Earlier we talked about how the PSP-3000 was return-worthy, mostly due to issues with the new LCD screen. It seems that I was not the only one that had beef with the "improved" screen, as Sony has released a statement (via PSP Fanboy) on the PSP-3000 complaints.

On some occasions, scan lines may appear on scenes where brightness changes drastically, due to the hardware features of the new LCD device on PSP-3000. Installed with this new LCD device, PSP-3000 offers more natural and vibrant colors on its screen, but the scan lines have come out to be more visible as a result of improving response time to alleviate the afterimages on PSP-3000. Since this is due to hardware specification, there are no plans for a system software update concerning this issue.

Great. So, no fix. Damn, and I really liked that new d-pad and buttons, too.

Even though the first reports of interlacing and scan line issues came out of Japan, it seems that the Japanese gaming public isn't too concerned. Game|Life reports that the PSP-3000 saw kick-ass sales last week, moving 141,270 units in only four days of sales. Maybe the beauty of their Pearl White and Piano Black units helped them to cast a blind eye to the scan lines.