The VG247 rumour machine is working overtime today with ‘news’ that the PSP2 will launch in 2011. Once more take these with a pinch of salt, possibly a few truck fulls of salt, as they claim the PSP2 will have a four-core Cell CPU. A Playstation 3 has an eight core Cell plus some very big fans to cool it down, how they plan to cool such a powerhouse processor in a dinky hand held remains to be seen. These are the claims:
- Multiple British sources have confirmed that PSP2 NDAs have been in place at publishers and developers for many months.
- PSP2 has two cameras, one forward and one backward facing.
- It has a touch-screen but retains the trademark physical PlayStation buttons.
- One source would be “amazed” if there was any kind of physical media involved. It “could” be 3G-enabled.
- There have been “finished units” in the UK, but the final case design is not completed.
- The machine is “fucking powerful” as it has a four-core Cell CPU.
Source: VG247, thank you for the tip Sir-Dark-Haze
