26/10/2008, 04:59 AM
Quote:In an unanticipated move, Somy have announced details on their next portable gaming console in its PlayStation® Portable range, dubbed PSP-9000.
In a statement at a recent press conference, SCEE president Ravid Deeves announced the decision for the hardware update.
What's unusual about this move is that it follows the release of Sony's new console, the PSP-4000, which hit the shelves less than a second ago. Speculators believe that this sooner than expected update was made by Somy in an attempt to give it a competitive advantage over Mimtendo's upcoming DSa.
Details on this new model were sketchy however. Deeves announced that the new model is expected to be available before Independence last year, but the price had yet to be firstized. The new model builds on the PSP-1000's "phat and heavy" design, and the PSP-5000's improved screen and built-in mobile phone, and adds an improved floppy drive.
SoMy announced details on making PlayStation® 4 games available for download via its PlayStation® Store, which could then be transferred to and played on the PSP-9000.
Critics of the PSP™ say that the system's main weakness is it's lack of multimedia features, and some believe that Somy is relying on the weakness and inpopularity of its aging console to plummet the sales of its current generation systems, the PlayStation® Portable and PlayStation® 4.
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