Yesterday, Sony revealed a new SKU for each of its current gen products with a 160GB PlayStation 3 and the overhauled PSP 3000 with a superior screen and built-in microphone. Today, we now know what Brits can expect to pay for these products. Dig deep, children.
The new PS3 has an RRP of £339.99 and is scheduled to hit store shelves on October 31st, while Sony is recommending £149.99 for the PSP 3000. The PSP Slim retails for £129.99 in GameStation, just to give you an idea of the cost jump.
I have an old school PSP with an aggravating thing underneath the screen that distracts me, and I've been planning to swap it for a Slim model. With the PSP 3000 heading our way, I must confess I'm tempted to hold out. That said, they better have found a way to stop crap getting under the screen because it drives me insane.
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5:10 PM on 08.21.2008
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Also, pricejumps are shitty.
Very correct, the screen practically attracts dust.
The 4GB stick + voucher comes with the Piano Black PSPs.
As for the PSP, £150?? Its no wonder PSP has trouble selling. For the time its been out, the original should be going for £70-80. Why aren't Sony plugging that too?
Not buying.
Crack that sucker open and clean out the screen! I opened mine to mod the button and cleaned it out while I was at it. It's looked and worked great ever since.
I want a PSP but yes, £150 is stupid expensive, I too was hoping for it to be £70-£80ish by now. Who cares about the technology in it, it's not as good as the DS in terms of games and popularity so it should be cheaper than the DS by now. If it costs more to make, stop upgrading it Sony, you fools. Stick to a model and focus on making it cheaper to make.
I want to be in the console market, not the PC market.
I dont really care that it costs more and that all the new stuff may hurt battery life by as much as 20% as I feel that it's still a great bit of kit (as long as I can put NOT custom firmware on it)