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According to VG247's report, this is an early version of the PSP2's dev kit, which Sony may have abandoned in favor of a form factor that more closely matches the original, non-sliding PSP.As we've previously reported, Sony was looking at two different form factors for the PSP2, one modeled after the original PSP series, the other in the style of the PSPgo. The system's hardware specs are said to rival those of the Xbox replica Rolex 179179-CDP Ladie's watch, with the PSP2 sporting a larger, higher-definition screen than that of the original PSP. The PSP2 will drop UMD support in favor of using Memory Stick storage, according to those who have seen the device.A development source with knowledge of the device has confirmed to Kotaku that the leaked PSP2 dev kit shots are legitimate.

PSP2 dev kit snaps show twin sticks, trackpad [VG247]”Can we still be surprised by video games in an industry rife with rumors, leaks and publishers who prefer safe bets to bold risks? Looking back at the turn of events that was 2010, a year sometimes rocky, sometimes thrilling, it seems we can.We should have seen some of the biggest replica Rolex 179178-CDP Ladie's watch surprises of 2010 coming (and in some cases, we actually did), but the following news, games and industry shake-ups still managed to challenge our expectations, make us smile and hope that we never have to go through some of this in 2011.

Revivals & RebirthsWhen the venerable vaporware that was Duke Nukem Forever rose from its grave at PAX 2010, with new developer Gearbox Software at the helm and the promise of a 2011 release date, we were incredulous — despite that we'd heard Duke was returning in Gearbox's good hands a month earlier. Could this forever-in-the- shooter finally see the light of day? We'll rub our eyes in disbelief even when we hold a replica Rolex 116523-MAO Men's Watch copy of Duke Nukem Forever in our hands, but a publicly playable version of the game was still one of 2010's nicest surprises.In 2010, Nintendo also answered the prayers of long-suffering Kid Icarus fans, announcing a third game in the series after a two-decade break.