of early, but that’s what everyone said about the 360 Elite? It turned out selling better than the original Xbox 360 did at start up. Everyone wants bigger better… and the Elite was just proof of the fact that were all willing to throw down huge ammounts of cash for small increases. (instead of making better games, which is what all these systems really need)
3. khaled | July 17th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
i find thats a horrapil thing how about us psp users now we have to save up to buy a new one and dumb ours in the trash. i heard that the update 3.60 wont even work on normal psp.
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