PSP 2 to have 3G and Touchscreen

It was had been rumoured that the PSP 2 had 3g capabilities but now it seems that those rumours have been confirmed. The 'always on' 3G connection will allow gamers to download content such as movies and play online games, however, even though the PSP will have a 3G connection similar to the ones used in mobile phones it will not be able to make calls.

The PSP 2 will also have OLED touchscreen and a a new processor for powering the high resolution graphics.

PSP 2 to be officially announced 27th of January

Yes! The day that we have been finally waiting for has come. The PSP 2 is going to be revealed to us. As reported by the website CNET the PSP 2 will be revealed at a press event in Tokyo on January the 27th.

Publishers were already aware of Sony's plans and developers are already slaving away to create some awesome games for it.

At this event we can hopefully get to know what the PSP's official successor will be called and a few of its functions. The PSP 2 is rumoured to have a rear touch panel, 3g connectivity and HD graphics.

Mark January 27th in your diary and follow us on twitter so that you don't miss a thing when the day comes.

PSP 2 (Veta) Price?

Have a look at this -

DS - 130 million
Wii - 70 million
PSP - 60 million
Xbox 360 - 45 million
PS3 - 38 million

(These are the worldwide sales of the consoles, not exact but pretty much correct.

It cannot be a coincidence that the cheapest consoles have the most worldwide sales, while the most expensive have more modest sale figures. The PSP Go, with its $250 price got off to a very weak start with a lot of comsumers believing the price was a little step for the fact it couldn't even play UMDs.

As much as I love Sony consoles, Nintendo have always had the price advantage. The price being an important thing to consider when buying a console. The general consensus is that Nintendo's next handheld console will be priced at around $250. I believe that if Sony want to 'dominate' the handheld market they will have to stay within $300 or I can see another 'PSP Go catastrophe' happening.

But with all this talk of the PSP being a graphical powerhouse and having a processor more than half the power of the PS3, $300 dollars seems unlikely. The analyst we love to hate, Michael Pachter, has commented that the PSP 2 can do well if 'the price is right.'

Codename: Veta. Mission: To Dominate the Handheld Market

Cool, PSP 2 concept art

The PSP 2 (codename Veta) will be the next edition to the PlayStation Portable series. According to Sony and other technical communities the PSP 2 will be so powerful that it could stand proudly with home consoles such as the 360 and Sony's own PS3.

The PSP 2 will be so powerful that it will dominate the handheld market and put its competition to shame. I am however skeptical, Nintendo and Apple have shown that power and graphics are not what win the handheld race.

The PS3 has more graphical power than the Wii but the Wii has more worldwide sales. The PSP is left way behind the DS in sales and I can only hope that Sony has more up their sleeve than 'sexy' graphics if they want the mission to be a success.

PSP 2 Likely to Be a Graphical Powerhouse

One thing that we can probably take for granted is that whatever the next hand held console in the Playstation line is going to be we know it will be powerful graphically.

And now maybe we can back up this assumption with a little bit of juicy gossip too. It could be that the highly popular PS3 game Uncharted could be making its way to the PSP 2. According to game magazine, Game Informer, it could be the case that Uncharted is going portable.

Uncharted is known for pushing the PS3 to its graphical limits so if this game is coming to the PSP then we know its going to be looking sweet. This also gets us thinking that graphically, the PSP 2 will be somewhere close to the PS3 which is very exciting indeed.