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PS4 Concept: Spider-Man Font Fail

5:00AM Owen Good | Someone forgot to tell acclaimed designer Tai Chiem that Sony bagged the Spidey typeface with the PS3 Slim. But the rest of this concept – that means This Is Not Real – is super-futuristic cool. Wait, where’s the $US24 kickstand? More »
Rumours

PSP2 In Development, As Powerful As Xbox

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Eurogamer’s Spanish outpost reckon they’re in possession of some specs for an all-new PlayStation Portable, currently in the planning stages at Sony HQ. This isn’t the PSPgo. It’s a true successor to the PSP. More »
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New PSP Due Before Christmas

6:00PM Luke Plunkett | According to Pocket Gamer, who cite a developer working on the hardware, an all-new PlayStation Portable will be out and on store shelves before Christmas. More »
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Rumour: PSP 2 Won’t Have UMD Drive

11:26PM Brian Crecente | The new Playstation Portable won’t feature a UMD disc drive, according to Acclaim developer David Perry. More »
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Touchscreen PSP2 Coming ‘Soon,’ Rumours IGN

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Sony may be readying a proper successor to the PlayStation Portable, reports IGN, with a “widescreen multi-touch interface” equipped PSP2 “on the horizon.” If you’re expecting further details on the rumoured hardware, bail out now. More »
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Sony Surveying Gamers On Next PSP Features?

11:20AM Michael McWhertor | Sony may be testing the waters of public opinion on the direction of the next PlayStation Portable, surveying gamers on a host of new hardware and software features for a possible PSP2. More »

Sony Have NO PLANS For A PSP2

7:00PM Luke Plunkett | Time for another episode of “No Plans Watch”! This week, we feature Sony’s John Koller, who takes recent reports that PSP2 games are already in development and does his best to pooh pooh them. More »
Rumours

PSP2 Games Already In Development, PSP-4000 Due In 2009

9:00PM Luke Plunkett | According to “publisher sources”, Eurogamer are reporting that games for a true successor to the PlayStation Portable – a PSP2, if you will – are already in development. More »

Are Sony Already Building The PSP2?

1:40PM Luke Plunkett | Stupid question. Of course they are. Companies never stop working on hardware. But today, PSP2 news may have gotten a little more specific, thanks to a report from industry tech website EETimes. More »
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Sony Files Multi-Touch Portable Patent

10:40PM Brian Ashcraft | Before Phil Harrison left Sony to work for Atari, he cleaned out his desk. But before that, he was inventing stuff. What kind of stuff? Futuristic stuff. A new Sony patent has surfaced for a handheld gizmo that features a touchscreen and “pressure pads” running around its edges. According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, it’s a “handheld device with touchscreen and digital tactile pixels” that can also be used to control the touchscreen. There’s no specific mention of the PlayStation Portable, but the patent does mention potential uses in phones, gaming devices and portable media players. What’s more, it does sound suspiciously like what we heard last year about the rumoured PSP2… Hit the jump for images of the patent. More »