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PSP-3000 submitted to FCC for testing and approval

Livewire_19 | August 19, 2008 | News | Playstation Portable

Did you think that the rumored PSP-3000 model was fake? Well, think again. Sony has already sent a new PSP model marked PSP-3001 to the FCC for testing.

The FCC reports are dated July 7, with the testing dates listed as July 9 to July 16. According to Ask-wi.com, FCC certification usually takes about 2 to 4 weeks, so that part is pretty much done.

There's a lot of pretty technical stuff on the FCC reports and while there's no big "Pandora-proof" seal anywhere there, I'd say it's pretty fair to assume that this new model would carry some sort of heavy protection against Pandora, just like the PSP-2000 TA-088v3.

The FCC has come through again, giving up testing info on Sony's upcoming PSP-3001 redesign. It's still the same generation PSP and still has most of the same parts (802.11b Wi-Fi) and still plays the same games, so we're guessing most of the changes will be internal and focused on lowering costs and making the thing harder to hack. Why do we think that? Because that's exactly what Jack Tretton of SCEA said in the roundtable at E3, that Sony's working on securing the platform from piracy. We'll just have to wait and see whether it's worth upgrading to this version if you've already got a PSP.

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Guticb | August 19, 2008

Just an FYI, the above pictures are not of the PSP-3000. Look at the diagram they submitted to the FCC. It's still a HOME button, not a Playstation button. >_>
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  Livewire_19 | August 19, 2008
  
  Umm, yeah it is. It's just a diagram, they are changing the home button to look more like a PS3 controllers home button.
  
  check the link.
  http://www.qj.net/That-s-no-Slim-Rumored-pictures-of-the-PSP-3000-prototype/pg/49/aid/122478
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    Guticb | August 20, 2008
    
    The diagram is the thing they submitted to the FCC genius. Those are NOT pictures of the PSP-3000, they're RUMORED pictures of it, and NOT what the FCC is approving. The FCC is specifically approving that EXACT DIAGRAM.
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      Livewire_19 | August 20, 2008
      
      Whether they keep the new home button or not is really irrelevant.
      We will just have to wait and see what the final production model looks like, this is just a preview.
      
      UPDATE that was quick Sony just announced it.
      
      http://kotaku.com/5039484/new-official-details-north-american-date-for-psp-3000
      
      check the pics
      
      I was 100% correct, I think I deserve an apology from you Guticb
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kik36 | August 19, 2008

No more SKU's NO MORE SKU's......everyone say it with me!!!! Personally I think Sony should worry more about putting some decent shit on the PSP for now.
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Sakuraba Neku | August 19, 2008

Because trying to stop all the piracy isn't important.
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  kik36 | August 19, 2008
  
  Stopping piracy shouldn't have anything to do with ME spending another $200. Besides my Fat PSP works just fine.
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    Final Blade | August 20, 2008
    
    _{Why would you NEED to buy another one?
    
    Anyway from surfing the web, and what i've seen, Guticb is correct in his statements.}
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gamer_dude | August 19, 2008

still not buying one until it gets a right analog stick...
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Seproth | August 20, 2008

Pandora-Proof? What's Pandora?

Right stick would help a lot too
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  Livewire_19 | August 20, 2008
  
  A Pandora Battery allows you to hack a PSP and install custom firmware on it. They can either be made by taking a Sony battery apart or can be bought online.
  But a PSP with custom firmware is way more useful, so if the 3000 can't be hacked I would stay far away from it.
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BANDITO ATTACK | August 20, 2008

Spend more time on software, and less time on playing theoretical tug-of-war with hackers.