If the latest PSP 2 rumor turns out to be true, the Nintendo 3DS may not have too much of a head start on Sony's next-gen handheld. According to VG247, a "British source familiar with the matter" says Sony has told publishers and developers to expect the PSP 2 to launch by the 2011 holiday season.
If accurate, that'd likely put the PSP 2 out about nine months or so after the 3DS, which launches in Japan in February and North America in March. It seems VG247's source didn't have much else to say on the subject, but this does at least appear to line up with previous PSP 2 rumors we've heard. Late last month, a rumor emerged that PSP 2 development kits had been sent out across the industry to get started on building a "significant launch window line-up" for the system. We can only assume if you're going to make a launch game for a new hardware, it'd be helpful to have an idea of when that hardware will actually be released.
Other rumored features for the PSP 2 include what's been described as a "touch-sensitive area" on the back of the system, but as you've probably noticed by now, all of these stories have the word "rumor" associated with them. There's very little officially known about Sony's next handheld, other than that they've confirmed it won't feature glasses-free 3D.
So if this launch window rumor is true, we'll probably see an official announcement of the PSP 2 at E3 next year -- or, perhaps, maybe even at GDC in late February.
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