PSP 2 is ready and UMD-less, claims Earthworm Jim developer
Engadget —
... David "I made MDK and Earthworm Jim" Perry, we'll give him the floor to speak. Earlier this week, his Twitter account updated to say he's heard the PSP 2 is done and minus that disc drive. He later reaffirmed that comment to GameDaily, saying he can't reveal his source (naturally), but he feels certain UMD is gone. Is his source bunk? He's certainly a guy who'd know a guy, but we've heard this story far too many times to take a leap of faith now. [Via Joystiq] Read - David Perry's Twitter Read - GameDaily Filed under: ...
Report: PSP2 ready to roll, has no optical drive
Boing Boing Gadgets —
David Perry, developer of MDK and Earthwork Jim, says that Sony's PSP2 is ready and that it lacks the useless UMD optical disk drive that makes the original so cumbersome. From his twitter:
I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they've removed the stupid battery-sucking UMD disc drive. I'm excited!
I just hope that it's as sleek and small at this mockup, from Engadget.
[dperry at Twitter via Joystiq]
Photo: Engadget
Sony doesn't say 'no' to UMD-less PSP
Joystiq —
... . Yesterday's claim by Shiny founder Dave Perry -- he knows someone who knows all about the new PSP and it doesn't have a UMD drive -- has been presented to and waffled at by Sony itself. ...
Sony's PSP 2 could ditch physical discs entirely, play only downloaded games
Obsessable News Feed —
... [Kotaku] Dave Perry absolutely 'certain' next PSP will forego UMD - Joystiq [PlayStation] [playstation.joystiq.com] ...
Rumorang: PSP-4000 details leaked
Joystiq —
... The noted hardware change, which would make the PSP a UMD-less device, mimics statements made by former COO of Acclaim Dave Perry last week -- to which Sony's PSP marketing head John Koller offered a vague ...
Dave Perry challenges Sony to confirm UMD in PSP 2
Joystiq —
Wow, son, this s**t just got real. Wait wait, let us get you up to speed with a fictionalized one act play. Dave Perry, Acclaim COO: The PSP 2 totally isn't going to have a UMD drive. Sony spokesperson John Koller: Huh? Wha? PSP 2? Dave Perry, game industry veteran: Exactly. Now, DP has gone one step further to extend the beef. He just dispatched a Twitter message (or, as they say on the streets, a "tweet") saying, "John Koller is publically questioning my post about PSP 2. ...
Dave Perry wants to put a Gaikai server in every city
Joystiq —
... We might have been able to ignore Dave Perry a year ago, but after he predicted the PSP Go, we've become terrified of his considerable powers. So, when we read that he told the annual ...



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