Those "notches" are on the old PSP, but they're plugged up. I'm not sure why they're there at all. The sound comes from two holes on the bottom, which was stupid. It looks like they've fixed that.
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Did you guys notice the speakers are not on the bottom anymore. They are right next to the screen. This should increase the sound volume a bit.
Those speaker notches on the front were always there.
Kichigai:
Those "notches" are on the old PSP, but they're plugged up. I'm not sure why they're there at all. The sound comes from two holes on the bottom, which was stupid. It looks like they've fixed that.