Some intrepid PSP Fanboy reader found a green 65x13 GIF file label located within the
PSP online manual for a
3000 series model. There are similar labels for the original PSP (
1000 series) and its current revision (
2000 series). Earlier murmurings of a PSP-3000 model came
back in December when hackers discovered a suggestive file in firmware 3.80.
While we wouldn't be surprised to see another revision sometime in the platform's planned
10 year lifecycle, we don't think this is anything more right now than some web designer being prepared for the future.
[Via
PSP Fanboy]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
michas_pi @ Mar 28th 2008 1:41PM
It's still under nine thousand.
ApolloIV @ Mar 28th 2008 1:53PM
When a couple of guys
Who were up to no good
Startin making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'
Neebs @ Mar 28th 2008 4:44PM
Fuck!
Abuzar @ Mar 28th 2008 5:51PM
OMG WILL SMITH!!!
Shagittarius @ Mar 28th 2008 1:43PM
Joystiq hurry up and get the damn Py-od cast out, I need something to listen to at work!
mr nimblewick @ Mar 28th 2008 1:43PM
Uh-oh, they've found the secret to Nintendo's success!
Cephas @ Mar 28th 2008 1:49PM
PSP 3000 < MST 3000
required @ Mar 28th 2008 1:55PM
I hope the PSP3k is three initial systems duct taped together. Three for the price of one!
michas_pi @ Mar 28th 2008 7:11PM
HIGH ON CAPS LOCK
ApolloIV @ Mar 28th 2008 2:00PM
FUCK SO MANY OLD MEMES ON THIS COMMENT SECTION! CRUISE CONTROL ON!
ApolloIV @ Mar 28th 2008 2:18PM
I lol'd
ssuk @ Mar 28th 2008 2:57PM
You must be the life of the party if you laugh at your own jokes...
ApolloIV @ Mar 28th 2008 3:04PM
Oh wow i replied to the wrong post :(
DangerMouse @ Mar 28th 2008 2:03PM
Is this MADNESS? Can some confirm. Thanks.
DangerMouse @ Mar 28th 2008 2:06PM
Well, I can't type for shit today.
baby sea tuna @ Mar 28th 2008 2:11PM
Well, *I* thought it was still funny.
Draken Stark @ Mar 30th 2008 6:16AM
THIS IS SPARTA!!! - Confirmed!
Mills and Boom @ Mar 28th 2008 2:07PM
Likely a system to break the Pandora battery hack.
Now they just need a screen as good as the DS Lites but bigger. Zero ghosting, needlessly bright et al. Thx.
Jacksons @ Mar 28th 2008 2:15PM
I kindof prefer the screen of the PSP. If I tilt my DS Lite even a little, the colors invert. The PSP (at least the 2000, haven't used a 1000) doesn't seem to have that viewing angle problem at all.
ssuk @ Mar 28th 2008 2:58PM
The DS Lite screens were inferior to those on the original DS. So bollocks to that.
Mills and Boom @ Mar 28th 2008 6:34PM
4 real?
DS- the colours change in contrast if I tilt it vertically. Horizontally there is only a slight drop in brightness. (DS Lite, very early UK model).
PSP- gets lighter if tilted horizontally or vertically. (PSP-2000, Oct '07 UK model)
Playing the DS is like playing a game on a fookin nice modern monitor. Playing a PSP is like watching a cheap HDTV. They need to fix the ghosting and get it slightly brighter/more vivid colours).
On a side note my old fat PSP had the shittest ghosting. Pretty much everything was unplayable.
BPM X: Soul Eraser [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186] @ Mar 28th 2008 8:53PM
"The DS Lite screens were inferior to those on the original DS."
Uh, seriously? You sure you don't have that backwards?
The original DS's screens had a pretty poor backlighting. Colors were faded-looking. Nor did it look like the screen was evenly lit all across. The viewing angle was limited, as was interference from natural light.
The DS Lite, even on the lowest brightness setting, still looks better than the DS's screens. Colors are more vibrant. The screens looked evenly lit all across. The viewing angle is greater, and doesn't look AS bad out in the sun (still bad, but that's just backlighting in general, I guess).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ds_lite_brightness_comparison.gif
Not to say the DS Lite is perfect. There are legitimate issues with the redesign, as its smaller size may lead to discomfort with some, and GBA Game Paks sticking out.
But saying the original DS had better screens? That's ridiculous.
baby sea tuna @ Mar 28th 2008 2:07PM
Dual analog nubs plz.
DrXym @ Mar 28th 2008 2:13PM
You're not going to get two nubs. You're stuck with the current control scheme until such time as Sony produce a PSP2 and can revamp whatever they like in the design.
Jacksons @ Mar 28th 2008 2:16PM
I don't see why not. Couldn't they have all future games support dual nubs, and just have a legacy control scheme available for older models?
finnith @ Mar 28th 2008 3:45PM
Why not just move the analog stick to the right side of the console so that you can move with the d-pad. Dual nubs is still preferred.
Nixontech2071 @ Mar 28th 2008 4:22PM
you dont get it do you? Having two means the design on the right side would have to be ineven with the left and making already hard ports of games even more hard to play!
baby sea tuna @ Mar 28th 2008 2:08PM
Stop yellin, doggy. You love the memes, and you know it!
baby sea tuna @ Mar 28th 2008 2:10PM
Oops, that was for the angry doggy. :(
ApolloIV @ Mar 28th 2008 2:18PM
I'm a dog? :( You know, i have feelings too
Ghaleon @ Mar 28th 2008 2:10PM
Functional analog nub plz
DrXym @ Mar 28th 2008 2:11PM
I think a UMD-less PSP is coming at some point. To be frank, there is no reason to lug around a UMD drive anyway. I'm sure Sony could produce a phone charging / docking station containing the UMD and devise some reasonable scheme where you can snapshot the UMD to your phone through the dock and then use it for some number of plays or period of time without the physical disk. Such a PSP would be highly desirable, especially if it was a phone too.
Kye BWii: 008 721 786 740 (fuck I hate friend codes) @ Mar 28th 2008 2:16PM
never mind me, just checking my post history.
baby sea tuna @ Mar 28th 2008 2:21PM
Me too. You are an angry (yet reasonable) man.
Kudos for that!
Shane @ Mar 28th 2008 5:21PM
ok
ApolloIV @ Mar 28th 2008 2:24PM
Was that another reply to me Baby sea tuna?
baby sea tuna @ Mar 28th 2008 2:51PM
No, that was for Kye. But if you feel left out, "Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?!"
ApolloIV @ Mar 28th 2008 3:05PM
You brought angry up again, I thought you were bringing up my dog like instincts...
JakubK666 (Ninja Defence Force) @ Mar 28th 2008 2:27PM
Could it just be a reference to PipBoy?
Jon @ Mar 28th 2008 4:53PM
It is probably the Sony Ericsson PSP phone with no UMD, but who knows? If it is I will get it.
Alexxxxx @ Mar 28th 2008 8:31PM
Baby, the stars shine bright.
BPM X: Soul Eraser [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186] @ Mar 28th 2008 8:57PM
I hate the talk of a UMD-less PSP.
Oh, sure, flash memory is getting cheaper all the time (as long as it's not Memory Sticks, they're more than double the prices of SD cards or USB flash drives). But still nowhere near as cheap as disc-based media.
An increase in material costs = an increase in game price tags. Don't expect Sony to cut out the money that'd go towards publishers/developers/etc.
Logical PSP changes:
1) Second analog nub (for the true successor, at least)
2) Better screens
3) Internal flash memory?
4) Clamshell design (to protect that big screen)
[still owns just a PSP-1k]
DROCK @ Mar 28th 2008 10:02PM
FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE PSP LOGO PASTED OVER THE LOGO FOR THE CARTOON NETWORK SHOW, CLASS OF 3000. YOU CAN SEE THE LOGO HERE:
http://www.magneticmediafed.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/Classof3000logo.jpg
THEY ARE PROBLY JUST SAYING THAT YOU CAN WATCH CLASS OF 3000 ON YOUR PSP!
BPM X: Soul Eraser [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186] @ Mar 29th 2008 1:02AM
... I don't know if I should slap you or laugh at you.
... Maybe both.
Babel @ Mar 29th 2008 1:57PM
Someone needs to calm down...
Cuja @ Mar 30th 2008 3:02PM
Get rid of the UMD drive for built in flash memory, DL and flash based games. Also all the ipod touch features.
Naota @ Apr 4th 2008 10:18PM
well damn, i just bought a 2000...
Cava @ Apr 28th 2008 12:30AM
Here's a good idea for psp3000:
Get rid of the plastic umd casings, and turn the top of the psp into a more compact slot loading umd drive. With the psp3000 box contents should include a umd disc removing tool to take the discs of legacy games out of the plastic cases, and make purchasable a reusable plastic case for older PSPs to play the newer games.
UMD discs in their current form are giant pieces of crap that nobody wants to carry around. Tiny discs in a tiny disc wallet would be awesome.