FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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PSP®
PSP® (PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE) EVOLVES TO MATCH
THE DIGITAL LIFESTYLE
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With an Ultra-Portable Design and Digital Content Focus, PSP
to Hit the Worldwide
Market This Fall, Further Enhancing the User Experience Along with PSP-3000
Tokyo, June 3, 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today unveiled
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PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
(PSP-N1000), a new evolution of PSP handheld
entertainment system, specifically designed to suit the digital lifestyle of consumers who
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enjoy downloadable content on the go. PSP
will become available in stores on October 1,
2009, in North America, Europe/ PAL territories and Asian countries and regions at a
recommended retail price (RRP) of US$249 and €249, and on November 1, 2009, in Japan at
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a RRP of 26,800 yen (including tax). With both the existing PSP-3000 and new PSP
, the
company will further enhance the ultimate gaming and entertainment experiences on the go
while providing consumers with the opportunity to choose the PSP system that's right for
them.
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PSP
is ideal for today's on-the move consumers who prefer not to carry around
disc-based content and are looking for on-demand entertainment. With the steady expansion
of broadband network infrastructure, the number of users who download and enjoy digital
entertainment content has been increasing remarkably. To address this growing trend,
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PSP
replaces the UMD drive
with 16GB of flash memory to store a variety of digital
entertainment content, offering users unlimited possibilities of portable digital entertainment
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delivered through PlayStation®Network. PSP
, smaller and lighter than ever with a
sophisticated design featuring an easy sliding display panel, is truly pocket-sized and can be
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taken everywhere. PSP
will be available in Piano Black and Pearl White
, two of the
most popular colors since the launch of the PSP system in 2004. Along with PSP-3000,