UMD-less PSP2 due by early November?

im happy but sad......i just bought my new 3000 and i also have a 2000 what'll happen to them,but hearing about psp GO! that it has 16gb internal memory and other stuff is great!!!!!

With the PSP go will new release titles such as LBP, assassin's creed bloodlines etc be on UMD for the people who own a psp 1000/2000/ or a 3000? also im thinking of getting a GO but i dont have wireless internet can you access the playstation store by plugging a GO into your MAC or PC?

this is really cool im gunna sel my psp so i can at least shave some money of the price

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@j0nxj0n your right, or make a UMD player peripheral

They obviously will have something to download regular PSP games for free. Probably some code that's on game cases already. Stop being stupid why would they make UMD PSP games obsolete and worthless unless you kept your old PSP.

I wont buy it if: 1) It doesn't have a second analog stick and 2) It isn't backwards compatible

i think the the "no more umd idea" is kinda cool so you dont have to worry about getting to a store and sony will probably get more profit since all the money is flowing right to them. so probably cheaper games will come out of this, but 16gb isnt a lot of memory for a system that will hold all the games...

Is there really a point to getting rid of the UMD drive? You're just screwing over everyone who buys the new PSP so they can never save money and buy a used game or get money back by selling them. Yeah, the iPhone/iTouch did it, but it just took off. It's not mainly a gaming system, the PSP is.

It looks okay, but they release a new one every year so why bother if my first gen PSP works fine? I never liked mine that much; much less to spend the price associated with this slide-o-rama game.

why are ppl even discussing bout which is better, dsi or psp? everything that nintendo makes is fun, but crappy, crappy graphics, crappy controls if u ask me, and I dont need that touch-pad, i just want decent graphics, physics and games.

i cant wait to see the new psp(not psp2, that will have to wait cause sony rules and loves their fans and wants to give them the BEST... thanks SONY) its amazing how much jealousy goes around when it comes to SONY, especially on this website... anywho, that first "PSP2" concept up top, is VERY F@#%ING GAY nice try though :) and get over the second analog stick guys, come on now.... i love the analog(one) its unique and makes the games fun, save your tears for when the PSP2 comes cause its going to blow your minds away! And one more thing, I wish MICROSOFT and NINTENDO good luck its going to be a fun next gen battle this year and counting!...... HAIL SONY!!!!

I hope it doesn't have that slide design, it would make the shoulder buttons hard to use. And come mon no 2nd analog stick, isn't that what everyone wants from the next generation of psp?

Hurry up E3...I need some PSP info...can't wait for its November release.

Hardware is getting tired, once again it's a new packaging but the same old ps2 limitation. PSP2 is needed so we can have 2nd analog stick and game taht can actually make use of it

This looks really cool :P but i got a psp if this comes i will sell mine and get that one if worth it. We will see if comes.

No right analog stick again???

What PSP needs: the third and fourth shoulder buttons (R2 and L2) and a second analog stick.

I vote 2 analog sticks with L3 and R3 buttons! Sooo many games can make use of these small but fundamental additions!

this would only be mine if the following was made: 2 analog sticks cmon im getting sick of using the 2 shoulder buttons to turn my camera higher cache for internet speed it takes forever to get on facebook or gamespot and the psp has so much potential to be a portable internet internal memory we actually need this so then were not always switching between our 4 gb and 1 gb memory stick ever hour dont do the crappy slide feature it will be so much harder to reach the shoulder buttons better music graphics also its too bad that i sold my psp to get a dsi but if the psp2 does make these adjustments then the psp2 would be added to my collection but at the moment probably not

@izdan - someones a bit of a pen 15.. -.-

i think it needs an analog stick thats not a b*tch!

second analog stick, huge memory and downloadable psp umd games

I want two analog sticks. :(

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The touch screen,and back camera would be cool,but I really hate that their is probably no way for backwards compatability for the PSPs UMD drives.Which would probably suck for many PSP owners who have created a huge collection of PSP games and would have to do the same for the rumored PSP2.But thats just my opinion on the situation,but I am still getting the PSP2 no matter what!:P

The new camera, better screen and slide controls will probably be very comfortable when browsing web or listening to music or watching videos, but I don't think it'll be nice when playing game. And Sony should've put another analog on the new PSP.

If the controls slide out and the shoulder buttons stay above the screen, good luck trying to reach the L and R buttons with the buttons out.. .

i like it! i should sell my PSP so the price won't fall for me :P

the new modeling will make watching movies great!

my psp is covered in like 25 inches of dust...maybe if someone would make good games for it i would play it and maybe consider buying a new one

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yea that would be wicked if it had two sticks :D and had a rumble packs plus try and make the screen HD

Up the resolution, put a right thumbstick in and take out the UMD. We'll miss you buddy, you were a good friend. Unfortunately for you, the SD card is an even BETTER friend. But don't worry, you'll always have a special place in our hearts just for you... Along with the SNES, the N64, the PS1... *rambles on*

UMD less PSP is a good approach. The Memory Stick can hold more memory than the UMD and the movies can all be watched via downloadable protected data. RIP UMD... (sobbing) I will miss you... we will never forget.

i think this will probably be some kind of psp cell phone hybrid for mass consumers and the psp2 wont be anounced for another year

yeah if a psp would cost as much as a regular console..there's no way in hell im buying it

wou;dnt this cost like as much as a nor mal console anyway so it would be a waste of money to buy when you could buy a ps3 kinda pointless imo

at muse tafa tht would be a leap towards perfection but aony seem to take little steps to milk all the money they can off 1 upgrade. maybe in 100 yrs time i think

All I want is 2 analog sticks! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want a psp 2 with better graphics n sounds,bluetooth,5 meg camera,built in flash memory 32 GB(at minimum) and a second joystick is a MUST!!!! otherwise I stick with my old psp-2000.

I doubt if this is will released. If this is released the graphics will be psp graphics and just an upgrade like DSi or DS lite

Honestly if they just listened to what the gamers want they'd be making money. It's quiet simple sell what people ask for, not what sony thinks the consumers want. I passed on the first, the second, and the third psp in hope that they'd maybe just maybe include a second joystick.

It's just a rumor. Seriously. I really doubt that they're going to release a PSP2 during the PSP's strongest upcoming year, and if they did I doubt it wouldn't have a second analog stick. If it's just another upgrade model, I don't expect another analog stick at all. The mock up they've got floating around looks horrid though. Do not want.

Dang!...Wished they put a second anolog stick for better gaming...(Especially FPS) Well..it's still a rumor soooo we just have to hope we have some good news on E3... Anyone agrees with me????

lameage! i just got the psp 3000 this february and ur telling me theres gona be a newer version!!! why dont they make psp2 for that matter, remodelling isnt going to boost profits man! if sony is just going to remodel all the time i might as well just buy the DS, dum dum dum

Come on! Sony has had FOUR FREAKING YEARS to put a second thumb stick on the PSP! WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE THIS YET! WHAT'S THEY'RE HOLD UP!? WHY!?!?!?!

Honestly, they need a second analog stick. Seriously.

Sony would have to be seriously dull to not realize how awesome a second thumbstick would be. Isn't that one of the BIGGEST complaints people have about the PSP? My Katamari made me want to cry T_T