Who’s ready for a rumor? Okay, here’s a good one. Supposedly, the price for the NGP (PSP 2) is already in GameStop’s systems. Supposedly, a photo of said price was taken by someone at a GameStop store and was leaked onto the internet via the GameStop Facebook page. The image shows upcoming handheld system information, lists accurate release dates and prices for both 3DS models (March 27, 2011, $249.99) and then says the Sony PSP NGP will be out January 1, 2012 and cost $299.99…

Well, the Sony PlayStation Meeting 2011 has just finished in Japan and we know now all the latest juicy tidbits about the newest member of the PlayStation family, the PSP2. Which is apparently now called the NGP. Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai took the stage to start off the event, which didn’t just focus on the new handheld. First, Hirai talked about the PlayStation Suite…

Fan-designed PSP units offer a variety of things. They show us how creative and Photoshop-adept some Sony fans are. They make PSP owners wish for additional features. They give video game blogs something to write about.

One of the most important things the fan designed PSP units tell us is what PSP owners want. These fan designs are more than just “what if” scenarios and an attempt to make some sort of uber-handheld. It’s a means of showing what users want, and how they’d like it to be executed. The exposure given to the more ingenious and innovative designs make it just a little more likely that the people who matter at Sony might see them and listen.

If you look at a few of the fan designs for PSPs and PSP 2s, you start to realize it isn’t all about looking cool. Upon closer inspection, you can see how the designers are or aren’t satisfied with the current unit, and suggestions he or she is making to improve it…