PSP2's existence confirmed - Report

Deadspace on the psp2?? Definetly buy it.

@wwonka666 ok that makes sense....i don't hate digital but i do agree with you i think going all digital wiht the pspgo was a failure....if they use sd cards that would be great

getting it for sure first day release

@MontyPython4-r, Sony will give us discounts. If not, well, what can we do? Besides, the only reason to buy PSP2 is because of improved tech., new gameplay it'll bring, and the new games.

plz let this be true cus i will buy it i love my psp and in improvement will just make it all the more useful i use my psp as my mp3 alrdy and if the technology improves itll be even more fun to play

sweet... hope it's well worth it. come on, $ony! =D

@Henninger Total agreement. I don't like paying a premium to lease a game.

Ok Sony....don't screw this up..

Not gettin it if there's no UMD slot. I dont like the fact that we're only paying 4 the right 2 play the game & dont own it. So i like my hard copies better.

@LondonGamer986 The PSP 3000 was/is a decent system. It is by no means grand, but I think the reason it wasn't received as well as the DS was because the PSP didn't have a remarkable game library, although it did have more 'violent' games than the DS. The main reason I bought a 3000 was for the game 'Monster Hunter Freedom Unite', which is an awesome game to play. This PSP2 should be better than its successor, though.

Didn't like the first one, so definitely not getting one.

@Threesixtyci That won't happen, at least not for a while, because cell phone hardware isn't specialized enough for gaming tasks to better a purpose-built handheld, and the form factor leaves a lot to be desired (gaming on the iPhone, for instance, sucks without buttons). Not only that, but the extra functions of a phone make the devices a lot more expensive. Yeah, you could subsidize your purchase by signing up for a 2-year contract, but then you're stuck in a contract, and your phone will be obsolete by the end of it. Handhelds are cheaper and have longer product lives. Not only that, but there's also the issue of the sheer number of different phones out there. While most of them are migrating towards a variant of ARM chips, there's no actual hardware standard (some chips might use the same ARM design, but the SoC itself utilizes a different GPU), and thus game developers are unable to extract the most out of the hardware, lest they leave some gamers out to dry. An actual, purpose-built game platform offers stability and conformity of system specs that allows developers to capitalize on their programming abilities, and allows them to serve their products to their best customers at a premium, because the experience is significantly better. And nobody really seriously games on their phones... it's usually a temporary diversion when people find themselves waiting for something.

to Ex-DarkBlade And what? Re-buy all my games? F@#& no!

I hope the design is similar to the Go, as in that mock-up.

I think, Cell phones are going to end up dominating the handheld gaming market when it's all said and done. Unless the PSP2 can make a phone call, I suspect it's going to be another Sony failure.

@MontyPython4-r, you can get most all your PSP UMD games in PSN, and what does loosing entire used games market suppose to mean? PSP UMDs are not the driving force of the used game market. Most PSP games are pirated, and played illegally. PSP UMDs have little effect on the used game market, and you'll get games cheaper in PSN after the release of PSP2. No way Sony is sell PSP2 games for $40 dollars. They'll be too stupid to do that.

@n0matter lol @ loosing all your games AND the entire used games market.

MontyPython4-r if you did about 2 mins of research you would know the console is being designed to handle 'memory-stick' based games. Why would you be upset about the lack of UMD anyway? It's an archaic technology, bulks up the system, is fragile, slow and pathetic by current standards. lol @ external UMD drive.

Why does it have to be UMD-free? What will happen to the trading of used games now? They better release an external UMD drive, or I'm not buying it.

What am I going to do with all my ga- ... UMD-FREE???!!! WHAT THE F@#$???!!!

@gshell PSPGO digital was a test on whether to release PSP2 digital only and I believe it has failed. Rumor has them using something similar to SD Card/DS Card technology.

It would've been surprising if Sony working on a PSP2 and showing it to devs.

honestly i'm really a little annoyed about the umd/digital thing but i'm learning to cope and deal because sony isn't going to create a solution for those of us who spent a lot of money on the obsolete format. However with that being said, sony should just treat the psp2 as a totally new console with digital distribution and treat the psp's with umd's as perhaps a starter portable console for younger gamers in the 5-10 age ranges. don't even release the same games on either platform. just create umd games for the psp's that have umd's, and create totatlly different games for the psp2. it would suck but i can accept that scenario more since apparently they are moving away from the umd format and going digital

Okay, it is real, so? If you thought it wasnt really then you are dumb. We still dont know its specs or anything except for a few pics to go on.

So wheres the confirmation? An EA dev says "oh yeah we've had exposure to a PSP2" if he hasnt had a list of information or specs then its still as good as smoke. Misleading article is misleading!

@enoslives7 i was thinking of getting one, are they not that good?

What type of game quality are we going to be looking at here? how much of an improvement?

I just want to know when it is actually going to be revealed! I just hope we don't have to wait until next years E3 or I'm gunna pop. Just remember Sony, make sure develop a very strong battery that won't drain as quickly as my 3000's does.

That mock up looks sick, to bad its not real =(

that guy is so fired.

Good to know PSP2's existence is known, too bad the actual handheld hasn't shown itself yet. I like the idea of having game format on memory stick though with the sacrifice of UMD, it would really make a few gamers unhappy since some of their favorite UMD games are still not available for purchase at the PS Store.

The way this is looking, the only way to play PSP games is going to be through the PS store. Let's hope they get their prices in check by then.

I was thinking of getting the PSPGo but now getting this instead.

Even if that pic is just a prototype and the design is changed before release it looks slick.

@ archlvt: "How typically arrogant to assume that people who mock the psp2 are amateurs. How can anyone help but mock it? The first psp had great hardware but NO software to back it up. Sometimes I like to play these things called "games" on my game systems. 3 or 4 good games is not enough." Unless you were being creative with what you said, I think you mixed up "mock" and "mock up." That text, as is easily seen, captions a mock-up of the PSP2 by a non-professional artist. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Wow! That made no sense to me. lol

@qubeley Probably not. Look, I'm not a Steam user and I'm not very familiar with it but I have read that Steam is a pretty good service and it's all about digital download(might be wrong on this, not sure). It's suppose to be an excellent service because there are so many good deals involving downloadable games and PC gamers love it. Well, this is what I have read about it. My point is that if Sony could do something similar to Steam, Sony could also have a better online service, digital games could be more popular and people would not complain so much. Digital games are expensive, for instance, last time I checked, PSP Dante's Inferno is still 39.99 USD on the PS Store, still the same price since it first came out. If I knew more about Steam, I'll be able to explain better but I can't.

If the PSP2 is sized more like the PSP2000 and not the PSPGo, I will finally jump on teh band wagon of handhelds. Had DS for awhile go tired of it quick and sold it.

The caption for the picture already says it's a mock-up. I think it's still a good-looking image that's pretty enough to decorate a news article with - even if it's fake.

PSP2 has the power beyond Xbox, and 3DS has the power beyond PS2. Wow! It's amazing how fast tech. grows, and advances. Handheld war for next year: IPhone 5 vs PSP2 vs 3DS. All out war for the next year, I better have a hemlet :)

wtf is this fake picture.Until you dont find a pic of psp2 on sony.com dont post this BS

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I've heard the graphics are amazing as powerful as the original xbox or better

Whatever they're making it with, I hope the analogue is better this time around. Those nubs are not very fun to use.

The issue here is not whether it is more powerful or not but the price point. The failure of PSPgo is a good example and I didn't buy my PSP until it went really down in price. It is a great console but the price points are not customer friendly. Sony should have learnt that from PS3, PSP and PSPgo by now and hopefully they will rectify that with PSP2.

@ archlvt: "How typically arrogant to assume that people who mock the psp2 are amateurs. How can anyone help but mock it? The first psp had great hardware but NO software to back it up. Sometimes I like to play these things called "games" on my game systems. 3 or 4 good games is not enough." Unless you were being creative with what you said, I think you mixed up "mock" and "mock up." That text, as is easily seen, captions a mock-up of the PSP2 by a non-professional artist.

Sony just please add 2 along sticks, but I can't wait to see it at E3 next year and I would guess it would be 250 dollars.

"A dearth of information hasn't stopped amateurs from mocking up the PSP2." How typically arrogant to assume that people who mock the psp2 are amateurs. How can anyone help but mock it? The first psp had great hardware but NO software to back it up. Sometimes I like to play these things called "games" on my game systems. 3 or 4 good games is not enough. I wonder if the psp2 will be able to compete with even the ds phat, because the first one certainly couldn't. In fact, the first psp didn't even come close to rivaling the gba. I don't even think their sales came up to the original gameboy either. Stop sucking so horribly sony and maybe I'll buy your crap. Until then, embarrass yourself all by yourself in a corner.

I can't wait till E3!!! Get to see this thing in action, probably.

please 2 analogs sticks sony we reallly need them!!!!