Koren said:
I don't think so, and you're indeed right. But while I don't think they're close to release a PSP2, should I be wrond on it, that would be interesting to see. A PSP-3D in anything less than one year with a "we're not into portable 3D now" in 2010 would feel strange.
On the other hand, when a rep says 'we have no plans right now' or things to that effect, their comment is often only 'good' for the moment it's uttered
The next day their plans may suddenly appear different.
(And it's often the 'let out' they use that lets them apparently deny something while not really denying anything i.e. the classic "currently we don't have plans" line. Until something's announced they're going to push the perception that nothing's in the pipe.)
Reading between the lines I thought it was a fairly carefully constructed reply. How they chose to downplay it was fairly telling...i.e. avoided criticising the tech choice itself. It did seem to genuinely suggest it's not on their agenda
imminently, but it left the door wide open.
As for a new handheld (as in, a really new machine...not just a psp refresh), I'm not sure if Sony's in any rush. What exactly do they have to protect here anyway? The DS is already the big winner. PSP software isn't where Sony wants it to be either. The 'only' thing at risk would be the ongoing popularity of the hardware in Japan, perhaps.
Koren said:
(and the demographic quote is wrong at so many levels that it probably doesn't even need to be discussed)
Dude's clearly not been at the cinema in the last year. Kids if anything have been crucial in 3D uptake.