Another PSP2 concept hits the net

Just as Shigeru Miyamoto and crew improved the Nintendo DS by releasing the Nintendo DS Lite, there is a growing group of people anxiously awaiting the successor to the Sony PlayStation Portable, even though it's only been on the market for a relatively short time. PSP Fanboy came across this (appropriately enough) fanboy rendering of what the PSP2 could look like, and well, it looks like the designer has everything upside down. And don't even get me started on the poor PhotoShop job.

Where do I begin? Well, the shape is certainly different than the current portable offering, creating a wedge-like appearance that may (or may not) be particularly good for long gaming sessions. You'll also notice that the PSP logo is above the widescreen display, rather than below it, and that the dual analog sticks (a good thing) are above rather than below the directional pad and four face buttons (a bad thing). Granted, I don't like the current positioning of the analog stick, but I think I dislike this layout even more as it places the triangle, square, circle, and cross buttons in a most uncomfortable place.

On the plus side, this PSP2 concept includes 8GB of Flash memory, an external battery indicator (at last!), 200% brighter screen, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Firmware 4.07. Some good specs, but a rather hideous (and cheap-looking) design.

What's my PSP2 wish list? I like the Flash memory, WiFi (up to 802.11g), and Bluetooth (with stereo A2DP support please), but do we really need a brighter screen? It's bright enough as is. Where I would really like to see an improvement is in weight (have you compared the PSP to a DS Lite?) and in battery life (have you compared the PSP... blah, nevermind). The second analog stick is nice too.

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[ READER COMMENTS ]

1. 1

   jonathan said:

   ya i like the options but not the size and forme its very weird looking + i like anolog sticks placement because it wont hurt my thumb (2 anolog sticks)

   Posted at 05:52 PM, on May 26 2008

1. 2

   john said:

   Oh, the new psp looks stupid!!

   Posted at 02:58 AM, on August 6 2008

1. 3

   said:

   thats ugly
   

   Posted at 10:45 PM, on August 18 2008

1. 4

   tnm said:

   dude there makin one like that

   Posted at 02:54 AM, on August 20 2008

1. 5

   said:

   I saw other pictures.

   Posted at 02:05 PM, on November 30 2008

1. 6

   WEBB said:

   KOOL ,REAL KOOL LOVE IT

   Posted at 07:44 AM, on July 11 2009

1. 7

   said:

   i am waiting for launching
   

   Posted at 07:26 AM, on July 23 2009

1. 8

   ZaDoo said:

   You guy's are stupid. This Cant be the next generation of the psp.

   Look at it! It look prety stupid.
   And second of all that look like some one took the orignal psp and just photoshop it...

   And therd of all there a mush better psp2 roumer runing around the Net.

   Think...

   Posted at 08:57 PM, on July 29 2009

1. 9

   AlexSoly said:

   It looks stupid but it can be more usefull then the first one
   

   Posted at 08:01 AM, on December 19 2009

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