I'll definitely be selling my current one for one of those brand new white ones! HOTT! Plus, my PSP is pretty used, so it'll be nice to have fresh buttons and such!

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I was watching the press conference and only saw/heard mention of the black, silver, and white Star Wars special edition. Is it truly coming out in pink and purple, or was that just a joke I didn't catch?

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I was planning on buying the redesign, but after watching the Killzone 2 trailer all I can think about is the PS3. Still, I might hold-off buying a PS3 for Killzone 2 and buy the redesign to satisfy my gaming needs for now. I'll make-up my mind when everything settles in.

P.S. If I did buy the redesign, I would buy the black version. Once you go black, you never go back lol.

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I my self would like the Silver or Blue one. The only thing that makes me mad is I own Daxter and do not want the same game again. So I hope Sony will just sell the Systems by them self. That way I can use my 4gig memory card and not have to waste money buying a worse one. Also if it is true about the Pink one. I guess I know what to get for my Sister.

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One thing that seems to be missing is the IR ports, look at the pictures on Engadget. I did want to use it as a remote thanks to homebrew. Has it really been removed : (

Do you guys think the previous PSP batteries and other accessories will work with this?

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The redesign sounds kewl but it would have been better to have some sort of screen protector built in instead of having to buy something a 3rd part addon. Does the redesign change the OS at all? I wonder if they have improved the internet memory problems?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn_ku9nmA8U

I won't get unless they make it in metallic blue.

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hey guys, any word on what the two openings are on the face of the new PSP? They're above and inside the D-Pad and face buttons, at least on the pic that I saw on Kotaku.

Speakers? Microphone? Air holes to let out the steam?

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WTF???
no camera, built-in memory, SECOND ANALOG stick!!!! this is sony's version of the dsLITE. they should call this psp-lite. i'll sell my psp on craigslist and get the new slim design though. now just give me the manhunt 2 psp version and i will be happy.

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GRT they are the same holes at the bottom of the current PSP.

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r284/merc25/?action=view¤t=untitled.jpg

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I want to know about firmware for this bitch. Modding mine immediately...

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Ah, so they are. Thanks Merc25!

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Geez...so can we finally learn to ignore all those silly websites like kotaku that purported to know all these additional features in a redesigned psp like onboard memory and a better LCD screen??

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Well really the screens already been changed once right? At least a swap in manufacturer anyway.

I've been on the fence on a new portable =P and I think this has just shot me over. I shall pick one up come september! Must be piano black.

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no homebrew, no sale. I will be sticking with my PSP, thank you. :)

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I'm a little disappointed that there's no onboard memory, like 8 GB flash or something like that.

I do like the idea of improved battery life, gotta see more details about it.

Same with the video out.

So the UMD door is held shut by friction? That's it? Looks kinda flimsy to me. Might have a whole new set of problems.


I hope in those packages that you mean "Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron" is included with the white PSP Slim, not SWBFII. if so, that's the one I'd go for.

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"I hope in those packages that you mean "Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron" is included with the white PSP Slim, not SWBFII. if so, that's the one I'd go for."

Yes, that's what was said during the conference.

And the price of the unit is $170 according to CNN:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/technology/psp.reut/index.htm

So the 'packs' will be $199 but it sounds like you'll be able to get just the new PSP for the same $169 price of the current model.

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What? Where's the IR port (okay, it was used only by homebrew, but still)? This is a mere upgrade. What I would call a true upgrade would be something like that:

At least one of these:

- two analog pads
- an SD(HC) card slot
- USB 2.0 host chipset
- Bluetooth

And preferably:

- double the battery time
- get rid of UMD and use a read-only SD/MS format
- add a file manager in the software

Grrr.

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I'm looking forward to September. Hopefully the backlight is led and it has more ram.

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I'm really disappointed, i was expecting Way more than this, some redesign...

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