PSP Reviews - About The New Playstation Portable

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PSP Reviews - About The New Playstation Portable

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The article below is from a series of articles and videos about Sony PSP …

Could the new Sony PSP Slim and Lite system really be be an improvement over the traditional PSP system? Sony and Microsoft have an ongoing competition with the PS3 and Xbox 360 systems on the market, so Sony needed an edge to drive up sales of its consoles and games. They realized that a new hand held gaming system was reaching too far, but an improvement could easily update the old hand held system and give them increased sales.

September 6, 2007 was the launch date for the new Playstation Portable Slim & Lite. The name concidesly describes its brand new image. On the surface, the handheld console looked the same, but upon picking it up, the difference was quite noticeable. The new Sony Playstation Portable was 33% lighter and 19% slimmer. However, the real improvements are found inside the little handheld gaming console.

So what can you expect from the new gaming unit? You can expect shorter load times. The designers at Sony doubled the internal memory to 64 MB. The LCD screen is lighter. The D-pad is raised a bit higher, thus giving your fingers better control when playing. It also now has the ability to charge via its USB port while gaming. This was something its predecessor could not do. Before, you could only charge the PSP system while not gaming.

In the electronic gaming world, large disappointments can occur when transitioning from a superceded system to a new one. Oh, the graphics and speed are great, but what about all that dough you invested in games for the old system? Well, with the new Playstation Portable, you do not have to worry about games not being compatible. The ones that worked on the old system will play just fine on the new units. Thank you, PlayStation developers and testers.

Even though the new Playstation system is flying out of the shelves, especially the limited edition version, Sony is not alone in the hand-held gaming market. The new Nintendo DS Lite is a formidable challenger to the sales of the PSP and there is always the looming threat of a portable Xbox gaming system. Nothing has been announced by Microsoft, but that is not keeping Sony from continuously tweaking their design to improve their product.

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