Yeah First Post.
Nice design

i think that that consol will be uncumfy when you hold it :S

if some of this is true, it fails epicly.
mostly the controls,and the ipod touch-esque price plan

also first post fails

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAT BUILT IN MEMORY SONY U BETTER FING GET UR SHIT STRAIGHT AND PUT REMOVABLE MEMORY BECAUSE I HAVE UR GOD DAMN MEM STICKS AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SLOT FOR THAT AND SOON IM GETTING AN IPHONE SONY SO F U IF THIS IS TRUE WHICH IM HOPING ITS NOT BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL PSP WAS THE BEST SO FAR at least in my opinion :P anyways i have the white psp giga pack with region changed to ntsc for everything = pwnage so honestly i think im not getting this psp i mean come on how many games can u hold on this my psp phat can hold more isos on a memory stick if i buy a bigger mem stick (dual micro sd slots PWNAGE) anyways sony this is not looking to good for psp owners of right now tisk tisk tisk sony … sorry for the long rant

This release goes to show me two things:

A: I am a consumer whore and will most certainly be buying one.

B: Looking forward to see how all of our beloved PSP-Scene Coders/Hackers handle this thing. Its going to be a Pirating Monster with the ability to DL ISO’s that we already have our meaty palms on!!

-Saikoro

… I’m trying to find a fucking point for this thing. Anyone want to give me a reason that Sony would putting out something so damn watered down than what we already have just to make the screen fucking slide?

Where’s the point? Just for cosmetics? This is so worthless…

need to wait for more specs. cant really say anyhting now except how it looks if thats actually it

lmao sony is trying to lure people in by saying gt mobile is coming out for psp at launch, isnt that what they did for psp1?! Im not holding my breath, this psp better be faster than the iphone or i wont be buying it.

wooooooo i’m drooling

The only thing im whorry is if thes PSP well have exclusive games that well only work on are becouse if not is not iven worht buying. Come one it start to be slim, than they had a mic, if now is just becouse of the screen then is not worht it. If the Games still work wethe the old PHATY then all they whant is to makes spend money.

sounds weak, and you wont be able to hack it for a while

This sucks azz. One joystick I will stick with the older psp’s. sony will make no money with one joystick again. STUPID

the only reason i was going to buy it was for the second analog nub so this is pointless imo. no REAL to buy it other than it slides

I love how a bunch of people with no knowledge of how business works and no statistics on consumer demand other than their own dumbass opinions come to this site and confidently predict the financial success or failure of a product they haven’t even see more than a mock-up of.

Well, hopefully this rumor is just a rumor.
I honestly hope Sony doesn’t make the wrong choice and leave out a LONG OVERDUED 2nd analog stick and touch-screen capabilities. The sliding screen is useless without touch nd ur gonna have 2 open the psp everytime just 2 move through options; that would b plain stupid!
Here’s hoping for a successful new PSP model.

wtf, whats the point of the sliding screen then?

i thought they would add something to that extra space, instead they are just relocating the buttons?

not only that but now it seems a lot more uncomfortable to hold and play with it

seriously, whats the point? is it only because it looks cool?

lol that psp is phail (the fake image), why did sony put the triggers way the hell up there and why isnt it playing Killzone 2, the gfx pwn that little game there showing it running :p

Lol at sliding screen.

Just another stupid thing to make the lcd stop working.

I wonder if sony really reads/sees what costumers want.

Only one analog stick = fail.

I will not be buy this.

- Note: the PSP depicted above is not an actual “PSP2″, “PSP-4000″, or “PSP Go!” -

I saw this article last night. I still think its all speculation, Plus this design is STILL just done by Photoshop.

The only benefit I see with a sliding screen is maybe they can have an even BIGGER screen.

It seems like they are still going to try and make the games cross platformed (1000,2000, 3000) with only including 1 nub. But, idk what they will do with the touch screen…

They could make it so older games are still able to be played on the newer system like Nintendo does. But again, with all these new games and titles coming to the PSP this year I don’t see why they would sink so much money into an older PSP if they are just going to release another PSP so soon.

Just my speculation,
PSP 4000 (PSP2):
-Sliding Screen
-Camera and Mic
-No UMD

Thats all that will be different.
I would love to also see 2 nubs and L2 R2. But I don’t see it happening.

Let’s hope when the new one comes out the improvements make it worth a purchase. Until then, it’s all speculation.

Hopefully it comes with touch screen ,so that they can emulate DS game and destroy nintendo. . arr sony so genius

If it does come out, don’t expect it to be hacked for a long ass time if at all.

fail fail fail, seriously sony ur down at bottom cause ur ignore us fans, ive got the psp 1000,3000 but to strip us of the umd is just a slap in the face, to not include a 2nd thumbstick is what everybodys been wanting aka what would have made it a true playstation portable

have any of you ever thougth it might be like the sony mylo? and have you realized that this sliding configuration would make the screen bigger?

i lost hope in sony. to think that they can make something and make more money out of people. i was a big sony fan, but i quit last year!

FAKE!!!!! it would be hard to try and press the L+R buttons when we want to press them when we are pressing the d-pad or X [] O and /\ buttons

let the hacking began mutha fucka! bring it sony ur bitch hahaha u failed b4 with 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PSP’S…couse there dumb.and as 4 the title? FUCK PSP go!
and as 4 ps3? keep waiting 4 an exploit..

let the hacking began this fall. !!!

hmmm a sliding screen? up and down or left and right like the other concept pic? would it have a touchscreen like an ipod cus that would be sick! imagine tha hacks for it (possibly)

“the new system will not have a second analog stick”

I’ve lost interest already.

Seriously don’t people read anything before posting “FAKE” & “FAIL”, etc?

FINE PRINT =

Note: the PSP depicted above is not an actual “PSP2″, “PSP-4000″, or “PSP Go!” photo.

I will not be getting this unless it has a second analog nub.

the mock-up looks like sony’s mylo.

Stop looking at cosmetics and think what specs it will have, 2 GHZ cpu? 1gb GPU ram? maybe 2gb ram? that would be sick, maybe not possible without having a 50 lb battery, but sick, screw the cosmetics, give me a fcking atari joystick with one button, but give me raw power behind it

Man, it sounds sweet to have built in memory, and it be great to have a new design. But crap, I really don’t think they’ll be able to hack it.
The PSP-3000 tiff exploit took months to find, and even at that they still haven’t got it down, its still in development.
But only time will tell, just can’t wait to see some new games come out :D

no 2nd analog=no buy

This does bring up many speculations on how the system will look providing the sources information is correct. We all knew about the slide screen being incorperated into the PSP2, however, the benefits of it is whats getting everyone worried. Pros for the slide screen I’d say is movies and music. If Sony will utilize a bigger screen, then viewing movies on the go will indeed look great especially since my job requires me to travel and I can comfortably watch something on the plane. As for music, with all the 3rd party accessories that will follow launch, mounting the system my give it a stylish look when hanging with friends, drinking a few beers, or playing some cards together. How about protecting the screen though? Keeping it clean? We all dropped our PSP at least once in its life and either they break right away, or you’ll get away and nothing will happen. Is this flip design going to hurt in the event we drop our system? Will there be covers that will protect it securly enough to withstand a drop or two at least?

Controls: Everyone will love to have the dual analog, no questions asked. The more important question though is the placement of buttons. Will the controls be comfortable enough for those with big or small hands? Will we be needing an accessory to extend the grip or will Sony provide a better layout? I don’t enjoy the slim PSP much mainly because my hands are big and if I want to play something for an extended period of time, I am pretty much sh*t out of luck thanks to cramping. My PSP-1000 however, I certainly get more playing time when the charger isn’t acting up (it has been through a lot).

Options/OS: Will Sony incorperate a new OS for us to view when we turn on our PSP2? Will there be better options for customization or will we need to rely on hacking methods to better accomodate our needs? Is Sony going to implement more programs such as Skype and, hopefully, an IM program from the go or will we need to wait another 2yrs before we receive such blessings?

Games: My biggest concern is in no way the dual analog or buying memorysticks. My number one concern is will Sony attempt to make us purchase the SAME game in order to play it on the PSP2 or will we have to stick to UMD’s on the original PSP? Will Sony incorporate an option to transfer said game to a memorystick from the PSP (via firmware upgrade) and play on the PSP2? Will the PSP games be compatible period on the PSP2 in some way?

E3 will be our only reliable source of information, but til then, we can only speculate on what is to come.

Dogshit.

No second analog stick =’s no purchase.

Its bad that i saw this thing and the first thing i started thinking about was how hackable it is. lol

It’s just speculation. Nothing but. I’m so pissed with the is it? is it not a rumour? shit. There is literally no point in arguing about anything like this.

Wait patiently for the PSP2 (if it even exists!) to come out and wait again for it to be replaced with something better.
Do you honestly think Sony is really listening each and every opinion? Is there an employee from Sony scouting forums for opinions? No. There’s probably some market research where they take 5 or 10 people in a room and test the product. Sony is a corporation much like Microsoft. It isn’t like GNU freeware where people take your opinions via mailing lists and bug reports, its a quick and simple solution, so expect the PSP2 to lack many many things u ask for. Hell, they’ll probably release more firmware updates until they’re blue in the face.

Just wait. If it comes, it comes, if not who the fuck cares? That’s the way technology is. I can think of many flaws and improvements I would love to see on devices, hardware and software, but many of those “ideas” don’t get implemented.
What if the PSP had a touchscreen…What if? What if the Pope had tentacles? hmmm….

Its up to Sony to listen. Its they’re product they can do whatever they want with it. The consumer, naturally, is restricted…but of course, there are hacks.

Good point about the umd’s. What do you do with the ones you have already ? I wouldn’t want to re-buy my games !

WTF? Why does Sony need to make some new shit when I`ve just bought PSP-3000…
HATE IT!!

aren’t the L and R triggers in a bad spot unless u can lock the sliding feature because the psp would close all time?

Shhweet, I want one!

No umd is crazy what about ppl who have no net access??? ill stick with my psp 1000 & 2000

I didnt think they were bothering with psp 4000,2,go! because they came up with psp controlled car with camera init.

i spent tonnes on umds and now i will have to rebuy for non umd psp. but it will be smaller lighter and hopefully not have trouble updating when broken.

instead of psp i might go for a pandora if it ever comes out

OK this is starting to piss me off.

sony WILL NOT, and should not, include a second analog.

not until an actually psp2 at least.

a second stick would change too much and wouldnt be able to be used, in order to keep compatibility with the older PSP’s.

think about it, a new game is made with dual stick support. will it work on older models? not without coding an entire new cotrol scheme.

and its not like old games will work with it.

on a seperate note, i personally belive will sell, seperatly of course (gotta majke a profit), a external drive for the psp. this will either a. dump UMD’s or b. Let PSN know you own the game, giving you the download.

if choice a., i belive sony even may continue making UMDS, just for compatibility (fuck spelling)
if b. im thinking possibly satelite psn acces?? just an idea

idk, well see at E3

(long post!)

Geez!!!!!! FULL of Babies whining for a 2nd analog stick!!! what use will it be for the old games??
besides there will be bias for the people who have 2 analog sticks they will most likely perform better but SONY might know it and not incorporate it becuase of you desperate whining just live with it!!!!!

And if there was 2 analog nubs they will most likely limit it to new games not old ones

hey guy’s out there have you seen the new console. yeah new its xbox portable and its better than fucking sony psp 3000

Woah! A Sliding one?!
That would cause pain to use.
Imagining holding it, the R and L shoulder are FAR from the other buttons!
It would require stretch of your hand to reach R and L..
But I’ll wait for E3, i know this is NOT final.

hmmmm Im glad that the picture shown isnt the actual system…The whole point of the flip screen was to have a larger screen in comparison yet maintain the body size of the slim… as far as ergonomics goes I think Id rather have the original style body. If Sony was smart they would release a slim with no UMD drive bring back the IR add bluetooth use the flip area for a keyboard and have Ericson step in and give us some celly hardware.

-TKG

Man Im not gonna by it if it doesnt have dual joysticks

Mango The old games would stay the same and still work with the configuration but if there is dual any new games that come out would have dual joystick playability. For example coded arms you can change the controls of it use the joystick or pad. But playing with the pad sucks ALOT!

Was this redesign really necessary? I know they’re trying to hold of the DSi, but there doesn’t seem to be anything there of much appeal. At least with the DSi, they bumped up the RAM and processor speed (although that’s not useful until someone decides to use it).

If this doesn’t have any increased specs, I don’t see any reason to purchase. My Slim will work just fine.

FUCK U SONY, AGAIN!!!!!

i’ll be hacking and pirating all ur shit, until u give consumers what they ask for.

1.Dual Analogs
2.Keypad(as promised since early 2007)
3.Better Hardware (More Speed/Ram)

I just wish MICROSOFT comes out with It’s own HandHeld. Then Iphone,DS,AND SPECIALLY SONY, will all slowly just be a thing of the past.

Once again, FUCK U SONY!!!!!!

Aha 100th comment.

Better than buying 16gb pro duo which cost another 120$

This sucks man, what a disappointment! no dual analog! Its gonna be way awkward to use the shoulder buttons! Its will probably slam shut and pinch your thumbs when your mashing! Memory Stick compatible? Better BE! If I wanted an IPhone I’d buy one dammit. PSP GO, COME ON.
I WANT A PSP 2, AND THIS IS NOT IT!!I’m sticking with my silver slim 2000

This will be by far the best handheld if it had:
Touch Screen
2nd Analog Nub
Instant Messenger
A decent Internet Browser (were you can actually watch videos)
A Camera
100% User Customization (such as allowing consumers to edit the user interface without hacking)
32 gigs of Hard-drive space
Psp Transfer (transfer your umds to the 4000 from your old psp)
Memory Stick Port
Slide Screen

To bad sony probably will only accomplish 1 or 2 of these…. LIFE CHANGING EPIC FAIL

We’re all specualting, what the hell’s the price gonna be is all im wonderin

Yeah, it’s bullshite. For the simple reason that such disign makes its so that, no humanly creature is able to reach the trigger buttons while keeping a thumb on either the d-pad or the action buttons.

u know what? i was just looking at the original source a playstation lifestyle and there “mockup” looks EXACTLY like the mylo they just came out with just with the d-pad and other buttons on it…the mylo looks like what the psp should have had looked like in this reease…but with the buttons and 2 analog sticks

i HOPE SONY DOES release a piece of shit like that mock-up pic.

Only people that will spend money on that crap , will be parents whos kids ask for it.

Then, when kids realize the same things we do, game sales will plummit,(then they cant blame PIRACY)

Whats the use of spending $30-$60 on a game that can’t be enjoyed because SONY didn’t listen to consumers?

FUCK ‘EM

The fact that they are getting rid of that power sucking, slow as hell UMD drive is great. The only thing that might be a problem is if Sony makes all games new and old only for download. Even though this is the 21st century there are actually people who still don’t have an internet connection. Has anyone heard if Sony is using some proprietary cartridge format like the DS for software(oops did I say that)?

FUCK that mock up looks GAY!

THAT IS STUPID

NO DUAL ANALOG? AAAAAAAARRRRGH

NOW I’m NEVER BUYING “PSP GO!”

I’d rather use a backup to play on my slim, since my UMD’s broken

Ok, I’ve grown bored with posting inflammatory shit.

In 10 years, we’re going to look at analog sticks and slider screens like we look back on rotary knobs and Nixie tubes today.

Moral? This looks like trendy bullshit now. Assuming this image is remotely accurate, which it obviously isn’t, guess what? We’ll have fun with the unit. We’ll have fun hacking it. We’ll have fun “outsmarting” Sony with their firmware updates. And when something new comes out, we’ll have fun with it as well. It’ll appear to be a challenge, then some Swedish or Chinese kid will hack the living shit out of it.

So what? Nothing to be said that wasn’t said about the Slim, PSP 3000 or any other console. Sit back, relax, and see what happens.

Everyone that keeps bitchin about this seriously needs to SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!! No one gives a fucking shit about your fucking stupidass comments. One thing is for sure, a shit load of people that already own PSPs will buy this, and a fuck of a lot more that don;t have one will. And for your fucking information dumbasses, the fucking tax dollars need to be spent somehow. That’s how capitalism work fucktards.

BTW, that concept looks pretty nice (I might buy one). And for those of you that are complaining about it not having dual analogs, if you actually went and read the last thing about this, it said it will most likely feature dual analogs.

SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST FUCKING STUPID!!!!!!

why does everyone want a second analog stick? it wouldn’t be too hard to include one, or even make games that would use it. but the problem is that all these new games that use the second analog stick wouldn’t work on the psp 1000/2000/3000 at all.

i could easily be wrong about this, and the new psp could be on a whole new level (like the ps3) where the new games would be so good, that you would actually pay for a second console. but this would probably piss off alot of people because the amount psp 1000/2000/3000 games released would slowly decrease (similar to gameboy advance)

So,does this mean that when ‘this’ is out,Sony will stop the UMD thingy?
Which will eventually end the hacking right?So will the “new” games from the PSP Store be also in iso format?I mean can I a slim PSP(2000) holder find the new games online to download?

Because I seriously don’t think I’ll be buying any more PSPs if it’s possible to play the games on this one(which I don’t think is the best work but is fine for now),the new ones I mean.

NOTE:This is my 1st time posting here so if there’s any goofy mistake or some remark please go easy on me man-eating critics! :P

Piece of shit!! How am I gonna press the L and R button?!?! they’re too high!

how long do your fingers need to be, if you are to reach the L and R button??
this looks like a fake

did i read that right? it’s going to have 8-16 GIGS of flash memory O_O?

This thing is nonsense an all of you guys is been trick ny sony yes new psp but do you think there no reasom why they are releasing this they will release new psp to stop piracy theywill make it downloadable games like we are having in ps3 psn no iso no umd it wont be hacked it will have a advance security look what happen to 3000 i know we all waiting for the tiff exploit coming out soon but look how long its been not release know why because it difficult to hack now this time sony is releasing a more perfect unhackable psp well fuck you sony no one will buy this piece of shit i will stay with my hackable psp 2000 and look more on ebay well i have 3 reserve slim 2000 but my old one still perfectly new this new psp2 wont have anything but sony benefits for sure this wont be hack because now sony is thinking how will take out the piracy to us hahahaa no way we will stick to our Golden psp slim 2000 not on this piece of trash that will be unhackable!!!!! i know they will put the same security that they put on ps3 oooppss sony that aint gonna work we wont buy this new stuff

FUKIN GAY NO FRIGGIN 2 Analog sticks

Nothing is unhackable. It took a while for those responsible to hack the 1000. the first battery exploit was not the most convient either because it involved alot of extra hardware. The point is they found a way. Give it time, some one will find a way to get past the barriers.

Its pretty safe to assume it won’t look like this. I’ll buy it as long as they don’t sacrifice ergonomics, no scanline issues, and full screen TV conectivity.

My biggest concern is the software. There are going to be people who are going to want this and not have to worry about things like a computer or a wifi connection. They are going want to buy the unit and want to browse the games in a store and not on a computer. I don’t know about other people, but I would want to have unlimited access to the software like our older handhelds, and not have to worry about accessing a server everytime I want to play a different game. Knowing Sony, they will find a way to keep us from backing it up to our computer or will make it so it only works for that PSP. Granted there will be an internal flash but, if it’s full you either have to delete it and install another one. Yes, this is how we currently do it with our hacked slim or phats, but most have immediate access to that software be it ISO or UMD. I guess we won’t know until it is released.
Commence the flaming

Faulty design, you can’t reach the R and L buttons when the PSP would be extended. Epic fail for believing this one.

The design is shit and looks uncomfortable to hold wtf no dual analog stick

not again… -_____-

“(Gran Turismo Mobile is said to be one of the premier launch titles)”

Yeah right, you wont get me with that this time.
FUCK YOU Polyphony Digital!

stick with your homebrew enabled psp-2000 and get the pandora instead >.>.. i must say i would be terribly tempted to shell out up to 250 clams for this thing.. if it has gps and cam.. and 16 gb hd… and touchscreen.. and accelerometer and it came with a game.. and it still has removable media… and if it had that cool whatever it is that blu-ray discs have to keep them from scratching on its screen.. then i would pay… maybe… $250.. it better have a mic aswell

I’d really like two analog sticks.

Does anyone else think that the shoulder buttons look completely rediculous? I think they’d have to move them to the back part of the device, otherwise it’d be one hell of a stretch if they’re the way in image!!!

lol if I press the L and R buttons at the same time I probably slide down the upper part and close the psp, this design is not very consistent

Hopefully it will be a flip screen that way the screen wont get scratched. As far as the built in memory it will probably only be usable for psn downloads…unless someone can hack it.

well, at least the use of the umds are gone
but downloading games from sony??
hmmm…….

I feel like the photo is not real as the L and R button are too high for user when playing game…..

The design looks shit and sliding LCD WTF??? What is Sony thinking??? I’m sticking to my PSP Slim 2000. This is the best handheld game device. Just load pirated ISO games, pirated psx games, pirated emulated games, damn it rules!

16 GB this is perfect if it could be hacked