I don't know where the 'soon' idea comes from. That sort of technology is quite a way off yet.

If people don't want a PSP the way it is looking now, i don't see them wanting it when it looks any other way. I also don't see them investing new technology like that on a device that is hardly bringing in cash as it is.

Maybe new devices in the future?

"But is it even needed?"

That sums up my sentiments exactly, really. The PSP looks pretty desirable as it is. I can't see how they could potentially do a "GBA SP" on it and maintain its sexiness.

Should a redesign occur, the only thing I think would be worth the trouble would be a rethink of the button placement. When playing action games that require a lot of movement with your left thumb on the D-pad or analogue nub, you start to get a little bit of cramp after about 10-20 minutes of constant play. A handheld shouldn't be that awkward to use, surely.

Probably why my favourite PSP game at the moment is my Japanese copy of Puyo Puyo Fever.

It is just a patent. Folding e-paper's been touted about on various patents for years now.

I'd wait at least 2-3 years before it gets implemented.

WTF? No matter how many times you repeat it, it will still not be true.

The PSP is doing fine. With 11% (since the DS Lite launch, 16% before) of the market in Japan, it is the second most successfull platform.