PSP-3000 screen head-to-head with the PSP-2000: oh, that's what improved means

Looks like Sony wasn't foolin' when it said that the new PSP-3000 has a noticeably improved screen from the PSP-2000 -- check out this comparison shot of the new rig vs. the old. Man, our first-gen unit is starting to look like a real clunker -- anyone else feeling the need to upgrade?

[Via PSP Fanboy ]

[Saad Rabia @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:50AM]

Rank me up if you don't own a PSP.

[waiownsyou @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:21AM]

Or rank you down for not being clever enough to deserve a naturally-aspirated high ranking....

[Saad Rabia @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:33AM]

waiownsyou, why so not cool?

[v3xx @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:38AM]

i +1'd you so i can cut under you. =)

my question is, where is nintendo in all this? the ds graphics suck and the unit feels cheap. even with these small updates im starting to believe sony when they say the psp still has a good 4 years. the ds on the other hand felt old the day it came out. i'd like to add that

1 i hate the ps3 and love the wii so im not hating on nintendo only.
2 i owned a ds for a couple years but none of the games last longer than a few hours.

btw what ever happened to the xbox handheld microsoft said would be out half way through the xbox's life.

[Oinquer @ Aug 22nd 2008 11:26AM]

v3xx
...the nintendo DS is getting old yes, but it doesn't feels cheap, and hell that touchscreen? opens a whole world of possibilities....i dont see that in PSP...
and yes i have played with 2 PSP...and i must tell you... the PSP-Slim or what the hell that is...Feels like china stuff...i was afraid of breaking it when i played in it

[anonymousaversa @ Aug 22nd 2008 9:20AM]

V3XX,

The DS is selling. It is selling so well, it sold more units last month than PS3 and PSP combined (and I'm a PS3 fan.) That's why Nintendo isn't changing anything. They don't have to. The numbers speak for themselves:

NPD’s Top Hardware Sales in July, 2008

Nintendo DS – 608,400
Nintendo Wii – 555,000
Sony PlayStation 3 – 224,900
Sony PlayStation Portable – 221,700
Microsoft XBox 360 – 204,800
Sony PlayStation 2 – 155,500

[Dan Halen @ Aug 22nd 2008 9:57AM]

@v3xx

"i owned a ds for a couple years but none of the games last longer than a few hours"

So buy longer games, fucknuts.

[Liam @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:51AM]

Contrast yay!

Err, I can't tell any other differences?

[Michael @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:58AM]

You can tell that there is less reflection/glare. There is supposed to be a 50% reduction in response time which should eliminate/drastically reduce ghosting, but that is only noticeable in a video demonstration.

[Ogo @ Aug 22nd 2008 7:52AM]

Hmm... I am confused as to which is the new one.

"new rig vs. the old" means the top is new but in the comments Michael says "there is less reflection/glare" and the top PSP is all glare.

Which is the better (new) one?

[jimmy @ Aug 22nd 2008 8:11AM]

its the one that doesn't look like shit, stupid

[FreeRange @ Aug 22nd 2008 8:40AM]

The lower one looks considerably better... but the upper one looks to have additional glare coming off that directional pad which makes me think either the entire thing got some sort of reflective upgrade or there's a bit of shadow casting shenanigans (though I'm sure not much...as that lower screen does look delicious. The strawberries, I mean).

[Engadgetier @ Aug 22nd 2008 11:46AM]

@FreeRange

mmmm.. Strawberries.... =P

[Uchiha Sasuke @ Aug 22nd 2008 11:47AM]

So, is the lower part of the table also a higher version than the upper part? Because, I can see a shadow reflection on the top part and not at the bottom.

[Robert @ Aug 24th 2008 2:45PM]

You idiots! Who the helle would want a second analog stick! ITS A HANDHELD, ISN'T IT!?

[Johan S @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:56AM]

This is sort of sucky that they released the PSP 3000 .. it means tehre is no PSP2 coming for at least a year .. maybe even 2 to 3 years.

[Macca @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:04AM]

And this is bad why? PSP is still a good peice of kit, its just cheaper and nicer looking now.

[r4dius @ Aug 22nd 2008 6:39AM]

Yeah perfecting stuff is such a bad thing ...

[Greg @ Aug 22nd 2008 9:37AM]

"Perfecting" would be a second analog stick.

[Ayman @ Aug 22nd 2008 12:42PM]

Also note that when Sony releases PSP2 it would most likely have major differences such as Blueray, wimax (Maybe) or Wfi n-draft, OLED display among other stuff, but till now it is just an upgrade thats why it is just PSP-3000

[Michael @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:56AM]

Wow, and to think I almost bought a PSP last weekend...

[Thomas Bags @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:58AM]

Portable porn just got better

[Peter @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:03AM]

I'm thinking of upgrading from my first-gen to a PSP-3000. It's a good thing I didn't get the PSP-2000

[dhytspam @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:07AM]

I was just thinking the same thing, Pete.

[SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Aug 22nd 2008 9:35AM]

yea me as well. i was going to buy a 2000 unit sometime this summer, but then i realized there were not really any games i was playing on it now at the moment. so i figured i'd wait til something new came out. glad i waited now cause that screen looks awesome.

[Tonicboy @ Aug 22nd 2008 12:49PM]

@SoCoolCurt

I hope that means that you've played the hell out of God of War, Jeanne d'Arc and Patapon because otherwise, what are you doing wasting your time commenting here? Come on man, those games aren't gonna play themselves.

[BigD145 @ Aug 22nd 2008 2:09PM]

Anyone with a 2000 might as well wait for an aftermarket 3000 replacement screen and spend the $40-50 for an upgrade.

[steven @ Aug 26th 2008 8:59PM]

i would have liked to have seen new features, instead of improved features

[patriotsn1 @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:05AM]

Looks like there is more light reflecting off the top one too... Not that it would make THAT much difference but it's just something to consider.

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:06AM]

Well, I said I'd believe it when I see it and now I *see* it.

Since my last one broke (ZzZzZz..) I may have to pick this baby up. I kind of miss playing GTA and Wipeout on the go!

[Camperton @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:07AM]

I just gave away my first gen PSP. Probably used it a grand total of 20 times. Nice looking screen there though. Looking forward to the PSP 2 with solid state games and a touch screen.

[confuzatron @ Aug 22nd 2008 5:07AM]

I resorted to buying a PSP for a trans-atlantic flight, because there were no DSs for sale anywhere. I think I enjoyed one game (Loco Roco) and all the other ones were boring. Haven't used it since.

[Danny @ Aug 22nd 2008 10:05AM]

@ confuzatron

You arrogant punk.

[Raptor007 @ Oct 16th 2008 2:29PM]

Solid-state... that is EXACTLY what they need. The use of UMDs is most of why I don't own a PSP. Moving parts = battery drain. This is why you rip DVDs to your laptop before a long flight instead of playing the discs.

[Vimal @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:08AM]

"anyone else feel the need to upgrade?"

ummm..........that would be a no.

[mChat2k6 @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:11AM]

I like my 1st gen PSP. The gadget geek in me wanted the 2000 model, but the practical side held off. Now with the screen being better and the 2000 enhancements, it's kind of tough to not want to upgrade.

However, I know my luck, and if/when I do by the 3000 model, they'll announce the PSP2. So I'm a bit gun-shy... Thought the sharper screen and better response time is tempting.

[▀█▀ █ ▀█▀ ▄█▀ @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:15AM]

I'm not upgrading till I know about the hackability of this new version. Screen seems to be very tempting though.

[surkhail @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:23AM]

so true i remember sony saying some thing about fighting psp piracy i hope this is not what they ment if this psp is relay unhackable then im happy to get a psp 2000 because i cant wait longer i miss my locationfree from my first gen psp until it got robed in school :-(

[Saad Rabia @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:27AM]

Your screen name is so fucking cool!

[Ed @ Aug 22nd 2008 8:34PM]

That is the real question. If Sony changed the hardware in a vain attempt to temporarily protect it, that would be quite stupid. Unfortunately, this is Sony so stupidity has been part of their business model for quite some time.

There is nothing truly unhackable once the hardware is in "unfriendly" hands. That is largely irrelevant though. Don't get me wrong, I got a stiffy just looking at the differences between the two and the 3000 looks a LOT better.

It's just that I have all of my PSP games in protected storage and I won't ever go back to using the UMD. It takes too much energy and is not as easy to use as a hacked PSP with 8 gig memory sticks. So why would I spend another 300$ to buy the new model which takes away functionality? I probably won't

Ohh, and I was serious. I have about 300 PSP games downloaded off Bittorrent, but I actually OWN all of the titles that I played through and enjoyed. There will be a large number of people that are not motivated by piracy to stay with the 2000.

[michas_pi @ Aug 22nd 2008 5:19AM]

Your username is pretty tits, man.

[Ayrkain @ Aug 22nd 2008 6:36AM]

The new TA-88 boards are Pandora-proofed. I wouldn't expect them to stay that way though.

[apeguero @ Aug 22nd 2008 9:39AM]

I'm so happy with my first-gen, hacked PSP, I doubt I'd even look at another unless it was hackable. Wake me up when this one's pandora's box opens up.

[eddy @ Aug 22nd 2008 10:13AM]

Exactly why I'm still totally fine with my PSP-1000. I happen to like my homebrew and I know I won't be able to do that homebrew right away with the 3000. I rarely use my PSP in situations where I would get glare like that anyway, so it's not a big issue with me.

That said...the 3000 IS rather pretty with its lack of glare.

[klietza @ Aug 22nd 2008 11:52AM]

I have a 1000 and its true. I have bought plenty of games. But sometimes I need to unwind with a couple hundred games of Tetris or Bomberman. Then drop into mario rpg. Its just too damn nice to risk going with something else. But glare is my only complaint with the PSP, and this seems to fit the bill.

It almost wants me to go buy some strawberries *puts hand back in animal crackers bag*

[K Nang @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:24AM]

tempted to get one of these for the skype and ps3 compatible features and keep my old PSP-1000 for homebrew

[Darrol @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:20AM]

Well, I have had a PSP since the first weekend after it came out when I was on the 4th shipment list but a call came in saying I had one because there were extras from the second shipment. Now I believe it is time to upgrade to the newer version as well as upgrade from the 32 mb memory stick that I got with my first one.

[dBs @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:35AM]

Damn! Those strawberries look yummy! =D

[Skor @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:36AM]

I've got my first gen psp-1001, but I'll feel the need to upgrade if cellphones are ever deemed inhumane and illegal, prompting skype usage, or if I get a PS3. The former will probably come before the latter *budum tsh*.

[erturk @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:43AM]

Without a 2nd analog it's nonsense, 2nd analog is must...