Sony gets official with PSP-3000

It's not like Sony could really keep this thing under wraps for much longer, but the company finally did the deed by announcing the PSP-3000 at the Leipzig Games Convention. The unit itself will look exactly like the PSP-2000, though it will feature an "improved screen that's better outside with no glare and a built-in mic." The juicy tidbits have yet to surface, but we are told to expect the new handheld in Europe for €199 ($291) on October 15th.

Gallery: Sony gets official with PSP-3000

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[M3Ls @ Aug 20th 2008 11:58AM]

Um..yippie

[Blaine Oliver @ Aug 20th 2008 12:04PM]

My Thoughts exactly, this is more of a PSP- 2001 really.

[Flashpoint @ Aug 20th 2008 12:56PM]

Things that should be in the PSP 4000


#1 dual analog sticks
#2 vibration via the use of two small actuators (as small as the ones in iPhone or RazrV3)
#3 Skype (already in the 2000)
#4 built in mic so we can hold it to our heads for VoiP calls
#5 keyboard attachment capability (sold seperately).

Actually, all this shoulda been in the 3000

[Temple @ Aug 20th 2008 2:00PM]

>>My Thoughts exactly, this is more of a PSP- 2001 really.

2000 vs 3000 is only really a model number. The PS1 and PS2 went through several serial number variations with seemingly minor upgrades in between (I think the current PS2 model is SCPH-7000). Personally I wouldn't have expected the PSP to add things like touchscreen or 2nd analog stick to the PSP since it would change game comparability with older models; meaning that current PSP users would be forced to upgrade to be able to play games the utilize touchscreen etc. Perhaps in the PSP2. . .

The screen is a lot better, especially in sunlight, and the built-in mic should make Skpe calls easy, PS button, and the D-pad and buttons seem to be more profiled with the concave indentation in the middle. It seems to be a nice enough upgrade without an increase in price.

[EdgeOne @ Aug 20th 2008 2:52PM]

Yawn. How about dual analog sticks? Tilt sensors? GPS out of the box w/Touchscreen? Built-in Camera? oh well, back to my Atari Lynx.

[Marvin Quach @ Aug 20th 2008 11:20PM]

@Blaine

I really hope it's not a PSP-2001 (even though technically it is) or PSP-2008... otherwise we might end up like some other netbook company and have a PSP-2001XLite5.0 among fifty other color shades and memory options . . .

[Midknight @ Aug 25th 2008 12:01PM]

The psp-2001 does actually exist, it's the starwars special edition, and i happen to have one (yippee for me!)

[imran @ Aug 27th 2008 4:46PM]

For all you whiney b****es who can't see, look right next to "PSP" on the bottom of PSP.
See that little hole?
What do you think that is?
A mic.
Now you can hold it up next to your empty head and talk to people w/ VoIP

[iforget @ Aug 27th 2008 4:55PM]

Midknight:

:D

Find a mate that has a regular PSP Slim, not Star Wars. It will say 2001.

All PSPs purchased from retail stores in the US will say 2001. It's model number 2000 with the region number 1. Japan will have a different one, as will Europe.

So no, this isn't like a PSP 2001, because that already exists, and it's not just the Star Wars editions.
Maybe a 2000.1? :)

[Josh @ Aug 30th 2008 10:48AM]

It baffles me when people add loads of new features to the PSP..

Why would you want dual analogue sticks AND a touchscreen? One, the interface would be stupidly cluttered as if it wasn't bad enough already. Two, the analogue stick - no offense to you PSP fans- sucks balls compared to normal control pad ones. Three, a touch screen and analogue sticks as well as a D-Pad would be basically useless, developers would be driven mad trying to make use of all three without really pissing the user off.

Built in GPS, yeah nice idea, but it's probably unneeded extra cost - realistically it's not going to be a good quality one they shove in there and it would be poorly used by games. Since homebrew isn't exactly a piece of cake on the PSP, better off just leaving it in Go Explore.

Yes, they would be fun features, but the PSP isn't the right platform to put them on. You should be asking Sony to release a new handheld, not keep flogging a dead horse. The number of games for the PSP is already pretty dwindling, with the odd amazing release amongst few others, so why keep pushing it? They'd be better off just making a new console.

The PS2 upgrades i can relate to - i think it's good how they've actually done something worthwhile, no power brick is very cool given the no size difference. But the PSP is just getting to be a diluted product.

Time to update, SONY.

[Dan @ Oct 25th 2008 2:52PM]

Better screen - nice, Mic - ok, location location location. I agree the sticks would not be worth it. But face it this is, more or less, a PSP 200x. Kudo's for saving battery consumption - extra 20 minutes. In 2006 the plans were to have a built in camera, now in 2009 you will be able to get the add on for $40 - $50 bucks and the add on GPS for about the same...little more. Yes they could have added the camera and the vibration. It's not like they cant they have plenty of cell phones that have the feature. A touch screen would have been excellent. Hummmmmmm camera, vibration, touch screen, mic. OMG a Sony version of the IPhone......let the PSPhone rumors fly again LOL Wonder if it will be next to the Zunephone and a Unicorn.

[Hellaphunt @ Aug 20th 2008 11:58AM]

Gah!!! I just bought the 2000. When's this available?

[Samuel Wat @ Aug 20th 2008 12:00PM]

Your not alone.

[Redstripe @ Aug 20th 2008 1:12PM]

The post said October 15th. I guess you're impetuous with your posting along with gadget buying.

[ralph @ Aug 20th 2008 11:59AM]

Awesome! Very Fartworthy!!!!

[Mustaine @ Aug 20th 2008 12:03PM]

How would you react to a second analog stick?

[Evan Rodgers @ Aug 20th 2008 12:08PM]

^ I would shit my pants.

[Jeremy K. @ Aug 20th 2008 12:05PM]

How about SD card support. lol

[greg @ Aug 20th 2008 1:22PM]

oh wouldn't that be nice. Too bad sony has to be a major pain in the a** and use all this crap proprietary cards and cables. I had to buy a 1gb micro memory stick for 20bucks. If they all weren't dicks and used micro sd I could have gotten a card 8 times the size for the same price.

[Pepsipoint @ Aug 20th 2008 3:51PM]

This is the same argument everyone has every time someone mentions sony's memory stick. Almost word for word.

[pixelator @ Aug 24th 2008 9:11PM]

The Memory Stick isn't that expensive, anymore. 4GB for $40, 8GB for $60. Circuit City has the 1GB yellow clear SanDisk ones for $9.99.

This is a mild hardware rev. Sony's not passing it off as a 'PSP 2' or anything of the sort. Still, trolls and blogskanks predictably find their readily-proffered reasons to dismiss the PSP, regardless of improvements. Been that way since 2004, so in that sense the model numbers are irrelevant. Nintendophiles and Sony bashers will never be satisfied. Failing anything of substance to criticize, they'll concoct imaginary nonsense about Sony returning the device to a $300 price point. Yeah, sure. OK.

Lynx was definitely cool, though. Too bad the Tramiels sucked. In many ways, Sony has mirrored their apathy with the PSP, especially in how they're (mis)handling the USA market. Alas. Good hardware frequently gets left out in the proverbial cold.

[ridahgadgetguy @ Aug 20th 2008 12:07PM]

i'm still sticking with my old PSP 1000 :P

[bluestriker @ Aug 20th 2008 4:53PM]

You're not alone. ;)

[Setnev @ Aug 20th 2008 6:46PM]

Yeah the PSP-1000 is still the best one out there to run Homebrew, which we don't even know if this one can or will be able to hacked cause me thinks that with the new hardware (although minimalistic) there may be a new revision of the motherboard which may or may not be able to be hacked.

[jimmycornellwatson @ Aug 20th 2008 12:08PM]

am this compeetlie silvr?
if it am slvr then it prbly is reely $$
but i dont thinck tht the insiyd cumponints r slvr
;)

[bradebner @ Aug 20th 2008 12:28PM]

what the fuck dude?! can you spell at all?!!

[Mustaine @ Aug 20th 2008 12:47PM]

Looking at your comment history, you must have done a lot of drugs between May and June.

[Hellaphunt @ Aug 20th 2008 12:53PM]

Can you please stop speaking like this? It's scaring my kids. Mewtard...

[Suijin @ Aug 20th 2008 3:20PM]

What?

[Scooby @ Aug 20th 2008 5:31PM]

What the hell is "Cumponints" sounds dirty to me.

[nick @ Aug 26th 2008 3:40PM]

What the fuck? You don't even deserve to own a PSP. Go to school first. Dumbass

[iAmInTheHouse @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:38AM]

Damn! You really are the dumbest of dumb shits. Everybody, look at his comment history! I just know this guy went to Oxford.

[gabe @ Aug 20th 2008 12:08PM]

ugh Sony move on from this failure and make a psp 2 already!

A mic? :LOL

Make more games too.

[Velik @ Aug 20th 2008 1:47PM]

you low ranked gabe... pfft..

please... sony was pumping out more firmware updates than the growth rate of P.R.o.China, because they kept getting slapped in the face every week with dark alexs' cfu's. Now, ?! they've turned on the hardware; and in this iterations, they've added a mic. well congradulations. be sure to watch the launch party.

Listen sony, add a real feature like multi touch, motion sense, and for phuk sake a 2nd analog stick.

[Sudo @ Aug 20th 2008 12:09PM]

No second thumbstick, no buy.

[jimmycornellwatson @ Aug 20th 2008 12:13PM]

y u no by?
its slvr
slvr=kewl
;)

[NHAnimator @ Aug 20th 2008 12:44PM]

Yes, Pat. I'd like to but a vowel please.

[Kofi Asante @ Aug 20th 2008 5:25PM]

scratch that... a LOT of them.

[hurricane @ Aug 23rd 2008 4:26AM]

What is with all these people complaining about a second thumbstick? It would only get in the way... and if you've ever held a handheld gaming console, you would notice that they are held way differently than a standard controller...

[brandon @ Aug 25th 2008 11:30PM]

Jesus God Almighty man, look at that bunch over there. They've spotted us!

[bcat4772 @ Aug 20th 2008 12:11PM]

Without some major improvements this is a waste of effort by Sony. They need 2nd analog stick, built in HD, and possibly even a touchscreen. Get rid of the worthless UMD and come up with some kind of store to download games, apps and movies directly from the PSP. Maybe then I would consider replaces my original PSP.

[Rhino @ Aug 20th 2008 12:23PM]

If you get all of these from SONY
It is no longer the SONY

[n3xus @ Aug 20th 2008 8:38PM]

Absolutely, I've stuck with my PSP-1000 as the later revisions haven't had any worthy enough features to give me reason to buy another PSP. Features like the ones you have mentioned most likely would.

[Zeth Ethereal @ Aug 20th 2008 12:13PM]

is it me or engadget updated that pic? hahaha

[waterwagen @ Aug 20th 2008 12:15PM]

It went from silver to black, so no, you're not trippin.

[David Vogt @ Aug 20th 2008 12:13PM]

Well, the mic is in an awful place to use this as a Skype phone.

[STIEN @ Aug 20th 2008 12:13PM]

Why doesn't Sony just stop improving the psp and make the psp2 of psp phone?

[216 @ Aug 20th 2008 12:14PM]

Go original PSP

[rv @ Aug 20th 2008 12:15PM]

BUILT IN MIC?? THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION!!!

Seriously, why release this new rev? The only real reason I can think is to stem homebrew a little bit. (The psp-2000 doesn't have full homebrew capability)

[Alex @ Aug 20th 2008 12:16PM]

This better not go for $300 in the US.

If anything it should be cheaper than the last generation. Especially with that terrible feature set.