Sony starts licensing for PSP2?

  • Posted November 27th, 2008 at 11:20 EDT by
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A tech website known as EETimes is claiming that Sony may have bought the licensing rights to a new graphics processor created by Imagination for use in a successor to the PlayStation Portable.

The report states that Imagination recently boasted it has licensed the firm’s "high-performance graphics processor core to a major international consumer electronics company", sparking rumors that Sony has acquired the rights to utilize the processor - dubbed the SGX55x - in the PSP2.

For those unware, Imagination has also made graphic processors for the highly successful iPhone, although its latest endeavour is likely to be decidedly more powerful than the one in Apple’s pocket-sized gadget wonder.

Of course, with no retail date, no confirmation and more than likely, no news on any of this planned to hit the mainstream media any time soon, we wouldn't hold our breath.

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  1. NL_Buddha | NL_Buddha

    • 11:25am GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 1

    check out Kotaku for some mock photos of the PSP2, if it look like that then OMG it would be amazing!!! We can dream can't we.

  2. Funeralfog | blksabbath

    • 11:26am GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 2

    yeah tick me off more by releasing ANOTHER PSP lol, but yeah seen the mockup, that would be pretty sweet

  3. slickzz1 | slickzz1

    • 11:35am GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 3

    the picture of what it could look like looks good but, cmon another psp they just released the 3000 there such jokaz

  4. ColinMcP | KSPRAYDAD

    • 11:45am GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 4

    That 'mock up' has been around for a long time...it isn't new.

    Here it is back in Feb: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=107856

    I like this one better myself: Looks like a BB Bold when closed.

    http://www.tawkn.com/?page=site-newspost&news_id=942

  5. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 11:50am GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 5

    lol if it played ps2 games i would buy it, that thing looks like it's so freaking thin!!! it would probably have a lot of batter life in it.

  6. terminator12259 | tacitassassin25

    • 11:55am GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 6

    if they make a psp2 then i will have to pick one up

  7. dukelord | KillZone3000

    • 2:31pm GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 7

    If i can play FFX on the PSP2 im going to buy it 4 sure.

  8. hush404 | hush404

    • 4:32pm GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 8

    Well, that's not surprising. Companies start concepts and markups of their systems WAY before they come out. WOuldn't doubt they're working on a successor.

  9. KillerInst2129

    • 5:41pm GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 9

    I wouldnt mind the PSP2, aslong as it uses a better WiFi standard, such as 802.11g or n or whatever the standard is by the time its launched, i hate b, its too slow, maybe better support for ad-hoc communictation, maybe a solid state hd, more memory onboard ie, uses i dunno a newer memory type, better security from Homebrew, BUT let us run Homebrew type stuff (i know confusing), better xmb and apps, maybe built in bluetooth, i dunno

     

     

  10. Rauland | PPp_Killer

    • 11:59pm GMT - November 27th, 2008
    • 10

    i might get a psp2 when it comes out 

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