After months of speculation, Sony has finally confirmed that they are indeed working on a new PSP. The official announcement was made at the Leipzig Gaming Conference, the European version of E3.
System Changes
In comparison to the PSP-2000, the PSP-3000 has an improved LCD screen with an increased colour range, five times the contrast ratio, half the pixel response time to reduce ghosting and blurring effects, and antireflective technology to improve outdoor playability. The screen draws more current than the screen for the PSP-2000, initially causing a reduction in the console's battery life by "about 20 minutes" according to SCEA director of hardware marketing John Koller.However, he released a statement retracting this comment, saying that, "the screen of the new PSP draws a little more power" but he claims that, "our engineers in Japan worked to reduce the power consumption of the overall system including its components."It has an integrated microphone, the goal of which is to establish the PSP as "a viable communication device" according to Sony Europe boss David Reeves.PSP games will now be playable on interlaced (non-progressive scan) televisions via composite video cables. The start and select buttons have changed from semi-circles to ovals, with the home button being replaced by a "PS Button" similar to the PS3's Dualshock 3.Release Date
The PSP-3000 will be released October 14, 2008 in North America (US$199.99 for the bundles and US$169.99 for the core, which will be released later on), in Europe on October 14, 2008, and in Australia on October 2008 for AU$299.95
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