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New PSP hardware is slimmer, lighter and outputs video to external displays
SCEA CEO Jack Tretton is the new frontman for PlayStation happenings in North America. However, it was former America Chief Kaz Hirai, now president of SCEI, who briefly took the stage at Sony’s E3 press conference to announce and show a slimmer and lighter PlayStation Portable system.
When Hirai first unveiled the new PSP hardware he was holding it appeared nearly indistinguishable from the current iteration, but the SCEI head assured the crowd that the improvements will be immediately apparent once the device is in our hands.
The new PSP is 33 percent lighter and 19 percent thinner, though the rest of the handheld’s dimensions appear to remain mostly status quo. Another considerable change is a more efficient battery. However, how much of an improvement over the current PSP battery was not detailed. Hirai also said the new PSP would load games faster, presumably with an improved UMD drive. Unchanged are the size of the LCD display and button layout.
The most notable change from a functionality standpoint is the addition of video output capabilities. The new hardware can output video to an external display, such as a television, for all media. At the conference, Sony demonstrated playback of a Spider-Man movie trailer played on the PSP, which was switched in real-time to displaying on the big projection screen inside the theatre. The video output may also be used for displaying photos and playing games on an external display.
Jack Tretton then reclaimed center stage to debut a silver-colored PSP, which will be available alongside the piano-black model. Tretton also introduced special guest Chewbacca onto the stage to help him announced a special Star Wars-themed PSP with an image of Darth Vader printed on the back.
The Star Wars PSP will comprise one of two new PSP bundles for North America. The Star Wars pack will include the special-themed hardware along with the Star Wars: Battlefront Renegade Squadron game. The second new PSP bundle will include the new hardware, including the silver-colored PSP, the game Daxter, a 1GB memory stick Duo, and a Family Guy Freakin’ Sweet Collection UMD. Both bundles will retail for $199.
Sony says that the new PSP will be released in North America in October, but didn’t offer any launch details for other regions.
Word of a slimmer and lighter PSP first came straight from the mouth of Sony UK boss Ray Maguire. The executive said in March the current PSP hardware would just be the “first iteration” of the handheld. Later that month, Maguire retracted his earlier comments, saying at that time, “there is no next iteration of the PSP.”
In April, sales of the PSP jumped following Sony’s official price drop of the core package down to $169. In June, new PSP and PS3 system software enabled Remote Play, allowing owners of both consoles to access media from home via any Internet access point. Sony also released new developer tools that allow game makers to unlock the full potential of the PSP’s processor, going from 222 to 333MHz.
dailytech.com
όπως ο γραφών). Σαν παιχνίδια όμως που απευθύνονται σε ενήλικα γιατί αυτό με ενδιαφέρει το PSP έχει τρομερή ποικιλία. Πιο πολλά διαφορετικά είδη απο το DS. Εχω μέχρι τώρα αγοράσει 38 games όλων των ειδών και πάλι βγάζει παιχνίδια που τα θέλω. 
