Rumor: PSP redesign details "revealed"

I got a fiver that says- someone will say "I told you so" within the first 10 posts.

I've had the PSP since launch, this is good news....since the PSP's library is not that great the 8gb of memory will be great for movies/tv/PS3, keep the price UNDER $200 and you got yourself a winner.

Part of the Kotaku article says they are planning to keep the price below $170. If true, I'll trade my PSP in a second for a new one. I'd do the trade if it was around $200 as well, but the cheaper, the better.

If they make it homebrew compatible, consider it. If they make it homebrew impossible, you can forget it.

@Kye

I told you so.

The PS3 passed 1 mil sold in PAL region in 9 1/2 weeks. Wonder if joystiq will ever report this. Doubt it since it is positive Sony news.

DarthDavid, you must be really daft in order to believe that the PSP's library is not great.

...then again perhaps you're not daft and simply meant "your personal PSP library".

This is great news. I will definitely buy this redesign and give my old one to my brother.

Are they going to also redesign it to have games worth buying?

The problem is that most of the "hardcore" gamers who buy a PSP, is to play old Nes, Nintendo, and other emulated games, instead PSP games.

DS Lite is much better in terms of games (DS Lite is a gaming machine), not like the PSP and PS3, who wants to do everything, from playing movies in Sonys formats, to research for proteins, to Foreman
grills... I dont be surprised if the PS3 is a Decepticon waiting for orders to attack and destroy Wii60's

"I told you so!"

Really inevitable.
At the right time. I am thinking about a PSP.

I've been holding off on the PSP because of the redesign rumors... not gonna stomach another DS Lite double-dip...

So is this summer 2007 or 2008?

@11

I like consoles that do more than just play games. I use my 360 for music and HD movies. I use it a lot more than my gaming only Wii.

DS Lite is much better in terms of short-simplistic-lowres-lowaudio-mariokirby-stylusbased games.

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"short-simplistic" Lets see... Metroid Hunters, Castlevania Down of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Star Fox Command, Mario 64, Viewtiful Joe Double Trouble, the incoming Brothers in Arms, the incoming Zelda Phantom Hourglass, both pokemon games, Mario and luigi Partners in Time and all the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games...

@RCW

"5. The PS3 passed 1 mil sold in PAL region in 9 1/2 weeks. Wonder if joystiq will ever report this. Doubt it since it is positive Sony news."

You just got pwned by joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/08/ps3-sells-million-in-pal-region/

With 8GB of flash memory under $170, I'd strongly consider buying one.

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Its a good thing you corrected yourself...ask anyone what is the number one thing that they don't like about the PSP (fanboys,haters,EB World employees, or professionals) its not price, memory, battery life, colors, or homebrew...its the library. Listen youngblood I love my PSP but the LIBRARY IS LACKING A BIT in terms of the portable market.

I really hope this news doesn't affect my ebay auction for my PSP. Still hoping to get some of my money back on that worthless purchase.

I shouldn't say worthless. It's great for watch movies when I'm flying.

"The problem is that most of the "hardcore" gamers who buy a PSP, is to play old Nes, Nintendo, and other emulated games, instead PSP games.

DS Lite is much better in terms of games (DS Lite is a gaming machine), not like the PSP and PS3, who wants to do everything, from playing movies in Sonys formats, to research for proteins, to Foreman
grills... I dont be surprised if the PS3 is a Decepticon waiting for orders to attack and destroy Wii60's"

I was wondering who could be so ignorant but I should have known such idiocy could only come from da rocker.

1. PSP has a tie ratio of 6.7 as of March 2007. That's actually... higher than 360s and Nintendo DS at last count. Of course Nintendo keeps their tie ratios close to their chest so DS could have surpassed that tie ratio and just not bothered to tell anyone.

2. If PSP has such a high tie ratio, that officially kills the "people only pirate or play Emu" arguement. Some people do both. PSP has some tasty game offerings.

3. So extra features in a machine kills the arguement that it's a gaming machine. Well that's a relief. Wii is no longer a gaming machine since it surfs the web, has a message center, browses photos and sets up slideshows, brings you news and weather, and last, but this is certainly an afterthought, plays games. Think before you open your mouth. After all, I don't remember PSP's first commercials being all about a fucking chat program, do you?

"DS Lite is much better in terms of games "

That's the funniest thing I've heard all day.

8GB Flash....iPhone anyone? LOL OMG $ONY COPY APPLE!!11!!!1

All joking aside... It looks great. Don't tell anyone but if it comes out around $200 I might think about picking one up. I hope I can do homebrew too...

PSP owners - see the light. The DS Lite, that is. I used to be naive and think that the PSP was the better system just because of its graphics. But then, after playing my DS, I can't even imagine looking at the awesome graphics on the PSP because the games are just teh suxors.

Sony needs to use memory sticks for games instead of UMDs for PSP2. They get more space and we wont have as much load time.

"PSP owners - see the light. The DS Lite, that is. I used to be naive and think that the PSP was the better system just because of its graphics."

The ironic part of this? I have both. And aside from Ouendon, there is nothing on DS that compares to the music game selection on PSP. And as I type this, I have Audition Portable winging it's way to me. Likewise, racing games on DS are pure ass, aside from the kart variety and even then it feels fairly old. And where on DS is anything that compares to Wipeout Pure or Tales of Destiny?

Both libraries have good games. This whole "one sucks, one rocks" horseshit is just that. And frankly, no matter what the topic, DS fantards love to flood the PSP threads. Gotta wonder, jealous?

@10

it was very hard to not laugh out loud. nice.

"The ironic part of this? I have both. And aside from Ouendon, there is nothing on DS that compares to the music game selection on PSP"

Hahaha, ironically, the same applies to me and some around me, mario kart got boring (prefer MK:DD), and all the other games sucked, that includes you damn overhped Metroid Hunters.

"Both libraries have good games. This whole "one sucks, one rocks" horseshit is just that."
That "that sucks, mine rocks" mentality is my biggest pet peeve in gaming.

Wait, Metroid Hunters was overhyped? I don't know anyone, personally, that enjoyed that game.

i have both a ds and a psp , psp blows it out of the water, no contest

@sheppy

"I don't know anyone, personally, that enjoyed that game"

Maybe because you have no friends, because you spend all of your time creating those crappy-bad-designed CG toy planes that you showed last time.

psp is great. ds lite is great. i love em both.

@32 - Gamespot rated same amount of PSP and DS games 9 and above (if you count all the Nintendog games as 1), and way more PSP games 8 and above.

But I guess you're never one to let facts and numbers get in the way of your arguments.

The DS lite has a way better library. There's just no comparison. The PSP may have better graphics, and a few AAA PS2-rips, but the DS has a huge library with amazing variety. There are too many genres that will never be represented on the PSP. I just picked up the NYTimes crossword games (representing the old school gamers, yo).

Riding the subway in NYC you used to just see the ganstas with there PSPsIn the last 3 months, the number of DS lites has exploded. I was playing Planet Puzzle League (best game in the history of ever) and looked up to see the 3 people next to me with DS lites (2 blacks, 1 pink).

That said, if this new PSP slim is the same price, and isn't homebrew-blocked (There's a beat-making program I've been eyeing), I'll be seriously considering one.

I love when Sheppy gets wired! Keep up the good fight!

"Maybe because you have no friends, because you spend all of your time creating those crappy-bad-designed CG toy planes that you showed last time."

I doth believe I have been taken to the Torrid Zone. Certainly I've been flamed.

A. That wasn't a crappy design by my design. It was contracted work. I don't design the plane, I model it. You can't exactly blame the modeler for Polyphony because the Scion tC looks like ass. It wasn't his jobe to make the tC look look, just to make it look like the tC. The plane you refer to was used in a retail product.
http://www.fsone.com
One which is doing a bunch of business despite starting at $280. And it looks professional and rather close to the real model. In fact, FSOne has the most realistic graphics in the RC simulator field. Not to mention the most realistic physics.

B. You don't know me. Don't even pretend you know me. If I can manage to scrape together a full 8 player Bomberman DS match from time to time, that pretty much confirms I know at LEAST 8 people with a DS (actually, it's closer to 20) and I had 6 of them buy the Metroid Hunters and not a single one hyped it up.

DarthDavid,

Please educate yourself on reality and less on nintendo's views. here is a site that should help you:

http://psphardwarehelp.com/pages/TLR/thepsphasnogames/main.html

All video games suck. Two cups attached by a string is where the fun is at, suckas.

And everyone wanting to follow along... this was the crappy CG toy plane Fernando was referring to.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/54099745/

mine is used mainly for PS1 and homebrew. A redesign would have to be hacked in order for me to buy it. Kinda sad, but true.

Holy Crap, PSP has a propaganda page!

Sheppy - Chill amigo. Your a cool dude, we all know you have friends.

Fernando - Chill dude, we all know the DS is better. 40+ million can't be wrong.

YEEEESSSSSSS! the kotaku forums are bloated already but Joystiq is still a bit fresh so I can rant to my hearts content.


I'm so there. 8GB internal Flash and redesigned buttons....better battery life and a sharper,thinner screen, faster load times....wow, just wow. I'm so on this. thanks sony, finally...a company that dammit listens to the cries of its fans. Just in time for Monster Hunter 2ND and Wipeout Pulse.

I'm not a sony fan ,but the psp is a great looking product period and if they make a new version a minimum of two things need to happen to make this a great improvements over the last model...1.is you need two joysticks otherwise its' crap to play games with since the "dual" in very important to games these days...2.kill the UMD format sorry it's dead and just use a hdd or flash otherwise forget it no sense in killing a product to try and spur sales of UMD disks...blu-ray is great , but UMD isn't so trash it if there was a HDD in the original psp the popularity would be a lot bigger since they have all the other things in place movies,music,a ton of content already..sony fucked up by not having a HDD in the last psp if they did ipods would have had a major player competing against them and games would have been a plenty..get it together and make a great handheld..

If this is true, I'll still buy the original model AND this.

What can I say? I'm a system collector. :)
Plus, it'll be good for any games that I may get that have game sharing.

@ sheppy


True there is nothing on DS that compares to Wipeout Pure, Monster Hunter, Syphon Filter etc...but there is nothing on PSP that compares to Metroid Prime Hunters (which I know quite a few people that enjoy that game immensely, myself included) Mario Kart, Castelvania, NSMB, Jump Superstars 1 and 2 as well as number of other diverse games the DS offers. I own both as well and the one thing that I noticed quickly after I bought my PSP last year was that DS is much better in the main purpose of pick up and play. I've enjoyed Wipeout Pure, Armored Core: FF, Syphon Filter, Monster Hunter, Tekken 5, and Ridge Racer on PSP. Great games one and all but DS provided me with killer gaming experiences that was as good and sometimes better in the best the portable has to offer. The same no, but no less excellent.

My point is both portables have their strengths and weaknesses but DS benefits from what PS and PS2 have benefited from for over 10 years....superior 3rd party support. Even though there are great titles coming for PSP there are some great titles coming for DS too. Ninja Gaiden, It's a Wonderful World, FF:CC, Dragon Quest, Zelda...I love my PSP and still play it to this day, mostly because of multiplayer sessions of Monster Hunter, but I'd be lying if I said my DS wasn't getting much love from Metroid multiplayer sessions, Hotel Dusk 215 which is awesome, Mario Kart and Tetris with the girlfriend and soon, Age of Empires with some friends.

It's best to have both IMO.

I'm in the minority I'm sure but I dont want the psp to be any thinner. The current PSP is a terrific size, at least for my hands. Plus its got a nice amount of heft to it. Throw on a screen protector and you're golden.

Fernando, My esteemed NDF force member.

Your comment r win!!!1!!

Frankly, Strider, you won't find me badmouthing DS. I have it, I love it and play it. It's great. You also won't see me badmouth PSP because I hate it, I love it and play it. If you notice, my points came as a rebuttal to PSP bashes rather than blatant attacks on DS.

If we could get one PSP thread without the typical idiots making their stereotypical comments, I would be grateful. But until DS and PSP libraries definitively compare with each other, this whole "DS vs. PSP" thing is a pointless arguement. I mean, I bought Degaisso on DS because several DS fanboys were claiming it was the DJ Max killer.... and boy was I ripped off. Meanwhile, can't buy Oeundon on PSP. And even if you could, why would you?

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Youngblood....were did I mention Nintendo? I'm no fanboy of anything...21 years of gaming kid. Again I love my PSP, that link are statictics/facts that has nothing to do with my comment again ask ANYONE they will tell you games. Remember most games are sold to dumbass noobs who don't know anything about the CULTURE/HISTORY of gaming. There's is a huge differance kid.....keep throwing stats they don't mean anything. Maybe one day we can sit down and discuss gaming, I'll give you a new perspective to replace that corporate one punk.