PSP2 to Take E3 On the Go
The PSP2 has been in the rumor mill for a long time now, even a year or more before the announcement of the PSPgo at last year’s E3. How about we add yet another rumor to the already massive list, this time from Shane Bettenhausen and the 4 Guys 1UP podcast. Shane is most well known for his work in Electronic Gaming Monthly and is currently the Director of Business Development at Ignition Entertainment.
In the podcast Shane let slip about seeing PSP2 and a new Nintendo portable at this years E3 convention in June.
“I think the big story of E3 is DS 2 and PSP 2. I’m really excited to see that,” he further commented that the”DS and PSP both existed in completely different sides [...] if those two put out similar products at the same time, it really evens the playing field.”
We will see just how accurate Shane is when E3 rolls around this June or before knowing Sony’s ability to keep a secret. In the mean time, what do you think of Shane’s claim of a new PSP2 at E3?
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February 23rd, 2010 at 11:34 AM
I would LOVE it!!!
I’d buy a PSP2 at the release date!!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:51 AM
I love that rendering! I have never really wanted a PSP before but I would buy that one for sure!! Though I probably wouldn’t be willing to pay for it when it first came out…I would have to wait until it dropped in price in order to justify the purchase. I also might wait to make sure the bending screen tech. is out a little while to find out just how durable it is and to give manufacturers time to improve the design…It kind of makes me nervous.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:54 AM
So, you think PSPgo was released just to gauge how people would respond to an all digital handheld? If the PSP 2 isn’t all digital, what would it use?
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Nice picture that would be nice if that picture is real.
I know this is a rumor still but I just new that something would happen if I went out and bought a PSP Go, That there would be talk about a NEW psp to be announced.
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Honestly I would buy a psp2 if Sony has been listening to what we the gamers want! Hopefully this isnt a rumor and that we will see this at e3!
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:48 PM
I wouldn’t.
Hell no. PSP is a great handheld, and sony has supported it well, but they JUST released the go…. let it simmer a while before you bench it’s progress. I would actually be pretty disappointed at sony if they announced a new handheld 2 E3’s in a row- think of how much bad press they’d receive.
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:10 PM
I just got my $200 white PSP GO from Amazon(and may have just missed the free game special being offered) . But, I’m sure it will be some time before we see a PSP2, even if they announce at E3. My expectation is a hint or teaser of the PSP2, but not a full look until E3 2011. I’m a late adopter anyways, so I’m with Giese095 and will probably wait for a price drop before picking up the next handheld.
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:29 PM
l’d buy one on release date
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Psp’s suck
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:19 PM
I’m not buying anymore PSPs. Now sony has to come out with an original idea and releasing a PSP2 would only serve to piss off the few remaining people who weren’t put out when the PSP Go came out.
For sony’s sake I hope this is a rumour.
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:02 PM
A psp2 for me would likely be a day 1 buy depending on costs and software. Im pretty sure we wont see that though as the go just came out and even though its a failure right now that never stopped sony before.
I think its more likely we see the go relaunched with new features and the psp4000.
Thats what i expect.
However a PSP2 would be exciting, imagine a system with xbox 1 graphics, or prehaps a touch more that is portable, wireless N, and has dual analogs.
Awesomes
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Only if it has the second nub :/
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:43 PM
yeah but as I said what gurentee would there be that when you got this Sony wouldn’t just go ahead and release a PSP3. If they did make a PSP2 it wouldn’t sell much as some of us already have a PSP 3000 and the rest of us have a PSP Go.
But I guess if you own a PSP Go and your willing to buy this your the type of moron who buys anything as long as it’s in a shiny box and has a lot of features you didn’t know you even wanted.
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:46 PM
@Max Murray: If you look at sales figures around the world the PSPGo has not been a great success so letting it ride out its troubles would not help it. It seems that there is not as big of a desire for “Digital Only” hand held.
If there is a PSP-2 coming this E-3 it still might not have a UMD drive since the DS uses cartridges for its games, Sony might use Flash memory cards to play games it makes sense since 1gb cards are inexpensive enough that you have MP3 Players out there now offering albums on Flash Cards…
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:09 PM
I’ve been thinking about getting a PSP for some time now, but figured I’d wait until the new one came out – hopefully with twin analog nubs. A rumor from some guy doesn’t do much for me though. I quit listening to those back when GT5 was supposed to be out in April.
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:29 PM
PSP + Phone = iPhone r*** (as long as they don’t go all NGage on it)
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:01 PM
The PSPGo has fared MUCH too poorly in Japan – they almost have to write it off now. The NPD numbers for the thing are dreadful, regardless what you think of the device itself. If they put out a PSP2 and a new Monster Hunter in a combo package, Sony would simply be printing money with this thing.
Wireless-N plus two analog nubs would do the trick. Some flash storage and Bluetooth would be a nice addition. A separate UMD drive that plugs into the usb port would likely quell the last of the anti-upgrade crowd.
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:39 PM
@spd55 I know the figures for the PSP Go have been abysmal, but the solution is not to release news of a new handheld less than a year after it’s release! Sony is in control of a monumental position right now. If they stop supporting digital dist., and it fizzles and they replace it with a cartridge based platform again, then the GO will be made an example of anytime anything else tries to go digital in the future.
However, if they support it right, and offer reasons for people to WANT to buy it, and feel compelled to only get their games digitally, they will have cornered a market they created, much like nintendo did with the gameboy and has continued to thrive off of.
In my opinion, Sony is trying to accomplish too much at once, and have never really focused their attention to making the psp become GREAT. We can all see the potential for what it could be, It’s just really frustrating to me to not see Sony take advantage of areas that the PSP was an original leader in.
With that in mind, I feel like if Sony cuts the support, or does a magician’s misdirection (“Hey look over here! don’t look in my left hand!”) to take attention away from s***ty GO sales, and instead offers us a NEW handheld, it’s… not going to be good.
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:31 PM
The PSP is a fantastic and way overlooked platform. I used to listen to people and agree and thought the PSP was garbage and then I took the plunge and got one. Long story short, I realized people have no idea what they are talking about. I would buy a PSP2 day one.
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:14 PM
The PSP2 needs to do something revolutionary in order to be successful. First and foremost Sony needs to focus on creating GAMES. and not just another MGS thrown here. They need a library that’s on par or rivals the ds. I know it’s capable of playing movies, music etc, but it should excel at it’s primary focus before any of those extra features are even remotely appealing. Hopefully for Sony’s sake they’ve already realized this before releasing another platform. Quality content is king.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:22 PM
psp2 for me =D
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Touch screen, pleeeeeaaaaaase! If only for a keyboard function.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:39 AM
Since the sales been PSP Go abysmal, there won’t be many unhappy people if the PSP 2 releases sometime this year.
But the chances of unhappy people increasing after the release for the PSP 2 would be because of:
5. No online matchups
4. No touchscreen.
3. No mobile phone capabilities( this includes no video recording camera @ 30 frames and no powerful enough processor & GPU)
2. No dual analog
1. NO worthwhile games(and no game sharing).
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February 24th, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Here’s what if like to see.
1. Bigger screen
2. GLASS touch screen (not the crappy unresponsive plastic thing like the DS has)
3. Dual analogs
4. Digital dist with the ability to buy games on SD cards at stores
5. Flip screen so it doesn’t get all scratched up as easy.
6. Online gameplay
7. Maybe tilt sensing
8. Upgradeable onboard memory + sd slot, not the duo memory sticks!
Put those things on there and I would buy day one!
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February 24th, 2010 at 1:19 PM
ive always had my psps stolen so i wont be getting this one lololo
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April 6th, 2010 at 11:31 PM
I would buy it but untill the prices go down, a cool feature would be 3D comapatible making it look like your in the game. Thats if it come out
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