We think the hype surrounding a PSP2 can go up a slight notch this morning, as a comment - all be it a small comment - on the topic has been made by Sony.

Over on the US PlayStation Blog it's usual for gamers to ask Sony questions, and get some sort of answer. So, a gamer asked Senior Social Media Specialist Sid Shuman to either confirm or deny the existence of a PSP2 and/or PSP Phone. In reply, Shuman said: "I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of Area 51. In all seriousness, we don’t comment on rumors — you’ll find out for yourself at E3."

So even though it in no way confirms a PSP2, it looks like we will definitely find something out at the platform giants E3 conference, which is just sixteen days away, might I add.

http://connectedconsoles.com/blog-Sony-On-PSP2-Youll-Find-Out-At-E3.cfm

Sony will shortly announce a brand new incentive scheme to encourage sales of the digital-only PSPgo, MCV can exclusively reveal.
The offer will entitle anyone who registered their PSPgo after April 1st 2010 to ten full game downloads. Titles in the deal include Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, 2010 FIFA World Cup and Grand Theft Auto.
The deal follows the announcement of a PSP Essentials budget software range that will see several triple-A titles available both on UMD and digitally for just £9.99.
“On PSPgo we’ve decided to innovate with that particular business model,” SCE UK sales director Mark Howsen told MCV. “Next month we’re launching a free ten game offer. And this isn’t just older titles – we’ve worked with third parties and there’s some really good core products.
“We’re using it as a method to drive the hardware as well by making the whole proposition much more appealing.

The new deal follows similar offers last year that included one free download for new PSPgo owners and a further three free downloads for anyone upgrading from an older PSP model.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39164/New-free-games-offer-for-PSPgo

Sony Computer Entertainment America's senior vice president of publisher relations has revealed in a candid interview that more can be done to make a success of the downloadable PSP Minis games. The Minis titles were established as an alternative to the likes of iPhone Apps and DSiWare releases.
Speaking to Gamasutra, Rob Dyer revealed that he feels the Minis have not yet met with their full potential: "I think it's gone okay. My concern with Minis always has been if you have a PSP or a PS3, do you want to play small bite-sized games like that? I think the jury's still out. I think in some instances they do, and some instances they don't."
Dyer also revealed concern that too many Minis titles are simply ported from iPhone, without enough done to re-appropriate them for the specifics of the PSP platform. However, Dyer did praise the efforts of Sony's European team with regard to working with developers in the mobile sector to interest the studios in creating Minis games.
"We've got to continue," stated Dyer, later saying of the Minis initiative: "It's not like you have to spend a lot more money in order to get something that has a lot more impact for the platform."
Downloadable Mini's games are only available in a special section of the PlayStation Store, and must have a file size of under 100mb to qualify.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/34924/Sony-mulls-Minis-concerns

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Yoshihiro while you take a little break from the world of PSP development DSonPSP, the only emulator of the Nintendo DS and PSP now in circulation that seems promising, the coder jonlimle it issues a unofficial version with some changes. This release is unfortunately not presented nothing but a modification to the program in future revisions are still counting on the introduction of attractive features including the ability to save / resume execution of Roma at any time, the possibility of take screenshots, support to Roma tablets in zip archives, and more.
Next, if you're interested, you can find a video that shows us the game UNO52 in action and the link to download.

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