James Delahunty
21 Aug 2008 4:17
At the video game convention currently being held in Leipzig, Germany, Sony has announced a new version of its PlayStation Portable handheld games console. The PlayStation Portable 3000 is set to go on sale in Europe and the United States in mid-October. The new PSP brings improved support for Skype, contains a microphone and new screen offering better, tweaked more for improved usage outdoors.
"We believe that this will establish the PSP as a viable communication device," said David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, referring to the new microphone which will obviously help with Skype. The PSP 3000 will go on sale for €199, compared to the current slim model which sells for €169.
At the convention, Sony also announced the upcoming release of a new PlayStation 3 (PS3) model that contains a 160GB hard drive, more than twice the capacity that comes with current PS3 models. The new 160GB PS3 will go on sale for €449 in late-October.