Rumour: Slimline PSP in the works?

[Buddy4point0]

if a slimmer design is the only thing new, count me out. but if its got a better battery and better screen it could still be a slim line, as there are no new features really. in that case i would probably get it.
also after it comes out with its gay 4.0 firmware or whatever im sure it will be hacked twice as fast as normal becuase there will be such a large demand for it to be cracked

[cnewhall]

I wonder what kind of anti-homebrew security they will include with the base firmware they ship with...

[pt9087]

im happy with my pimped out softwre on my PSP so SONY can stick there slim line were the sun dont shine and we all no thats not a nice place

Lol nice words POWER!

I think this wont be true anyways!

[Solidsnake3000]

damn iam pissed off i mean dont they know thepsp have problems already

[F9zDark]

WE NEED A GOD DAMNED SECOND ANALOG STICK.

OR FOR CHRIST'S SAKE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO USE D-PAD + ANALOG!!!

Fix the functionality problems with the PSP before making it thinner, if this is even true. As has been stated before, we have had these rumors since, when, last year?

[Veskgar]

i hope this new psp has better anlog + d-pad and whats with the stupid [] button it kinda pops out

I think the SQUARE button issue is with all PSP's. What they had to do was cut a small section of where the button depresses onto the signal sensor or whatever you call it. They did this to make room for the screen. The button seems to depress at an angle tilting towards the left. It has never bothered me though.

Also, if all that is going to change is the thickness of the PSP, I don't think I'd want one. Maybe with a wider handheld it could possibly feel comfortable. But for instance, the DS Lite is a little too thin for my taste. My hand cramps up more playing the DS Lite. And I don't have large hands or anything.

A little thinner maybe OK, but if SONY goes PSP nano on us, I think it would be a little unnecessary.

Also, I bet SONY will try something tricky with the motherboard or something to make the PSP "1.5" less prone to homebrew exploits.

So this will very likely be something I pass on. But we'll see. Once I see it in person I bet I'll be more intrigued.

[yoshinatsu]

I wonder what kind of anti-homebrew security they will include with the base firmware they ship with...

No matter what Sony will invent to prevent us from homebrew, you know who'll be the one to save us, once more:thumbup:

[hd_]

Anyone that expected something extra on the psp (like controls) is a moron- what about everyone else with the old style psp? Or all the games that don't support it- do you think they will suddenly magically support it? No. They could only add things that wouldn't make futures games not work on the old psps- unless they actually go to a full update like psp 2- which will probably not happen before nintendo decides to make a move to a new hand held, or if microsoft or some other company comes out with a handheld that competes in the psps market.

[jamotto]

Anyone that expected something extra on the psp (like controls) is a moron- what about everyone else with the old style psp?

I would suspect that they would offer two layouts for controls, one for older psp's and one for newer.

[Ultima Chocochu]

Anyone that expected something extra on the psp (like controls) is a moron- what about everyone else with the old style psp? Or all the games that don't support it- do you think they will suddenly magically support it? No. They could only add things that wouldn't make futures games not work on the old psps- unless they actually go to a full update like psp 2- which will probably not happen before nintendo decides to make a move to a new hand held, or if microsoft or some other company comes out with a handheld that competes in the psps market.

Not saying they should add new buttons/controls, but remember the DS/GBA you could play older games, and the buttons really had no functions at all
So if they decided to add buttons, they would only be useless for previous games, or you could possibly set that new button to do something else

PSP2 should take forever really, they probably won't change until Nintendo does make a new handheld like you said,
I'm sure Sony want's to draw out the PSP as long as they can before making a PSP2
They kept the PSX/PS2(still is) going a long time before even making the next gen consoles.

I would suspect that they would offer two layouts for controls, one for older psp's and one for newer.

Sony may make dumb choices, but I don't expect them to do that
A waste no?
If they were to add new buttons, I'd imagine that'd be for the PSP2
They should just fix a few things bout the PSP now, I think it works fine really, just analog/directional buttons could work a little better....Okay the analog is just weird, A LOT better for that one.
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