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Posted by The Original Gumby D! on March 16, 2007, 12:35 pm
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I am sure they have a lot of retail stock of the original design to contend
with...that will impact the release of the redesign.
> http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=23465
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> Sony UK boss confirms PSP redesign
>
> Johnny Minkley 11:24 (GMT) 13/03/2007
>
> "Smaller, lighter" iteration on the way
>
> SCE UK managing director Ray Maguire has confirmed the platform
> holder's intentions to release a redesigned version of its PlayStation
> Portable handheld.
>
> Speaking yesterday afternoon at the national launch of Sony's PSP in
> Education initiative, Maguire told an invited audience of press,
> teachers and education specialists that the current PSP is just the
> "first iteration".
>
> In line with the firm's strategy for previous consoles, a "smaller,
> lighter" system will be introduced in the future.
>
> Responding to a query on Sony's plans for redesigning the system,
> Maguire added that any changes to the industrial design would not
> affect the size of PSP's screen - widely seen as one of the system's
> key strengths - which is "fixed". He did not offer any suggestions as
> to when the new iteration might be released.
>
> A reworked PSP has been rumoured for months, but this is the first
> time a Sony executive has gone on record to confirm the company's
> plans. Aside from a reduction in size and weight, Maguire did not
> suggest any additional changes to the hardware.
>
> If the cost of components for the reworked PSP is less, the machine
> itself could also carry a lower price tag. It currently retails for
> GBP 179.
>
> Cutting the size and cost of console hardware has been standard
> practice for Sony since it introduced PSone in 2000, five-and-a-half
> years after the Japanese launch of the original PlayStation. The
> slimline PStwo launched four years after PlayStation 2.
>
> Following the PSP in Education event, a Sony spokesperson told
> GamesIndustry.biz that while there are no "immediate changes" planned
> for the handheld other than new firmware updates, "In the longest
> term, of course we are always looking at ways to continue our platform
> development, and this normal business practice is what Ray was
> referring to."
>
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