Sony sorts out the UK PSP-3000 release situation

Fear not, UK friends, you will be getting the eye-pleasing, battery-draining PSP-3000 just like everyone else, but it seems you won't be getting quite as many bundle options as others in Europe. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the silver PSP-3000 bundle with Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters and the black PSP-3000 bundle with a 4GB Memory Stick won't be making it to the UK, at least initially, leaving you with only the Go! communication, FIFA, Harry Potter, and Buzz! Master Quiz bundles to choose from. That, as you may have noticed, doesn't include a stand-alone PSP-3000 option, but Sony assures us that'll be arriving as well sometime after the bundles are released.

[Via PSP Fanboy]

[ridahgadgetguy @ Sep 3rd 2008 12:54PM]

oh i still remember the old days where PSP 1000 used to ship with that 32 mb memory stick , and a demo UMD :P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

[mm3guy @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:02PM]

*sigh*

[Flashpoint @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:14PM]

Which PSP remake will have a second analog stick?
I would like to actually be able to play FPS games without getting disgusted.

If i was working on SONY's design team, I would have given you dual analog sticks and dual vibrating motors for force feedback.

You'd realisticly be able to play Call of Duty and Rainbow 6 Vegas.

[required @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:26PM]

Why stop at two analogues? Just so you know, the current one has a superabundance of great games that do not require your double stick want. http://www.metacritic.com/games/psp/alpha/ in fact it has more critically acclaimed (rated 75+) games than the DS has (by the way it doesn't have any of your sticks). Also the PSP has a bunch of free flash based games http://www.psponme.com/list_psp.asp?cat=Arcade and a bunch of PS1 and other games from the playstation store. So in many ways this "single stick" PSP does in fact have both the MOST GAMES and the BEST GAMES.

[hfm @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:56PM]

It'll never happen, no one will write software for it since it's hasn't been a core feature and the game wouldn't work on a TONLOAD of current PSP in the wild. It's not quite as easy as say, a switch on/off rumble feature. Dual analog would affect core gameplay enough that it also couldn't be a simple control scheme difference.

[Flashpoint @ Sep 3rd 2008 3:44PM]

I think you are wrong about Dual analog not working.

#1 The game engine itself is loaded into the system's memory and run mostly from there. Button functions are not accessed from the ROM of the disk. If UPDATES came out for the games, the updates could be stored on the memory card with the game data saves.

YES, software updates could be issued to alter control.

#2 Old games could be updated to play on a newer PSP...NEW GAMES with DUAL ANALOG would entice more buyers if their gameplay was good enough to warrant buying them. That would rejuvenate developers to develop new software (based on old and current games ) for PSP.

Dual analog would be perfect for FPS games which are currently the number one selling genre. Even a GTA clone would work better.

[Zeus.:God @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:17PM]

Switched is covering Google Chrome and I would assume IE 8, as well.

The PSP is far from a mediocre device- as a matter of fact, it is an exceptional device with many features and quality construction. The only thing it's missing is an internal hard drive/SSD.

To answer your question, yes, the PSP does sell, and in recent months has been doing very well for itself. But no matter how you slice it, this is news, and as such, is more worthy than the posts about every time the Apple site goes down.

[strider_mt2k @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:18PM]

The war against their users continues...

[required @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:19PM]

chrome is not a gadget and even if it was, from what I've seen it's not news worthy

[Zeus.:God @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:19PM]

Good luck fitting those motors in there without adding bulk... And the second joystick- well, that may seem like a no-brainer, but obviously something is up (such as not enough space), otherwise I'm sure they would have implemented it long ago.

[Zeus.:God @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:19PM]

This was a reply to Flashpoint.

[BigD145 @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:45PM]

Have you ever seen a cell phone vibrating motor? Tiny.

[nathan.wong @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:30PM]

I'm starting to believe that Sony's game division is all about hardware and not software. There's a lot of hardware, firmware releases, and new features, but where are the awesome new games? The last real big release was the Gods of War game earlier this year. After that its been pretty quiet.

[BigD145 @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:45PM]

If this had a 2nd analog stick, they'd be all about hardware.

[Extinction @ Sep 3rd 2008 3:44PM]

PSP is my favorite device of all time