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PSP Redesign Concept Longs For Reality

mariospants — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:28:29 MST

Nice, but in concept it's essentially a square SONY Mylo.

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GamerBunny — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:43:46 MST

This is really beautiful ... if it was released, I'd totally get it.

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oldmanjut — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:35:44 MST

Holy, crap! Sony, hire this guy immediately. This wouldn't need much added functionality, I would buy it on the design alone. I'd pay double what I payed for my PSP slim (which by the way lost a lot of its quality, compared to the fat). Such an awesomely elegant device!

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StuiWooi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:09:32 MST

Do NOT want!

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raedyfor — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:41:43 MST

yeah i think it looks more expensive than PS3

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Altima NEO — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:33:22 MST

Wow, thats awesome

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Gekyo — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:31:19 MST

holy crap

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Gam3r — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:57:29 MST

Another **** example of aesthetics over functionality. It looks nice to look at but the controls are horrid, including the weight balance as well. And not just the shoulder buttons, the face buttons & analog sticks would be incredibly cumbersome to try to use.

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Fuminsho — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:00:54 MST

This thing looks like it could suck a battery dry in 2 minutes.

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Prodigys Flawless — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:29:29 MST

it looks frekin' sweet i will buy one if they put it on the market.

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-Sigil- — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:23:22 MST

I like the screen, very cool but I dislike the button placement and how they use a cheaper looking plastic for where the buttons are positioned rather than keep one kind like the PSP did. Very cool to look at, probably not very fun to play cos of stupid shoulder button placements.

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nujabes02 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:34:01 MST

It looks cool, but impratical. Wouldn't any of you guys be scared to carry this in your pocker? If anything, somehow the buttons should slide down to uncover the screen.

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Holgerm — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:40:48 MST

Somehow it "looks" good. But I guess its not very confortable to play with it.
Also it should have touch screen, come on Sony I want to play WoW on it :P

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photoboy — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:02:15 MST

Very nice, but it wouldn't prompt me to stomp on my DS unless all the good DS games suddenly appeared on it.

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Elrinth — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:16:24 MST

widescreen = gone :(

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kylenalepa — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:04:58 MST

I'd like something between this and the current PSP. I like the sliding and the dual analog nubs (although I'd really prefer something closer to DUALSHOCK-style sticks), but the unit on the whole just seems enormous. The size of the current PSP is about as big as I'd get.

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rhugghed — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:59:22 MST

@ssjmichael: Portable as in, it's still handheld!?!! It's not like, its so big that you can't bring it with you.

Very sexy design indeed. I'd have to agree with the others about the grip though. I hope Sony sees this design.

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Jsp343 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:23:38 MST

I would buy this day one.

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That Girl Hates You — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:39:10 MST

I want it. O.o

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phalanges — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:12:03 MST

My hands just cried looking at the controls.

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jerrt — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:06:09 MST

work on the shoulder buttons, make it comfortable for long play sessions, and make it touch screen and ds will have found its match

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Lezard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:56:46 MST

My hands are cramping just looking at that thing. I have a hard enough time trying to play FFT on my PSP Slim for a couple of hours without my right arm falling asleep.

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Brim — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:47:02 MST

This is an incredible render and a nice design. My hands hurt just thinking about playing games on it, though.

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Anton P. Nym — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:44:42 MST

It looks pretty, but it'd be agonising to use and fragile as all heck. It needs to be a bit thicker so that holding it would be comfortable (the bonus would be more room for battery), the screen needs to be recessed to protect it from bumps and scrapes, and sliding screen in this context is begging to get jammed with pocket lint or dirt. Also, put the shoulder buttons on the back so your fingers will naturally rest near them; horizontal on the sides is an open invitation to a carpal tunnel class-action suit.

And folks asking for a 1080p resolution on a 5" widescreen display really wouldn't enjoy it. I have a 7" display that runs either 800x480 or 1024x600, so I have a reasonable idea of how the resolutions would look. *Maybe* a 720p display would make sense for a PSP2 (I think it'd still be overdoing it) but all 1080p would add to the handheld game experience is more sticker shock and more battery drain. (And eyestrain for us geezers.)

-- Steve

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dgonchild — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:30:44 MST

That looks really secksy, though I like my Ice Silver PSP Slim's design, that would make a very sexy PSP2. Sony should take note.

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PSN: Lp47 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:22:01 MST

It looks like a blu-ray drive or possibly mini blu-ray discs can go into this model. Wouldnt that be sweet... High Def/Blu-ray on PSP. 1080p Handheld games, Im sure Sony will make it happen.

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CyberSkull — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:21:37 MST

Since the design above doesn't suck, we will never see it in production.

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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:16:51 MST

@GUNDAM-RX-78-2: Personally, I would miss the packaging. I like the way my collection looks on a shelf...and thumbing through the instruction manuals when the publisher actually makes an effort with them.

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nox — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:02:24 MST

@Odin:
you can always do like I did and buy the SD to Memory Stick Duo converter that snaps into the PSP's screw holes
It may make the system a little bigger on one side but it was cheaper than buying the 4 gb Memory Stick Duo at the time

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Heartless1 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:57:41 MST

Who do I have to do what to, to get that thing sometime NOW!

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:56:43 MST

Pretty? Defnitely.
Functional? Not so shure...

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Bleeeee — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:54:16 MST

that would be way too top heavy

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San — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:52:27 MST

OMG it has analog sticks! Finally, ape escape can be played correctly! Wait, this isn't real? Fuck, and i was about to say i wanted this thing. Another dream dangled infront of me before being cruely stripped away by whore concept designers.

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hellodon — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:45:35 MST

That is AWESOME.

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Odin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:33:06 MST

Biggest PSP flaw = Continued use of Memory Stick Duo as a memory format, rather than switching to the nicer (and way way way cheaper) SD memory cards. Still it wouldn't be like Sony if they didn't continue to push their own brand of crappy memory.

As for this concept... looks very slick but the shoulder buttons are horrid and it just doesn't look especially comfortable to hold.

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Glare — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:32:00 MST

OK, I clicked the link and found out that it's not real.

Thoug imagine if SONY had a say in this, it would probably look even sexier.

If SONY plans on doing this, I'd suggest that Nintendo would try and top it (if it isn't copying it right now)

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Glare — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:28:53 MST

That's sexy. Is it real though?

Please let me, is this real? I would get this in a heart beat.

Now, we just need graphics that would match a PS2.5 or more, and I'll pay a pretty penny for this baby.

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SirUrza — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:27:12 MST

I'd buy one but it looks more expensive then the PS3!

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Tiger-Fever — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:23:22 MST

@Jaid: Are you sure you've ever SEEN a gbasp? They look like this: [en.wikipedia.org] . They don't have have huge screens. They aren't sliders. And they're tiny and light. There is too much weight to a PSP, it would pull on your wrists if you only held a part of it.

@Everyone asking for games on Sony Sticks: Pirates love this idea too. Sony not so much.

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Captain Internet — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:05:02 MST

Please......please god. Let this be the PSP II. Maybe they wanted to save it's majestic glory so that we don't get spoiled too fast.

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zeroltl — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:03:33 MST

truly hotness

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Brill — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:55:11 MST

GAMEBOYmicro is still the best.
Serisously though, this thing is sex.
I love sliders. Frankly, I'm not too concerned about "screen protection", and I doubt most people do, otherwise, the iPhone wouldn't be such a hit.

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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:48:38 MST

Now that is sexy!! I don't see a shoulder button being to hard to incorporate but that duel analog sealed the deal. If Sony wont bring this out then someone should!!

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

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Demonbird — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:41:40 MST

Great concept, except with an exposed screen like that I would be afraid to transport it. Perhaps a flip top would be more useful, but that would be seen as less sexy... It also needs to have more BULK. That thing would be incredible uncomfortable to hold and play games on. the original psp was bad enough for that. I hope the psp can finally be pocket ready by 2010...

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Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:38:09 MST

Looks real good, just needs a little more redesigning with the shoulder buttons, plus with the addition of the other PSP buttons below the screen of the original PSP.

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Waka in Japan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:35:25 MST

it's ok to watch movies, but i think whoever made that design, is not a gamer.

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gulyman — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:28:38 MST

The people who made PSP cases are going to make a killing.

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A.K.O.D. — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:28:34 MST

Id pay 3 grands for this if:

1) Drops UMD and base SOLELY on M Sticks (and it should include at least one of 16 gig) but still had that UMD port (just like DS has the gba port too)
2) Had some suberb Resolution
3) Great Speakers
4) Bluetooth and wifi

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StevenRafael — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:26:02 MST

@dowingba:
Agreed. Tone that screen down horizontally, move the shoulder buttons to the top, and maybe add some sort of detachable thin plastic cover.

And screw UMDs. They max out at what, 1.5 gigs? Why not just use 2 gig mem cards for games? They aren't that pricy anymore. Two mem card slots please.

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zanzibarlegend — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:25:01 MST

for a concept. it looks frggin sweet. i asy work around the shoulder button placement, this would be killer!!!

sony buy this concept immediately...lol

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moremeds — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:21:05 MST

scratch magnet..looks ugly ass hell tho.

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Aethyr — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:19:55 MST

@Barf#1: With all of those features, how do you expect number 7 to ever happen? :P

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Onouris — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:12:07 MST

Looks horrible. Top heavy. It's going to want to fall out of your hands all day long.

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seracrux_mk2 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:06:35 MST

looks nice except for the shoulder buttons. I haven't seen a portable handheld design that made me drool yet.

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GUNDAM-RX-78-2 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:05:43 MST

For everyone saying SONY should drop UMD and put every thing on Memory Sticks or A HDD for PSP.

THAT IS A BAD IDEA!

1) Your memory could get curropted.
2) Should Nintendo drop the Cartridges for their Portable consoles also?
3) How would you buy these games?
4) It would'nt be price reasonable for a portable console.(At least right now)
5) Im sure you can think of one...

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BloodStainedVendetta — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:05:34 MST

Whoa, that is sexy as all hell. Make it, Sony!

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ABigSmall — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:03:59 MST

iPhone screen protector's made out of glass. But that terrific scratch protection comes at an increase in weight.

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wearafrown — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:00:59 MST

elbow buttons, that's what.
After the DS i feel all handhelds should have some sort of screen protection, although i hear that the iphone screen is almost scratch proof, so maybe it won't be a must. Anyway, this design is beautiful.

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Shadowmist — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:52:14 MST

Needs a shoulder button fix. Nice that it has two, but it really needs to be in a more accessible location. Otherwise it's pretty slick.

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zerokoolpsx — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:49:56 MST

that design, actually has a right analog stick!! Something that should have been added on the original PSP. It's a neat idea, but Sony didn't innovate enough with their PSP slim. Shame on them.

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zerokenta — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:41:40 MST

That is one of the most beautiful designs I've ever seen. But yeah... poor placement for the shoulder buttons--no good! It should have flip out shoulders in the back when the buttons are revealed. It would be easier to hold this way too!

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Barf#1 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:37:09 MST

Way too big for a portable device but that thing looks really sweet. This is what the PSP 2 really needs.
1. A High Definition Screen with 1080p picture.
2. PS2 and PS1 Playback with HD upscaling.
3. A HUGE internal harddrive so i can actually save more than 1 movie
4. Two, 2, too ANALOUGE STICKS
5. Forget UMD just put a DVD drive in there.
6 Give it insane Processing power and crazy graphics card to make the games better than anything we can see on cosoles.
7. and finally a better price tag.
(after all that i'm sure it costs more than a new car)

Barf#1

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f0cus — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:32:57 MST

Where's the UMD slot???!!!

seriously though, with DS lite style shoulder buttons than would be the hotness!

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Phenom88 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:27:57 MST

Come on Mark, the original DS looked awful. It had to have a big makeover. The PSP didn't nearly have as much to change. What did you want them to do?

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Bellamy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:26:47 MST

All I have to say about this is, the real PSP2 better use an ELD touchscreen.

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logicaldefense — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:21:21 MST

Sony needs to take the plunge. SD cards > Memory Sticks.
they have already switched some of their products to support SD over MS.

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brello — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:13:56 MST

Clamshell and non-dreamcast button layout is all I want in the next PSP. I take borderline OCD-like care of mine and it's still developing small scratches. A glass screen would be just dandy, but based on my Slim's cheapskate materials, that's probably not happening.

This mockup fails, as it's going for form over function. It looks about as ergonomic as an iron maiden. That being said, if they go with the dreamcast controls for their next handheld, everyone on that design team should be fired, rehired, then fired again.

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heero69 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:08:59 MST

looks good for a photoshop render but in terms of functionality, it looks kinda poor...maybe a redesign would help ^_^x

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Deadbolt543 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:07:06 MST

they'd need to ship screen protectors with that thing. Other than that I'd pick it up.

and most likely break it accidentally...

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Jinto — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:02:40 MST

Aside from the shoulder button, hot damn that thing is beautiful! To bad Sony can't take the hint.

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rexor0717 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:00:06 MST

Looks amazing, but those L1/L2 and R1/R2 buttons don't look comfortable.

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AnTi PRO — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:50:15 MST

Meh...more screen to get cracked. Too bad there is nothing worthwhile for the PSP and no hopes to see an expanding game library. Sure you have the Crisis Core, but that's the only thing that has my attention.

AnTi PRO

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armchairnixon — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:44:40 MST

Dual analog = awesome. Shoulder buttons = Not so much. I like it overall, though. I hope this comes to fruition.

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Aethyr — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:43:52 MST

Everything but the shoulder buttons is pure sex.

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relax_guy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:40:27 MST

i'd stomp a baby i didn't know for that... okay, maybe one i did know.

watch out babies... thats all i am saying.

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xanxus — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:32:49 MST

Looks terrible.

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YotaruVegeta — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:24:14 MST

Shoulder buttons? What are those, the shoulders of a linebacker?

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Jaid — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:22:39 MST

OMG people, The design looks almost identical to a GBA SP. Was that so uncomfortable? Remember, you don't HAVE to grip the whole system to play it.

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hevensxj — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:19:44 MST

just make it a touch screen and add Mario into it and you have yourself a new Nintendo Handheld.

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Jason144 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:15:36 MST

Looks nice, but I'd rather have a Slim with dual analog

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SuperMekman — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:11:26 MST

That looks pretty slick

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Candlejack — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:04:01 MST

I'd buy it. Unless it's above £200.

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LX — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:58:54 MST

I find the DS Lite really uncomfortable to use (too small/square), I'd hate to think what my hands would feel like after using this for extended playtime.

The current psp [slim] is decent for use, the biggest problem I have is the location of the analog nub. The directional buttons and face buttons are where my thumbs sit naturally and having the nub below and closer to my hand makes things uncomfortable for extended play sessions.

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kazuya — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:56:41 MST

Interesting, but ergonomically unsound. Thinner controls will be extremely uncomfortable for hands larger than a child's. Thin is desirable only to a certain extent.

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Streeks1984 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:56:19 MST

When is this coming out I will get this on launch day.

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doubtful — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:55:11 MST

Someone should make a whole field of science devoted to comfort, usability, and long-term safe-use to help out these wayward industrial designers.

Maybe it could be called handonomics or comfortology. Obviously something like that doesn't exist or this kind of fanboy fap material would just be laugable.

I guess since such a field of study doesn't exist, I can offer up one piece of advice: look at device, look at hand. If that doesn't help, maybe ID isn't your thing...switch your major to psychology.

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Ciel — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:54:30 MST

I think it needs to be more polished on weight and ergonomics. Looking at it makes me feel uncomfortable for some reason.

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Furu — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:53:43 MST

@Shadowcast: Why fix something that aint broke?

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DashTheHand — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:52:44 MST

The trigger buttons would make my fingers snap and the control seems horribly uncomfortable.

TBH, I'd like something similar to this, with the option to have a full sized PS2/SIXAXIS to plug directly into it. The SIXAXIS already has a USB port, it seems ideal. Maybe have a mounter to connect the screen to the controller itself. I know people will whine that it doesn't fit in their pocket anymore, but I'm one of those people that prefers to put my PSP/DS in a protector case so it doesn't get scratched and dinged up. Then I just throw the case in my bookbag and its fine.

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Shadowcast — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:48:05 MST

@hegemonyhog: The Sixaxis and DS3 still have that problem, so I doubt they'd fix it for the PSP2.

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Black Arts Viper — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:47:23 MST

I hate vertical systems like the old gameboy and gameboy SP. Part of the reason my psp was so appealing to me (aside from the games) was the I adored the design.

As for this design... its kinda meh...

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Vash108 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:45:35 MST

That screen just screams "scratch me!"
But it does look very slick.

Vash108

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Lifewish — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:43:17 MST

looks uncomfortable to play but damn it looks sexy

Lifewish

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t0yrobo — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:42:14 MST

It would be seriously uncomfortable to use that. the controls are to close to the bottom. You'd have to sorta pinch the bottom with your fingers and thumb while holding the rest of it upright. Not fun at all.

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Blah8 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:40:05 MST

Give it at least 2GB internal storage, a touch screen, make it about the same size as the DS is closed, let the screen tilt back, change the L/R buttons so their on top of that small curve behind the base, and move the dual analog sticks up a little higher. Also, kill the UMD format and release games on either SD or MemoryStick Pro Duo. Do all that, call it the PSP2, and you've got a system that will take over the world. I'd go out and buy it today if it was like that... but not for over $200

Blah8

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Chromeo — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:36:57 MST

Odd...most complaints for this redesign are the same complaints I see levied at the current PSP.

I think it looks amazing...DO WANT!

Chromeo

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the-sanguine — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:36:38 MST

i dig it. that woulda been pretty cool except how the hell would you get a good grip on it.

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BPMΣ — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:31:28 MST

@youareivan:
As much as I liked the SP, the original GBA was much more comfortable to hold. Was the lack of an internal lighting solution part of the movement to SP? Of course, but not the only reason. The SP, overall, is smaller than the original, due to the clamshell design. And the switch to a rechargable battery seemed like a good move, too.

For the record, there's four versions of the Wii Remote straps, and one version of the Jacket.
1 - The original strap that was somewhat thin (personally, I never had a problem with it... But I guess that's not the case with everyone)
2 - The strap now uses thicker cords.
3 - A somewhat odd strap, as the plastic bits were shaped differently and lacked Nintendo logos.
4 - The current version. The slider can lock into place so it doesn't move while in use.

---

For all of those who wine that the DS Lite should've been released from the beginning...
I doubt it'd been possible, or as cost effective. Given the amount of size and weight shaved off from the original DS, it probably would've costed more to had released the DS Lite first. Plus, they may not have envisioned it initially, but as a result of customer feedback (i.e. Too big and bulky, poor backlighting, small stylus, and not as "sexy" as the glossy PSP).

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Mav — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:30:40 MST

I would buy the hell out of that.

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White-Sharingan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:27:21 MST

I would so buy that shit in a second, Im a sucker for shiny and buttony things O.O

just make the games cartridge based bitch Sony ;(

or at leas a mini blu-ray disc that can hold 5+gb <3

White-Sharingan

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snakepliskin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:26:54 MST

Although it looks absolutely fantastic i reckon it wouldnt be all that comfortable. I love my psp slim anyways, gonna go get the god of war demo for it tommorow!

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Sailorcancer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:23:36 MST

That design would work more the DS.

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BPMΣ — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:22:43 MST

@Nightshift Nurse: Nursier and Shiftier:
Actually, the processor can be used at full-speed on the older model, too... Everything else is right on the money, though. :)

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Allen750 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:22:21 MST

@Tiger-Fever: Ditto.

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youareivan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:21:19 MST

at the risk of damning my eternal soul and being excommunicated from the church of kotaku i find holding up nintendo as the "standard" for redesign a little questionable.

wasn't the gba redesigned because they didn't include a back lit screen? how many different wrist bands/plastic wii mote sleeves iterations have there been so far? maybe nintendo should be considered the masters of incremental redesign.

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Tiger-Fever — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:10:37 MST

Nope. Looks completely uncomfortable.

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HurricaneDave — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:10:30 MST

If they could make a mock-up showing it as a cellphone/mp3 I would buy it for $600

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Mezodon — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:09:55 MST

@firelogic: Would you rather companies only release one version even if they think they can improve it later on just for the sake of people's feelings? I still have my original red DS because I can't justify $130 for a new one since this one still works fine. By your logic, I should feel cheated because Nintendo released the DS Lite.

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symphony_of_the_night — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:09:18 MST

Looks nice, only that, as a design for something to play with it, is horrendously designed...

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dv8godd — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:09:15 MST

Doesn't look comfortable. But worse still: what's with the sharp-ish edge at the bottom right (probably bottom left) corner sticking up? I mean... I see why it's there (to keep the screen from sliding too low)... but talk about a dumb place to put a "lip". Just what I want... a nice edge to cut into my thumb as I play. And the placement of the shoulder buttons? Sigh.

Note to mockup artists from another interaction designer: form follows function, not the other way around. Looks great... but has some serious usability issues.

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kyosuke9999 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:09:00 MST

PSP needs dual analog sticks BADLY. I already think the screen is beautiful but this thing takes the cake.

If the next psp doesn't use umd, they should make a way to transfer your purchased umd games onto memory sticks to play them on the new version- unless there already is a way to do that.

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Robotube — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:08:13 MST

The flaw is that it would be remarkably topheavy. It would not be comfortable, and your hands would also cramp.

That said, that's a very impressive mock-up. Nice looking work indeed.

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GhaleonUnlimited — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:06:52 MST

How bout a new D-pad/analog if they're going to go through all the trouble.

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aka Bitter — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:06:23 MST

Why not make it look like this(since Sony is already making it):
[gizmodo.com]

Another solution is to leave off the shoulder buttons and analog nub(among tohers) and support the Sixaxis/DS3 via Bluetooth.

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Moonshadow101 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:06:20 MST

Fantastic.

Although, when I saw the first shot, my thought was "Touchscreen-only Iphone style? Go screw yourself."

Okay, maybe not "screw."

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Juha Kangas — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:06:07 MST

I can't say I like that design, looks a lot less pocket friendly than the current. And I prioritize portability over screen-size.

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SupaPhly — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:05:56 MST

it would be a cool concept for a portable pc though

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Mii — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:04:45 MST

ya...that's not going to work.

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SupaPhly — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:04:26 MST

those thing sticking out at the bottom, it looks like it would get irritating for the analogues. and whats with the second analogue stick? wouldnt it have been unfair for the people who own the original psp?

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dirkxxdiggler — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:04:15 MST

Amazing mock up, but you can't play with the analog sticks that low on the slider, they would need to be higher up. Needs to be designed to fit more comfortably in your hands.

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JimmyHACK — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:01:23 MST

"The PSP Slim is alright, but it was a redesign that fell far short from standards we've seen from Nintendo. "

seriously??

PSP Phat was sweet design from the start.... maybe if it started with a horrible design like DS Phat you may have seen a bigger difference with the slim and lite.

But, this render although it has some flaws and obvious wont happen parts... looks damn nice

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WhiskeyJak — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:01:20 MST

@Nightshift Nurse: Nursier and Shiftier: See, the extended battery life and the better load times is good, but I personally don't care about the rest of the improvements on the Slim PSP. What I want is better controls and by that I mean a second joystick, or nub, or whatever it is that Sony calls it. I don't own one and I'm not interested in one until they change the design because I tried it often enough and I don't like its design.

The one presented above, while far from perfect, features two nubs and yes, while only aesthetic, the change of shell makes it "sexy" enough that I would consider buying, while the current model just doesn't do it for me.

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Canadian Impostor — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:59:10 MST

Everyone would love this thing until Sony revealed the price was $800.

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Sugarbloodsuckers — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:58:21 MST

I don't like it. PSP slim 4 life.

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Mark Wilson — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:58:03 MST

@Nightshift Nurse: Nursier and Shiftier: Yeah, I loved it when they doubled processor efficiency and halved the battery life.

The redesign was OK, but it wasn't amazing - especially for a company who knows hardware like Sony. They can do better.

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Strangelove — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:57:36 MST

Wow, that's fucking awesome. If they added a second analog stick to the PSP so you could play FPSs/action games/etc. proper, I'd probably buy one again. Also, would a PSP that thin be able to support a strong-enough charged battery to game for a long enough time? I mean, even the PSP slim has a shorter battery life than the original.

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Haisook — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:53:52 MST

Looks more like an UMPC to me. Besides, how long is the battery life going to last on that huge screen? 5 minutes?

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Rika Aiuchi is SeXXXy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:53:47 MST

Eww. Does that look funky to anybody else?

A few things:
1.Sliding is a no-no. Hinges break, but are easily fixable. Slides Break and most likely the whole unit would be replaced. But I like the Hiding of buttons, but not the size of the device when slid.

2. Analog Sticks. I doubt any portable games would really need two analog sticks. Portable gaming is for gaming on the go, not console replacements.

3. A feature I liked about the original PSP was the Widescreen and high resolution. I know we can't tell the resolutions by mock-ups, but that screen just looks 4:3, or maybe thats just the angle it was shown as.

4. The SHoulder Buttons aren't triggers put just tappers. Thats really hard to do. (Just think about side buttons on your cell. can you press those all day?)

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AntiZERØ — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:53:40 MST

Hello Smudge Marks!!! (And a few Cracked Screens, and Dead Pixels)

Damn...

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ShaggyB — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:53:20 MST

wow, when will sony make something like this......

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Siye — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:53:07 MST

I don't like the screen being unprotected like that at all times. Looks like it would only get scratched up mighty good.

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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:52:53 MST

But as a side I'll agree that the above concept for a PSP redesign is very sexy.

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zenpoet — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:52:51 MST

@Crosswayboy: i am all for people making ergonomic systems and controllers, but seriously, those of us who grew up using the atari joystick, or the NES controller didn't care whether or not it made us feel all happy in the fingers, just that it let us control games that we loved to play.

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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:51:49 MST

@ MARK WILSON: You've really got to look beyond the cosmetic similarities between the old and new PSP models.

Massive internal changes/upgrades made the slim a much more attractive system than its predecessor. Contrast this with Nintendo (which you've seen fit to set as the benchmark) whose upgrades are predominantly cosmetic.

While physically the PSP was only nominally streamlined, it received the benefit of extended battery life, a better placed Wi-Fi switch, more memory (which actually reduces some load times in a few older titles I've tried), a TV out function, an improved d-pad, and the ability to run with the processor uncapped at 333mhz.

Hardly seems like a list worth snubbing just because it doesn't wow us with a drastically different shell.

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WhiskeyJak — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:50:26 MST

It certainly needs a bit of reworking for the underside, with better holding and better shoulder button placement, but as far the the topside goes, I'm sold. At 150$ that is.

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FallenAzrael — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:50:12 MST

My fingers cramp up just looking at it!

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Sparx — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:49:54 MST

I like the idea, make a few changes with screen protection and better shoulder buttons and we have a sale.

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Witzbold — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:48:23 MST

That does not look very comfortable to hold. :x

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Garo — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:47:35 MST

@NeverSage:
3rd. flexi-print behind the screen will break too :(

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JustEaton — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:46:53 MST

Linking to a Weblogs Inc. site? Is that allowed? ;)

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BPMΣ — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:45:36 MST

I think it's a pretty cool concept, if a bit flawed. The "shoulder" buttons look very awkward. And I wonder how, overall, it'd feel holding for extended periods of time.

Plus, I think the clamshell design is better suited for portables than a slider. The biggest plus for a clamshell is it protects the screen without the need for an accessory (granted, having screen protectors are still a good idea).

BPMΣ

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Prophane33 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:44:25 MST

@z357x: I had absolutely no idea what that comment meant until I did a Google search. It sounded like something horribly sexual. So it's pretty much the same thing as a Krystal burger.

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cooler_dood — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:44:24 MST

cool looking but not very comfortable looking, especially the L/R buttons.

good try.

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hegemonyhog — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:44:05 MST

This has the same fundamental issue that makes the current PSP unplayable for me - the analog stick(s) is/are in awful positions.

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-EDGE- — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:43:42 MST

That's not too bad, I'd buy one. Though from that concept I would like to see the D-Pad and Buttons drop a least a CM more.

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Keanu — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:42:37 MST

People REALLY need to look for comfort than these devices that give you hand cramps. They are a pain in the ass for people with huge hands, like myself. I already feel like I'm gonna break the DS lite cause the crap is so small and I can't grip it right. Oh well, those companies will never look at comfort -_-

Also yeah, I loved the L/R buttons as triggers or shoulder buttons... That's kinda how I hold my controller, with the shoulder/trigger buttons.

Keanu

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sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi. — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:42:11 MST

@daizyujin: Not anymore sir. You can add me to your short list of those liking the phat.

That's still a sweet piece of concept art. Drop shoulder 'buttons' in favour of contact strips that detect flesh pressing on them. oh, and add touch screen to it.....so I don't have to stay with the current text input method pls.

sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi.

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NeverSage — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:35 MST

There are two main flaws of the PSP. No second analog stick and a nice screen that's unprotected. This only fixes one problem.

Still, it looks slick

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yoshinatsu — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:18 MST

Yeah, it does LOOK nice, but not practical.
It's fuck1ng huge, and the controls are not even reachable.
PSP Slim is really good. It wasn't the redesign that everyone was expecting, but it was really good.
I think it's how the PSP should have been from the very beginning, THEN having a redesign making it even better.
But Sony didn't have experience in the portable market anyway, so I forgive them, because I believe the PSP is a portable masterpiece. Sony REALLY did a good job that time.

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Kj719 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:12 MST

@Guild_Navigator: If it includes bluetooth, you can just use the Dual Shock 3 wirelessly :o)

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nxp3 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:40:58 MST

That looks nice and all...but I rather hold the psp slim playing than that thing. It looks uncomfortable. I mean if you were an iphone user you might like it...but not us gamers.

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7ucky — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:40:41 MST

damn, that might actually look sexy enough to convince me to finally get a PSP. But what about those shoulder buttons...?

...And the lack of games I care about? (maybe there are some, but I'm not a huge portable gamer anyway)

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jasongw — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:40:31 MST

OK, that is:
a) BUTT UGLY,
b) A broken screen waiting to happen

Besides, I already have one PSP paperweight, why should I buy another?

jasongw

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foamking — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:40:17 MST

Looks good, but I can see myself snapping it in half within the first level of GoW CoO. Needs a thicker body, better shoulder buttons, touch-screen capabilities (SE's new X1 phone) and NO SLIDE SCREEN!

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Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live. — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:40:06 MST

am I the only one that hates the analog sticks on the dual shock/six axis? copying the design for a portable is...well...how shall we say...fucking retarded. My thumbs cramp from using the analog numb on the current PSP sometimes. How about making a unit that is comfortable to hold?

It is nice to look at but what's the point if it hurts to play it? Or would it be better to say, what's the point if it's pretty to look at but doesn't function?

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

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Kj719 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:40:03 MST

I like it. The addition of dual analog sticks is cool, and being able to "close" it for watching movies and listening to music is welcomed.

If it could include a touchscreen (and if the button layout isn't too cramped), it would be an almost perfect portable.

Kj719

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Fallible — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:39:57 MST

The PSP doesn't have much first person shooters and so I don't really have any problems with the 'shoulder' buttons being vertical - providing the thing doesn't weigh much.

I would totally buy it anyway.

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johnhummel — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:39:54 MST

I rather like it - there are some problems with the shoulder buttons, but this easily solves the dual analog stick issue.

I'd buy it.

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PapaBear434 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:39:24 MST

That thing makes me drool. You could easily develop what is essentially a pocket computer. Add some online connectivity, a nice stylus, and maybe some free lint free cleaning pads for the inevitable finger prints, I'd be sold.

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FusionHype — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:38:47 MST

@Crosswayboy: Who ever said the iPhone was sexy?

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Guild_Navigator — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:38:39 MST

Why can't they just put controller ports on the thing so I can just use a PS3 controller? That sure would be nice.

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invadrzim — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:38:01 MST

i couldn't stand to play 2 minutes on that thing. who ever did it is a really good graphic artist (it looks all shiny and real) but should never, ever, ever design game systems. thats just...a horrible design

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NoFunShogun — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:37:15 MST

That does look really nice, but not at all practical. The controls look about as small as the Game Boy Micro's, I can't imagine how small the shoulder buttons are, and I'm not at all comfortable with such a large, fully exposed screen. I'm far too used to my cellphone and my DS, with their thankful flip covers. Expensive screen exposed to anything and everything at all times, like with my iPod Classic, still scare the **** out of me.

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elementary — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:37:02 MST

Clamshell design would make more sense. It would give just as much "visual real estate per pocket-filling inch," but would also protect the screen.

The DS is more portable than the PSP for the simple fact that it can be stuffed anywhere. God-forbid the PSP finds its way into the same pocket as your keys.

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Smash_Bro — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:36:56 MST

That design looks like it would work better as a portable DVD player, not something you need to have your hands on for any amount of time.

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KreacherOfBloodandRank — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:36:52 MST

I can see breaking that thing in my first fit of fighting game rage. Things with sliders are just begging to be snapped in twain.

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Winterbringer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:36:43 MST

I still hate those nub sticks.

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Zeag — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:36:22 MST

Best. Mockup. EVER.

I would totally buy a PSP for the third time if they'd release one in that format. That looks ideal to watch movie too.

Zeag

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Bluejuan85 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:36:20 MST

That looks awesome but like Garo said it really needs some protection on the screen.

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comedy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:35:56 MST

@Crosswayboy: here here (or is it hear hear?)... i'm sick and tired of apple's cynical 'style'.
i think the psp is ok, just that the nub makes my thumb sore

comedy

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:35:36 MST

Also, what the hell is Portable about that??

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vaterunser — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:35:25 MST

I don't think this would be any more uncomfortable than the original GameBoy or GBA SP...
The design's awesome, I'd buy that

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Digitalguardian — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:35:17 MST

So do you even want a portable game console? Just get an iPhone Mark, that has more screen real estate than the PSP.

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z357x — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:35:12 MST

Is that a really well done render or is it a physical mock-up?

Awesome concept. I love sliders. Now I want to go get a sack of ten.

But seriously, my phone is a slider. The Moto RIZR to be exact. I kinda hate Motorola but it's a pretty phone, better than the RAZR or KRZR... stupid stupid names...

z357x

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J-LI-L-i-LI-S — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:35:06 MST

Change the shoulder buttons and you've got me sold!

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:35:04 MST

That looks horrible to play on

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goldwings — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:33:52 MST

I was thinking about something like this. Talk about odd.

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comedy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:33:07 MST

my thumbs are sore just looking at those buttons.

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syl1985 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:33:05 MST

It would break, it would be 5,000,000$

Doesn't seem that good to me, and those analog sticks.. eeeuurrghhhhh.

I really need to pick up a PSP slim soon...

syl1985

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Fyren — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:32:59 MST

If it ever sees production, this thing looks like it will cost a fortune. I mean the PSP debuted at 250?.

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fanty — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:32:55 MST

I feel like it looks like a gameboy with flip-out ability. Not that looking like a Gameboy is a bad thing...just my initial impression

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firelogic — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:32:45 MST

Redesign standards set by Nintendo? So what Sony should have done was release a butt-ugly PSP and then release what they should have originally released so everyone can re-buy what's essentially the same product. The PSP is already a slick machine, how much more improvement can you make without alienating the original PSP owners? i.e. adding a second analog stick.

firelogic

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CHU BOI — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:32:21 MST

Wow. Nice. Better than the real thing, know why?

...Dual Analog Sticks.

CHU BOI

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Pinguin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:32:20 MST

Too big for my pocket.

@Garo: and screaming really loud

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Hills — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:32:08 MST

Id buy 1.

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dowingba — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:32:04 MST

I don't think they'd "redesign" the PSP to be in a different aspect ratio than it is now. But maybe I'm just too much of a realist.

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Crosswayboy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:31:37 MST

Looks uncomfortable for long play sessions. Also, how long will it be before the iPhone style is no longer the definition of sexy?

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MGSPODAOMAO — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:31:06 MST

You'd need a wicked good case for that thing...

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TheRemedy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:30:40 MST

I think it's horrendous, and I can picture my hands getting cramped very easilly.

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ABigSmall — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:30:28 MST

Didn't iRiver release something like this?

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daizyujin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:29:36 MST

I really didn't mind Sony's redesign. The system already looked very nice and works fine. Why change something that works? Of course I am the only person I know that likes the original DS better than the Lite (sans the screens that is). Still while this LOOKS nice, it sure don't look all that comfortable.

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Rurik — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:29:28 MST

I would buy that in a second. the only issue I see is that the L's and R's are vertical on the side and not horizontal on the top.

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Garo — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:29:14 MST

Not good... the screen is screaming for protection!

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Shinamano — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:29:02 MST

Nice.

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Seruza — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:28:54 MST

It looks more expensive than a PS3.

Seruza