PSP-4000 accidentally leaked in print ad over the weekend?
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted December 21st 2009 12:08PM
posted December 21st 2009 12:08PM
What's this, then? MCV, a British games industry publication, has run an ad for Little Big Planet game accessories that boasts among its many compelling features compatibility with the PSP-4000. Of course, there is no PSP-4000, but you have to admit -- this is more than a simple typo. When asked what the dilly was, a rep from Accessories 4 Gamers told Negative Gamer that it was merely a simple "mistake." Sure, but the questions still remain: was it a mistake because the PSP-4000 doesn't yet exist? You see, we've definitely heard otherwise. Or was this a mistake because you accidentally spilled the beans on some top secret new handheld game console? If that's the case, you might want to contact us with the details. We won't tell anyone -- promise.
The company that made the add already said it was a mistake...
Per Joystiq:
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/21/psp-4000-in-advertisement-deemed-a-mistake/
Already confirmed to be fake
@BALLiSTiC Don't spoil it all... They might said this cos they do not want people to know that they are working on next one...
Did it really take a leaked print ad to figure out that the successor of the PSP-1000, 2000, and 3000 _might_ be the PSP-4000? How ingenious!
@niko the news here was that it's close enough to being released that companies have been given dimensions to make cases for it. Duhrrr.
They still make the PSP?
@Foodferthought
over 50 million sold ...why would they not make it.
@sinjinn It's grossly outdated equipment. Instead of refreshing ancient equipment, I would think it wise for Sony to instead put those resources into redesigning the platform from the ground-up.
@Foodferthought
So it's ok for Nintendo to rehash the GBA 600 times, but God forbid Sony remake their PSP 4 times.
The PSP is still over $100 dollars, the goal for any manufacturer is to bring that cost down, they do that by releasing revisions which use cheaper and smaller chips and less materials.
Once the PSP hits the $99 a piece mark, you will see talks of new hardware and a PSP2, till then go troll on Ballmer's jock.
@7egend
Actually the GBA was remade three times, norm => SP => Micro.
The original DS plays GBA games similar to the first-gen PS3 playing PS1 games and then it was cut.
Both nintendo and sony are guilty however with making a gajillion DS/PSP's though.
@Denji
GBA
GBA SP
GBA Micro
GBA SP Brite
Four times. The Brite was a new build, even if the shape remained the same, it had a new screen and slightly different guts.
And if you count the GBA playing ability of the DS, then you get another two revisions there, as well (DS fat, DS lite).
@Foodferthought The PSP is much faster than my DS Lite. MUCH faster.
May be on its way!
Riveting tale, chap.
Somebody go ahead and shop PSP-5000 in there just to sweeten the deal!
there has to be psp2 some day soon if SNE doesnt want to die... look at how strong the poor resolution DS sells and how poor psp series and psp go sells.
Oh I hope it is fake because we all know it will have the same internal specs as all the previous! Sack up SONY! Make us a new PSP already that has ION graphics and maybe dc-atom or even snapdragon?
They might as well make a PSP-4000. The PSPgo was a complete and utter failure. It's launch was a bigger blunder than the PS3's original $600 price tag.
@Elranzer
agreed
And by "not tell anyone" you really mean "won't tell any non Engadget users"
....Face.... Meet Palm.... >.
I accidentally the PSP-4000.
@Gord
did you? how embarrassing!
@Gord Oh my God, where did it go?
PSP-OVER9000!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone is mistaken. It's just a Little Big Planet sanitary napkin carrying case.
I'd be happy if I could just rip my few UMD games to memory sticks. I wouldn't even complain (much) if I had to use my PS3 as an intermediary in this dark ritual...Though I'm sure others might disagree.
@trackzero
It has- and can- be done.
Sony's not fond of it, though, and it requires a hacked PSP to actually play your UMD rips, so it's not really the same as Sony's previous (and scrapped) proposal to let PSP users do this legitimately.
Personally, I think scrapping that idea was the downfall of the PSP Go. People would have loved the thing if they could buy UMDs and rip them to the Go.
Doh!
Nobody else gives a console so many revisions. This will get complicated for some people. The PS3 has so many different versions with or without BC. The PSP has many revisions so far just in size and sreen (excluding the PSP Go).
@someone: Uhm.. meet MS....... the xbox360 has just as many permutations as the PS3 has, only the PS3 has now had a redesign of the body aswell... And the PSP has always had the same screensize, only the Go has a smaller size.. Nintendo's DS has just as many different models als the PSP has..
PSP-1000000000 FTW
No, it's not confirmed to be fake... The company said it was a mistake, but really didn't say that there wasn't any thruth to the advertisement. So the mistake could also have been that they shouldn't already have printed the PSP4000 label, it's not something you really do by mistake...