@Mobus: The Darth Vader one is just the White one with a Darth Vader sticker on the battery cover.

It is bad tsk tsk tsk

I really dunno now if I should sell my Slim before the value goes down or if I should wait for the 3000 to get hacked =(

No Hack = no PSP for me

KaliKOtt

@Mayu-mayu: Brighter,doesn't wash out so much in the sun.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

@GFX-187: Your not the only one. I just wish that the US had Pearl White so I could upgrade from JP Ceramic White to a US Pearl White. At least the 4 GB Bundle looks nice, real nice.

Karisu-Zero

@thinkfreemind: Patapon2,LocoRoco2,Resistance Retribution,Star Ocean,Buzz,StarDust Portable,Everyday Shooter(psp),Valkrie Chronicles. Yep nobody is making PSP games.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

What? Europe exclusive (Japan doesn't count cause well.. it's Japan and they get everything?!) within gaming? End of the woooorld!

SensAzn

How exactly the screen is superior to launch model? Brighter (more power consuming)? Better angles (but I don't really want people to look at my PSP screen)?

Mayu-mayu

If I were to get one, it'd be that white Darth Vader one. I think that thing is so sexy. It just doesn't get better than that.

In fact, that's the only reason I want a PSP. Is that bad? hehe :P

Mobus

@string_theory:
Same price..

Kotaku actually had some spy shots from a china manufacturer a while back

[www.kotaku.com.au]

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

But is it cheaper?

string_theory

It has a microphone and comes Skype ready along with a better screen.

My original PSP broke down so long ago and Ive been waiting for a decent version to pop up, same with the DS except It works (DS phat is sturdy beast)

If it has a better battery life Im on board. That IS the thing people want and would be willing to pay a bit more for.... Though being skype ready is nice

200 bucks for a bundle with a 4gig card isnt too bad if the battery life is good..

SaanZ

I still have my launch psp. It is sturdy, plays games well, and I see no need to upgrade. If there was ever one with a good sized HDD and memory stick slot then I would be so inclined to upgrade

djlowballer

@Rutt: PSP 3000 is the model number. new specifications = new model number, easy huh?

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

@AlbenoEpiX:
Same price and the bundles are the same price.

@Walrus: Change in the LCD screen.There is a built in microphone for Skype so you don't need the headphones.The silver ring on the back is narrower and the Home button has a different icon.That's what's physically different.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

is there a difference in the wifi range and signal quality over the 1000 and 2000.

cos right now my PSPhat signal drops even with the PS3 being the same room.

GFX-187

@Walrus: there hasn't ben any word yet, but i'd imagine it's essentially a slim with a mic built in. if you're looking to get a PSP, a slim has better battery life if you put a fat psp battery in it. here's some more detailed info [pspslimhacks.com]

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

WOW! It's..a...PSP. Oh Sony, seriously, get more original next time. Still, just so I won't bitch around here..the silver one looks actually nice. But they could've also sold it as a newly colored PSP, not a PSP 3000!

Rutt

I can not actually see a difference.

Ryumeka

I really can't blame anybody for wanting to play "backups", it's the only reason I'm going to buy one, gotta catch up on all of those ps1 and snes games I missed.

Is there any news on this thing? Battery life, weight, anything? Because if not, then i'm picking up a first or second gen for a lower price

Walrus

@thinkfreemind: failing? explain please.
@King of Fun UK: we'll have to wait and see, but i've got a feeling they won't have changed much in the way of combating piracy. must have been a bit of a kick in the balls to change the slim in such a way it can't be downgraded, only for hackers to come up with an even easier solution.

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

Yay, another new hardware revision to combat piracy that'll probably be hacked within a week

NecronomiconUK

My guess is this is to combat the rampant piracy since the PSP-2000 came out. Damn that was easy to hack... Not that i have any experience in this *cough*.

King of Fun UK

Why would you want the silver one? The black is so much sexier.

Numanoid

Big deal. A few game announcements might have gotten me excited, but nobody is making games for American PSP owners. Such a waste of time and energy. Keep on trying Sony, keep on failing indeed.

thinkfreemind

@AlbenoEpiX:
The price tags not gonna be higher Albeno.
And why don't you guys hold out till we actually get information.

Payka

Same Product: Different Name------------> Higher Price Tag

Scam of the century....

AlbenoEpiX

......

wow.

it looks exactly like the previous one.

how.

exciting.

.....

:|

Onizuka-GTO

I was considering getting a PSP 2000 but I guess I'll wait for this now.

Anaralia

@Killer_WaLrUs: The DS is great and has great games but the PSP has a better total package solution if you want something more than just to play a game. As for wanting the PSP to sell? I'll direct you to the NPDs or the Media create numbers anytime.The PSP is selling very well.
Reality is hard sometimes but it's out there.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

@MelodyKitn: yeah, fortunately it'll only happen around wi-fi hotspots so you'll be safe on the train/bus/plane, at leased you only have to put up with the DS shouting crowd.

OBJECTION!

:)

Onizuka-GTO

It might just be the pictures, but the case looks smoother, and perhaps more matt rather then the high gloss of the current design.

I doubt it though.

A new unit, that offers almost nothing in terms of new features but brings down the price of the 2000 shouldn't be perceived as bad. Current users can use external mic and new users have a cheaper option.

Accordion

@Killer_WaLrUs: the DS has better games than the PSP? SURELY you're joking.

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

It looks so nice!
Just like the PSP did!

And when I got my PSP, it turned out to be a disappointment. Not right in the moment, that was great! But after a while, meh... Hopefully this will have a nice game line-up, two analog sticks that actually turn, not slide, and... something else nice. Maybe that new packaged smell, and some pancakes.

MaxChallie

@Killer_WaLrUs: Far too true, unfortunately. Just one reason why I'm not stressing about picking one up (of either model number) immediately.

BrennaCeDria

hee-hee, thinking about the built-in mic just makes me believe that now people can think all handheld owners are crazy-looking as they yell into their portables.

MelodyKitn

@Payka: I'm personally hoping for the opposite--a sale on the PSP 2000 model to get it out of stock. Sure, it'd be nice to have it all branded to match my PS3, but if the previous model comes down in price, I'll gladly buy that instead to save some cash--it's not like I'm going to use the internal mic or anything.

If they don't change the Slim's price, well, I'll wait a bit longer and just pick up this new one, since I'm not exactly in a must-get-it-or-die mood for a PSP anyway.

BrennaCeDria

=O.... I like shiny things. Wait...whats that smell? OH yeah, thats the familiar fragrance of crap. I love how Sony is trying to improve and make their system a better puchase than the DS, but they're forgetting one tiny thing; THE GAMES! I don't want a PSP or an iPod or Zune to watch movies on a tiny screen. If I want to mess my eyes up, I'd just stare at the sun. If the PSP wants to sell, look at the DS and the TON of good games, and MULTI-TON of average and bad games, compared to your grocery bag of games in general. Sony lost sight of what they wanted the PSP to do. Hopefully they'll figure it out with this new model.

Killer_WaLrUs

@Artdeux:
I had a longer reply typed,but I deleted it cause I thought it was confusing but the bundles sell very well.I don't think retailers are interested in so many different colored standalones.But,that's just a opinion.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

Yeah is it still hackable?

GodKiller0

Why does is it that North America never gets a while PSP outside of special bundles?

Artdeux

And once again Sony waves the middle finger at early adopters...

It's gotten so big and they've been waving it so long that I'm beginning to believe it's made out of foam.

LuppyLuptonium

I will take a silver one, please.

TitillatedOcelot

@Karisu-Zero: He was being sarcastic I believe.I don't think anyone doubts the DS game library.Even Sony folks.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

@thinkfreemind:

there were a lot of psp games announced at e3

i_am_ben

Eh, I need a new PSP for myself since I sold the first model I had to my dad. Guess I'll wait for this one.

Br00klyn-Grenade

@enewtabie(is warm in NC): Yeah, I just looked at all the pretty pictures. I should read in more often, be less lazy etc..

All good!

MaxChallie

@noliferuin (PSN+XBL): You can't joke about facts. The DS has more orignial games, while the PortStation Portable just has the same games that everything else has, only travel size. Give me more LocoRocos and Patapons, and MGPOs and then we can talk about who has the better games.

Karisu-Zero

@MaxChallie:
oh you were being funny..Sorry:)

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

but will it blend?? that is the question...

jove

@MaxChallie:
Did you read the article or look at the pics? It's a hardware revision.That's it.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

[blog.us.playstation.com]

This is for North America,but I imagine it'll apply to the European folks too.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

Bah until the Psp graphic is better then the Ps2, there's no way i'm buying another Psp since i lost mine at Skool, SUCKs T_T =[

Arihara

@noliferuin (PSN+XBL): lol no can't do that.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

The PSP-3000 is the one in the new Ratchet and Clank bundle too if anyone is interested.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

@enewtabie(is warm in NC): yea i suppose so - are either of your PSPs hacked by the way?

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

@noliferuin (PSN+XBL):
I don't know I like both.I have 2 psps and getting a 3rd DS this month.I really don't like to say one is so much better as I think it just depends on what you want to play.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

Though I find it a bit off putting that the changes between the 2000 & 3000 are so subtle, I do hope they bring out more colors.

-EDGE-

@LuppyLuptonium: the early adopters can do a lot more with homebrew, so no not really.

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

@LuppyLuptonium:
Anytime you buy hardware first you are going to suffer(except for the 60gb(I love you).What do you want them to do? Never change the hardware?

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

@enewtabie(is warm in NC): actually i wasn't being sarcastic and i'm surely not the only one who thinks that the DS is horrendously overrated. to clarify, the DS has some great games (new mario bros and final fantasy), but they are very few amongst the shovelware and training games.

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

@mugido: Yeah Sony seems to have a *thing* of making their own formats and watching them burn. Will they ever learn?

Fonzythedog

@WhiteNoise:
[ps2dev.org]
Don't know if anything here is what you are looking for

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

doenst the current PSP models have a mic? I swear I was playing syphon filter online and talking to some one...

Agent_of_Chaos

That sucks, I just bought a PSP two months ago...

yeah write

Death to UMD and Duo Sticks! I'd probably own one if it wasn't for those two factors.

mugido

I own a PSP and I love it so far, though I do recognize that the DS has more good games for it. If sony is looking to improve the platform and set it apart from the DS, they would do well to improve the web browser application - it just sucks right now - it's hard to use and doesn't render correctly on a lot of sites. Take a look at how the i-phone does it.

Some kind of gaming/social networking functions (ie, like Steam, x-box live, etc.) would help set the PSP apart.

Also, it would be cool if there was a free or cheap SDK for outside developers to develop apps for it (without having to hack my psp), but that will probably never happen.

WhiteNoise

@Agent_of_Chaos: WRONG. [en.wikipedia.org]

y2julio

@Agent_of_Chaos:
Actually it's Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson.

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

@y2julio: actually, blu ray IS a format created by sony

Agent_of_Chaos

@enewtabie(is warm in NC): Blu-Ray is NOT a Sony format. It's a format that they support.

y2julio

Why does Sony keep doing region exclusive colors?

y2julio

@Fonzythedog: Yeah,it's called Blu-ray :)

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

anyways... no one answered me about the mic in the PSP-2k. Seriously the mic is at the bottom of the PSP.

Agent_of_Chaos

@Agent_of_Chaos: here, straight from Sony's mouth. [www.sony.net]
"The companies that established the basic specifications for the Blu-ray Disc are: Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Pioneer Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation, and Thomson Multimedia. "

y2julio

@enewtabie(is warm in NC): So is Pioneer. Why not call it a Pioneer format?

y2julio

@y2julio: LOL great source

Agent_of_Chaos

@Agent_of_Chaos: nope. [en.wikipedia.org]

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

@y2julio:
Umm Sony is a member of the BDA that created Blu-ray so I think you can consider it a Sony format.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

no double thumb-nubs? booo

Grandreaper999

@enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC): You forgot Kingdom Hearts: BbS, 3rd Birthday and Final Fantasy XIII Agito. :p

Mik_el

Brilliant, Sony! Three iterations of the same hardware and you still have yet to improve the analog nub or place a second one on the right. Playing FPS's on that thing with the Shape Buttons is torture.

JAcK0R

@Mayu-mayu: Brighter, better contrast ratio, anti-glare coating, and the response time is twice as fast (no more ghosting).

Anti-glare and no more ghosting are enough to sell me on it.

The Wreckard

@y2julio:
Who else on there uses that format in games? This is getting dumb really. Reading is key.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

err... correction, the top of the face of the psp

Agent_of_Chaos

@y2julio:

I might would if Pioneer made video games but since Sony is the only one that does and this a video game blog and what we are talking about are video games it kinda applies to Sony only.They did help make the format so it is theirs if only in percentages.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

As long as my imported CapDase silicon cover for my 2000 fits the 3000 im so doin a trade-in.
It looks like it will too; /sweet.

SeraphX2

@Onizuka-GTO: Yes because all changes need to be cosmetic otherwise they're pointless.

God forbid they make it in a way that makes all the accessories still work with it.

The Wreckard

Give me my freaking white PSP Sony, without any crap on the battery cover.

ZaerApollo

Screw-on battery slot? Or is it that the battery is now completely internal, thus explaining the cancellation of the "Stamina" extended life battery set? That could actually be a move to thwart the notorious Pandora's Battery" downgrade.

On a side note, I think the second analog should already be for the next-next PSP. Adding that in for the current iteration would probably require a whole new set of coding...both for system and game software. And you still won't be able to play most games out already with it.

@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.: I've seen the DS Opera Browser at work...not very functional, IIRC.

Frank

@WhiteNoise: unfortunately, the browser on the PSP is going to stay sucky. PSP, PS3 and Wii Opera can't support the latest version of flash. Since many sites are using Flash 9 as standard, those three browsers are SOL. If I remember right Adobe won't support PPC chips with the latest versions of Flash. Correct me if I'm wrong but Wii's CPU is PPC based, Cell is PPC based and I believe PSP's CPU is PPC based.

Also navigation with the analog nub is cumbersome at best and I can't see any way around that short of an entirely redesigned nub. If anything, I'd like to see the PSP with a faster UMD drive to work with the extra RAM of the Slim for better load times. Also, 16 and 32GB mem stick duos for a reasonable price would solve my "PSP HDD want" issues. More infrastructure support would be nice. All of these ideas minus the faster drive could be handled without new hardware. This new PSP is a pass. I'm not feeling it but it's great for anyone that hasn't bought one but is in the market.

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

@ifrit: It's still a great piece of hardware. This might be a decent investment for me since I have to travel quite a bit in the upcoming months. If I can throw some e-books on there and some PSX titles, I'm cool. If only that 16GB stick was a reasonable price.

Likwit

@string_theory: That's the question I have also. If it costs less to manufacture an item the longer it is in production and the more units which are produced, why has the price been $199 for so long? Oh yeah, Sony hates price drops almost as much as admitting they have ever made a mistake.

Pizza_Guy

I do hope it doesn't feel as cheaply made as the PSP-2000...unfortunately I believe I'm in for a disappointment.

Oh well, I'll stick to my DS I suppose...

ifrit

@Pizza_Guy:
It's 169.99 standalone and $199 in the bundle which saves you at least 50 dollars or more.

enewtabie(is warm in NC)

Sony just keeps fucking the cash cow in the ass, doesn't it. Slims are still selling like glow sticks at a rave. If they wanted to kill their profits for the next couple months while we wait for this piece of crap (that I won't be buying, fuck you Sony, I don't like being used) to come out, they've gone and done it perfectly.

Granted- I love the PSP. I love my Vader PSP; if there was a trade in program for a white one in the USA, I'd switch the battery covers and have a Vader PSP3000. But that will never happen, and I'll continue to duel Sony with foam Middle Fingers.

Jayge

no custom firmware = fail

eilegz

Um, why does it look basically the same? A hardware revision should only be in order if it's actually worth it...

HaydenTenno

@Ryumeka: Sure you can..on the front whee the buttons are there is a small hole, that is the mic, and on the back...the round bezel is smaller and shinier than the cheap plastic one on the ps2000. And you will not be able to use pandora batter to hack any longer.

karateka

Pisses me off as the only color I've cared about is white and it's not in the US >_>

Ryuk

@American_N_Japan: Well you could read the other comments to find out. Or the other Kotaku articles. Or Google.

In a nutshell:
- Built-in mic
- Built-in Skype support
- Brighter screen with anti-glare coating, improved contrast ratio, and faster response time

Other than that, it's unchanged. People crying they've been screwed by Sony are being histrionic at best.

The Wreckard

So...what does this PSP do that the PSP-2000 can't? Is this one finally custom firmware proof?

I'm still using the first generation PSP, and I'm pretty content with it. I can't hook it up to the TV or use Skype, but those are things I don't need.

Does the PSP have more memory or what?

American_N_Japan

Peeps who bootleg/steal games, and subsequently cause the lack of games being made by developers, are total cheapskate, pathetic losers. Just my thoughts....

I'm gonna trade in my fatty for a silver one. Whoot!

TheFaze

mystic silver for me!

Awoken

@Children

Let's keep the PSP vs DS fanboy battle out of this topic. Quality and preference is very subjective.

The DS is a nice handheld... The PSP is a nice handheld... Let's just leave it at that.

Aex

oh i want i want

nosuke

I forgot to add.

I'm glad there is mic support for the new PSP. The 29.99 for the headset and PSP200 remote are a bit of a rip :/.

I might be picking up yet another one soon.

SymbolicMeaning

Most of you trollers are lucky the staff are busy with GC.

Too bad your comments have been read, otherwise, you would have been disemvoweled.

SymbolicMeaning

@JAcK0R:

As much as we all want this, it's impossible.

Making a model with a second analog nub and providing games that use such a nub would allow ONLY the people who bought the PSP with a second analog nub to be able to buy games that use it, cutting profits and frustrating the user base significantly. Think.

Ryuk

@AlbenoEpiX:

...It's the same price as the other PSPs. It's just redone with a better LCD screen with higher contrast ratio and color gamut, a built in microphone, a changed home button, a smaller ring, and it most likely has a few other changes like a better battery.

Ryuk

this revision of the psp is only to curb custom firmware. ill stick to my old psp thks.

maraxusofk

@maraxusofk: Hogwash.

The PSP-2000 (the current revision of it anyway) is already Pandora-proof and has no known firmware exploits. How does this curb CFW any more than that?

The Wreckard

"the PSP-3000 will be the third MAJOR iteration of Sony's PlayStation Portable line"
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

OutsideTheBox

@The Wreckard: It's not, I've seen a PSP-2000 get pandora'd from Firmware 3.93 to a custom one. It can be done, it's just harder.

Placentasaurus

Here's the new boss same as the old boss.

AndroidKing

BAH. I want a white one! They always leave the cooler stuff in Europe and Japan and give us the basics (MGS4 box art for US was laaaaaaaame).

mfwahwah

Wow? its not new. way to innovate. -.- AT LEAST PUT A 2nd JOY STICK that would Pwn!.. and L2 and R2. it's pwn soo hard. omg lol. and be able to play ps2 games on there. lol u could just release the exact same shit. kick the ps2 off the market and release ps2 games in UMDs . then and only then PSP>DS

KeithLip

@SymbolicMeaning:Spoony is not at GC and he monitors the comments pretty darn well, plus he can ban and disvowel folks just like Bash and the rest can. You need to remember that there are things that cause one of the two, if not both and voicing discontent isn't one of them.

Foxstar Sixtail

This 'New PSP' every year thing is not going to cut it Sony. I know piracy is fucking your software attachment rate in the ass and developers are running to the DS because even though it has a piracy issue as well, there's enough DS's in the wild to largely nullify the assload of people stealing things. Dark Alexx and crew are simply going to undo all the steps you've taken within a week of this hitting the stores and anyone who doesn't want to wait will simply go find a phat or early model Slim.

There's no reason that the features offered in the 3000 weren't in the 2000. If the piracy issue is that bad Sony, cut your losses and get to work on the PSP2, which you need to do anyway. You want to stick to UMD, fine, all the better for BC, but you need to deal with this sooner instead of crowing about your 'ten year plan' because if Nintendo gets the jump on you again and Microsoft finally trots out it's handheld, hind tit is what you'll be sucking. Again.

Foxstar Sixtail

Kinda Pissed that they are already releasing a new one.

Soyerzz

I wish America didn't think they were so tough. I want some damned white merchandise.

Mit

God, why do we never get white in the US?

physical

They should have really done the screen upgrade with the 2000. Stupid releasing more and more models.

Littlefields

Why in God's name is it that America can never get a frickin white system is it that they think we won't like it? or do they think we just don't freakin deserve it? Anyway they said we would get 3 bundles of the psp-2000 then get just the psp with no bundle and now all i can see in stores is the black psp-2000 bundle and the blue and red bundles... i just want a white psp and white ps3... sony is evil...

shadzow

I want the silver Sony PSP.

NYKnicker