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wlk0u

Hades

I read before that the PSP holds 3 hours of battery life. Are you serious? My Gameboy Advance has more games and plays more than 3 times as long! But enough of that.

The PSP is a little bulky, but you can't blame Sony (or maybe you can). You have to remember that this IS thier first portable gaming system (right?). Why do you need a camera? It's unnecessary. A cell phone just adds to the complication. I don't understand the Touch Screen idea. If I wanted one, I'd just buy a DS. Still, I will end up buying a PSP2 (if that's what it's really going to be called) because there is a game that I want to buy being released on the PSP. A bar of gold is worth more than a bar of silver...

As for the price of the new system, Sony is either going to
(a) lower the price of the PSP and replace the price of the PSP with the price of the PSP2... $200? or
(b) keep the price of the PSP the same and raise the price of the PSP2 near that of a Wii.

Sony needs to take a hint from Nintendo and lower thier prices. Nintendo sells for less and gets more customers and Sony sells for more and gets less customers. There's something wrong with this picture.

We can only wait and watch what happens.

KennyRR

First... If I buy a new PSP now, since Sony officially denies the coming of PSP2, can I get a refund if they lie and bring out PSP2 this year?

Second... does it play doom?

Bysshe

Shinto

I very much doubt it.

Probably just an upgrade (ala Xbox 360 elite, Nintendo DS lite, PS2 slim, PSone)

However I would welcome it because the system really suffers from bad loading times, internal memory is always an issue 2gigs of flash memory ain't enough if you're touting the system as a multimedia hub.

But the great asbentee from the list is IMPROVED BATTERY LIFE!!!

However there is still an issue..... GAMES!!! The system is in dire need of games (not PS2 ports).

Touch screen? Hehe.... much like the sixASSis motion detection?

mr.georgemark

psds360

dArk_stAr

I think UMD is not really usefull...
man...

rdali

You're a hypocrite and a bigot. You should try growing up...

i_am_ben

Are you ever crossed for wires, last I saw Western and European developers were flocking to the DS and Wii fast than you can say "WTF"

Anyways here's what I think

The screen is gorgeous
The screen was always good

The loads are faster
This is contridicted by the last fact

Improved buttons
You should also include a second analog nub whilst your at it

Internal flash - 8GB
That's good to know, no more buying expensive memory sticks

Possible touch-screen
I find this really hard to believe, Not because it takes a page out of Nintendo's book (again), but because the original PSP didn't have one, are we talking about a redesign or a new system?

Possible built-in camera
Why would I need this? is there going to be an Eyetoy Portable or something, if so that wouldn't work because
A: You wouldn't be able to play this in a public place since you need to move your hands around
B: You would look like an idiot doing this, becuase you would need to set your PSP on a table somewhere, Plus someone might nick it.

Uses UMD
If this is a redesign I would understand, but if this is a new console why use UMD's again, why not use mini-bluray?

Some of the earlier comments stated that the PSP2 should be reduced in size since the PSP was too bulky to fit in your pocket, the downside to reducing the size is that you would also have to reduce the screen resolution.

SWATdoctor

The reason for 8GB of flash would probably be because 8GB of flash is really small. I have an 8GB Memory Stick, for example, and hey. It's really fuckin' tiny.

Camera -- yes, there's a camera add-on for the PSP here in Japan, and it's not too extremely successful, even though it has some EyeToy-like functions, supposedly. And it wouldn't be as pricey, as you'd think! You know, my cellular phone has a 2-megapixel camera on it, and, uhhhh, the phone only cost me about 4,000 yen. 2-megapixels is more than enough for PSP. Use your imaginations a bit, people. They could probably incorporate the camera into some games. Who knows :(

Touch screen -- hmm. It's kind of hilarious how many of you knuckle-draggers are immediately screaming "CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING ORIGINAL SONY!?!?" This world is not about originality, my children. Why bother to breathe, if breath has been drawn so many trillions of times by so many billions of other people? Your meals are trite, by your own definitions. LIVE, people! LIVE!!

For God's sake!

And uhhhh, as for the comments wondering why fix the screen when it's already AWESOME or whatever -- what the fuck! The screen is a fucking abomination! It's blurrier than an eye-chart for a kid with diabetes. It's ghostier than a haunted house. You all act like it's PREPOSTEROUS that they'd make a new screen for the thing, when for fuck's sake, when the new screen IS revealed you'll all be like "SHIT I NEED THAT!!"

108

Altima NEO

jubeininja69

Sony, sir, you are amazing.

[sony: "Why thank you for your fine compliment, this just proves that sony's products are of the hightest demand than those of our competitors, so much so that we probably won't resolve the massive shortages of PSP till this winter....."]

laesperanzapaz

The prospect of an internalized camera is very likely, as is the faster loading and more brilliant screen. However, I seriously doubt they'll be adding 8GB of internalized flash memory if they're keeping the device at the same price point. It's going to be MUCH more expensive than 200$ as A decent quality flash based MP3 player with that much memory will run you about the same price.

And I'm calling complete BS on the touchscreen. If I'm wrong, I'll eat my hat.

Lacclolith

One decent week (where it still didn't outsell the DS). Way to jump the gun there.

miniboss1232

Than, cool.

If they allow home brew games and apps,
Holy awesomeness, count me in.

mustang

You're going to have to triple that if you want to put THIS in the PSP2:

The screen is gorgeous
The loads are faster
Improved buttons
Internal flash - 8GB
Possible touch-screen
Possible built-in camera
Uses UMD

Ridiculous. If PSP doesn't sell big at $200, a TWEAKED PSP will sell even less at $500...

dcartist

Skeep

Now we're going to make a PSP2:

* The screen is gorgeous (okay..) so add $30
* The loads are faster (Good!) so add $20
* Improved buttons (Wow, FINALLY!) -price neutral
* Internal flash - 8GB (hmmmm... ok?) so add $200?
* Possible touch-screen (Huh? Familiar...) so add $50
* Possible built-in camera (WTF would I ever need one?) so add $30...
* Uses UMD (F*** Sony, F*** PSP2)

SO WHAT IS THIS THING GOING TO COST SONY TO MAKE? SONY CAN'T SELL EVERY PIECE OF HARDWARE AT A $200 LOSS, CAN THEY?

DOES SONY REALLY THINK THE DS LEADS THE PSP BECAUSE SONY JUST NEEDS A PRETTIER SCREEN, A TOUCH SCREEN, A CAMERA, AND SOME SPEED TWEAKING?

dcartist

Agree with you to the fullest extent.

EnigmaNemesis

-Internal memory to speed up load times, extend battery life, and for that cool new movie/game DL system you are brewing up
-Better battery life
-2ND ANALOG NUB!!!
-More ergonomical
-More ECOnomical
-Double triggers/shoulder buttons (maybe even R3/L3 buttons)
-Upgraded graphics proc.
-A lot of 3rd party support
-Find out what games people want and make them right (Note: Crappy ports do not count)
-Better programming (for God's sakes allow more video options, and consider giving Homebrew a little leeway)
-UMD if fine and backwards compatibility is very important to current PSP owners
-SD support is a very good idea (decide if making the consumer happy is important to you or not)

Touch screen could be great for GPS navi, possible for games, not ground breaker in most gamers eyes. Do it right and have a BIG backing or just cut it out for cost's sake.

Good luck Sony and announce it soon please.

DorkusMalorkus

Skeep

I think it is to early to for Sony to make a new portable console. The PSP was not exactly what you would call a success. Shouldn't Sony be working on making the PSP a good console by getting exclusives and games before they make a new console. Unless they have a whole new approach to the new console I think they should work on making the original PSP a better console by putting more games onto it or redesign it with improved buttons, better screen, faster loading and internal flash.

Also, I would think that a camera on a PSP is kind of weird and can turn perverted very fast, especially with Sony's Home.

A new system from Sony would be great once Sony solves the game issue.

[My blog is http://gearupnextgenwar.blogspot.com/]

sccr111

jeffx

Seriously, shut the hell up about one company "copying" the other. It's a good thing when companies improve upon each other. If it weren't for one-upmanship, Nintendo wouldn't be as big as they are now, neither would Sony or Microsoft.

Taffer

Meanwhile, I'm happy as a clam with my PSP. Great device! I will no doubt be buying the PSP2 as well.

anon25

Skeep

1) 8GB Flash - 512MB Flash

2) Touchscreen - IR pointing

3) To sell the touchscreen, they'd have to pack in some sort of killer app to show off the feature's potential. For a portable like the PSP, that could be anything from full PDA functionality to a touch-enabled game or "PSP Home" --the PSP equivalent to Wii Sports.

4) Then there's an upgrade that wasn't mentioned but would no doubt be included in an updated (but not overhauled) PSP - 50% faster clocks to CPU and "GPU". Remember, the current PSP runs at 222/111MHz, but a new PSP would surely be able to run at the full pre-launch clocks of 333/222MHz.

Like the Gamecube, the PSP is a success in its manufacturer's eyes, though it is largely considered a failure (in relation to the competition) by consumers. A feature enhanced, slightly faster clocked PSP, could potentially turn things around for the Sony portable brand the way the Wii has for Nintendo... if marketed properly.

TigerGD

NameYourCharacter

Second, I would really just like to see a second analog stick FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! The fact that they released the first system without an easy way to control camera was BATSHIT INSANE.

VorpalMonkey

uber_fragger

He's the fucking retard that compared the Xbox to the PSP in the first place you tard. If you want to post I expect you to read all of the comments before making a dumbass statement. You are part of the problem that you lament yourself.

LORDofDANCE

Oh wait, they already do that but keep making shit for some reason. Excellent business model.

"like the Nintendo fruits do."

Hey, look! A Sony fanboy!

Americana

Possible touch-screen

PSP fanit: "Ha ha now your precious touchscreen isn't so special lol."
DS user: "Didn't you just spend over two years denying the DS' touchscreen was anything more than a gimmick?"
PSP fanit: *thinks*
*thinks*
*thinks*
*brainsplodey*

Jonn

fails.like.no.other

Elixir

The last thing Sony needed to do was raise the cost of the PSP with a bunch of extraneous new features. See, customers want a cheaper handheld, so you want to find ways to REDUCE the cost.

JR

ManekiNeko

Janaff

Maybe an updated PSP, which included 2 analog sticks (in some form), would make this more worth the money, but, of course, it needs to get more good games too. There are a few good ones out now, but it's certainly taken awhile, and it still seems like it's maybe 1-3 good ones a year.

-Leshrac
http://alinktothefuture.com

leshrac55

So I very much doubt that rumour is true, if it is.

God help Sony. Seriously.

djhworld

jrghoull

wearedoomed

mandarin

TOCATL

CrazzyMan

The PSP is all about being a portable home console experience.
The DS is all about being something new, with lots of small simple games with some big stuff here and there.

Anecdotally, the people I know are the opposite of what Lachoy describes. My traditional, hard-core gamer friends all have DS's. My casual gamer friends (the Madden types) all have PSPs. Some of them use it as their primary console.

Liking one console needn't come at the expense of hating another.

The Wreckard

coolyfooly88

The Xbox had good games. The PSP doesn't even have one that could hold Halo's jock strap.

LORDofDANCE

Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
Pokemon Ranger
Kirby Squeak Squad
Tamogotchi Connection: Corner Shop

Need I go on?
Where did I say it had to have aliens and chainsaws to be mature? I didn't but it should be painfully obvious to anyone with at least half a brain (so fanboys are out) that the major percentage of the DS market is under the age of 16. . . . and girls. (I just threw that last bit in to piss people off :)

My nephews 12 and 13 own a DS, I know one adult, other than myself who owns one. Everyone I know that has a PSP is over the age of 18. If that is the market Sony is going after then I think they got it. It may not be as big as the younger one but still, for a first attempt at a portable they have made quite an impact.

I think they do need to try and market/make it more "kid friendly", tougher, cheaper and so on. Most adults who play games would have a home system and probably don't have many opportunities to play a portable outside of the home and why play it there when you can use your console? That would explain software attachment rates.

Remember how the thought of MS making a console was crazy and how they struggled? One generation removed and look where they are now. Don't count the PSP out yet. . .

Lachoy

It will have potential but Sony still needs to do something about the UMD format.

Wernstar

Right on with the DS info.

We had some people come into the store I used to work at, and buy a DS and Brain Age because they were part of some kinda science group or something and they were going to STUDY it, and it's effects.

THIS is the market the DS reaches. PSP, good or not, will likely never reach those same previously impossible to reach, markets.

Trendy . Ideology

Rayzak

Face the facts, the reason the DS has so many million sellers is because parents buy it for theirs KIDS."

Oh NOES! I can't enjoy games without chainsawed aliens or I'll be called a baaaaybeee! Oy vey.

If New Super Mario Brothers selling 4 million copies is wrong, I don't want to be right. And if you think Brain Training sold EIGHT MILLION COPIES to just kids, you are SORELY mistaken. In point of fact, one of the DS's greatest successes is that it sells to non-gamers and particularly to the AARP set.

The reason that the DS is being primarily used as a media player is Sony's total indifference to the game market has limited the device. That's why worldwide PSP software sales are about 47 million, while DS software sales are 154 million (as of 12/31/06)....more DS owners are buying software, which further marginalizes the device.

What the PSP2 needs is a second-analog nub, better games and more of them and a heaping helping of love from it's creator. The PSP could have taken Nintendo on...but Sony's design choices removed that option...and these suggested changes don't sound like they address the issues my friends with PSPs have.

WizarDru

Otherwise you're not going to sell it to a large portion of the people.

Tcata

Plus what if all the newer titles will support the touch screen? the old PSPs will be totally screwed! This is a bad move from Sony, but I got somehow the feeling of this was coming, they have to fight the enormous piracy but...geez

iceketch

RiceBandit

RiceBandit

allaun

Then again, maybe this won't matter

xkc20d

That spells failure right there.

AndrewDB

I am looking forward to it.

I hope it's compatible with the first PSP. So, if I get the PSP2, I can finally play some multiplay game.

Torokun

If Microsoft or Nintendo released a console with such radically different hardware only 2 years after an initial attempt, everyone would be all over them. yet people act happy if there is any whiff of sony doing to same.

Marasai

I doubt that they will not only add in all these new features (including a potentially expensive 8gig internal flash memory), but drop the price as well. If all of this is true, it will be the same price, or potentially more expensive.

moonfirelol

I think Carts are a perfect format, fast to load and much more durable.

Hate the price and size problems but they seem better.

datafox

bird1988

As for new features, why not tilt a la SIXAXIS? A game like Mercury Meltdown would work great with it, and you could REALLY use the PSP as a controller for PS3.

crashlanding

What blockbuster success? Monster Hunter 2 could had sold the 360 there if it had launched on that system. The system is about as dead as the 360 is there.

moonfirelol

So you got rid of all your NES, SNES, SMS, Genesis and gameboy games? Those are all dead formats. UMD is a perfect format for portable games. Movies perhaps not but games for sure.

Lachoy

majatt

fug_fug

I was hoping it would be smaller, but since there will still be a UMD drive, flash drive, MS slot, and a battery, I'd expect it to be the same size.

And I really hope Sony offers a PSP game download service on PSN, because UMD won't be in the next PSP, and I'd rather not have a bunch of dead formats on my shelves.

Karttikeya

Pal

evilplushie

Well, it'll be interesting to see what comes of this since other outlets are saying no "PSP2" and you're reiterating to penhalion how real this rumor is.

Adam In Texas

Digital_Sky

The games are far better for the PSP. Name anything for the DS that isn't in craptastic Anime style(or based) or for people under the age of 14.

If you want I can put up the list of the "wonderful" and "mature" million seller titles for the DS. I don't want to embarass you though. . .

Face the facts, the reason the DS has so many million sellers is because parents buy it for theirs KIDS.

Lachoy

Nickatiah

and yeah, it makes sense that there would be no psp re-design because of a new psp.

i'd like to own one someday... i think it'd be good if it had more rhythm games.

phrequency

TurboFool

They should just cut down on the price, have all the features listed above except

# Internal flash - 8GB
# Possible touch-screen
# Possible built-in camera

just so that psp drops more in price.

evilplushie

honestly, i've never met someone who has a psp and actually uses it as a portable game system. the DS on the other hand, i know at least 8 people who own one (or two) and play that thing like it's an infinite source of dopamine.

entisp

A touch screen would be great for the virtual keyboard, but not really necessary.

The price is right at $300.

Tanod

protozoider

Other gripes: If they really want me to use it as a music player, it should really go back to what it was doing when I unsuspend it. It's completely ridiculous that if I suspend it during music or movie playback that it returns to the home when I bring it back up.

@D.Lo:

The problem is, the same people who ran around claiming the Gamecube was a failure are now claiming the PSP is a success. You can't have it both ways.

Nice strawman.

The Wreckard

http://psp.ign.com/articles/771/771743p1.html

AmericanNinja

shimpu

-emory-

I think it's likely Sony will use some amount of interal RAM to cache game assets, which will both decrease load times and increase battery life.

aka Bitter

MJD

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The PSP deosn't have any sort of 'foothold'. The PSP still has no million sellers. It's sold only slightly more hardware for two weeks based on it's biggest game ever. There are no games of MH2s size in sight for the platform ever again (Crisis core will not be released on PSP at this point). It has had three games EVER to sell in quantities that would be considered a decent success by any other platform's standard.

MH1, MH2 MGS:PO and MNGolf are the only four PSP games to have sold over 300,000. FOUR!!!! The Gamecube had 28 games sell over 300,000, on a smaller userbase. The DS already has 38 - almost ten times the PSPs number.

It is financial suicide to release a game exclusively on PSP at this point. Konami are balls-up insane.

Just look at the year to date numbers. The DS has already trippled the PSP this year, and it has had no major releases. And it has some monster releases later in the year, including what could become the highest selling game of all time in Japan.

Suicide Konami, suicide.

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And given it's hardware sales spiraling downward in the US, and it's abysmal software sale for 2006, the PSP is on life support, if not already dead.

Basically, the PSP is less successful then the Gamecube. It will eventually sell more hardware, but has never even touched the Gamecube's software sales. The GCN actually sold more software in the US in December then the PSP! So did the original Xbox!

The problem is, the same people who ran around claiming the Gamecube was a failure are now claiming the PSP is a success. You can't have it both ways.

D.Lo

I don't know about those who suggest above it would be nice if it had PS2-level graphics. It already does. It's a little worse in some ways, but it has better antialiasing for textures and edges and sometimes better shading. So it's better than PS2 in some ways.

I don't see the point of a touch screen on a device that has to be held with two hands.

How about they fix the crappy analog nub to work well?

UMD is a disaster, but I don't see how they can dump it now.

br549

For example, it's dumb that one of the most useful apps for the PSP, pspvideo9, is a buggy homebrew app.

the_dannobot

Now on the post itself... Everything sounds great except:

"Possible touch-screen
Possible built-in camera
Uses UMD"

The touch screen I think its kinda pointless... Same with the camera... Please Sony, stop putting stuff that will only raise the price! I dont need a camera! Specially if its going to be a crappy 1.3 Megs cam! I can understand why they want to keep the UMD format although I think it sucks! But lets wait and see...

Oh! and I really hope that battery life gets better... One of the reasons I sold my PSP was because of the crappy battery life... 3 hours of battery doesnt make the PSP so portable... And dont tell me you can have an extra battery because the last thing I want is to carry more batteries for that behemoth!

vicariousmonster

Skullo

CrazzyMan

The addition of a touchscreen may very well just be for navigation purposes in the XMB, or possibly for use with the rumored PS3 Home connectivity. The current screen is already gorgeous, but I'd like to have one with a much faster response time. The ghosting during fast game sequences can't be disorienting at times. I think any change to the screen would more than likely address this issue.

An included 4-8 GB's of flash memory is a given. If they're going to be debuting the Connect store on the PS3 soon - which I believe Phil Harrison has hinted at - then they will definitely want people to have a PSP that can take advantage of that as well. They're gearing up for full-length movie and game downloads, and the current PSP just isn't very well designed for that with a 4 GB MemoryStick size limit. As for the person that said they wouldn't do this because it would cut into to MS sales... I think they can make a lot more money off the movie and music downloads than MemorySticks. Also, Sony isn't the only company that makes their form of flash storage. SanDisk makes cheaper MemorySticks with better transfer speeds.

The UMD drive being included is also a given considering that this isn't a new system, just a system redesign. I think you'll see game downloads become a reality with the new PSP, but the primary method of distribution will still definitely have to be UMD. Distributing games by download only simply can't be done yet. I know that nearly every reader of this site probably has broadband, but believe it or not it is still not the standard. I really think we'll be seeing games released as both downloads and on UMDs and the consumer will have the option. This would be a great way to test the water so to speak.

Engineer_This

This is a good thing. Now if they can just get the price closer in line with the DS. As someone else mentioned, $150 would be fantastic. Then I wouldn't mind "upgrading" to the new PSP. If it's more than that i'll get one but won't be for another year or so.

Lachoy

What do you suggest they replace UMD with? Cartridges? I don't want to have to buy 500MB - 1G cartridges (the price would be insane). UMD works well enough, maybe not for movies, but as a game medium it works.

AdeptVoice

cringer8

TitillatedOcelot

My girlfriend loves her PSP, but I've held off on getting one. If this proves true, and the price drops, I might buy one as well.

TitillatedOcelot

inajeep

And for everyone worried that a touch screen means their precious screen will get scratched - relax! This is what they make screen protectors for. I have a screen protector on my DS Lite touch screen, and it looks fine and has kept my screen scratch-free.

ach77

PlaidNinja

Sony needs to realize that portable systems sell because they're cheap. This new PSP, if it includes a touchscreen and 8gb flash mem is going to be psychotically expensive.
If Sony wants to make a portable gaming system, then make it and make it right.
If Sony wants to make a portable media center, then make it and make IT right.
They're doing this with the PS3, too. They're half-assing it, in a way. It's not appealing to consumers.

@DSaddict: "if they did that, it may be a contender for an Ipod killer."

lol. I remember when the original PSP was also going to be the "iPod Killer".

MR. FAP☆FAP!

markuspants

This is the one thing that always blows me away about Sony. They have no real idea of what consumers want. Their premium stuff never sells well compared to stuff that is priced affordably.

WantedCreative

I'm thinking this is, as it says, a re-design, and not a next gen PSP. If this is the case, I can believe:

* The screen is gorgeous
* The loads are faster
* Improved buttons
* Internal flash - 8GB
* Possible built-in camera
(I don't think this is likely, but there was a camera add on, so it is certainly possible.)
* Uses UMD

The faster load times could be achieved by a faster UMD drive, and all the other upgrades are easy. (I'm a little disappointed by 8GB of flash though... they should have gone with HDDs, and got 20-80GB.) The touchscreen won't happen. No games could use it, unless they were PSP2 exclusive, which would make it pointless not to overhaul the whole system to build a backward compatible "next gen" PSP2.

hinges

My ass is already swollen from the PS3 price gouge.

Does anybody have an vaseline?

plasmamonkee

* The screen is gorgeous
* The loads are faster
* Improved buttons
* Internal flash - 8GB
* Possible built-in camera
(I don't think this is likely
* Uses UMD

hinges

Custom Reality

Usually a redesign precipitates a price drop, especially with Sony, and the PSP really needs to be cheaper (and have a better bundle - seriously, has there ever been a more worthless bundle than the entertainment pack?).

I know it's fashionable fanboism to pronounce the death of the PSP, but I don't see a handheld with an install base of 20 million+ going quietly. Yeah, you'll never see a DS-like library on it (mostly because of the abysmal tie-in ratio) but there's plenty of room for profitable games with an install base of that size.

The Wreckard

Brian Ashcraft

firestorm117

The loads are faster (Excellent!)

Improved buttons (I kinda got really good at the old ones, maybe their less slipery)

Internal flash - 8GB (how is 8Gigs of internal flash ram not cool. No more shilling out for memory sticks, yay!)

Possible touch-screen
- Not sure I like the touch screen thing idea either though......unless SONY can create a special stylus that wont scratch the hell outa the beautiful thumbprint/dust loving screen.

Possible built-in camera (could careless, really, but sure fill your boots SONY)

Uses UMD - (Backwards compatability, sounds good2me)

I love my PSP, awesome for when lyingdown in your rack, headphones on, watching a movie/porn or MP3's or hell even gaming, after another repetive day/watch aboard ship.

raine204

SAKY

Besides, Joystiq said it was false:

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/09/no-psp-redesign-planned-...

G_D

They are even doing it with the PS3!

Twenty5

Anyway, here's what I'm looking for: SD card support (I will NEVER buy memory sticks), video support from SD that actually uses the whole widescreen, smaller (actually portable), lower price.
And of course more GAMES that are not ps2 ports.

I do NOT want builtin flash or camera. It will just add to the price on an already expensive device.

kiseki

On the other hand, actual additional functionality, like a touchscreen, seems like a bad idea which I'm not convinced Sony is willing to try. In the past they've managed this trick once, by making the DualShock standard on all new PS1's, but you didn't have to get an entirely new console to experience that.

My guess is that touchscreen is a no-go, but everything else looks plausible and good.

seishino

Twenty5

deuxem

murph

Twenty5

We're not exactly pulling those figures out of thin air here...

Brian Ashcraft

wildweasel

Lol @ Sony.

Figroti

if they did that, it may be a contender for an Ipod killer.

touch screen, unless it is a dual screen than forget it. just like kanerobot said, why would i want to drag a stylius over a 250 dollar unit?

sony has to realize that the touch screen isn't magical or anything. its all in developer support make a good game with solid hardware and you have something good. i like how the ds is alwasy trying something new. like with nintendogs and the bubble blower. the first time my daughter(4) tried it she was completly blown away!! that's innovation.

B1663R

@Avinash_Tyagi: PSP isn't dead in Japan even ignoring Monster Hunter sales; it's quite successful, reliably selling more than PS2 for years. It only looks dead when you compare it with DS... or with Sony's expectations that they would jump in and dominate the handheld market too.

quen

Actually, for my two cents I think a price drop makes more sense. I'm a big fan of it's current design, happily bringing it around whenever I travel. Any new functionality from a redesign would devastate the few fans they have, like me for instance.

Psudonym

As for PSP success, the system itself still is selling well, no matter what fanboys may want to spew, the system has been doing quite well for itself. Software sales is where the PSP has been struggling, they get a hit here or there but other all the software sales are pretty meh. In Japan they have had quite a few good selling titles that have lasted weeks in the top 30's, but really its only a handful of titles and devs just see DS software selling far better.

Odd isn't it that it seems like most western developers keep supporting the PSP yet seem to just ignore the DS? Same with the Wii and next gen systems, with western devs focusing more on 360 and PS3 over the Wii.

Kyle81

JonC

Krytha

Personally I'm hoping it lets you cache the game onto the flash memory or something for faster loading/lowered battery consumption. If not, well, there's always homebrew ;)

Demaar

The machine will cost more than the original with this spec and given how hard it was to shift the first one, which now costs as much as a Wii. I highly doubt Sony will want to shell out another huge Rand D budget on this project.

Bottom line. This will probably turn out to be a machine with a smaller form factor, faster loading and an internal flash instead of using falsh cards.

penhalion

I for one am not sold on purchasing an expensive game handheld. They would have been better off bringing us a slightly redesigned one at a much better price. The price is the killer for most people.

DarkNight_DS

While I don't doubt sony would do this, I'm suspicious about thge 8gb HDD. Would sony really make it so that people don't have to pay extra for a memory stick? I don'think so.

Marasai

alvin777

_sean_

vongarr

I suppose a touch screen is an obvious upgrade really, we'll see loads of DS style games now.

conzer16

"The recent blockbuster success in Japan should prove that the PSP is anything but dead and deserving of a make-over. Stay tuned!"

The same way the Gamecube was never really dead?

ranzchic

Avinash_Tyagi

Depending on the layout and style of the controls, I may check it out. If they stick with the analog nub and godawful d-pad though, forget it.

KaneRobot

Jonathan in Kichijoji