Cock It, Sony Still Working On PSP 2
Another reason not to bother with a PSPgo, then?Published 07/07/2009 at 11:00 by nofi
The wife wants a PSPgo, which instantly means I have to have one too – there’s no way Mrs Nofi is having a bit of gaming tech that I don’t have. Apart from the novelty factor, though, there isn’t really that much reason to grab one unless you still haven’t jumped in to portable PlayStation gaming, and I already have a 2000 so the decision is an expensive one, made even more so by new rumours surfacing of the true successor to the PSP, the so-called PSP 2.
Eurogamer’s Spanish arm has apparently found details of the PSP 2’s graphics processor, which appears to be a quad core version of the SGX543MP, the sequel* to the SGX542MP. The chip, codenamed Hydra, then, is what Eurogamer are claiming will power the visuals. To put this into context, it’s close to the processor in the iPhone 3GX and the single core version will run Quake 3 Arena at an eye-blistering 30fps. 30, yeah.
Statty bastards will be happy to learn that the chip offers roughly 133 million polygons per second and 4Gpixels/sec fillrate.
Eurogamer.es have shared the source of the information with the UK-based Eurogamer so that’s them behind the story 100%. The information is ‘off the record’ though, and you wouldn’t expect Eurogamer.net to call bullshit on this one, but it’s worth mentioning that if true this will put the PSP 2 somewhere alongside the original Xbox in terms of raw grunt – nothing particularly exciting but there’s still (hopefully) some way to go. Now, about that PSPgo.
* Not really.
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haz360 | 07/07/2009 11:09
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WTF!? The whole PSP saga is really starting to get confusing and is putting me off buying one at all…
3shirts | 07/07/2009 11:12
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This reinforces my decision to stick with my 1000 until there is a true successor on the actual shelves.
hannes_truce | 07/07/2009 11:12
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I’m just gonna stick with my PS3 and wing mirror, i mean psp.
Jas-n | 07/07/2009 12:13
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Has that even been implemented yet?
Cort | 07/07/2009 12:18
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Nope, and if I remember correctly, Polyphony have said GT5 won’t support the feature after all.
Watchful | 07/07/2009 11:17
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More evidence that the PSPgo is just Sony testing the waters to see if a download-only handheld will float.
BRITEside | 07/07/2009 17:12
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I agree, that sound like the only logical reason for them to implement it.
jimmy-google | 07/07/2009 11:17
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Sony has always gone for the 10 year life span (and this includes the psp) – successors usually get realesed about the 8th year of the current console. September will be 5 years since the psp launched in Japan and 4 since it launched here. That gives sony just under 3 years to have it ready to announce at e3 and get games developed for it.
Basically they need to be a most a year away from a farily solid spec or the console will either not make a 2012 japan launch or it will ship with no games.
You can’t just make a games machine over night. It good to see they’re working on it but its still probably years away.
Watchful | 07/07/2009 11:25
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“Sony has always gone for the 10 year life span (and this includes the psp) – successors usually get realesed about the 8th year of the current console”
PS1-1994, PS2-2000, PS3-2006
So I make that 6 years between consoles. PSP was out in 2004 in Japan, so they should get the PSP2 next year on the usual release pattern.
jimmy-google | 07/07/2009 12:02
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Sorry I was a couple of years out but with the world economy the way it is a year or 2 delay wouldn’t be a suprise. the pspgo is surely a stop gap to fill the void as they don’t feel they can release a “proper” new console right now
citizeninsane45 | 07/07/2009 11:37
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How can Sony get so many things so very wrong?
deepmenace | 07/07/2009 11:47
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eh?
Lorcan | 07/07/2009 11:48
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They’ve not got anything wrong here, they’ve just been a bit daft about security (again).
But yeah. This does seem to be happening way too often nowadays.
Raen | 07/07/2009 12:05
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Having the same grunt as the Xbox is actually pretty impressive if you look at the kind of resolutions that hand-held consoles run in.
Rob92 | 07/07/2009 12:51
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They must really be going for the iPod market then. Cause there’s no way that a handheld market already dominated by the DS are gonna fork out for a PSPGo and then a little bit later the PSP2.
I mean a PSP2 sounds better than the Go but I really can’t see how Sony are going to do this to a profit.
BioEye | 07/07/2009 13:12
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Well that’s it for the PSPgo. Unless Sony enforce some massive statement which discourages all rumours (which never works for any company), I can’t see many hardcore PSP owners buying a PSPgo.
Stupid on Sony’s behalf anyway. If this is what they do to test the downloads market, they’ll see it fail, and probably spend ages on their decision of where to go next.
Shotgun75 | 07/07/2009 13:38
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Im confused, I just don’t see the point of the PSPgo, particulally now (if rumour is to be believed).
I’ll stick with the 1000 until further notice.
DarthSharkey | 07/07/2009 13:43
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Same here, It’s nothing new so I think i’ll wait for the real PSP 2 and not waste my money on another version of the same thing.
YOURMUMANDME | 07/07/2009 13:44
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This is really doing my head in , I know no-one with a PSP . Not even me . Maybe that’s why there’s so many , I just don’t know . Sony need to get their main console up to speed before they fanny around with yet another back bench handheld console .
spooner_22 | 07/07/2009 13:48
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I just traded in my psp with 1.5 firmware, only got 40 quid exchange but i dont care coz i never play it anymore and hate the 1.5 formware and cant be bothered upgrading…i don’t think ill ever own a psp again, too expensive when i own ps3 too…unless the psp2 is the most amazing thing ever…
Watchful | 07/07/2009 14:24
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Why, except for the piracy/hacking opportunities with 1.5, couldn’t you be bothered to update the firmware? You missed out on a lot there. v3.5 increasing CPU speed for example.
Snebjnr | 07/07/2009 19:15
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Theres going to be another one!? =S
wedgehog | 07/07/2009 19:16
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iPhone 3GX ?
rockerboy007 | 11/07/2009 23:50
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But don’t you think $249 is way too much?
jimmy-google | 07/07/2009 12:11
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Thought i’d go check the dates out.
In japan the gap between the ps1 and ps2 was 5 1/4 years;
Ps2 to ps3 was 6 3/4 years. They seem to be increasing the gap.
If the gap between the psp 1 & 2 was the same in japan as the last gap between the ps2 and the ps3 it wouldn’t be released in Japan until August 2011 – which would probably mean March 2012 here.
Watchful | 07/07/2009 14:21
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And if PS3 had actually hit it’s planned Japanese launch date rather than being late because of all the problems…