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Another PSP model is in the works, but don't get your hopes up
10:58 AM on 08.14.2008, Jordan Grim Devore 16 comments

Another PSP model is in the works, but don't get your hopes up photo
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According to the FCC, Sony is planning on rolling out another PlayStation Portable model. If you were hoping for a sexy new redesign on par with the shift from the original PSP to the Slim, I'm sorry to disappoint, but this isn't it.

The PSP-3001 looks no different physically from the Slim, but it's been assumed that there will be major changes made to the inner parts in an effort to lower production costs and stop piracy.

Seeing as how being able to run homebrew games and applications is one of the major draws to the PSP, it might be wise to wait and see how this new model turns out before you get overly excited.

Then again, who's to say another team won't be able to exploit the PSP-3001?

[Via Gizmodo]


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Bizznet's Avatar
Bizznet at 08/14/2008 11:15
Way to go above and beyond there, Sony.

FAIL.
the_real_one's Avatar
the_real_one at 08/14/2008 11:46
man! i still have the original....
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killias2 at 08/14/2008 11:56
I just bought a Slim about a month ago or so. However, unless this has a second analog (which it appears to not), a hard drive of some sort (which is sort of a minor concern anymore), or some major new features, I really don't care.

If it was just made to reduce piracy, haha, I'm happy I bought one when I did.
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Alexradl at 08/14/2008 12:07
Where's my second analog stick? :(
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JiR INC at 08/14/2008 12:30
fat psps ftw but the FF crisis core slim psp look fantasic, i wonder what gimicks are gonna be on the new style of psp?
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FrogWhoIsFinal at 08/14/2008 12:43
If you can play PSP games on it, it can be hacked. Seriously Sony. When are you going to realize that the only way to permanently stop hacking is to release an update which bricks PSPs.
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dephect at 08/14/2008 13:17
Still rolling with my psp phat, even know the damn screen (just the case) is cracked. I seriously need to get a new case for it lol.
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groebo at 08/14/2008 13:53
..|.. you sony for trying to make me carry around your stupid little discs that you love so much... how about focusing on releasing games on memory sticks instead of stupid, useless and noisy discs...

I just LOVE using media invented in the 1960s... assholes
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killsmooth at 08/14/2008 14:29
Nothing can stop team M33 or Dark AleX, so I am not worried.
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Holiday at 08/14/2008 19:19
I want my PSP phone already.
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Phyraks at 08/14/2008 20:03
Well I must be the only one, but I actually like having games on a UMD compared to the Nintendo DS cartridges. For one thing I hate having the cartridges be so ridiculously small, I've come close to losing a few games because of how small and easy to lose they are. Plus in order for companies to put their games on a memory stick with a storage size equivalent to the UMD it'd be a much higher production cost...and then of course there's the issue that games on a memory stick would be far easier to pirate. I honestly don't blame Sony for sticking with the UMD format.
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ajaxender at 08/14/2008 23:48
If this is really just to stop piracy, i wish sony would stop wasting the money and effort and put it into game development...
2 reasons here - as you say, homebrew is a huge drawcard for the psp, just for emulation of older systems, let alone anything else. Second reason is, pirates ALWAYS find a way... i bet a lot of them dont do it to play pirated games, they do it for the challenge... either way, anti-piracy gets broken eventually.

Although, other rumors talk about adding an internal harddrive, which is a great idea, particularly if you can augment that with memory sticks still.
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diamonds at 08/15/2008 05:03
Maybe Sony should start thinking of ways to stop people from wanting homebrew instead of preventing it. They create these awesome game systems but they totally ignore their potential.
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GaveUpTomorrow at 08/16/2008 12:06
@groebo : Yes, lets make every game download content instead of on disks...>NOT. Goodbye sales to games, as Sony will control the price for all games. Goodbye second hand games. I own 112 UMD games, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I love my PSP, I love the games created for it, and I love the game format. Making games downloadable just isn't a good idea, unless they are the cheap/short game for $5-$10...but full length games, no.
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