Several news sources are coming at this story from different angles. Gamesindustry.biz has the least sensationalist piece, claiming that SCE UK managing director Ray Maguire confirmed Sony's plans to launch "a re-designed version" of the machine while speaking at the unveiling of Sony's PSP in Education initiative. It seems he gave no indication of what this re-design might feature - apart from a reduction in size and weight (and confirmation the screen size would remain untouched) - or when it might be due.
On US site Kotaku, there's a more speculative article alluding to unnamed "senior and third-party sources" who have apparently conformed that PSP 2.0 is on the way, that it'll be revealed at E3 Lite, and that it should be released by the end of the year. Mooted specifications include the usual suspects: improved buttons; 8GB Internal flash; possible touch-screen; possible built-in camera.
Will this be enough to claw back some marketshare from DS? And will Home compatibility be a part of the PSP Redux project?
