Rumor: PSP 2 Coming Next Fall, Includes Rear Touch Panel?

With the Nintendo 3DS bearing down on the handheld gaming market and Apple’s iOS grabbing up market share all the time, it’s only a matter of time until Sony jumps back in with a PlayStation Portable hardware refresh. According to Kotaku, that time will be Fall 2011--their sources claim Sony’s hard at work on the PSP2 right now. 

The new device is said to include a larger screen by about an inch--potentially HD--and includes a rear-mounted touch panel, a technology we’ve discussed in the past.