http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/02/psp-go-processor-more-than-40-faster-than-original/

"The PSP Go isn't just smaller than the original PSP series -- it's more powerful. In fact, it features a processor that's more than 40% faster than the original. The original PSP (1000-3000) series include a processor capable of reaching 333MHz speeds. FCC documents reveal that the PSP Go (N1001) includes a processor that can go up to 480MHz.

It's unclear what the added processor power will be used for. It may be necessary for PSP Go-specific features, like in-game XMB. But will it be used in more traditional gaming applications? If so, could we possibly see PSP Go-exclusive games? Perhaps. Nintendo has released a very small number of applications exclusively for the upgraded DSi, which also features a much beefier processor than its predecessor so there's portable precedence.

[Via Sony Insider]"

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Very nice, I hope this means that the non-gaming applications will get to use the added power, or at least it should make the ingame XMB quite powerful in terms of things that are doable. Fingers crossed!

So should PSP-1000/2000/3000 be counted separately from PSPGo?

Only for the same reasons that the DSi should be counted seperately from the DS.

Thats good now they should really add trophies to the psp go.

It's good to see some improvement with the PSP Go!. Put some more value in that price tag. But my question is if the extra processing power could affect games, like loading times and the like. If so, then the PSP Go! May be worth a second looking into for this consumer.

It could be used to improve performance, though my personal guess would be that it would be utilized for the ingame XMB.

That seems to be the logical case, but how much processor power would a ingame XMB take honestly? Isn't a jump of 30% a little excessive for something as small as a XMB, particularly a hardheld one that really shouldn't take up awhole lotta processing power to begin with? There's something else they plan to do with this extra power. I know it.

Depends on how much they want the ingame XMB to do I guess. Some of it could be used for giving games better performance, and some of it for ingame XMB. Although, I think all the rumored non-gaming applications for the Go might be allowed to use this.

I am pretty sure the game developers would be asked by Sony directly to make their game for the 333MHZ processor... Any added processing power would just probably make the game load faster and smoother in some cases. This will mean that the 1k/2k/3k psp owners can play future games for sure.

well maybe it will pull an iphone 3gs type thing. The faster cpu on the 3gs allows for faster loading of games and the XMB sounds very logical as well. But who knows personally i hope they use it for better graphics and such!!