By Eliza Gauger, 11:05 PM on Thu Oct 19 2006, 10,793 views (Edit post, Set to draft, Slurp)

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The butternut dumpling thing has become more of a PSP based term, and this is the biggest dumpling yet: there's a new PSP due out this spring.

We have some word from a Sony mole, but not much in the way of solid facts. Here's what we know for sure (pretty much):

1. 8GB of built in flash
2. Still using UMD

And here's some speculation from P.J. McNealy of American Technology Research:

"Sony will likely introduce a refresh of the PSP hardware line, including a hard-disk drive PSP and a second PSP with no hard drive but with a significant amount of flash memory on board," he said. "We expect these products in Spring 2007, with the pricing for the hard-drive based model at $199 or above, and the new flash-based one below $199."

So wow. Holy shit. I desperately want more info, but our man on the inside was adamant that he knew nothing else, even with the straightrazor betwixt his quivering thighs. Eliza Gauger

Analyst: New PSP Coming Next Spring [GameDaily BIZ]