After the former COO of game developer Acclaim David Perry Twittered about the new PSP2 and its lack of a UMD drive, the Internet started paying attention to Sony‘s oft-forgotten game handheld. Perry wrote, “I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they’ve removed the stupid battery-sucking UMD disc drive. I’m excited!”

GameDaily BIZ followed up with Perry, who said he was tired of new PSP versions relegated to color changes and “baby steps.” He then said he was “certain” the PSP2 would not have a UMD drive, but could not reveal his sources.