Isaiah's Tech

There's really not much to tell you here but the Sony PlayStation Vita has just been spotted at the FCC, This means that the launch could be coming up soon, especially since it's rumoured for a Fall release. Nintendo seems to have dropped the ball with the 3DS so maybe Sony will be able to catch up in the handheld gaming department with this one. Check it out at the FCC here, here, and even here.

[Engadget]

We're hearing a new rumour that Logitech is somehow creating a PSP Go UMD add-on. Personally, I don't know how it's possible, but they're the geniuses here, not me. This would be good news for those couple of people who had an original PSP and then got the PSP Go, but it would be pretty useless to anyone else. Ehh, it's just a rumour.

[Joystiq]

With the announcement of the Nintendo DSi LL / XL this morning, the PSP-4000 rumours have started up yet again. This is likely because the PSP Go sales have been pretty underwhelming so far - similar to the PS3 at launch - because of its high price tag. PSP-4000 will bring back the UMD, but I doubt it'll sprout another thumb stick.

You better act fast because starting right now, Fry's is offering the PSP Go for just $200 USD after a $50 instant savings. This deal is only effective until October 22! You better hop on over to your local Fry's store because $50 off is pretty damn good this early in the game. PSP Go now. Lame, I know.

[Joystiq]

After launching this past weekend, Amazon UK (here) has already cut the price of the PSP Go down to £199.99 ($319 USD) from £224.99 ($358 USD). It's not a big drop, but it's better than nothing. On a side note, the PSP-3000 should be available for £139 ($221 USD).

[Engadget]

So much for that rumoured December launch date. It looks like LittleBigPlanet PSP will be launching on November 17th in North America and the official box is on the right. There's not much left to say, but you should mark it on your calendar if you're interested.

[Kotaku]

Sony is already pushing out another PSP firmware upgrade, version 6.10. This new version will allow the PSP Go - that launches today - to "tether to your cellphone over Bluetooth for remote internet access." Engadget also states that "all PSPs will get a new XMB feature called SensMe which can generate playlists based on 'moods,' and the PC-based MediaGo software is being updated as well."

[Engadget]

Although it's expected to launch in two days - October 1st - the PSP Go looks like it is actually already on sale in some locations. The price is expected, so you're seeing $249.99 for the UMD-less PSP Go.

[PlayStation.Blog, Engadget]

According to the latest news, the PSP Go will be launching with "16,000 pieces of digital content available for PlayStation Store perusers from the day the device hits store shelves." This will include: 225 full downloadable games, 13,300 TV episodes, and 2,300 movies. Excited for Sony going digital?

[Joystiq]

Sony is just pouring in the news with their gaming consoles and handhelds. They have just announced that PlayStation Home will be headed to the PSP in one way or another. "The portable version of Home will allow you [to] have blogs, photo albums, chat, mini-games, and real-time connection." They haven't announced exactly when this will be available, but I know that you're looking forward to it.

[vg247]

At TGS, Sony Japan has just announced that they will be dropping the price of the PSP-3000 on October 1st. In Japan it'll drop to ¥16,800 ($185 USD) which is down from ¥19,800 ($219 USD). This is clearly to make way for the PSP Go, which is going to launch next month (October). There has been no word on if Sony will drop the price of the PSP-3000 in North America yet.

[Kotaku]

News from TGS is just leaking out everywhere. The latest leak consists of LittleBigPlanet PSP for, of course, the PSP. "SCE confirmed the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet for a December launch in Japan today." As you can see in the above document, it lists the game coming out in December of this year - just in time for Christmas.

[vg247]

According to Sony Insider, they have spotted the PSP Go at Sony Style stores. In case they're not in stores yet, apparently they will be in Sony Style stores exclusively starting tomorrow. Check out what they thought below.

“Oh my, I see an improved Mylo device I have back in my VAIO Dooney & Bourke messenger bag.” The engineers who stood behind the design of Mylo definitely shared some ideas with PSP hardware team in one of the backrooms. First thing that attracted me was the brightness of the screen (and I so smell the next gen PSP to have an OLED display), it was pretty crisp too and I did not notice the smaller size of the LCD at all compared to its older brother. The UI was fluid – something we are used to already, however I really liked the way you can switch between the Home menu to the screen saver menu. I asked if that same functionality will be ported to the older PSPs, however was told that it would stay exclusive to PSPgo. Reps also had a couple of games like Gran Turismo for PSP available to showcase.

[Sony Insider]

Sony has just announced that the Limited Edition Gran Turismo PSP Entertainment Pack will be available on October 20th for $199.99 USD. This edition will feature what you see above: a Mystic Silver PSP-3000 system, the Gran Turismo UMD game, a "PlayStation Network downloadable movie voucher (title to be announced), a 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, "and a music voucher good for 10 downloadable songs from Sony Music Pass." In case you're interested in getting the game alone, it will be available on October 1st for $39.99 USD.

[Sony Insider]

According to a post on Read Write Web, Google may only allow for Google's programs to run on their Chrome OS. This is unconfirmed at the time, but if this happens I think it will only be in effect at launch. I feel that Google will allow other non-Google programs to be used, but Google is pretty unpredictable, so I don't know for sure.

I hope you haven't forgot about Google Wave since it plans to hit 100,000 users by the end of this month - on September 30th to be exact. Today, Google "announced that along with the public preview, Google plans to integrate Wave into some businesses and schools Google Apps accounts." We'll see who gets lucky enough to test it out this month.

I don't believe this rumour has any steam behind it, but it states that Google Chrome could be coming to both the PlayStation 3 and the PSP. This rumour was probably fueled by the Sony and Google deal we heard about yesterday, the one where Sony's Vaios will have Google Chrome as the default browser. All we can do is wait and see, but I think this is doubtful at the time.

Google Chrome OS: Gizmodo, Read Write Web
Google Wave: Mashable, The Next Web
Google Chrome to the PS3?: Brutal Gamer

According to the latest rumour, there will be a PSP-4000. We already know about the PSP Go, but this one will be a little bit different - more like the PSP's we already know and love. This one will be a part of the PSP-1000, PSP-2000, and PSP-3000 line-up; it'll be the direct successor to the PSP-3000, and this means that it will have the UMD slot. This comes from a source who told us about the PS3 Slim earlier this year.

Personally, I think Sony is doing this because there could be a lot of people out there that don't want their UMD games to go to waste. Maybe it'll also feature a sliding screen? We'll just have to wait and see.

[Crunch Gear]

According to the latest rumour, Sony will unveil new PS3 firmware and a new PlayStation Network on August 18th as well. August 18th marks Sony's 3-hour press conference scheduled to take place at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany this year. It's only eight days away. Don't forget that Sony could also be announcing PS3 news aka PS3 Slim news and they could also be announcing the original PSP's price cut - to make way for the new PSP Go. This event - for me - is starting to get more hyped up than E3 was.

[PS3.QJ]

We know that North America will be receiving Final Fantasy Dissidia on August 25th and it will also be hitting Europe on September 4th. Apparently though, a demo will be available for download [for the PSP] on July 23rd. This will actually be the first time we'll know how the gameplay is, since there have been no released gameplay footage of this game at this point. Be sure to check out PSN on July 23

[Joystiq]