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Nintendo DS outsold Sony PSP in Anticipation of new PSP Release
The latest console sales numbers from Japan show that the Nintendo DS outsold the Sony PSP last month by a large margin. Nintendo sold 234,477 Nintendo DS consoles and Sony only managed to move 109,274 PSP consoles. In the prior month the PSP did lag far less behind the DS than in September.
Nintendo just last week announced a new Nintendo DS dubbed Nintendo DSi, which will be released on November 1st. The new Sony PSP-3000 will already launch in two weeks in Japan and might propel the PSP ahead of the Nintendo DS for October.
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Posted on Sat, 4 Oct 2008 08:40:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Nintendo DS outsold Sony PSP in August
Sony updated the PSP the 2nd time now. Nintendo only updated the DS once until now, but still outsells the Sony portable Playstation.
In August Nintendo sold 518,300 DS consoles. Sony only made half that number with 253,000 PSP consoles sold in the United States. The PSP number is actually not that bad considering a new PSP has been already announced.
The new Sony PSP is the PSP-3000 model, which Sony announced in August, but shipping starts actually in October.
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Posted on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP PSP-3000 launches in Japan next Month
Sony already announced the new PSP-3000 for Europe and the United States in August at the Leipzig Games Convention. Today Sony announced the PSP-3000 launch details for Japan.
In Japan Sony will offer the PSP-3000 in piano black, pearl white and mystic silver for 19,800 yen (~$183) starting October 16th. SCEJ will also release PSP Value Pack for the Japanese market at a RRP of 24,800 yen (including tax), comprising a new PSP system (Piano Black, Pearl White or Mystic Silver), a 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2), an original PSP pouch, a hand strap and a cloth to meet users’ various purposes in using the PSP systems such as playing games, watching movies, listening to music and downloading content through the network.
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Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 02:29:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP-3000 is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #6
Sony announced a new version of the PSP dubbed PSP-3000. The first one available in the United States will be in the Limited Edition Ratchet and Clank Entertainment Pack. The pack features a silver PSP-3000, Ratchet and Clank Size Matters game, echochrome game, National Treasure 2 UMD, and 1GB memory stick.
The new Sony PSP-3000 has a brighter screen that is more usable outdoors and an integrated microphone.
Gifting someone with the newest version of an established product shows knowledge. The pack contains everything needed to get started and have fun during the Holidays.
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Posted on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP-3000 Ratchet and Clank Pack available for Pre-Order
Sony announced this week a new version of the PSP with a better screen and an integrated microphone dubbed PSP-3000. The first chance to get your hands on a PSP-3000 is with the Limited Edition Ratchet and Clank Entertainment Pack that is available for pre-order now on Amazon.com. The Ratchet and Clank PSP Pack will start shipping on October 31st.
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Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:43:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP becomes a Fonero in Japan
Sony partners with the Japanese subsidiary of Fon. Fon is the largest WiFi community in the world. It's members (Foneros) share some of there home Internet connection and get free access to the Community’s FON Spots worldwide.
In Japan PSP owners can now easily join Fon starting today. Fon has about 44,000 Wi-fi spots in downtown Tokyo alone.
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Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:27:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP PSP-3000 unveiled
Sony announced at the Leipzig Game Convention (GC 2008) the rumored new Sony PSP console PSP-3000.
The Sony PSP-3000 features an advanced LCD screen supporting higher image quality, crisper colors with more definition when outside in natural light. The PSP-3000 also includes a built-in microphone, maximizing the communication features of products such as Go! Messenger and Skype.
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Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Blue Madden NFL 09 Sony PSP Pack ships
Sony released yet another limited Sony PSP edition with the Madden NFL 09 Sony PSP Entertainment Pack. The PSP console in the NFL package is metallic blue.
The Madden NFL 09 PSP Pack contains Metallic blue PSP, 1GB Memory Stick Duo, Madden NFL 09 game, NFL: In Just One Play video, and Beats game download voucher.
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Posted on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:55:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP outsells Nintendo DS in Japan
According to the sales analysis of Enterbrain the Sony PSP outsold the Nintendo DS last month.
Sony sold 256,765 PSP consoles and Nintendo sold 217,639 units.
This is not the first time the PSP has outsold the Nintendo DS. Sony said in July that they already sold 10 million PSP consoles in Japan alone.
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Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP-3000 rumored to already be in Production
Rumors about a new Sony PSP console are reaching over from China. Sony is supposedly already producing the PSP-3000 console.
Update:
PSP-3000 official
Sony PSP-3001 becomes official on FCC
The new PSP-3000 would have built-in microphone, a new PS button similar to the one on the PS3 and possibly even be the long rumored PSP phone.
Leaked photos of PSP-3000 are supposed to support these claims.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:45:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Why talk about a HDD for the Sony PSP if there is SSD?
Sony's Jack Tretton warmed up the Sony PSP with HDD rumor that is 3 years old at the E3 2008.
Sony highlights the fact that you can use downloaded movies from the new Playstation Store Video shop also on the PSP. This of course requires storage on the PSP.
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Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony sold 10 million Sony PSP Consoles in Japan
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the cumulative sell-in units of PSP handheld entertainment system (PSP-1000 and 2000 series) reached a total of 10 million units in Japan as of July 15, 2008.
The Sony PSP was launched in Japan on December 12th 2004 in Japan. The slim and light PSP (PSP-2000) made its debut on September 20th 2007 and in the first half of 2008(according to Enterbrain), it has become the best selling system in the game console market in Japan.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:25:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP Firmware 4.05 released
Sony already pre-announced the new PSP Firmware 4.05 yesterday. 4.05 is now available for download from the Playstation Network.
For all PSP owners new music visualization features have been added. If you own a PSP-2000 with Wansegu Digital TV tuner in Japan then you also get some new features for recording footage from digital TV on your PSP.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:11:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Lego Indiana Jones for Sony PSP Review
Gamepyre published a review of the Lego Indiana Jones game for Sony PSP. Lego Indiana Jones was introduced last month and follows the hit Lego Star Wars Games.
Quote from the review: "I am not going to waste your time with an elaborate conclusion, but I am going to formulate this conclusion with the aid of two questions.
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Posted on Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:54:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
God of War Sony PSP is red hot
The red Sony PSP God of War pack is taking the 3rd spot in the PSP bestseller list on Amazon.com. The red special edition PSP console has only been available for one month.
Sony announced the God of War PSP back in February.
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Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:36:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP 4.01 Firmware Update
Sony just released the PSP firmware 4.00 a week ago and already talks up the next firmware release 4.01.
The new upcoming Sony PSP firmware 4.01 includes minor updates.
Sony improves the display of search results under the new Google Search for some languages and the playback of video content has been improved for certain file types.
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:13:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP Firmware 4.00 released
The promised Sony PSP 4.00 was released by Sony.
The Sony PSP firmware 4.00 adds Google Internet search directly to the XMB interface.
The Google search on the PSP will be able to recall your last 20 searches and gives you the same experience as searching directly on Google.com.
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Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:42:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP Firmware 4.00 on the Way
Sony is readying the Sony PSP firmware 4.00. Update: Sony PSP Firmware 4.00 available now
The Sony PSP firmware 4.00 is adding Google Internet search directly to the XMB interface.
The Google search on the PSP will be able to recall your last 20 searches and gives you the same experience as searching directly on Google.com.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:13:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Bundle hits Europe
Sony announces that the Sony PSP Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Bundle is coming to Europe.
The chain of events which set the epic adventure of Final Fantasy into motion will be revealed this summer with the release of Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII, which is a prequel to Final Fantasy VII, the biggest selling Final Fantasy of all time.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Metallic Blue Sony PSP
Sony announced in Japan two Sony PSP packs in Metallic Blue: PSP Metallic Blue Value Pack and PSP Metallic Blue 1 Seg Pack.
PSP Metallic Blue Value Pack comprises a new Metallic Blue PSP, pouch, hand strap, cloth, a 32MB Memory Stick Duo, as well as a D Terminal AV Cable.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New PSPJ-15012 Headset for Sony PSP 2000
Sony unveils a new headset with remote for the Sony PSP 2000 series portable console.
The new PSP Headset features a microphone with a flexible arm. This makes the headset ideal for using Skype on the Sony PSP.
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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 03:34:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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