If Sony's
PSPgo was some halfhearted attempt to quell incessant
PSP2 rumoring (and our favorite PSP2 mockup render, above), it certainly doesn't seem to have worked. The new rumor out and about is that the inevitable PSP2 will harbor a PowerVR GPU along the lines of what's present in the new iPhone 3GS. The SGX543MP cited has four cores, with a rating of 133 million polygons per second at the low-end 200MHz mode that seems likely for portable use. GamesIndustry.biz calls this a "ballpark match" for the original Xbox, with some additional Dreamcast rendering enhancements for avoiding wasting time on hidden elements in a scene. They also point out that Imagination Technologies calls the chip a GP-GPU, capable of handling computing tasks in addition to graphics, and potentially giving the PSP2 the power savings of not needing a separate CPU to operate. Sure, it's all a difficult to pin down rumor at the moment, but if anything these sort of specs show what's possible for a new generation of handheld gaming when the likes of Sony and Nintendo are ready to give it to us. Now about a second analog stick...
[Via
GamesIndustry.biz]
posted July 7th 2009 3:24PM
Sony, please make this sexy design (albeit a rendered mockup) a reality!
All I can say is: this must have amazing battery life with all that power.
the keyboard may be the problem to play game long time
psp 3000 is the worth to own now, I'm also waiting for the psp2 anyway.
and the psp dvd converter for windows users, game players' app http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/dvd-to-psp.html
"and potentially giving the PSP2 the power savings of not needing a separate CPU to operate"
That is a ridiculous suggestion.. The writer needs to let someone with a basic understanding of computer technology write these articles...
Can I ask why people care so damn much about touch screen? I don't want a PSP2 that has touchscreen bullshit. It's a gaming system not something else. I don't want to constantly touch my screen for games, this is the reason for buttons you morons. Second, touchscreen to navigate the XMB, which they'll probably stick with, is pointless, it's not hard to push the left or right button to go somewhere. I'm tired of people wanting touchscreen on the PSP. The iPhone ( since everyone loves to compare that shit to a PSP ) relies on having touchscreen, it's the way to navigate and play anything really, or the accelerometer. Maybe I'm wrong, but really, touchscreen is something we don't need and most likely Sony will not add touchscreen to the PSP, they're smart, unlike the rest of you morons who so deeply believe touchscreen is needed in absolutely everything. A strong system is better than worrying about touchscreen. I'm glad Sony hasn't bothered to add touchscreen to the PSP series yet and hopefully they won't. It's a pointless necessity on a gaming console.
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then can we have a portable Xbox? that would kick some serious ass!
The New PSP is apparently already posted on Gran Turismo's website. Just stumbled upon it while randomly searching.
Here is the link:
http://us.playstation.com/granturismo/
The final nail to UMD's coffin? Wouldn't it be great if Sony completely adopt Android as a platform, including the PSP. Then the next gen PSP can support Android apps aside from games. Just imagine that.
The mockup above looks awesome!! but it doesn't look like it would be to comfortable to hold...
I don't understand why people feel the need for a PSP2. There are only two real contenders in the market, the DS and the PSP. Both have key elements that attract buyers to them. The DS has a great selection of games and appeals to a wider market. The PSP is considerably more powerful and while lacking somewhat in top quality games it's multimedia features attract the folk who simply aren't interested in the DS.
My point being that while we could have a more powerful PSP2 there doesn't seem to be any need for one at the moment. Sony would simply be releasing one for the sake of it if they did.
Like a girl you're madly in love with, the PSP2 isn't going to come around until you've already forgotten about her. I mean, it.
the new psp go is going to be amazing, the graphics and CPU all have been upgraded. I'm glad there going to lose the UMD disk, they were crap! bring on the SD style games. don't forgot once released you can actually get a free psp go from http://freesonypspgo.co.uk
Thanks for the psp up date guys!