Erik Johnson

It’s being reported by several sources that the latest issue of Sony’s downloadable PS3 video magazine Qore ‘leaked early’ in the download history of subscribers this morning, giving an advance viewing of the now officially confirmed “PSP Go” redesign.

Due out sometime this fall, the PSP Go gets rid of the physical UMD drive and instead will work entirely off of downloadable digital content. Go carries “16GB of internal flash memory, a 3.8″ screen, Bluetooth support, and is 43% lighter than the last version of the PSP, the PSP-3000.” Owners will have the option of expanding the device’s storage as well.

Alongside word of the new hardware design, the long-awaited PSP edition of Gran Turismo and a new Metal Gear Solid title for the PSP were mentioned, with footage of a Little Big Planet game appearing as well a Jak & Daxter title and footage of what appeared to be some sort of Warhawk game.

The PSP Go will not replace the existing PSP hardware already on store shelves, instead coexisting with the current PSP-3000. Sony will continue to sell games on UMD discs in concordance with the digital versions, with Sony hardware director John Koller pointing out that disc-based PSP games are coming to the PS Store as downloads.

As with the current model of PSP, the Go can be hooked up to the PlayStation 3 console for file transfers, with owners given the ability to watch movies and television shows that have been purchased or rented through the online PlayStation Store according to Koller.

At least a piece of the footage has made its way onto Youtube, though who knows for how long: