Should just be an update to the Slim really....



NO BUY

if the screen is interchangable with the original PSP's screen.



Doubt I will try it since I would like to get one and rely on the warranty if needed rather then fix another unit, but longterm I would be interested.

..would fall for that photoshopped photo?



Of course they made it look like that to attract consumers but there's only very little probability it would really be like that. I remember them saying that about slim when they compared it to the phat!

The PS logo has been removed on the 3000 and the SONY logo has switched sides. It also looks like the SONY logo is lit on the 3000.

That would greatly increase the number of things they could be hacked to do (and performance of Linux on the PS3), so I'm in.

Of course they make LCD monitors like that. The monitors I use in our production studio are a bit more serious than a gaming "toy". And have a much quicker response time.



Just don't buy cheap monitors, is all I can say.

I highly doubt it'd be illuminated. That would be the *****test move ever.

and it says that its from a chinese site, probably edited

Are you retarded?



The photos are from Famitsu.

this looks to me like more light was shone on the older psp, the psp 3000 has no bright highlights round the buttons or casing, not many anhow.....NOWHERE near the same amount as are showing on the psp 3000....

the bottom one is photographed fine, but if you switched the psps & took the same foto the newer psp (3000) wouldnt look so vibrant.,...BELIEVE!!!

i gotta psp slim & it still looks brand new, got it on launch day & dont wanna change it....F@CK this sorta progress, let me buy an official mini mic & change settings in firmware for brightnbess/gamma/contrast...

come on sony, were not pr!cks, we know your firmwares malleable, so give it some stretchin b4 dark alex enhances your screen & embaresses you EEEEEVEN MORRRRE

The D-Pad looks a bit like a concave, if that's the case, will it play like the old crappy horrible phat D-Pad? or the "i can actually play my games" Slim D-pad?

I agree. I couldn't stand the PSP-1000's dpad, and the ghosting! SFA3 was the worst game to play on that since it needed a fast response rate and good dpad (Capcom released a fix after all).



The 2000 is my fave. That extra memory really does work, playing games like MHF2 and the likes really are better at loading. And of course they're much lighter and much more portable.



Hated the 1000. What a stain that was, and of course Sony's quality control letting all them dead pixels out. Surprised there wasn't a class action lawsuit like the PS2 laser had!



I'll stick with a 2000 but will buy a 3000 replacement screen for it. Perhaps the higher capacity battery too (if they fit).



And a MEGA LOL to Ieland56 who doesn't class ALL gaming machines, all systems meant to play fantasty/fictional games as nothing more than toys. They are toys! They are playthings for kids and adults!

Anyone who has used a psp without a faceplate on knows thats not a new screen. Thats just a slim screen without the cover plate on. If u remove the plastic from the front of the screen, there is no glare, it looks more vibrant, but it absorbs dust, and is very, very easy to ruin.



If u want your old screen to look like that, remove the peice of the faceplate that covers the screen, looks great, just see what happens when u pocket it.

and when it's obsolete, you will buy it.

That's my opinion so stfu!!

How do I sound stupid. There's no real differences between this 3000 and the slim. I like to invest my money wisely. I'm not rich but have enough to get by in this world. Why would I buy an unhackable slim with a mic when I'm on 3.90M33 on my slim and have a headset.



You sound stupid telling me to throw away 200 bucks for a mic and new screen.

you guys who say this is not a good upgrade for a psp 3000 need to get a laptop.

thats right i said it, if youwant to hack nuclear arms and order pizza all on the same device, its a laptop. not a psp.

the psp 3000 is good, and ill buy one if i have the money. i own a phat now, and never liked the slim really. the only feature the slim had that i was interested in was video output, but sony couldnt get that right.

also, another feature of the psp 300 are its internal speaker configuration. i dont know if theyre changing the speakers at all, but they are in a more sane location. the old psp's had speaker holes on the bottom if youll notice, this one has them on the front, right where you can put your thumb over them to mute them if you need to, before, i had to stuff this thing into my beergut to shut it up fast.

this machine also should ahve a screen switch to turn the bugger off, and a mute button. imho.

I gave SONY my 200 bucks for a slim and now this?

(I paid good money to be fooled)



It probably wont even be hackable so what's the point. (Ever heard of the TA-088V3 idiot. plus who knows what batteries this thing uses. Also I have the money, but I don't believe in wasting it like you obviously)



It's just a slim with a better screen and mic, Woohoo, NOT.(These only 3 new feature but no second analogue, no HDD, no extra ram. these are things worth upgrading for)



I'll be sticking with my slim and I advise you all to do the same.(I'm giving advice to people who will just waste their money. key word "Advice")



Screw you and don't ever become a politician. You'd probably spend all of the US's money on another war because the soldiers will have new helmets.





cloudine+ PATHETIC EPIC FAIL!!!!!

I love the PSP but what that idiot cloudboy doesn't understand is money's value to the people that bust their a55es off just to put bread on the table.



I bought the fat PSP. Costed me 250.

I bought the Slim. Costed me 200.



Already that's 450 dollars plus tax on the same handhelds just that the Slim has more features.



SONY's history is releasing a original fat model then a Slim that offers a little bit more appeal and features and definitely makes the upgrade worth it.



Confident that the 2000 model was my final PSP investment here they go releasing anh unhackable Slim with a new screen and a mic. They want me to pay another 200 for that? No way. They got 450 dollars out of me which I'll never get back. Now tell me, with the puny amount of new features, I'm supposed to buy that? If you say yes, than your a wasteful idiot. You don't -7uck with a mans hard earned money.

The PSP-2000 has a much nicer screen than the PSP-1000, but this new one looks much better than both!



You can certainly see the anti-relection working on the PSP-3000.

The reason the top one(PSP-2000) looks so bad is the light reflection, if you read the article you'd have seen that the PSP-3000's screen is easier to see amongst light reflections. Plus the 3000 has a better contrast ratio and I'll bet it has a better response time!

Better UMD drive and no shiny back are two physical advantages of the PSP-1000.



Personally I wish the 3000 exterior would be the same plastic used on the 1000 back, but this time on the front too.

You can turn the screen off on all PSPs, infact its written in the manual.



To turn the screen off: simply press and hold down the Screen Brightness button for a second.

I cant even see mine indoors without a reflection of my face on the screen unless i close the cutains and turn the lights off. I hardly play psp now unless im going on a long journey, so this doesnt bother me. I have been playing ps3 every day though.

hold down the note key down

for all you people b1tching and complaining about the psp3000, how its such a minor update to the system, how your disappointed feature A or feature B wasnt included and how its such a minor update it doesnt justify spending 200 to get it.



heres a simple solution. DONT BUY IT!!! sony is not making and marketing a new psp for all the CURRENT psp owners. wake the F up. No one is forcing you to buy the newer model, no one is saying it will make your existing model obsolete.



i see numerous people here in the comments advising not to get it, saying they wont bother upgrading since they already own a 1k, 2k etc etc. thats great! keep your system, your all acting like sony is letting you down. i will say it again, there are NOT trying to get all the folk out there who just bought psp slims etc to now go and buy this system. its just another revision.



quoting someone from here



"Confident that the 2000 model was my final PSP investment here they go releasing anh unhackable Slim with a new screen and a mic. They want me to pay another 200 for that? "



sony does not want you to do anything, they already have your money and are happy with that. and if all you do with your hackable system is emulate, then why the hell ***** at an unhackable system, its not like you would be playing ISO's on it right? and also there is no features you obviously want in it to warrant spending the extra money on it.



so my point being to all you complainers. sony is not updating the system for all the people who own one, there adding features they feel would benefit the psp for NEW owners (or those who justify shelling out the cash to buy the latest model psp). The whole point in it being unhackable, well you have your existing model which does ALL THAT, which im sure your completely happy with. Stop complaining about the features that werent included, and obviously wouldnt be (I.E. HDD and second analog). Stop saying sony "wants you to pay" for an upgrade you dont feel is an upgrade.



You dont want it, dont buy it. And STFU in the process.



now.. let the flames begin..

did you even read my post? YOU need to chill out. NO ONE IS MAKING YOU BUY THIS NEW PSP!! end of story!!



No one is forcing you to "cash in another 200 bucks" to get this updated version. Why are you freaking out about it?



I know im sure as he1l not trying to get everyone against you. Im pointing out that your b1tching and complaining for no good reason.



No one is trying to belittle you, or say anything against you because you dont want to waste your money. That is your opinion.



For your sake i will repeat this. Sony IS NOT TRYING TO MAKE YOU BUY THIS NEW PSP!! They are doing another revision to the unit, perhaps to try and draw new customers, or perhaps because they god damn feel like it. Mabey the old LCD screens they used are no longer getting manufactured and by luck of the draw they have to put a new one in. Who the F knows.



All i know is your b1tching and moaning about a system which you feel is not up to YOUR standards, which left out features YOU felt should be in it.



For reasons stated above and also before on numerous topics. Sony WILL NOT put in another second analog stick. Sony WILL NOT put in a internal HDD. This would be cause for A NEW PSP, not a REVISION!! L2 or R2, common have some sense, all these features you want would make this newer PSP not be backwards compatible with the older versions in terms of new games released. THIS WOULD HURT SONY MORE THAN HELP THEM! Understand some F'in basic economics.



And no one is saying we're "rich bastards". ***** im still on my psp1001 and im loving it, i dont see a need to upgrade to a newer version because it does EVERYTHING I NEED OF IT. If you feel ripped off, gyped, hurt or damaged because Sony is releasing a revision of the PSP, and you feel you shouldnt have to spend your hard earned cash on it. DONT, dont buy it. Simple as that.

I'm not saying anyone's forcing me to buy the system, I just don't want to be misrepresented by cloud boy and you. I'm entitled to what I want to do with my money and noone has the right to take away my opinion.

wow. . .

didnt know it could mute itslef and turn the screen off. . .my laptop cant turn its screen off. . .

in my defense my bro bought me this psp back when they were new, and i have long since thrown away any documentation. i dusted it off when i was looking for an easy way to write quick beats and stumbled across a neat little thing called traxxpad. it was then that i started messing with my psp again, and shortly thereafter that i began looking into homebrew and downgraders. luckily, it had been sitting in the closet long enough that the firmware i let it slip into the shadows with was long since cracked.

though i had thrown the manual away long ago.

but seriously is it the bit about the laptop, the speakers, or my lack of manual knowyness that caused you all to vote my previous comment into oblivion lol. . . shame on you all

Another troll eh. To unoriginal so he likes to twist words. You're just like your boyfriends cloud and digi. You guys must not believe in the first amendment. You believe that no one is entitled to an opinion. I'll see you in hell while I'll be right here dip$hit!

Sure they are. They're not forcing anyone to buy it, though, merely enticing. If their marketing campaign works, that means more money for them. Sony's a multi-billion dollar corporation, not a non-profit organization.



I've got a US PSP-1001 (w/Spiderman 2), Ceramic White JP PSP-1000, Crisis Core Limited Edition JP PSP-2000 and Felicia Blue JP PSP-2000 and depending on how much better the screen is, I'll probably get this one, too (and succeeding iterations) once it gets hacked or when Sony finally includes features I want into their base firmware.



*gasp* Terribly wasteful of me, I know, but it's my choice if I want to be a wasteful idiot.

dude, im not saying your not entitled to your own opinion at all. freedom of speech rocks (btw im not an american so your 1st amendment thingy means nothing to me), all im saying is that you seem to be complaining about features that you felt should be included. im not saying you should spend your hard earned cash on this minuscule update. as i said above, im still on a 1k. i dont see the need to update. im not trying to tell you how to spend your money, im really not, i dont give 1 sh1t about it.



as for the internal HDD and the second analog stick. *sigh* . those would not be included in a psp REVISION. key word, REVISION. If an internal HDD were in the works, as well as a second analog stick, those would be features that would constitute a NEW psp, IE psp2 or whatever the hell sony wants to call it.



and for calling me gay for pointing out the faults in your posts, saying im a basement troll etc etc. common bud, quite resorting to insult tactics to belittle me. i dont care what the hell you call me. if it makes you feel bigger as a person great.



all im pointing out is that you have been doing nothing but B1TCHING about this update from the get go. im not trying to take away your opinion, im not saying its wrong. im just pointing out simple facts.



calling me a gay little jobless boy who has no social skillz is just resorting to insult tactics which only makes yourself look like a fool on these boards. yes i admit the wife insult i posted was low and harsh. however saying what you say is completely rediculous. were not 14 anymore.

Sure its worth releasing, why? because its better.