PSP slim dated and priced for Europe

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 23rd August 2007
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The PSP Slim will be hitting shelves in Europe on September 5th and will cost around €169.

The PSP Slim will be hitting shelves in Europe on September 5th and will cost around €169.

The PSP is, let's face it, not the easiest handheld games system to use. It's a little bigger than most, a little uncomfortable to use and the left analog stick is a pain in the unmentionables.

Thank God then for the PSP Slim, which Sony has at last got around to dating and pricing for Europe in a set of new limited-time-only bundles.

The new PSP Slim, or Lite if you prefer, is exactly 33 per cent lighter and 19 per cent thinner than the original PSP. The redesign also includes a new video-out port so that you can watch PSP movies on a regular TV if you ever find yourself on a desert island with an impressive selection of UMD discs and no regular DVD player.

The new PSP, which will be available in the usual black, white and silver colour range, will be revealed in two exclusively European bundles.

The first package is a black/red themed PSP, which comes packaged with a copy of Spiderman 2 the game and Spiderman 3 the movie, the latter of which is predictably on Blu-ray. The second bundle will come with a "Simpsons Yellow" PSP and a copy of The Simpsons' PSP game.

Both bundles are only available for a limited time and will set you back €199.99, according to Sony.

The individual PSP Slim meanwhile will be hitting shelves around September 5th and will be on sale for €169.

Is the PSP still too expensive, or is it a reasonable price to pay for a more powerful device? Let us know what you think in the forums.
Quote riggs 23rd August 2007, 15:41
€169 isn't that bad...I mean that's what, about £115? Suppose it depends on whether they use the 1:1 exchange rate that's normally associated with electrical/gaming devices sold in the UK.

I may pick one up eventually, not for the original games/VOIP/GPS stuff, but for the ever increasing homebrew scene. If the N64 emulator improves that'd be worth the price alone imo.

Has this not got an extra 32MB of RAM too? Any idea on how this will be used compared to the old model?
Quote atanum141 23rd August 2007, 15:48
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Originally Posted by riggs

Has this not got an extra 32MB of RAM too? Any idea on how this will be used compared to the old model?

Yeah it has, loading times are much faster, theres a vid on Kotaku somewhere. TBH i wouldnt mind one but i just may pick up a cheepie original one when people start selling them off to upgrade.
Quote Blademrk 23rd August 2007, 15:51
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Originally Posted by article
The first package is a black/red themed PSP, which comes packaged with a copy of Spiderman 2 the game and Spiderman 3 the movie, the latter of which is predictably on Blu-ray.

you'd have thought it would have been a UMD of Spiderman 3 (since the PSP doesn't have the ability to play BR)
Quote Blademrk 23rd August 2007, 15:53
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Originally Posted by atanum141
Yeah it has, loading times are much faster, theres a vid on Kotaku somewhere. TBH i wouldnt mind one but i just may pick up a cheepie original one when people start selling them off to upgrade.

apparently, Asda will be selling the originals off for £50 each (according to the nice lady behind the Electricals counter I spoke to on Monday).
Quote CardJoe 23rd August 2007, 16:09
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Originally Posted by Blademrk
apparently, Asda will be selling the originals off for £50 each (according to the nice lady behind the Electricals counter I spoke to on Monday).

I prefer my DS, but for homebrew then the PSP may be worth the 50 quid note...
Quote atanum141 23rd August 2007, 16:10
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Originally Posted by Blademrk
apparently, Asda will be selling the originals off for £50 each (according to the nice lady behind the Electricals counter I spoke to on Monday).

Really? when is that mark?
Quote devdevil85 23rd August 2007, 16:17
wish I had the dinero......my cell phone's games suck so...this would be nice.....
Quote Stickeh 23rd August 2007, 18:23
I want to know what it looks like!

I might consider one, i had one over last summer to play GTA and ridge racer :D Twas great but didnt use it after that and so sold it ( at profit! )
Quote SNIPERMikeUK 24th August 2007, 09:51
I personally took the DS over the PSP, which is still to no regret in my choice. As for the spiderman bundle coming with a BR Disc version of the film, well that is basically saying you are buying a new PSP, so therefore u must own a PS3? (that and the fact that sony have to get rid of them failing by the day Blue Ray, and maybe while at it, just maybe, take a look at what people actually want as a consumer).... U only have to look at the big company's that are backing the HD-DVD side.
Quote Blademrk 24th August 2007, 15:25
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Originally Posted by atanum141
Really? when is that mark?

Should be from today I think.
Quote fluxity 25th August 2007, 01:13
Marks & Spencer almost sold a bunch of DS's for £39.99 each but were swiftly removed. Asda maybe employing the same tactic lol
Quote Hazardous 27th August 2007, 11:37
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Originally Posted by Stickeh


I want to know what it looks like!

Better late than never? PSP Slim
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