PSP2/PSP-4000 Rumours Megathread. All PSP rumours in here please!

[xtop]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/16/ru...-in-the-works/

Eurogamer reports that "publishing sources" indicate that Sony is planning to release the PSP-4000 in late '09 and will eventually launch a PSP2. This news is sure to come as a big shock to Sony Europe president David Reeves, who stated last week that there were "currently no plans for a PSP2." Eurogamer sources divulge that titles are currently in development for the unannounced handheld.

Obviously, we hope the PSP-4000 fixes the current iteration's interlacing issues. Sony UK obviously told Eurogamer that it would not comment on the story, due to the classic tag team of "rumour" and "speculation."

PSP-4000 with sliding screen

David Perry says psp2/4000 dropping umd
More perry
Yet more perry
More 4000 rumors

Sony's response to rumors

New Rumor:
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PSP/P...ws.asp?c=12612

However, having spoken to an insider source – who's not Dave Perry, but is a developer working on the new hardware – we can reveal that the new handheld will arrive before Christmas and will be far more similar to the iPhone than the current device.

Like Apple's newcomer, the PSP 2 will be a compact device with a large touchscreen. However, where Sony's machine has the edge is when the touchscreen is slid open as it reveals familiar buttons, D-pads and – praise the Lord of Handhelds – dual analogue controls.

This new format should allow for both existing hardcore console titles as well as simpler touchscreen games along the lines of those currently available in the App Store. And like the App Store, (and in the absence of UMD), the games will all be available for digital download via the PlayStation Store.

fan mock up that is apparently close to what sony is doing