We hear things. Somtimes we tell you about them, but sometimes we can't just be all "Hey we heard this thing." Back in March, we heard some things about Sony's next PlayStation Portable, and we put it in a video discussion feature. Here's what we heard:
We heard it was internally being called "PSP Go!", and that Sony was already showing it off to potential developers and business-types. We also heard the unit would be small, about the size of a Blackberry, and would come in two flavors -- one with 8 GB of internal memory, and one with 16 GB of internal memory. You'd need that memory, of course, because the PSP Go! will have no UMD drive.
Games would be available digitally only, something Sony has recently been testing with the upcoming release of Patapon 2. The PlayStation Store would obviously play a huge role in shaping the system, as all software would have to be available digitally. With that in mind, we heard that Sony had planned to have over 100 classic PSP titles (former UMD releases) would be available on the store at launch. We also heard that Sony was keen to capitalize on not only the portable movie and television market, but also the music space; think iTunes, but with a Sony flavor.
Well, it appears the folks at 1UP have heard (mostly) the same thing, and now they're talking about it. Sony, of course, is quick with the "no comment." 1UP have heard it would be available this fall, something our own sources couldn't confirm.
Rumors are, of course, only rumors. And until Sony decides to show something to the public (perhaps at E3?), they'll remain as such. If we can dig up any new details before then, we'll be sure to let you know. And we won't make you watch a video of us ranting about stuff just to get them. Promise.
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8:46 PM on 04.28.2009
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You guys are so in the know :D
Though, it would be nice if it included an UMD/memory stick for the original PSP, so that you could copy UMD data onto a card that the PSP Go! could read. That would be a lot easier for many people to swallow as opposed to having shell out more money on not only a new system but the games they already paid for.
Atari might not publish any more retail titles after their next big one (can you figure out which one?)... if even that. Also, Golobulus engineered the swine flu in a laboratory on the orders of Cobra Commander.
And set amounts of gigs? No.
Digital Distro sucks hard, rendering your purchase valueless.
Hope they can sell a lot in the first two months before it's hacked. I can only speak for myself, but the main reason I haven't hacked my PSP yet is that I like UMDs and cases...I like having a collection on my wall ad I like selling games I don't play anymore for new ones.
At best, the stick could be used for mapping buttons, ala how the current stick is used for PS1 titles.
Kinneas123, how are your UMD-discs suddenly useles if you cant use them on the next PSP? Nobody is forcing you to sell your old one.
They could just set it up as alternate control schemes. One set with both sticks, available to the new PSP owners, and another without, for the old ones. The dual analog controls could black out or something on the old ones so they can't be selected.
This is how I feel. I don't have a problem with buying the $5 games on the iphone, but I don't want to start buying $40 games digital only.
I guess that doing the same thing for the PSP wouldn't be so far a cry. Sure, the Dual Shock had some function with older titles, just that the original controller was not as applicable to future titles. Same thing with the DSi using the camera in some games and having that feature locked on old DSes, though eventually I'm sure there will be a DSi-only game (outside of DSiWare).
I'm blathering on, but yeah. If this thing is gonna be Blackberry-sized, tiiiiiiiiiny screen!