Sony Reveal New PSP Hardware Details

[wraggster]

PSPDemon is listening to E3 heres what sony have said so far:

New features for the PSP Include new design which is 33% lighter, 13% Slimmer, has Video Out and outputs high quality video.

Heres news from engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/11/sonys-new-psp-is-slimmer-includes-video-output/)

http://www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/dsc_1094.jpg


It's not quite the PSP 2 some might've hoped for, but Sony is giving its handheld console a serious refresh in the form of a slimmer, lighter and faster "updated" PSP. The new unit still includes the 4.3-inch LCD and UMD, but is 33 percent lighter, 19 percent slimmer, has sped up game load times and improved battery life. The only real "new" features is a video output capability to allow you to play your PSP games on a big screen TV. You can score one in September in the original Piano Black, a new Ice Silver color, and a Star Wars Battlefront special edition.

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[Uberman]

*yawn*

I like the one (two) that I have, and they run homebrew. Not sure what attraction a new PSP would have for me, especially if it has a smaller screen.

:confused:

[wraggster]

not smaller but slimmer

and fair bit lighter and the biggie VIDEO OUT :)

[parkermauney]

comes with dax

What in the ****?
This just looks like some dudes irc conversation.

[wraggster]

it is but being as i cant get the show in the UK id rather know the minute its been posted by Sony :)

[Jelly4000]

Sounds good to me :) If it can be hacked fairly quickly, count me in! Video out sounds great.

[Xx FightStar xX]

true, good news :)

[steve520]

thats what i was looking at it comes with dax whats up with that?

[parkermauney]

If someone gets homebrew running on it, I'll trade my psp in fo sho.

[acn010]

i am so confused........... when is it coming out??? wheres the pics???

[parkermauney]

comes with dax

Still don't get this part.

[DanTheManMS]

Could be a screwup of "Jak and Daxter" perhaps.

[parkermauney]

Ok. So it comes with jak & daxter, A 1 gig ms, and family guy, for only $199.99

If it that's entirely true, it's a damn good deal.

[CaptainMorgan4]

I'm looking for pics, I have the Platnium XCM faceplate so I'm curious to see what that ice silver faceplate looks like.

[oafan]

so you know dax=daxter that was released long ago on the psp

[PSPdemon]

Ok. So it comes with jak & daxter, A 1 gig ms, and family guy, for only $199.99

If it that's entirely true, it's a damn good deal.

okay.....sorry about that....its hard to post on my phone....so I was giving the news as it was happening ( watching the MGS4 trailer )...

yes.....that is true.... seems as though I have 2 sources one saying 19% and the other saying 13% slimmer

the psp looks the same as the current model just slimmer...better battery life....lighter....and faster....

as for ice silver...mix white and silver and make it really shinny.....that's what it looks like...

I'm definantly getting this new psp :)

Thanks for Everything
PSPdemon

ps: sorry for the confusion

[F9zDark]

Sounds pretty damn good. Especially the Starwar's PSP. I just might have to get that one. Then again, I do want the MGS:PO PSP :p.

Maybe I should start selling my PSPs to get these new ones, I have 2 already... lol

[wraggster]

now with pics on front page

[Accordion]

tv output, makes this a must buy.. at least until i see how games look on a large screen...

[acn010]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/acn010/68izhpe.jpg
thats crazy......

[ninja9393]

looks pretty intresting

i dunno maybe i should trade in a bunch of psp games and stuff and buy it...

nah only if it has homebrew support

[Tophe]

No homebrew -> No psp

[felonyr301]

What do they mean by faster load times? They gonna be using the memory stick for loading the game since they included the iso running feature in the firmware or they just have improved the umd loading times then.

Like everyone said if it's impossible to run homebrew on it without some kind of mod chip then count me out only thing I might like is that it's a little slimmer than before and big plus is that battery life is longer.

Hopefully won't forget us with the original psp and never bring in a bigger battery.

[Tetris999]

just think about this video out

if this new model psp supports homebrew? just imagine you can play n64 or ps1 gba yadda yadda yadda and all the other great stuff on the psp everywhere you go!

like say you have a portable dvd player with video in

WOW imagine the possibilities

i need to buy this IF it has homebrew

[parkermauney]

I may get one when homebrew support is enabled.

[Solidsnake3000]

damn were is D_A when you need him he would atleast let us find a way to make the psp run umd's faster and let us play games on the tv with no problems

[acn010]

sweet.. i would imagine the ultimate homebrew gaming system!!!!!!!!!!

[the_eternal_dark]

Hmmm haven't we heard of tv out on a handheld console before? Wasn't it called the GP2X? And don't I already have one (and it plays homebrew)?

I don't see the point of buying a "new" PSP for the sake of faster load times and tv out if I can't play homebrew. Plus the price gets jacked back up to ~$200 again? No thanks. The DS lite was cheaper when it came out, why didn't Sony learn from that as well?

Two words, VERY LAME.

[acn010]

and iwanted bluetooth too

[Deathnix]

Yeah, that's alright, but I bet it can't put a Rowntree's Fruit Pastille in it's mouth with out chewing!

[darn02]

i cant help but notice the lack of memory stick slot

[jamotto]

i cant help but notice the lack of memory stick slot

A new anti-homebrew feature.

[Cokemusic]

It's not quite the PSP 2 some might've hoped for

Damn right


but Sony is giving its handheld console a serious refresh in the form of a slimmer, lighter and faster "updated" PSP

Big fat wow...


. The new unit still includes the 4.3-inch LCD and UMD,but is 33 percent lighter, 19 percent slimmer, has sped up game load times and improved battery life.

Same screen just a little brighter ? meh .... , faster loader times can be achieved by running of mem stick , extra battery life can be achieved by BUYING AN EXTRA BATTERY.


The only real "new" features is a video output capability to allow you to play your PSP games on a big screen TV. You can score one in September in the original Piano Black, a new Ice Silver color, and a Star Wars Battlefront special edition.


Won't the video out produce a very pixelated image on wide screen ( correct me if i'm wrong) , the best thing about this seems to be the new colours , the star wars adition one looks hawt.

[jerrt]

but will current gen psps be able to do video out?

[jerrt]

A new anti-homebrew feature.

if it doesn't have a memory stick slot, why would they bundle one into the new packs.? come on.

[cataphrax]

Eh, I could care less. This is basically the difference between a ds lite and a ds phat, it looks a little better, it's brighter but when you come down to it it's pretty much the same thing, plus I bet it's unhackable. At least nintendo changed the form of it, if those are the pics then, my god, it looks exactly the same. They totally should have changed the design.

[scarph]

if it doesn't have a memory stick slot, why would they bundle one into the new packs.? come on.

99 percent sure he was joking.

[Accordion]

ive only just noticed how smooth the edges are.

only thing more to change would be moving the status lights to the top so you can see them easier...

[acn010]

nah... i want bluetooth included

[Buddy4point0]

awsome! i will deffinantly buy this, i like how the new speakers are on front instead of the bottom

[acn010]

i want bluetooth!!!!!!!!!! lol... seriously, i want bluetooth included

[drEDN4wt]

So to have video out, do you have to connect it to your tv with one of those ps3 things?

[mcdougall57]

wouldnt a 16:9 scaled psp look crap on a 4:3 screen as the games do not have a setting for 4:3


i want bluetooth!!!!!!!!!! lol... seriously, i want bluetooth included

why would you want bluetoothh as it has wifi which is 10 times faster

[sukhi-2006]

is this really a psp 2 or just remake of the old psp system there's nothing new in it. Still it is lighter and has video out to play games on tv which is great would it be easy to put firmware much easier than the previous and will it be ready for homebrew anyways when is it coming out.

[acn010]

wouldnt a 16:9 scaled psp look crap on a 4:3 screen as the games do not have a setting for 4:3



why would you want bluetoothh as it has wifi which is 10 times faster

well first... you can use bluetooth headphones.... connect to phone for internet which most macs can connect to the phone for internet access.......
u can also can connect to computer to wonder around files.... and many other things can be done XD

[burrito]

I hope that the psp lite's battery lasts as long as the ds lite, or at least a fat ds....


i want bluetooth!!!!!!!!!! lol... seriously, i want bluetooth included
O RLY?
http://www.unclescam.org/blueteeth6.jpg

[ian h]

any 1 noticed it has the speakers in the front instead of the bottom,any1 else get anoyed with them bein at the bottom i cover them sometimes while playing

[acn010]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/acn010/712901d648bedc112e6e1d46867072c4.gif o please bluetooth

[mcdougall57]

well first... you can use bluetooth headphones.... connect to phone for internet which most macs can connect to the phone for internet access.......
u can also can connect to computer to wonder around files.... and many other things can be done XD

yeah i suppose but i just thought you meant for general file transfer perposes, i suppose connecting to ur phone for internet would be prety awsome. my fathers laptop just has a slot for the simcard in order to do it

[acn010]

also transfer for other device such as phone... pda, bla bla bla

[ian h]

mcdougall asks: which ff character are you? im cid because ive been in too many final fantasys!any1 get it

[F9zDark]

While this is great news, I was really, really hoping for another analog stick. Even if it just functioned as the original (ie both sticks do the same thing in games). Not having an analog on the right side really hampers FPS game usage.

I don't know about the rest of you all, but the face buttons just feel so awkward in comparison to another analog or the D-Pad.

[parkermauney]

The sound might be louder, which would be a GIANT plus.

[Cokemusic]

I'll prolly buy another PSP1 when the PSP2 brings another price drop.

[jamotto]

if it doesn't have a memory stick slot, why would they bundle one into the new packs.? come on.

Indeed, which in my mind made the joke even funnier. ;)

[mfz64]

it really doesn't have too much really good features except for the video output

[PoorKingz]

i want this. :)

[ish420ism]

If someone gets homebrew running on it, I'll trade my psp in fo sho.

that goes for all the pirates, i mean homebrewers

[ish420ism]

i want bluetooth!!!!!!!!!! lol... seriously, i want bluetooth included

you want bluetooth, seriously,get an ngage:rofl:

[kiore]

not 4 me,,,sorry $ony :P

[tvrstl]

its not fair:/

only because we were early, we miss the whole video output thing:S?

well, what ever, Homebrew's better:P

[drock82]

this is a cool console revamp but the feature about being able to play your games on the tv already came out by a third party company:rofl:

http://www.playerschoicevideogames.com/pd_psp.cfm

[acn010]

yeah. what happeneds if the cable brakes or the device falls???? never thought of that???