PSP-3000: What You Should Know
Written by Sev1512 
Before you trade in your current PSP to start saving up for the forthcoming PSP-3000, PlayStation LifeStyle gives you a glimpse at what reasons (if any) there is for you to fork out more cash for the newest PSP model…
The biggest bombshell, which has yet to be confirmed, is that the new PSP-3000 will support DualShock controllers. According to US Patent Application 0070174531, there is a “control docking unit” that through “wired or wireless communication link,” will be able to “facilitate use of one or more controls provided on the control docking unit.”
Pic via PSPFanboy.com
The PSP-2000 introduced a video out port, that allowed users to play games on their 480p or higher TVs using a component cable, leaving those with 480i TVs unable to use this wonderful new feature. PSP-3000 aims to change all this, as Maxconsole is reporting that the PSP-3000 will support composite cables to use with 480i TVs.
Of course there are the already announced features that the new PSP-3000 sports, such as built-in mic for Skype or other applications, as well as a brighter LCD screen and new anti-reflection technology and a “wider color gamut”. The new screen also boasts five times the contrast ratio, on top of having a quicker response time.
Unfortunately that brighter LCD screen comes with a price. Because of the larger power draw of the brighter screen, it will reduce the PSP’s battery life by about 20-30 minutes which was discussed recently by SCEA’s marketing manager, John Koller.
The PSP-3000 has undergone a few cosmetic changes also. A thinner ring around the “PSP” logo on the back, and concave sides on the face of the PSP allow for a better grip.
Just as the PSP-2000, the first color to be available will be silver PSP, that’s included in a Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack. For $199 you get a Silver PSP-3000, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters UMD game, a National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets UMD movie, a PlayStation Network download voucher for Echochrome, and a 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, available October 14, 2008.
Soon to follow is the black PSP-3000, to be available as a bundle, also as a core pack. The black PSP bundle is due in November, and will include a Black PSP-3000, a 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, and a PlayStation Network download voucher for Everyday Shooter (which confirms that Everyday Shooter is coming to the PSP) also for $199.
My biggest problem with this PSP-3000 is that just last year I purchased the PSP-2000. If I shell out for this PSP-3000, will there be a PSP-4000 coming next year with even more new features?
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August 29th, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Are there any performance increases in this new PSP? I currently own the first generation PSP.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Wow if you can actually use your duel shock with this and it works good this could be pretty sweet.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Is that how the XMB wave will look?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:17 PM
The real question is: Is this hackable?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Im sticking with my PSP 1000 for now because I dont use it enought to justify a new one.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:26 PM
I still own the original and will probably not buy any new ones till PSP2.
though this really seems worth the deal!!!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:29 PM
I still have my PSPhat and I don’t plan on upgrading to the PSP-3000.
I like the heft of the original and the fact that the device appears to be all one unit versus the obvious frame around the PSP-2000 model.
What Sony needs to work on is getting better games out for the PSP. They seem to spend more time updating the device, adding new features that really don’t matter like Skype and internet radio, and less time getting/developing good games. God of War, Syphon Filter and a few others are AWESOME games but we need more than a dozen good games for a system that’s been out almost 3 years (or has it already been 3 years?).
Being able to play with the DS3 is nice but this is a PORTABLE device. How crazy would you look holding a controller the same size as the PSP itself on the bus or train? And will the PSP come with a stand of some kind? Or is the DS3 support meant for you to fire the PSP on your TV. Again, it’s no longer a PORTABLE device when all of the new features are meant for home. If Sony is going to bother adding new features add some stuff that makes the device more portable. We’re all still waiting for the inevitable iPSPhone so why not spend time working on that while also working on getting better games? How about access to PSN without going through my PS3? What’s up with the GPS that Japan’s already got? I know it’s not ready yet but will we get Home access through the PSP? I’m sure there’s a lot more that could make the PSP more portable and accessible and Sony needs to start thinking that way versus trying to make the PSP into a mini PS2.
I hate to sound so bitter but I’m not excited about this new version and if it were up to me I wouldn’t even bother releasing it and just wait to unveil the iPSPhone next year.
August 30th, 2008 at 6:57 AM
well considering my first gen psp was stolen and my dad is gonna buy me
a new one.. which would be the psp -2000.. well i heard about the
psp 3000 and im gonna wait till november for that … one reason being
the anti-reflective screen cuz when i work im in a vehicle all day and
would love to beable to acctually see it… meh 30 minutes less battery time..
rather have that then not being able to play it till i get home… oh wait
i just play my ps3 lol.
August 30th, 2008 at 8:29 PM
I fail to understand why someone would want to use a controller with the PSP unless they were displaying it thru their TV as well. Why not just hold the thing in the first place?
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August 31st, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Using the dual shock controler, is the psp-3000 not easily able to be knocked off? Risky surely?
August 31st, 2008 at 11:57 PM
@ Shizelbs
Maybe it’s cause it allows full remote play capabilities, i.e not just PSN games.
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