PSP-3000 Japan Release Confirmed for Next Month

The new and improved PSP-3000 that we reported details of a couple of weeks back now has a confirmed release date in Japan of 16th October. The official price upon release will be 19,800 Yen (approx. 183 USD).The release was announced along with a lineup of new games by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan president Shawn [...]

Is This The PSP-3000?

A BBS in China named PSPChina has revealed some rather lackluster pictures and specifications of the next generation PSP, the PSP-3000 (previous PSP models were PSP-1000, PSP-2000). While details aren’t exactly clear, it’s rumored that this new model may contain a built-in microphone, updated buttons, a few cosmetic changes (such as the slimmer silver ring [...]

Sony Sells 10 Million PSP’s in Japan

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the cumulative sell-in units of PSP handheld entertainment system (PSP-1000 and 2000 series) reached a total of 10 million units in Japan as of July 15, 2008. Since the launch on December 12th 2004 in Japan, PSP has evolved as an innovative handheld entertainment system, having a [...]

PSP Firmware 4.05 Released

The latest firmware for the PSP - version 4.05 was released yesterday and at first glance according to the release notes didn’t appear to offer anything tangible other than some new effects to the visual music player. However after an article appeared on the Playstation Knowledge Base, these were then amended to read as follows:

New effects [...]

Six Months Brings 2 Million PSP Sales In Japan

Enterbrain, the publishing house behind legendary Japanese gaming news outlet Famitsu, has released its estimates of videogame console hardware sales in Japan for the past six months, and the news is actually rather surprising. Sony’s PSP holds the number one position among all consoles sold in the period, tallying up to just short of 2-million [...]

PSP To Have Ten Year Life-Cycle

This picture is a riot - I love it. The images chosen to accompany every story covered has to be unique. Pictures are a dime a dozen, especially when they are stock shots that people have seen time and time again. A special image grabs the attention of a reader and subconsciously induces interest in [...]

PSP v4 Update Will Include XMB Google Search

According to the official PSP blog software update v4 will include a Google Internet search directly on the XMB (XrossMediaBar) interface. This new upgrade replicates the Google Internet search experience, delivering the same search results that you’d get at Google. And with a search history recall of 20 items, Web searches couldn’t be easier. After [...]

PSP Slim & Lite: A Comparative Pictorial with PSP-1000

Come September 20, 2007, the newly “redesigned” PSP (PSP-2000) with a reduced size and weight by 33% and 19% respectively will be available for your gaming pleasure. While we countdown to its debut day, Famitsu has released a comparative pictorial between the smaller PSP-2000 and the current PSP-1000. Enjoy the pictures exclusively from Famitsu!
PSP-2000 (top) [...]