Sony dodges PSP2 "speculation"

[Shrygue]

via Eurogamer


Sony has declined to comment on "rumour and speculation" that a processor has already been licensed for a successor to the PSP.

The platform holder was speaking after Imagination Technologies Group announced a partnership with a "major international consumer electronics company" earlier this week.

No names were given, but EE Times was told by unnamed sources that the "high-volume consumer device" mentioned in the press release was the "PSP2".

Imagination Technologies Group recently concluded a hefty licence agreement with another international electronics giant, apparently.

Again, there's no name, but EE Times followed a breadcrumb trail back to Apple, which uses Imagination's graphics technology in the iPhone.

Sony launched the second redesign of the PlayStation Portable in October, dubbed the PSP-3000. Its most notable features are a brighter screen and a built-in microphone, and we like to think the buttons stick out a bit more.

Prior to this, there arrived the more dramatic PSP Slim & Lite, which was just as its name suggests.

With Sony having boasted about a 10-year plan for the PSP, we'd be surprised if it was moving to replace the handheld so soon, but we've seen stranger things.

[Eviltaco64]

I doubt they'd still be heavily advertising the PSP in 2014.. Maybe they'll still support the PSP up until then, but I'm sure a successor will be released by 2010.

[argor]

i have to say this is good news
read this thread on http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=50910 this is what started the rummer
as people fond out lots of things that are posted on the beyond3d forums tend to be true as lot peoble that work for the graphics relate companys visited the forums