gamedaily.com - 2/25/2009
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Acclaim's chief creative officer David Perry has posted an update (via Twitter) on his Facebook page, indicating that Sony has let the cat out of the bag regarding its next PlayStation Portable. Rumors have been flying about a new PSP for months. Perry commented, "I hear Sony FINALLY has the ...
kotaku.com - 2/25/2009
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kotaku.com —
The a UMD-free Playstation Portable 2 is indeed
real and could hit as early as this fall,...
David Perry, chief creative officer at Acclaim, told Kotaku today. "I spoke to a developer who is working on...
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Perry: PSP 2 is Real, Could Hit This Fall [Psp 2]
kotaku.com - 2/25/2009
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kotaku.com —
The new Playstation Portable won't feature a UMD
disc drive, according to Acclaim developer David Perry. "I...
hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they've removed the stupid...
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Rumor: PSP 2 Won't Have UMD Drive [Rumor]
twitter.com - 2/25/2009
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twitter.com —
Loader Twitter.com I hear Sony FINALLY has the
PSP 2. And thank goodness, they've removed the stupid...
battery-sucking UMD disc drive. I'm excited! 11:04 PM Feb 23rd from web Yoda_bigger dperry David Perry Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact Blog ...
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Dave Perry absolutely 'certain' next PSP will forego UMD
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... Everyone on the internet seemingly has an "inside source" at Sony. Did you know that a forum poster's best friend's cousin works at Sony R&D and TOTALLY wants to spill the guts on firmware 3.00? Yeah. Dave Perry, former COO of now-defunct Acclaim, left a Twitter ...
PSP 2 is ready and UMD-less, claims Earthworm Jim developer
Engadget —
... 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: Gaming PSP 2 is ready and UMD-less, claims ...
PSP2 dropping UMD, hardware is ready claims developer
SlashGear —
... Perry later followed up with GameDaily BIZ, who couldn’t get him to share his inside-source at Sony but did prise out a longer statement together with his own, personal wish-list of PSP2 features and functionality. According to Perry, the PSP2 will be a “fully digital online device” with the little-loved UMD finally headed to the bin: ...
Sony PSP-4000 rumored to eliminate the UMD
Newlaunches.com —
... could have a sliding screen, and that we could hear more about such a device at one of this year's big gaming shows, the 2009 GDC or E3. [ Gamedaily ] ...
Sony's PSP 2 could ditch physical discs entirely, play only downloaded games
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... [twitter.com] David Perry 'Certain' Sony Working on UMD-less PSP 2 - Video Game News, Video Game Coverage, Video Game Updates, PC Game News, PC Game Coverage - GameDaily [gamedaily.com] ...
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