The PSP E-1000 is on display at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s big, beach-themed booth, a handheld almost completely free of greasy fingerprints. That may be the most exciting thing about Sony’s latest iteration of the six-year-old platform. It’s lighter (but slightly larger), shuffles a few hardware features around and has traded its below-screen buttons for a single, touch-sensitive strip.
See some of the other changes coming to the entry level PSP below.
Nobuto Ito
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 6:57 AMWouldn’t mind it, if only it had Wi-Fi.
lad
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 7:57 AMIs this the one without wi-fi?
NotoriousR
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 7:59 AMFrom the first line in the article:
> the PSP E-1000 does what every other PSP does — it just doesn’t have built-in Wi-Fi. And it’s matte! See?
oggob
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:54 AMIt actually does look like a dodgy cheap knock off… Don’t like the UMD tray, how the whole back opens up.
Love the Matte finish though!
MrBS
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 11:17 AM+1 looks very cheap and dodgy
SimpleGeek
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:58 AMI’m guessing that Sony made this model so they can clear out their stockpile of PSP parts to make room for the Vita.
Aliasalpha
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:04 AMSo do you have to hook it up to a PS3 to buy stuff on the PSN store?
TechaNinja
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:36 AMNo, you can use media go on the PC.
Ruen
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:10 AMJust a question to the people of Australia,
How hard is it to find PSP Hardware/Software where you are?
Because considering that the PSP range is damn near non existent where I am (Tasmania)I can’t see a release of a new PSP console down here being a smart business move (even if it is a budget model)
However this is all assuming Sony will eventually intend to sell it outside Europe
M1557
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:25 AMI take it you’re asking about off the shelf stock?
There are no problems buying psp harware or software in sydney.
Maybe less so in regards to umds, but that generaly happens when old hardware is replaced.
However second had retailers and web sites have an abundance of second hand psp peripherals.
M1557
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:21 AMWAIT WAIT WAIT…..
The cheaper psp vita has a umd drive?!
Tourney5
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:24 AMAre you serious man? Is that an honest question?
TechaNinja
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:37 AMNo, he’s just failing to be funny.
M1557
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:49 AMNo, it was actualy an invitation for you to come and dance with me in drag clothing.
THXultra
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 10:43 AMThats one ugly PSP…
matt
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 12:56 PMdidn’t realise sony walkmans were coming back in style….oh wait
solypsis
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 1:16 PMit’s ALMOST
df
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 6:34 PMCan someone show the other side of the UMD/open side. I’m interested to see what they’ve done there…
Pylgrim
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 12:05 AMProbably the ugliest product Sony has ever made with the exception of some cell-phones.