PSP2 features confirmed, coming this Christmas?


Recommended Posts

PSP2 features confirmed, coming this Christmas?

Filed under News on Mar 13, 2006

Following PSP World's exclusive report last month, Ain't It Cool News says that it has confirmed the PSP2 features and says that it will be released around Christmas this year. The site reports: "Seems Sony?s current internal plans call for a release of a refitted PSP around Christmas this year. The device will, indeed, be streamlined (thinner), lighter, boast 4 gigs of memory and a camera."

Source: http://www.pspworld.com/sony-psp/news/psp2...tmas-003455.php

This is cool news if it's true!:woot:t:

How about they release some bloody games instead.

Also, has Sony EVER come up with an original idea?? They are just copying Nintendo again.

What? Copying nintendo by coming out with a smaller, lighter, more feature-laden version of a current console?

Have you never heard of the PSOne? Or perhaps the PSTwo?

Oh, wait. Nintendo released a smaller NES way back in the day, so I guess you're right. Sony really IS copying from Nintendo. :rolleyes:

What? Copying nintendo by coming out with a smaller, lighter, more feature-laden version of a current console?

Have you never heard of the PSOne? Or perhaps the PSTwo?

Oh, wait. Nintendo released a smaller NES way back in the day, so I guess you're right. Sony really IS copying from Nintendo. :rolleyes:

No Sony are just making a shambles of the current PSP with the lack of games and developers, they feel the ened to reintroduce the handheld to get it's 15mins in the limelight before it dies off again.

Ahhell is right, I think more consumers would be interested in games than anything else :rolleyes: .

Also, has Sony EVER come up with an original idea?? They are just copying Nintendo again.

Oh I'm sorry, I forgot Nintendo invented the idea for re-releasing products. Gee wiz, I sure hope they sue Sony for this blatant act of plagiarism! Nintendo, feel free to release as many revised products as you want. Not Sony though, no way. :rolleyes:

I think this will help boost sales for the PSP :yes: And for people that say give us better games. There are alot of game out this month already:

Pursuit Force

Daxter

Syphon Filter Dark Mirror

Coming later on are:

Tomb Raider

From Russis with love

Killzone

and much more :)

Oh I'm sorry, I forgot Nintendo invented the idea for re-releasing products. Gee wiz, I sure hope they sue Sony for this blatant act of plagiarism! Nintendo, feel free to release as many revised products as you want. Not Sony though, no way. :rolleyes:

I agree 100% :yes:

Assuming it is true, this is a horrible idea, to say it will be good for the sales of the PSP is rediculous unless they drop the price a ton. This is a weak attempt to bring more casual fans to the console by adding irrelivant features such as a more likely than not sub par camera and some extra memory, which if used will make things go much slower for people who still own the original PSP. It is bad enough when nintendo does it, but that sony is pulling a quasi-upgrade so soon is a bad sign for the future of this handheld.

Exactly what I was trying to say Boffa, but you worded it a lot better :laugh:

American Ninja: if Sony follow that routine they will have the same problems the Gamecube had. Nobody wants to wait months on end for the next good game.

as long as my "old" psp can still play all the new games i dont care.....i mean what are you going to do with 4gb of space if you can't put isos on it? ? im waiting, sandisk is supposed to release a 4gb card for the psp so i'll get the same too.....but i can load isos :p

No Sony are just making a shambles of the current PSP with the lack of games and developers, they feel the ened to reintroduce the handheld to get it's 15mins in the limelight before it dies off again.

Ahhell is right, I think more consumers would be interested in games than anything else :rolleyes: .

I agree with him too, on that point.

I currently only own 3 games for my PSP, which I've owned for about a year. Lumines, Hot Shots, and Tiger Woods 06. I love the games to death and I'm still trying to beat my high score in Lumines, but I'd much appreciate it if Sony got together some more good games for PSP.

\Daxter is supposed to be the shiat, so that's good

\\There's gonna be a FFVII game too, so (Y)

This is gonna divide the psp world. The people with the original and the newer ones. And thats a bad thing.

as long as my "old" psp can still play all the new games i dont care.....i mean what are you going to do with 4gb of space if you can't put isos on it? ? im waiting, sandisk is supposed to release a 4gb card for the psp so i'll get the same too.....but i can load isos :p

Already happening...

I won't believe it until there is an official word from Sony. Plus, what's the use of extra memory when you can only get 2-3 hours of video life out of the PSP's battery (much like the 5g ipod's), but the PSP's have relatively poor music playback UI and it's big to begin with. Better games are starting to come out; Daxter, SF:DM, and Pursuit Force all got high marks from IGN, so the game situation is improving.

Another reason that a PSP2 doesn't make sense, at this point, is that Sony still has to worry about the PS3 production and adding more hardware features to the PSP doesn't seem like a huge need at this point. I could see a smaller PSP being introduced, as Nintendo did that all the time (and still does) to boost sales, as well as lower costs.

Even if it is a lie or its true, this is nuts. Seems like consumers are always catching up to products that are continually enhanced or upgraded. So much functionality into one device now means nothing. If they are that small then why make them smaller? If things do tasks really well, why enhance it? Just so they can take our scratch? All this is going to do, just like those ten megapixel phones that handle my music library items, is going to kill off consumer interest in the long run. If the product is so good, what would lead a typical family with two or three kids to go out and grab lil Suzy and Billy and Tommy new psps, ipods, zens, xboxs, nintendos etc... the latest models when just upping to the new product runs them a couple hundred if not thousands in some cases. Bunk. Pure bunk and more bunk. I hope the market reaches a point where consumer interest is dead.

4 gigs of internal memory, and a camera, yet it's going to get thinner? I smell BS.

If it uses flash memory of some sort it wouldn't really take up much space at all (think built-in memorystick duo). Plus, have you seen the cameras in the new macbook pros? it's built into the bezel of the monitor. Cameras can be pretty dang tiny.

This is strange. Having PSP2 plans leak out so early is like telling the current PSP to die.

lol so true

i was going to buy a psp this week. but guess not... i'll wait until x-mas for the version 2... dang it though... >.> i want to watch my movies. yet ... dang boost of 4GB is sweet

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Same Internet Archive seemed to grab the new version https://web.archive.org/web/20...d/Setup_MakeMKV_v1.18.4.exe Here's the link to an additional file it periodically downloads https://web.archive.org/web/20260213092148/https://www.makemkv.com/sdf.bin I think update's keys, etc. To manually trigger this update, put the sdf.bin file in the root of where the program is installed. When you launch the program it will pick up the file and import it. Typically put it here: C:\Program Files (x86)\MakeMKV\sdf.bin
    • Windows 11 KB5094126, KB5093998 bugging out Office apps but it may not be Microsoft's fault by Sayan Sen Microsoft last week released Windows 11 KB5094126 and KB5093998 as the latest Patch Tuesday updates. Following that the company also published the accompanying dynamic updates under KB5094149, KB5095971, and KB5094156. Although the tech giant did not acknowledge any major problems, some users online reported various issues ranging from OneDrive and Dropbox access problems, BitLocker recovery lockouts, to blue screens and BSODs. You can read about them in this dedicated piece. While there is still no confirmation about those problems from Microsoft the company has admitted to another bug which we did not report on. The tech giant has confirmed it has received reports of an issue in which certain third-party applications may be unable to launch Microsoft Office apps or open Office documents after installing the Patch Tuesday. This affects both Windows 11 as well as Windows 10. The company says the problem impacts a subset of applications that rely on OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) automation to communicate with Microsoft Office programs. According to Microsoft, affected scenarios involve third-party software attempting to open Office applications or documents from within their own interface. In such cases, the Office program may fail to launch altogether, or the requested document may not open. Oddly there may not be any error message, which probably makes the issue difficult to diagnose. The bug affects several Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other apps in the Microsoft Office suite when they are launched through the affected software. These include tax and accounting software such as CCH Engagement and Workpaper Manager, dental practice management solutions like Dentrix and Softdent, as well as the popular research and reference management tool Zotero. Microsoft adds that other applications using similar Office integration methods could also experience the same problematic behavior. To understand the issue it is important to look at OLE, the Microsoft technology involved. OLE allows different applications to work together and share data, while its Automation feature lets one program control another. Thus this enables third-party software to launch Microsoft Office apps, open documents, and perform tasks automatically without requiring users to switch between programs. Because many accounting, healthcare, research, and business applications rely on OLE automation to interact with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office apps, any disruption can break those workflows. As a result, affected software may be unable to open Office documents or launch Office applications even though the programs themselves continue to work normally. At the moment the company has not provided a permanent fix though it has confirmed that engineers are actively working on a resolution, which will be delivered through a future Windows update. As such additional details will be shared once more information becomes available. In the meantime, Microsoft recommends a simple workaround for affected users whic is to open the Office application or document directly rather than launching it through the third-party program. For enterprise customers and organizations managing larger deployments, Microsoft says an additional mitigation is available. Admins experiencing the problem on their managed devices are advised to contact Microsoft Support for business to obtain and apply the workaround.
    • It saddens me when cars are such dull colours now. Mine is bright metallic blue and I absolutely adore it for standing out in contrast to that depressing backdrop of traffic.
    • Sparkle 2.20.0 by Razvan Serea Sparkle is a free, open-source Windows optimization tool designed to make your PC faster, cleaner, and more private. With Sparkle, you can easily debloat Windows by removing unnecessary apps and services, disable Microsoft tracking to enhance privacy, and apply performance tweaks to boost speed. Its cleaner removes junk and temporary files, while every change is safe and fully reversible. Sparkle also features a modern, user-friendly interface with automatic updates, making system maintenance simple. Explore over 39 tweaks, from disabling telemetry and hibernation to optimizing network and game settings, all aimed at customizing and enhancing your Windows experience. Sparkle supports Windows 10 and 11. Sparkle 2.20.0 changelog: Debloat Tweak has animated border New homepage loading UI New Tweak Modal (Markdown Supported) Refactored GPU Detection Added Tests with vitest Added foobar2000 to apps Added Localsend to apps Updated Modal Styles Added styles for disabled inputs Added Animated Border to debloat-windows tweak Bumped dependencies Refactor System info logic for speed Tweak info modals now support Markdown Added Clear System info cache to settings Redesigned Home Page Loading UI Changed Some Icons around the app Download: Sparkle 2.20.0 | Portable | ~100.0 MB (Open Source) Links: Sparkle Website | Github | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • lol it was a typo, fixed! haha imagine an actual 4TB Gen4 NVMe for $40 in 2026
  • Recent Achievements

    • Reacting Well
      Dys Topia earned a badge
      Reacting Well
    • Conversation Starter
      NovaEdgeX earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • One Year In
      Console General earned a badge
      One Year In
    • Week One Done
      Twozo Technologies earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      Twozo Technologies earned a badge
      One Month Later
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      517
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      184
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      106
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      88
    5. 5
      ATLien_0
      68
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!