As PSP2 (or PSP-4000) rumors pick up steam, Sony is on the fence, doing all it can to keep hardware enthusiasts guessing. Last week, Sony's John Koller told MTV Multiplayer that he could not confirm or deny whether a new PSP, sans power-hogging UMD drive, would arrive by the end of the year.
But in that same conversation, Koller did deny one crucial rumor -- the existence of the PSP2 development kits upon which Acclaim's David Perry based his well-publicized claim that the UMD drive is no more. Taking umbrage at Koller's remark, Perry has today called out Sony:
John Koller is publically questioning my post about PSP 2. So I confirmed with Top PSP 2 developers. John, state that PSP 2 WILL have UMD.
Since Koller will not confirm or deny the existence of the PSP2 itself, he cannot of course say whether or not the ephemeral device will have a UMD drive, and so the retorts will likely end here. However, I expect that Sony will have to field questions about their commitment to the UMD format, period, in the weeks and months to come.
[Dave Perry's Twitter via Gamesindustry.biz]
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