Sony has finally made it official and announced the new, revised design of their PSP handheld during their E3 Press Conference. The redesign was unveiled by Kaz Hirai with the help of Chewbacca, the Wookiee of Star Wars fame. LOL!Both Engadget and Joystiq live blogged the event which was held in Santa Monica, CA.
The new PSP looks to be moving in the right direction. Here are the enhancements:
- 33% lighter
- 19% slimmer
- improved battery life
- video output
- same screen as the current version
- still supports UMDs
It is also said that the new PSP will have the ability to cache UMD info onto the memory stick in order to provide for faster loading of games.
Here's a link to a Youtube Video of the Slim PSP in action.
Though I am very happy to see Sony still supporting their great handheld, the upgrade isn't as large a leap as I had hoped. Hardware-wise wish they had included a second analog stick, an internal HDD, a second set of shoulder buttons (I know, I'm pushing it), an internal mic and an internal camera.
Software-wise, I would have loved for them to have fixed the web browser and provided better management of browser cache. I'd also like to see native support for Skype for VoIP calling and other popular Instant Messenger programs like AIM, MSN and Yahoo.
Hopefully, Sony will get it right and include those things in the next revision of the PSP. But for now, this looks like all we'll get for some time to come.
The new, slimmer, PSP is due to hit shelves in September '07 with a price tag of $199.
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