RUMOR: PSP2 Will Ditch the UMD, May Rival Xbox 360 In Horsepower

Sweet.Dual analog, better graphics and no UMD's = purchase from me. Hell, Dual analog alone means a purchase from me.Can't wait for PSP2 and the 3DS.

Lol to some people taking this as fact. It's just a rumour.

http://www.vg247.com/2010/10/28/psp2-is-codenamed-veta/

"We've also been told the Sony is deliberately spreading misinformation about PSP2 in order to identify where leaks are emerging. Considering your mother probably knows someone who's seen a kit first-hand, we're going to wish the Sony bods luck with that."

I say remain skeptical people.

[QUOTE="Loco_Live"]

▲ How are they going to counter piracy with this memory stick thing. ▲

Fightingfan

▲ I don't know what that is. ▲

If they have it so that you go into the store, get a little memory stick, plug it into your psp 2, and install it onto your psp (as many times as you want).. This will be a day one buy.Easyle

More powerful than the 360, but not the ps3? Hmmm...:idea:

More power than a 360 inside such a small package? Im not convinced, not yet anyway but it does sound interesting. It also sounds like it may be expensive. How much it will cost would be nice to know.

i dont see why people find it hard to believe a hand held can match the power of a 5 year old console because it can the only problem will be price (just like psp and ps3 you would think that sony would learn their lesson??) and battery life (psp), also some 3ds games look stuning and better than the wii

icyseanfitz

"We've also been told the Sony is deliberately spreading misinformation about PSP2 in order to identify where leaks are emerging."

Sounds far more likely than Sony having something that rivals the 360 in power. Then again stranger things have happened.

No physical drive? F*** this ****.

hakanakumono

Words right out of my mouth. :P

If they refuse to sell physical copies - be they on optical discs or SD card derivatives - I'm not even considering a purchase. A DD store is great, but give me the option.

"We've also been told the Sony is deliberately spreading misinformation about PSP2 in order to identify where leaks are emerging."

Sounds far more likely than Sony having something that rivals the 360 in power. Then again stranger things have happened.

shinrabanshou

Absolutely. Thats a silly amount of power for a handheld, and a silly claim. Rumors tend to blow the power of new hardware way out of proportion. For example, the 3DS.

Something to look foward to if true

[QUOTE="coolkid93"]No UMD? That would suck.HavocV3

not exactly. I believe UMD consumes more power than a cartidge-based system would. so cartridge-memory stick based media prolongs battery life more than a UMD can. (oh, and load times are worse from a disc anyways)

and a UMD involves moving parts, which means there's more chances of things breaking. whether it's from age, manufacturing faults.

major downfall is the manufacture of the actual games. which is what makes UMD more ideal. if end-user pricing is unaffected, then it can be a moot point.

If the 3DS is $300 in Japan I wonder what this'll cost :?

right and it will last you a whole 5 minutes of battery life. Figures they would add a touch screen...biting nintendo again. And next week we will find out that psp2 magically does 3D as well.

If the 3DS is $300 in Japan I wonder what this'll cost :?

Epak_

If this rumor is true (Again, just a rumor), then this thing in Japan bare minimum is $500, U.S. and Europe, U.S. $450, Europe (after exchange) $550!!!!!!!

Ohh yeah, after buying this, plunk down another $100 min, for a 6 lbs "Waist attachment battery pack. This battery pack can be attched to your waist belt, with a electric cord that attches to your PSP2, offer extended playing hours!!!!!!". This 6lbs battery is needed because the battery that comes with the machine can only run it for 20 minutes before it runs out!

if it has no second analog, it will fail. sony never listened when redesigning the psp. that was like the most asked for feature.antifanboyftw

[QUOTE="Epak_"]

If the 3DS is $300 in Japan I wonder what this'll cost :?

StryderK

If this rumor is true (Again, just a rumor), then this thing in Japan bare minimum is $500, U.S. and Europe, U.S. $450, Europe (after exchange) $550!!!!!!!

Ohh yeah, after buying this, plunk down another $100 min, for a 6 lbs "Waist attachment battery pack. This battery pack can be attched to your waist belt, with a electric cord that attches to your PSP2, offer extended playing hours!!!!!!". This 6lbs battery is needed because the battery that comes with the machine can only run it for 20 minutes before it runs out!

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[QUOTE="Epak_"]

If the 3DS is $300 in Japan I wonder what this'll cost :?

Timstuff

If this rumor is true (Again, just a rumor), then this thing in Japan bare minimum is $500, U.S. and Europe, U.S. $450, Europe (after exchange) $550!!!!!!!

Ohh yeah, after buying this, plunk down another $100 min, for a 6 lbs "Waist attachment battery pack. This battery pack can be attched to your waist belt, with a electric cord that attches to your PSP2, offer extended playing hours!!!!!!". This 6lbs battery is needed because the battery that comes with the machine can only run it for 20 minutes before it runs out!

Umm....No.....4-6 hours is not enough, espeically for casuals!

For alot people, who have better things to do, 4-6 hours is not nearly enough, especially for long car trips say, on vacation, and the drive last at least 8 hours or longer.....We don't like to recharge everyday. PSP last around 4 hours (playing movies), 6 hours for games (some games like GTA, less than that), and it got KILLED by the DS because of this! For a handheld, battery life bare min. should be 10 hours! DS with min. backlight, last around 8-10hrs. Hence this is one of the reason why it killed the PSP on the market. This is NOT hating, only someone who defends the PSP onto death is blinded to this common knowledge!

Lol, lets just wait till the price is announced.... I doubt this beast would sell if it really has these specs.

Umm....No.....4-6 hours is not enough, espeically for casuals!

For alot people, who have better things to do, 4-6 hours is not nearly enough, especially for long car trips say, on vacation, and the drive last at least 8 hours or longer.....We don't like to recharge everyday. PSP last around 4 hours (playing movies), 6 hours for games (some games like GTA, less than that), and it got KILLED by the DS because of this! For a handheld, battery life bare min. should be 10 hours! DS with min. backlight, last around 8-10hrs. Hence this is one of the reason why it killed the PSP on the market. This is NOT hating, only someone who defends the PSP onto death is blinded to this common knowledge!

StryderK

4-6 hours is what you basically get from an IPhone if you play games in it.

That seems enough for the casual-market as they have basically left Nintendo for it.

osnt the ps3s ram lower than the 360 even. so psp2 will be able to play killzone graphics?

pc-ps360

[QUOTE="shinrabanshou"]

"We've also been told the Sony is deliberately spreading misinformation about PSP2 in order to identify where leaks are emerging."

Sounds far more likely than Sony having something that rivals the 360 in power. Then again stranger things have happened.

santoron

Absolutely. Thats a silly amount of power for a handheld, and a silly claim. Rumors tend to blow the power of new hardware way out of proportion. For example, the 3DS.

[QUOTE="Timstuff"][QUOTE="StryderK"]

If this rumor is true (Again, just a rumor), then this thing in Japan bare minimum is $500, U.S. and Europe, U.S. $450, Europe (after exchange) $550!!!!!!!

Ohh yeah, after buying this, plunk down another $100 min, for a 6 lbs "Waist attachment battery pack. This battery pack can be attched to your waist belt, with a electric cord that attches to your PSP2, offer extended playing hours!!!!!!". This 6lbs battery is needed because the battery that comes with the machine can only run it for 20 minutes before it runs out!

StryderK

Umm....No.....4-6 hours is not enough, espeically for casuals!

For alot people, who have better things to do, 4-6 hours is not nearly enough, especially for long car trips say, on vacation, and the drive last at least 8 hours or longer.....We don't like to recharge everyday. PSP last around 4 hours (playing movies), 6 hours for games (some games like GTA, less than that), and it got KILLED by the DS because of this! For a handheld, battery life bare min. should be 10 hours! DS with min. backlight, last around 8-10hrs. Hence this is one of the reason why it killed the PSP on the market. This is NOT hating, only someone who defends the PSP onto death is blinded to this common knowledge!

[QUOTE="StryderK"]

Umm....No.....4-6 hours is not enough, espeically for casuals!

For alot people, who have better things to do, 4-6 hours is not nearly enough, especially for long car trips say, on vacation, and the drive last at least 8 hours or longer.....We don't like to recharge everyday. PSP last around 4 hours (playing movies), 6 hours for games (some games like GTA, less than that), and it got KILLED by the DS because of this! For a handheld, battery life bare min. should be 10 hours! DS with min. backlight, last around 8-10hrs. Hence this is one of the reason why it killed the PSP on the market. This is NOT hating, only someone who defends the PSP onto death is blinded to this common knowledge!

JLF1

4-6 hours is what you basically get from an IPhone if you play games in it.

That seems enough for the casual-market as they have basically left Nintendo for it.

But iPhone strictly speaking is NOT a game machine though, casuals view it more as a phone than a game machine, it's battery life under phone operation is what's important, playing games on it is extra so 4-6 hours gaming on a phone is more than enough!

But PSP is different, PSP, wheather 1 or 2 is a GAME machine, as a portable game machine, battery life is at the forefront, especially for longer trips, 4-6 hours is not enough, even the shortest commute say, but subway can last more than an hour, if a portable game machine has a battery life of 4 hours, that means 1/4 of its life is gone....And lets say you carry it home, or during lunch, you play it some more, by the end of the day, you game stops and needs recharge, or worse, on a long car trip, before the trip is half over, battery's dead......This is way for ALL Portables, a min. of 10 hours is a must. PSP game battery life is around 4-6 hours depending on the game....And one reason why the DS killed it is because DS battery life is around 10-12 hours!

[QUOTE="StryderK"]

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]Haters always talk about how a new handheld device will only have a battery life of 30 seconds, only to be disappointed when it lasts 4-6 hours which is plenty of time for most people.Samvigote

Umm....No.....4-6 hours is not enough, espeically for casuals!

For alot people, who have better things to do, 4-6 hours is not nearly enough, especially for long car trips say, on vacation, and the drive last at least 8 hours or longer.....We don't like to recharge everyday. PSP last around 4 hours (playing movies), 6 hours for games (some games like GTA, less than that), and it got KILLED by the DS because of this! For a handheld, battery life bare min. should be 10 hours! DS with min. backlight, last around 8-10hrs. Hence this is one of the reason why it killed the PSP on the market. This is NOT hating, only someone who defends the PSP onto death is blinded to this common knowledge!

Umm no....

One reason Nintendo dominated IS the battery life since the begining! Sega never ever succedded because their portables chew up battery life like crazy! And PSP is NOT a success! Success means you sell not only hardware well, but also software well. Except in Japan, PSP software sales have been ATROCIOUS! Leading many to believe people bought the machine for purposes other than gaming! Car lighter only work for some situations, no one likes to be "Tethered" to the front of the car while the kids is at the back, and some car rechargers doesn't even have that long of a wire! And for some "herky jerky" kids if you know what I mean, the restricted freedom is a pain! Something like that KILLS the portablility in portables! And as for kids, you don't know how long they can concentrate on long car trip with a good game....My friends kids can play their gameboy colors all day on long trips....So it's different for everyone! As for phone, at night, you can always turn them off...And even if on, a good cell phone battery can last you at least 2 and a half day before quitting.....Again, the standard is 10 hours! PSP did got nailed on the battery life cause on movies, it last no more than 1 and half hour, on some games, like GTA, only 4! That's not nearly enough!

If the 3DS is $300 in Japan I wonder what this'll cost :?

Epak_

Sony is gonna have to partner with Apple in order for this thing to sell.

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[QUOTE="StryderK"]

Umm....No.....4-6 hours is not enough, espeically for casuals!

For alot people, who have better things to do, 4-6 hours is not nearly enough, especially for long car trips say, on vacation, and the drive last at least 8 hours or longer.....We don't like to recharge everyday. PSP last around 4 hours (playing movies), 6 hours for games (some games like GTA, less than that), and it got KILLED by the DS because of this! For a handheld, battery life bare min. should be 10 hours! DS with min. backlight, last around 8-10hrs. Hence this is one of the reason why it killed the PSP on the market. This is NOT hating, only someone who defends the PSP onto death is blinded to this common knowledge!

StryderK

4-6 hours is what you basically get from an IPhone if you play games in it.

That seems enough for the casual-market as they have basically left Nintendo for it.

But iPhone strictly speaking is NOT a game machine though, casuals view it more as a phone than a game machine, it's battery life under phone operation is what's important, playing games on it is extra so 4-6 hours gaming on a phone is more than enough!

But PSP is different, PSP, wheather 1 or 2 is a GAME machine, as a portable game machine, battery life is at the forefront, especially for longer trips, 4-6 hours is not enough, even the shortest commute say, but subway can last more than an hour, if a portable game machine has a battery life of 4 hours, that means 1/4 of its life is gone....And lets say you carry it home, or during lunch, you play it some more, by the end of the day, you game stops and needs recharge, or worse, on a long car trip, before the trip is half over, battery's dead......This is way for ALL Portables, a min. of 10 hours is a must. PSP game battery life is around 4-6 hours depending on the game....And one reason why the DS killed it is because DS battery life is around 10-12 hours!

DLC only = Fail

No way I'm getting that...

Hope they don't mess up on the battery again.

I'm glad they dropped the UMD.

lbjkurono23

What's the point in putting out both a PSP2 AND a Playstation phone.

Surely it would be a smarter move just to go with the Playstation phone, since unlike most phones this is actually a fully capable portable games console too with proper controls, and then only have one main handheld to focus on.

Now that's a proper step up in horsepower.

I would like to see SIM card phone functionality.

What's the point in putting out both a PSP2 AND a Playstation phone.

Surely it would be a smarter move just to go with the Playstation phone, since unlike most phones this is actually a fully capable portable games console too with proper controls, and then only have one main handheld to focus on.

amaneuvering

Now that's a proper step up in horsepower.

I would like to see SIM card phone functionality.

[QUOTE="amaneuvering"]

What's the point in putting out both a PSP2 AND a Playstation phone.

Surely it would be a smarter move just to go with the Playstation phone, since unlike most phones this is actually a fully capable portable games console too with proper controls, and then only have one main handheld to focus on.

foxhound_fox

Really, there is no reason why not. Hopefully Sony have some sense in them.

If you're gaming for more than 4 hours, you probably have access to an electrical outlet.

My PSP lasted me around 6 hours per game, and my DS lasts me about 8. The difference is not that large.