Sony PSP on sale from 12 Dec at 20,790 yen! Gaming / Sony Posted by sar7501 on Oct 27, 2004 - 02:32 AM |
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Sony has released final details and pricing for the PSP. The PSP will go on sale from 12 December at a retail price of only 20,790 yen (approx US$195). Other highlights include the ability to directly inter-link up to 16 PSPs for network play and a battery life of 4 - 6 hours. 21 game titles will be initially be available. All I can say: ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!  Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that the wireless LAN-equipped PlayStation Portable (Model Code: PSP-1000) will go on sale from 12 December. The retail price will be 20,790 yen (approx US$195). The PSP has wireless LAN functionality as standard equipment and online multi-player gaming and game content downloads will be possible via the internet. When using "adhoc mode", up to 16 PSPs can be directly inter-linked for network play. Non-gaming content for the proprietary 1.8GB "Universal Media Disc" (UMD) used by the PSP will go on sale from Spring 2005. Input/output interfaces include a USB2.0 port, Memory Stick PRO Duo slot, infra-red port and headphone plug. The PSP unit is 170 x 74 x 23 mm (WxDxH) in size and weighs approximately 280 grams. Power is supplied by an internal lithium ion battery or an AC adapter. Battery life is 4 - 6 hours for game play and 4 - 5 hrs for movies (Source: Sony). An AC adapter and battery pack are included as standard equipment. A "PSP Value Pack" (PSP-1000K) containing the PSP main unit, a 32MB Memory Stick Duo, remote control-equipped headphones, PSP soft case and handstrap will also be available from 12 December at a price of 26,040 yen. PSP accessories will also be available for individual purchase. Pricing is as follows: 32MB Memory Stick DUO (2,940 yen), AC adapter (3,675 yen), battery pack (5,040 yen), remote control-equipped headphones (2,940 yen), soft case & hand strap set (2,100 yen). 21 game titles for the PSP will also go on sale in December. Titles from Sony Computer Entertainment include "Minna no Golf Portable" ("Everyone's Golf", 12 Dec, 5,040 yen) and "Doko demo Issho" ("Everywhere together", 16 Dec, 5040 yen). In addition, SCEJ also announced that Level 5 will be asked to create new RPG titles for the PSP. Level 5 created "Dark Cloud" and "Dark Chronicle" for the Playstation 2 and also assisted Square Enix with the development of "DragonQuest VIII".  Inspired by: http://bb.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/7226.html [1] (Japanese) |
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This article is from TechJapan http://www.techjapan.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=629 Links in this article [1] http://bb.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/7226.html |