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Sony PSP “Lite” rumors continue

The new Sony PSP Lite

As more details continue to flow down the pipeline, there seems to be a trend… the subtitled “PlayStation Portable Lite” begins to emerge. The idea of a second coming of the PSP is something that has been floating around for months now.

Once again, Kotaku is the source of these rumors. Kotaku is right about 95% of the time, so I have no reason to doubt them on this one.

According to Kotaku’s sources, the redesigned PSP will include the same internal hardware, but with a much slimmer external design. The new PSP will be getting a sporty LED screen that will not only minimize the depth of the PSP, but improve the image quality (if that is even possible!). Since the screen will be running off LEDs, the battery life should be about four times longer than its predecessor.

The new PSP Lite will still take UMDs, however, the drive will be much faster which should improve game loading times. The system will also come with a whopping 8-gigs of internal flash memory! Sounds like Sony has been listening to us.

Finally, the external design - buttons and all - will be completely revamped with a more PS3-inclined theme. Apparently, Sony is not sure whether or not the PSP redesign will include a webcam because of cost issues.

The price tag of the new, slimmer PSP is supposedly very reasonable, and will replace the current model at the $170 price point. The final product will be revealed at this year’s E3 business expo. The release date is set for August - September (August in Japan, September worldwide?) This makes perfect sense, considering the awesome lineup of games coming to the PSP this fall.



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  1. Sony dispels PSP redesign rumors... - PSPGN - Sony PSP news, games, downloads, hacks, & more! says at 2007-06-17 13:06:

    […] for now, anyways. There was a huge internet fiasco last week when new PSP “Lite” rumors surfaced. However, John Koller was quick to dispel the rumors on the official PlayStation Blog with this […]

  2. Sony dispels PSP redesign rumors… : PSP2 - Playstation Portable 2 says at 2007-08-02 05:08:

    […] for now, anyways. There was a huge internet fiasco last week when new PSP “Lite” rumors surfaced. However, John Koller was quick to dispel the rumors on the official PlayStation Blog with this […]

  3. lol stupid people says at 2007-08-13 15:08:

    wow people need to get they info right its not a psp2 its called (milo) just like the helio but u can only make call or communicate wit other ppl dat have it and they might have games 4 it dat u would have to download cause it looks way to small to for any disk of any kind but who knows!!!!!!!!

  4. Brandon Spencer says at 2007-08-18 01:08:

    Well, keep in mind that this article was posted back in June before the new PSP Slim was announced. There is still no official word on a PSP2, but the PSP Slim is definitely coming next month.

    The Sony Mylo is a totally different category, but some people still suspect that the PSP2 will be very similar to the Mylo.

  5. Shahid Ali says at 2007-08-19 13:08:

    will september worldwide be in 2008 or 2007.thanks.

  6. Brandon Spencer says at 2007-08-19 23:08:

    September 2007, unless it gets delayed

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