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PMS Rumor: New PSP Model in Spring 2007
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davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
god damn. shut up about a "new psp model" already! it didn't come the last 15 times they said it was coming!!
davepoobond
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Mmmkay said:
GOD DAMMITTTTTT
Zombie James
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Y2Kevbug11 said:
Lower overall manufacturing costs of the unit + flash prices have been crashing for a while now = cheap.
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Damnit... I was just debating getting a PSP. I want Every Extend Extra so badly.
I knew about the other rumors, and that was stopping me. Now this.
Spring though? ARGH!
I knew about the other rumors, and that was stopping me. Now this.
Spring though? ARGH!
Zombie James
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IMHO, the PSP would make the perfect candidate for testing out full-scale online distribution, especially with 8GB of flash. Enough with the UMDs, please.
Same shit, different day.
But the constant rumors of a PSP revision makes it one of the worst kept secrets in the industry right now. Sony needs to clear inventory of the current model first though.
Sony revised the PS1. Sony revised the PS2. It is only a matter of time before the PSP gets a revision.
But the constant rumors of a PSP revision makes it one of the worst kept secrets in the industry right now. Sony needs to clear inventory of the current model first though.
Sony revised the PS1. Sony revised the PS2. It is only a matter of time before the PSP gets a revision.
The only reason I could see sony prompting for a redesign would be to curb piracy (at the hardware level) and to cut the cost of production
but seeing as how they've shipped 20million units, combined with the low sell-through they have, I don't think a redesign will happen at least for another 2 years.
but seeing as how they've shipped 20million units, combined with the low sell-through they have, I don't think a redesign will happen at least for another 2 years.
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neptunes said:
That and because for some reason people eat up redesigns of systems.
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ugh, please no.
BenjaminBirdie
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Mrbob said:
Guess it's that time of the month.
(PMS!)
Sounds like a terrible idea. Everytime a redesign rumor is started, it seems like it came out of some techie's fantasy of what they think an ideal portable should be, mainly playing pirated games and watching pirated media stored on a large internal memory.
None of which makes any sense for a real redesign made by a profit seeking corporation, which will most likely see a more compact and cheaper PSP to boost sales.
None of which makes any sense for a real redesign made by a profit seeking corporation, which will most likely see a more compact and cheaper PSP to boost sales.
HomerSimpson-Man
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I think a PSP remodel woud be in order when Sony has the 65nm manufacturing process up and running.
vissione said:
It would also make more sense not to add features to a redesign. Unless Sony is trying to pull a Sega.
People keep pointing out to PSone and PS2 redesigns none of which added new features, in fact, PS2 redesign took out HD support, which pissed ofd S-E's top brass. Hence FFXI went multiplatform and a future FF MMO may never be Sony exclusive again. I don't think Sony wants to keep making those kinds of misktaes, by + - features.
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Well, where there's smoke there's fire. I think it makes sense for Sony to redesign the PSP, make it more compact and include a large built in storage to go with their new strategy. The camera and price thing sounds fishy, but they need to revise it, they do it with their consoles, and this is a handheld. It can and needs to be made better.
HomerSimpson-Man
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Mmmkay said:Which ... is Spring 2007...
Well I'ill be damn! I just threw that out there!
Allegedly anyway. I agree with you that there won't be one until they drop to 65nm, if anything it's for power consumption reasons rather than cost. Should allow them to bring in 333MHz clock speeds. So I expect another battery upgrade alongside the redesign too, for the poor PSP [fat?] owners.HomerSimpson-Man said:
LiveFromKyoto
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Only one way I'm interested in purchasing a redesign - 333 Mhz unlocked. (Better dpad would be nice too). Otherwise, I'm cool with my current model.
HomerSimpson-Man
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LiveFromKyoto said:
Of course that would mean 333 Mhz unlocked across the board new or old design if that was true since the devs themselves have to limit their games to the 222 Mhz standard.
Well, Sandisk probably doesPimpbaa said:
But assuming Sony gets their ducks in a row and starts offering downloadable games, demos, full-length MP4 videos and the like, even onboard space of 8 gig would fill up relatively quickly. By spring 2007, even 4 gig MS Duos could very likely hit less than $50. The combination of low pricing for Duos and space-hungry content would certainly leave supplemental storage an attractive proposition, even with embedded storage.
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Shapingo said:
8 MB would make even less sense.
trancejeremy
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Ugh, wasn't this covered in the PSM reviews thread?
Anyway, they are just reprinting the rumors from several months ago (I guess when the magazine went to press, or at least, was written).
In an interview just a couple days ago, one of the top Sony guys says:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6156046.html
Anyway, they are just reprinting the rumors from several months ago (I guess when the magazine went to press, or at least, was written).
In an interview just a couple days ago, one of the top Sony guys says:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6156046.html
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HomerSimpson-Man said:
Supposedly the reason it's held back in the current models is because it would drain battery life quickly, and generate too much heat and melt the thing so maybe current model wouldn't be the way to go there.
trancejeremy said:
Well duh. Its not like Sony is gonna come out and say "Woops busted! YES WERE MAKING A psp revision which will render the old PSP obsolete so screw you all!! CLEAN UP YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS!!! BTW just to make it clear were also making PSP2 with a touch screen and PS4 with a waggle wand right now but shhhh its a secret"
trancejeremy said:
Well duh. Its not like Sony is gonna come out and say "Woops busted! YES WERE MAKING A psp revision which will render the old PSP obsolete so screw you all!! CLEAN UP YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS!!! BTW just to make it clear were also making PSP2 with a touch screen and PS4 with a waggle wand right now but shhhh its a secret"
trancejeremy
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inthezone said:
Better yet, why would they actually make a PSP revision which makes the old ones obsolete? Do they want to shoot themselves in the foot even more? Especially piss off all the people who just bought one for the holidays?
Furthermore, the rumored revision doesn't even make sense. 8 Gigs of flash memory? Yeah, eventually it will be cheap, but that will still be around $100-150 in 6 months time. Slimmer? The PSP is already about as slim as it's going to get - it's not exactly thick. Any more and you'd be able to break it in half. Slot drive? What's the point? Other than people getting the UMDs stuck inside. (Other rumors have the UMDs not coming in a case anymore, and that is even sillier). And they're going to include a camera. Which somehow makes it cheaper to make.
I'm sure we will eventually see a revision, but it will be more along the lines of the DS Lite. Basically the same thing with a few tweaks. Probably tweak the analog stick a little, maybe give the screen a bit more protection somehow. But not for a while. Sony hasn't even come close to exhausting the color possibilities yet.
Yes, a lot of reports about that from the homebrew scene...
<==sarcasm
Another day another PSP redesign rumor. Anyway, if they where to do a redesign:
1) Leave the screen size intact
2) Inlude all these new addons as integrated features (camera, mic, gps), a PS3 waggle feature could be neat as would a second analouge nub. (you could implement the nub with some u-shaped reacharound snap-on deal for non PSP+ owners)
3) Better battery life, for 333Mhz mode
</nag>The rest I don't care as much about, though I have to say I much prefer the current UMD tray system to a slotloading job.
LiveFromKyoto
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MoxManiac said:
I'm guessing it means they'll save money by cutting out the UMD trap-door assembly, and just have a DS style slot. Presumably with some kind of spring-loaded cover that pops up when there's no UMD in place to keep the dust off the lens.
evilromero
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Actually, if this causes a price drop in the original PSP model I'm all for it. I don't need some fancy new one to get my kicks. I just want Ridge Racers 2 and the Mega Man games.
HomerSimpson-Man
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LiveFromKyoto said:
Only from the anonymous embellishment and FUD of anonymous internet posters.
People have been using full 333 Mhz for a while now especially on the emulation front and can use it for certain games for improvement like GTA:LC 30 fps to 60 fps, kills the battery pretty quickly though since GTA:LC also streams.
Basically a new better battery standard would do. Sony already released the Stamina battery with 20% longer lasting battery life a good long while ago.
Chris Remo
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This is definitely happening. I don't know about spring 2007 specifically, but they're redesigning it. I reported on it back in April ( http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/41595/ ) and my source is very reliable. The details are slightly different--ie, flash memory rather than hard drive, but flash memory makes more sense anyway. The difference is that my source claimed the new device may not use UMDs, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was changed due to impracticality.
Chris Remo said:
That allmost sounds like the new multimedia device Sony released a while ago. The one that sort of looked like the PSP with 1 Gig flash on board, a slide to reveal keyboard and sans UMD. (Can't remember the name)
Are you shure there wasn't any confusion on the matter?
* Samsung has signed a contract with Sony to supply a huge quantity of 8GB Flash storage chips, which will be incorporated into the new PSP
Yay.
* The 8MB storage plays a key role in downloading contents on PSP, via online or PS3
Yay. PSone downloads ftw.
* The new PSP will have a built-in camera which should have same functions as the EyeToy
Not too exciting for me, but cool.
* Production costs of the new PSP will be lower than the current mode, because it will be slimmer and easier to produce
Nice.
* A new configuration for the UMD slot, the game will be inserted directly into the system
Awesome.
* The new version of PSP is expected to launch in spring 2007
Alrighty.
In short, I wouldn't mind seeing this in time for Silent Hill Origins.
Yay.
* The 8MB storage plays a key role in downloading contents on PSP, via online or PS3
Yay. PSone downloads ftw.
* The new PSP will have a built-in camera which should have same functions as the EyeToy
Not too exciting for me, but cool.
* Production costs of the new PSP will be lower than the current mode, because it will be slimmer and easier to produce
Nice.
* A new configuration for the UMD slot, the game will be inserted directly into the system
Awesome.
* The new version of PSP is expected to launch in spring 2007
Alrighty.
In short, I wouldn't mind seeing this in time for Silent Hill Origins.
trancejeremy
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Chris Remo said:
I'm sure a redesign is eventually happening. Like the PSOne or PS2 slimline. But this specific rumor is BS.
As to your sites rumor, it might have been that Mylo thing from Sony he was talking about
Sill, anonymous sources really shouldn't be reported in of itself, good reporters actually do their own research on the story, dig up their own information via investigation, rather than simply just what someone elses said.
Back when I used to investigate UFOs, I had dozens (well, a few) of people tell me about Aliens they saw in freezers on government bases. Does that mean they were true? Even if they were reliable about other things? No.
Journalism is very sloppy these days.
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