The PlayStation Portable 2

The PlayStation Portable 2 , codenamed "Veta", is the unofficial name for the upcoming handheld console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of the PlayStation family of gaming devices. The device will be the second handheld produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, the successor to the PlayStation Portable handheld console which was first released in 2005. The device is currently in prototype stage with pictures of an early development kit being leaked in November 2010, it is currently slated to be launched in Q4 2011.

Though not officially confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment, several reliable sites such as Kotaku, VG247 and IGN as well as the CEO of major video game publisher Electronic Arts have confirmed that the handheld exists. Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, had admitted in an interview that they are indeed developing new hardware in the PlayStation family of gaming devices. Development kits for the handheld have reportedly already been shipped to numerous video game developers including both first-party and third-party developers.

The current design of the device has not been finalized with two form factors being considered by Sony, one resembling the original PlayStation Portable with a second resembling the more recent PSP Go. However, the recent leaked shots of the PlayStation Portable 2 development kit shows a PSP Go-like design, which has overheating issues though VG247 says that Sony has changed the design to one resembling the original PlayStation Portable, IGN begs to differ claiming that the device still uses a slider design. The device will feature a high-definition touchscreen which is approximately an inch larger than the current PlayStation Portable screen, making it approximately 5.3&_160;inches (diagonal). Major new hardware features of the device include, two analog sticks which have concave indentations, a rear mounted touch panel, a microphone and both front- and rear-facing cameras. Internally, the device is said to feature a 1&_160;GB RAM in comparison with the current PSP's 64&_160;MB and the Xbox 360's 512&_160;MB while its processing power is said to be more than half as powerful as the PlayStation 3. Sony is also currently in talks with Japanese mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, to add 3G network connections to it.[10] As the device is still in prototype stages, the final specification of the device have not yet been finalized by Sony.

Currently no games have been seen, or speculated for the system though several first-party and third-party studios are currently developing games for the device in order to prepare the handheld for a "significant launch window line-up". Games on the system are said to resemble early PlayStation 3 titles graphically, this sentiment has been suggested by EA CEO, John Riccitiello, and echoed by IGN. Games will also not use the current UMD format, instead they will be released on Memory Sticks and Digital Distribution.