Allowing the addition of a second analogue nub is a very poor idea, ok so the concept is not going to become reality but the idea of a console having it's base functionality change to include game effecting changes scares me to death (as a PSP owner) - imagine it did happen, imagine some games only worked on the 2 nub PSP! That would be bad all round.

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A redesign is just that, meaning it's a different design of the same device. Adding buttons/controls/analog sticks or any other device that changes the way you play games is NOT a redesign. But something such as adding a backlight or changing the position of the buttons or even changing it to a clamshell design is a redesign because it doesn't change the way you interact with a game, merely how you view it.

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I can't wait to see what they do.
I think the two biggest improvements that they could make to it is to have it just small enough that it can comfortably fit in your pocket and to make it as tough as a gameboy (whatever version).

Better power management wouldn't be a bad idea either.

I know it's sony so that last improvemnt probably wont happen (they like to have their portables break just after the warranty goes) but you can drop a gameboy on concrete repetedly and it'll still work. At the nintendo store they even have one of the original gameboys on display (still working) that got half melted in a blast in the 90s persian gulf war.

Most of all they need to start coming out with more games as good as Burnout Legends.
Gonzo

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Ranma13 - that is what I was saying, not that a new shape and so on was the problem but saying a second stick is ok, this creates a replacement for the PSP not just a redesign. But I realise I am being silly because it is just a fun image contest, I fear the day Sony decide a second stick is a good idea mind you. Sony have a lot of bad ideas.

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Man, our `friends' at DS Fanboy have it easy.
Making the DS look and handle even WORSE would give them a
very hard time, though.
They'd need to add spikes to the bottom, where your
fingertips are, or have a nude photo of David Hasselhoff
on it.

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Personally, I'm not a big fan of fan redesigns. Often times they're just cool but not practical at all.

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I should make one that looks like a portable DVD player with PS2 buttons...how everyone thought it ws going to look before it was released.

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I don't care what anyone says, but the first redesign should make the PSP smaller (including the screen..maybe .5"). The thing is way too big for a portable in the first place. Maybe a "slim PSP" someday?

As far as looks go, it seems to be fine, other than maybe a built in screen cover. A faster UMD drive and a better quality LCD screen would be nice, but may come at the expense of battery life.

Don't worry, Sony isn't likely to add a second analog in this generation. The PSP2 may see such a feature though.

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I would buy a PSP the second it comes out with the 2nd analog stick, FPS' suck without it, even the DS has a control scheme that works without too much trouble, also a regular MGS would be possible with 2 analog sticks

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I can't really see how the PSP's design can be improved in terms of visual flair. After all, this thing's main selling point is how beautiful the screen is as well as the design. The only thing Sony really could do, is make it a bit smaller and thinner, but that would probably mean the screen would have to be shrunk a little bit. Let us not forget that the technology inside the PSP is already expensive enough...imagine if the PSP was a bit smaller and slimmer...Sony would lose more money.

Anyway, I'm fine with my PSP and DS. Although, I would love to have a White PSP and White DS Lite.

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