A report on trade site MCV reckons Sony has been telling “licensees” — ie the people making games for it — that the PSP2 “‘is as powerful as the PlayStation 3”.
It’s part of a clear strategy Sony has for the upcoming (and still not yet officially unveiled) handheld, which is that it’s “specifically requesting richer, more in-depth content to differentiate its device from app-centric Apple and Android devices.”
Like its own PlayStation Phone, for example.
https://lastchance.cc/lets-see-the-playstation-phone-in-action-5727304%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
This all collaborates what Kotaku previously reported — that the PSP2 may rival consoles in horsepower. EA honcho John Riccitiello also told Kotaku, “Having something as powerful as a PlayStation 3 in your pocket is a pretty compelling idea.”
https://lastchance.cc/psp2-will-ditch-the-umd-may-rival-xbox-360-in-horsepow-5675525%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
There’s even word it may include some kind of phone (remember, the current PSP can be used as a Skype device), though “not as a primary function”.
Before you spit internet coffee all over yourself, remember the PSP2 probably won’t actually be as powerful as a PS3. But on a smaller screen, it should manage — just like the PSP did with the PS2 — to appear as though it’s pretty close.
Kotaku is following up with Sony and will update should the company comment.
