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gamemasterx · 05-28-2009, 01:20 AM

Gaming site 1UP claims to have seen the new PSP, which it says comes ina flip form factor without a USB drive. If the rumors are true, it willhit Japan and North America this fall.

Gaming website 1UP is making some big claims about the new model of Sony's PlayStation Portable game console.Its editors say they've seen the device and spoken with sources who'veworked with it, and if what they say is true, you'll be able to pickupa radically rebooted version of the console this fall.

1UP says that the controls will slide out from beneath the screen (an old standard, as far as PSPrumors go), but that apart from that they'll be the same controls we'vealways known. That means no second analog stick for first personshooter fans. Sorry!

More interestingly, though, the new model will drop the physical UMD format for its games and instead download all its titles over the PlayStation Network.You will supposedly be able to download as many as 100 titles on launchday, including both classics and new games like a mobile version of thepopular Grand Turismo racing game.

Sonyis allegedly considering naming the console the PSP Go!, PSP Slide, orPSP Flip instead of PSP-4000 or PSP 2 as have been rumored in the past.Since Sony has already been promoting a Go! line of accessories, 1UPguesses that that's the most likely name.

The rumored release date is September for Japan, and either October or November for the United States.

[Mockup image courtesy of 1UP.]

Original Article Link: http://www.obsessable.com/news/2009/...for-this-fall/

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05-28-2009, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
gamemasterx gXboxLive Leaderboard: 4^th Status: Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 36,866	Sony PSP Go! aka PSP-4000 supposedly detailed, dated for this fall Gaming site 1UP claims to have seen the new PSP, which it says comes ina flip form factor without a USB drive. If the rumors are true, it willhit Japan and North America this fall. Gaming website 1UP is making some big claims about the new model of Sony's PlayStation Portable game console.Its editors say they've seen the device and spoken with sources who'veworked with it, and if what they say is true, you'll be able to pickupa radically rebooted version of the console this fall. 1UP says that the controls will slide out from beneath the screen (an old standard, as far as PSPrumors go), but that apart from that they'll be the same controls we'vealways known. That means no second analog stick for first personshooter fans. Sorry! More interestingly, though, the new model will drop the physical UMD format for its games and instead download all its titles over the PlayStation Network.You will supposedly be able to download as many as 100 titles on launchday, including both classics and new games like a mobile version of thepopular Grand Turismo racing game. Sonyis allegedly considering naming the console the PSP Go!, PSP Slide, orPSP Flip instead of PSP-4000 or PSP 2 as have been rumored in the past.Since Sony has already been promoting a Go! line of accessories, 1UPguesses that that's the most likely name. The rumored release date is September for Japan, and either October or November for the United States. [Mockup image courtesy of 1UP.] Original Article Link: http://www.obsessable.com/news/2009/...for-this-fall/ More...

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Sony PSP Go! aka PSP-4000 supposedly detailed, dated for this fall