New Look and New Games for the Playstation Portable

Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that it would be introducing a new look for the PSP as well as offer limited edition Entertainment Packs for the newly designed game console.

The new Playstation Portable (PSP-2000) will have a sleeker look as well as a video output port and will be available in stores starting September in Japan, North America and Europe.

The new PSP will be 33 percent lighter and 19 percent slimmer than the original Playstation Portable game console. The new video output port will enable users to watch their UMD discs on their television sets. The new PSP will also enable gamers to charge their unit on their PC through the USB cable. The PSP will also come in three basic colors, "Piano Black", "Ceramic White", and "Ice Silver".

The new entertainment packs are the Daxter PSP Entertainment Pack and the Star Wars Battlefront PSP Entertainment Pack. The Daxter entertainment pack will be first released on September 10 and will include a PSP "ice silver" in color, the award-winning game, Daxter, Family Guy - The freakin' sweet collection on a Universal Media Disc, and a 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo.

On the other hand, the limited edition Star Wars Battle Front Entertainment Pack will be released on October 9and will include a "ceramic white" PSP with a silk-screened image of Darth Vader on the back of the device, the game Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron is also included. This latest game from Lucas Arts is the next chapter of their best-selling Star Wars Battlefront series.

Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America said that they are very pleased to take part in the global roll out of the new PSP and also providing something unique for North America users. He also said that they're offering new colors in response to consumer interest so that it can match a user's personal style and interest. "The Star Wars Battlefront bundle in particular is a great opportunity for consumers to get on board with a collector's edition 'Ceramic White' PSP. Also, the new video-out port, which gives consumers the option to enjoy PSP content on the big screen, brings a whole new dimension to the PSP experience," Tretton said.

These new entertainment packs will retail for $199.99, but the current PSP packs will still be available for $169.99. Sony also announced in their press release that 140 new games will be released for the PSP this year with 20 exclusive third-party games.

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SCEA, Sony Computer Entertainment America to Offer Limited-Edition Entertainment Packs With Newly Designed PSP(R)(Playstation(R)Portable), Starting This Fall. PRnewswire.com. URL: (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-11-2007/0004623953&EDATE)

SCEA, PSP (Playstation Portable) Becomes Slimmer and Lighter. PRnewswire.com. URL: (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-11-2007/0004623969&EDATE)