Sony finally announced the long-rumoured redesigned Sony PSP during its E3 2007 press conference, writes James Yu of GameSpot. A recent patent update sparked speculation that the new PSP would have a swivel screen and mobile phone capabilities, but Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai revealed a more modest PSP redesign at E3.
The new 'enhanced-design' PSP is a smaller and slimmer version of the original, with a third less weight -- down to 189g -- and about four-fifths the thickness (now just 19mm). Sony plans to phase out the current PSP design and replace it with the new model by September. There's no definitive UK price yet for the new model, but it should be the same as the old version: £130.
The new weight is immediately noticeable as soon as you hold the PSP in your hand. It's so light that you might think that it's missing a battery or doesn't have a UMD disc inside. Sony was able to slim down the battery size while maintaining the system's 5-hour battery life by decreasing the power draw of the unit. You'll be able to use old batteries from the original PSP to double playing time, but the standard battery cover won't be able to fit over it. Sony will offer a high-capacity power kit that will come with its own cover to fit over the larger battery.
The difference is really slight, but several colleagues have noticed that the D-pad and buttons on the new PSP provide a little more tactile feedback for a better overall feel. Other changes we noticed include a springless UMD retention mechanism and new speaker holes just above the D-pad and button areas.
The remote jack has changed -- headphones will still work with the standard headphone output, but new systems will ship with a new headphone/remote unit to fit the new remote jack. The memory stick slot remains on the left side, shifted over a little, but the Wi-Fi switch has moved from the left side of the system all the way to the top of the unit where it's far more difficult to hit accidentally.
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Taha Valiji 21 October 2008
Good: It is slim
Bad: Nothing else has changed
Comment: Same old PSP, boring!
x xx 10 February 2008
Good: everything;-)
Bad: nothing to dislike;-P
Comment: Love the slim & lite factor, love the fact I can transfer anytime mp3 music, pix, mp4 videos, and the games look amazing on screen! I love the psp, is much better that nintendo ds ( flip flap cr** ) besides, it is for pro gamers, as the way you handle it in your hands makes it much better for gaming. The design says it all - I got the psp slim & lite cristal white and is sweet.
I don't know how come is said that is not something great, it is GREAT!!! Simply the old version was too heavy, but this one completes it totally, I am glad they made it this way after all, as I would hate it if would be with a rotative system or even flip flap. It is simple and with great features, that is the best way to get the attention of pro gamers.
And as said, soon, the massive 80G ms duo card for PSP will please every pro gamer. And forwhoever that needs a cam they do a separate cam which you can get for taking photos on the go, about that... I am not one interested in using the can on PSP as I got a phone and a digi cam with that porpouse and I rarely use it. Although is good to know it will be on the market for people who needs cam. In my opinion the 80G card will make more success than anything else as you can do photo transfer from your PC or phone/digi cam onto your PSP.
I give a 10 out of 10 for PSP slim & lite! Great stuff;-))
xg 10 February 2008
Good: everything;-)
Bad: nothing to dislike;-P
Comment: I love my psp slim & lite cristal white because it does it all, music, videos, pix, games, all with great quality! I think nothing like that will come on the market so soon to be honest... They do a separate camera for the new psp slim bt is not needed in my case, or people like me, that have a phone or a digital cam which we can use to take photos, besides, you can just transfer anything from your PC to your psp and share or not without any probs at all, I just read the instructions for the formats I could use, is so easy to use you don't need to burn your brain around it, is easy to have musics, videos, games and pix in it. I don't know how come some people say is hard to get it transfered to it:-s
My tips 4yall:
for music - get any musics on your PC on mp3 format then creat a psp folder on your ms duo, inside the psp folder create another folder in capitals saying MUSIC. After that, just transfer any songs into that MUSIC folder.
for videos - get any videos into mp4 format, you can search on the web for mp4 videos and download to your PC, or staright away to your VIDEO folder that you have created on your ms duo, PLEASE - don't create the VIDEO folder on your psp folder, create it straight on your ms duo. After this is ready to use on your psp;-)
for pix - create a folder on your psp folder named PHOTO, after that is ready to accept any gif, jpeg, or tiff pix. You can later go to the themes section of your psp, and use any pix chosen as wallpaper, the coolest is that you can adjust it to your psp screen... Be curious and see what psp does for you.
Hey! The coolest News ever is that the 80G card just for psp is coming on the market soon as! So no need for you to waste money on bying extra ms duo cards, just wait for some time during the end of the Spring, or Summer to buy that massive storage card! - I know, how cool is that? I can't wait, lol, I am really anxious!
PSP Slim & Lite is the best ever portable console!!!
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