PSP 2: 15 must have features

By Tom Orry - 04/12/2008 - 2:36pm GMT

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HD movie playback on TV
The current PSP allows you to play UMD movies or movies stored on a memory stick on your TV. Imagine the same feature, but in 720p/1080p via HDMI. The PSP 2 will be powerful enough to play back HD video files, so any movies you download from the digital store would then be watchable on the move or in the comfort of your home on your flash HD TV. We can't really get excited about playing near DVD quality UMD movies on our TV, but HD films is another matter entirely.

Download store
Sony is already laying the foundations for a digital download future by offering its first-party titles as downloads on the PlayStation Store. We expect this to be taken a step further by providing a downloadable version of every PSP 2 game, whether published by Sony or otherwise. Games and plenty of DLC will be backed up by a full movie and music download service, making your PSP 2 your hub for all your entertainment needs. You'll also see a large focus on smaller, bite-sized games as made popular by the iPhone, with throwaway slices of entertainment costing less than a bus fair. Think PSN or Xbox LIVE Arcade on an even smaller budget.

3G internet
Can you imagine what 'connect anywhere internet' would allow you to do with a PSP 2? Online gaming with the PSP is great, but it's limited to locations that have a wireless access point. With 3G you could connect anywhere (presumably by 2010/2011 the 3G network will be vastly superior), enabling you to play online games while on the bus, train or in the middle of a park - even while lounging on the beach in the summer. It's not just gaming either, with many more traditional PC like apps and the aforementioned store benefiting from this ability to be connected wherever you might be. Considering 3G usage is generally sold as part of a mobile phone contract, and we don't want the PSP 2 to also be a phone, we'd happily pay a monthly fee to use the service.

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Posted at 17:49 on 04 December 2008
Jon Paul	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post This is probably the best list of what the next PSP should have that I have ever seen. I completely agree on all of them. Fantastic list. I hope Sony incorporates at least 50% of them... Reply

Posted at 17:55 on 04 December 2008
Mr PSP	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Improved Battery Life should be added in the list Reply

Posted at 18:18 on 04 December 2008
Jake	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post A lot of great features! This thing would be awesome! I would favor a built in hdd instead of flashcards though... A 160GB like in the iPod would do just fine :) Reply

Posted at 18:20 on 04 December 2008
This is absurd	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post If u are going to make a list...then make it make sense. Give sony a break guys.... i am sure they will astound.....but these specs?!! Why don't we tell sony to smash a PS3 into a portable form....some of the reommendations aren't even in the PS3!!!! another thing....would u like to pay $700+ for such a device? Think about it and make a better list...... As for my recommedations...... 1. better control configurations 2. better graphics. 3. touch screen 4.GPS and cell capabilities 4. Mature design (should not look like its built for kids........and remember its us adults that can afford such systems) Everything else can be a addon...... Reply

Posted at 19:10 on 04 December 2008
Stupid	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post This is the worst list ever. Most of those features will jack up the price. Mod it your self and you will realize that what you just built is a peice of shit no one would use. Bottom ine is the PSP is great as is, and if the few features you think will make it better, is just a nerd asking for gadgets that provide no real value to what it is. Its a portible playstation. Reply

Posted at 19:11 on 04 December 2008
Darius	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post One Other thing, the sound quality should be better and the jack for the headphones is lower than an ipod and not as good quality they shud touch that up nicely Reply

Posted at 22:10 on 04 December 2008
2 analogs	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post if the release another psp without 2 analog sticks any gamer with a brain had better pass on it. why they didnt add a 2nd after the initial release is beyond me. i and i am assuming thousands would have spent another 25 to 50 bucks to see it added.....ridiculous to play any shooter with only 1 stick, idiots!!!!!Q&A should have been bukkakked for allowing that must have out of the psp to begin with Reply

Posted at 22:23 on 04 December 2008
greedy	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post you're just asking for too much. a stylus? you want them to make a beefed up verison of the wii? c'mon. ...not to mention all those features might make it cause $300. now a hard drive like an ipod...that's something useful Reply

Posted at 22:24 on 04 December 2008
greedy	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post correction: a meant ds not wii :/ Reply

Posted at 22:38 on 04 December 2008
Karlius	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post We are now in the know that power, graphics, bells and whistles are not everything. This has been provenby the success of the Wii and DS with both consoles out selling heir rivals by almost 2 to 1. It just proves that all you need is a good product that hits it's target audience well. Grunt and power are not everything hence the PS3 and PSP sales compared to other consoles. Where as the PS2 was the weakest of the last generation consoles and just look at its sales and even current skills. Its that simple! Report Reply

Posted at 22:51 on 04 December 2008
Wolf26pack	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post As much as I would like to see all those features incorporated into the PSP 2, I know that it would probably raise the price of the PSP 2 to an amount that only the most Hardcore of Hardcore would pay. Kinda like what the PS3 went through would end up happening to the PSP 2, eventually Sony would have to lower the price and people would be slow to buy it. I would probably like everything on this list but the PDA functions and since im in the US I wouldn't get the Live TV since we don't have a service like Sky TV but, if we did have something like Sky TV in the US I know I would use it on the PSP 2 and hopefully they would use my service provider AT&T U-verse service. Reply

Posted at 22:58 on 04 December 2008
Anonymous	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post not possible , and if they wuld build it, it would weigh more than a kg and the price wuld be more than ps3!!! Reply

Posted at 01:01 on 05 December 2008
wohdin	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I only agree with like - 5 of these. You know, the ones they've <i>already implemented.</i> Most of these would come at the price of portability - which the PSP, the PlayStation <i>Portable,</i> is already struggling with on its own - and the others are financially improbable/impossible. They'd have to sell yet another of their major products at a loss, which frankly is a move they can't really make at this time. I know I wouldn't buy a PSP2 if it launched for more than $300, and would only think about it once it dropped to below $250. Sure, all these would be <i>nice,</i> but you really have to realise what you're <i>asking for.</i> This... this is too much. Far too much. They might as well just rip a PS3 controller apart and throw a screen between it if they were to go at all this. Then it'd be the size of a PSOne. No thanks. Reply

Posted at 01:06 on 05 December 2008
wohdin	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post oh lovely, this place doesn't support HTML. On that note, pretty much the ONLY thing I'd ask for in the PSP2 is at least 128MB of RAM an better cache for - well, everything. I mean, I know for a fact that that's not too much to ask for and is very financially plausible at this point. Backwards compatibility would be nice, too. Only problem with that is they'd have to stick with UMD, but I wouldn't be complaining any. I like UMD. Maybe they could create a new disc format with the same form factor as UMD, closer to BD capacity but also compatible with original discs. There are a lot of things that could be improved on, and a lot of things that are unreasonable. This list is a lot more the latter than the former. Reply

Posted at 02:18 on 05 December 2008
Conor	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post LTE internet by 2010 not just 3g. Reply

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