Full Official Specs for the PSP 3000

Kris Erickson • Aug 21, 2008 • Comments (22)

On August 19, Sony announced the PSP-3000 at the industry conference in Leipzig. Now, we have had the chance to see the full product specifications for the new model, detailed below. While this revision does not make as many changes as the PSP Slim, it does include some very important improvements over the previous model. Namely, a brighter, less reflective screen for viewing outdoors, a built-in microphone for Skype (and games?), and video output to (non-HD) interlaced television sets. Reportedly, the new LCD screen has twice the refresh rate and twice the color depth of the current PSP-2000 model, meaning that games will look even better than ever and that pesky ghosting problem will be a thing of the past.

The new hardware will ship on October 14th, 2008 in North America, Japan, and Europe. Gamers will have the option of buying the PSP-3000 in one of 3 colors: Piano Black, Mystic Silver or Pearl White, all pictured below.

PSP-3000 Product Specifications:

Product Name	PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
External dimensions	Approx. 169.4 x 18.6 71.4 mm / 6¾ x ¾ x 2¾ in (width x height x depth) (excludes largest projection)
Weight	Approx. 189g / 6.7oz (including battery pack)
CPU	PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1-333MHz)
Main Memory	64MB
Display	4.3 inches (16:9) full-transparent type, TFT drive, 480x272 pixel, Approximately 16,770,000 colors displayed
Sound	Built-in stereo speakers
Main input/output	Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi) High Speed USB (USB2.0) (mini-B) Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Analog Video Out Microphone
Main connectors	DC IN 5V connector DC OUT connector Video out/headset connector USB connector Memory Stick Duo™ slot
Key/Switches	Directional buttons (up/down/right/left), Analog stick Action buttons (triangle, circle, cross, square) START button, SELECT button, PS button POWER/HOLD switch, WLAN switch Display button, Sound button, Volume (+/-) buttons
Power sources	Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack AC adaptor USB power supply
Internal disc drive	Read-only UMD™ drive
Supported profile	PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Game UMD™ Video
Access control	Region code, parental control
Wireless communications	Infrastructure mode Ad hoc mode (connects up to 16 consoles)
Supplied accessories	AC adaptor Battery pack (1200mAh)

Comments

Bobby

- February 11, 2009 7:47 PM

i have the psp 2001 and i think the psp 3000 sounds awesome but i heard the rumor of a psp 2 coming out and i was wandering if that was true and if so is it better than the 3000 and if it is not better should i get the psp 3000.

juneric

- February 16, 2009 3:54 AM

i got one.. PSP 3000 is so cool

rayray

- March 9, 2009 1:44 PM

can i buy games overseas and use them on my psp 3000 in South Africa

keenwolf17

- March 10, 2009 8:41 PM

rayray just get custom firmware instead of official firmware so you can download free full games from websites also you can do so much more with custom firmware besides games then you ever could with official firmware

keenwolf17

- March 10, 2009 8:46 PM

also if you were to get custom firmware you don't need to worry about your games from elsewhere not working on your psp just go to youtube to find out how to get custom firmware

keenwolf17

- March 10, 2009 8:49 PM

i have psp1000 and i have custom firmware 3.40 OE-A

gamer

- March 13, 2009 6:29 PM

psp 300 is a very good console! also dsi

Mr MiG

- April 12, 2009 5:48 AM

hey guys you need to aware that psp 3000 does not have any custom firmware. just buy original games which I know they are expensive.However, think about the loss the games manufacturer are making because of pirated games...

chonganne

- June 19, 2009 12:29 PM

how much is is here in the philippines???

fate

- June 22, 2009 2:23 AM

1) what is the difference besides a better screen from the 2000 series? 2) It has been proven that pirating games helps the industry - people that download the ISOs will eventually buy the UMDs due to several factors (computer crashes, available resources, recent uploads, ect.) 3) the PSP Go! (psp2) Has had the UMD drive removed, the Duo slot removed and replaced with an alternate slot, added 8 or 16 gig internal memory, and the USB port has been redesigend into a wierd and frightning setup.

eril

- July 20, 2009 2:01 AM

does psp3000 upgrading to 5.0 hen will make your psp to worse?

The black fox

- July 24, 2009 1:52 AM

I think psp 3000 is cool! But the internal memory is so small and the battery life is short

john

- August 20, 2009 3:34 PM

i think thats the psp 300 is better than all the other ones out there but im not sure the ps3 may be better but still not sure

Khan Tan

- October 1, 2009 7:37 PM

If only this unit comes with a 12mp camera & a GSM phone . . .

tan aus

- October 11, 2009 5:03 AM

theres a cfw 4 3000 ... 5.03 gen a...google it,. i hav and its great!

Nobody

- October 24, 2009 9:05 PM

first commenter namely @bobby: it must be the psp go.... the psp 3000 has a cfw, but it can only last until the unit powers off, should the psp go have a GSM phone service?

Adam Taylor

- November 1, 2009 2:38 PM

I think it is cool, but I haven't enough money to buy it.

vam

- November 3, 2009 3:48 AM

yoh i got psp3001 believe it or not i got it its so cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Louis Turner

- December 22, 2009 7:31 PM

I have a psp 3000. Its under my christmas tree.. And i was wondering is there anyway that i could get free games?

Zack Effron

- December 29, 2009 9:54 PM

I have a psp-3000 but I heard rumors about PSP 4000(aka.PSPGo) is gonna be released.I wonder if that psp is gonna be a bigger hit than PSP1000,2000 and 3000?

Anonymous

- January 19, 2010 9:54 AM

psp 3000 is cool and better from NDS

Egami

- January 21, 2010 5:06 PM

I snagged a PSP 3000 off Ebay for $55! :) I don't mind replacing a broken analog stick. Apparently others do! I bought it solely for the non-hd video output. It will work great for playing games and movies with my video glasses! There is a hack for non-hd video on the PSP 2000 but it doesn't work well and slows down the game.

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