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PSP Celebrates its Second Anniversary With Greatest Hits Collection

Following their price cut announcement yesterday, Sony also announced that Daxter and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror are the newest additions to the PSP "Greatest Hits" collection, enabling PSP users to build up their software library with two popular titles at great value. As Sony stated in their press release:

"We have always been passionate about making great entertainment accessible to everyone, and the new price for PSP, as well as the continued growth of the 'Greatest Hits' library, reflect our ongoing commitment to supporting and expanding the PSP community," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "We are pleased that we are able to engineer savings for the consumer at this stage of PSP's lifecycle, allowing more individuals to experience PSP for the first time. In particular, we have recently seen a steady rise in the number of teens adopting PSP as their primary handheld entertainment system, and we expect the new price will accelerate that trend."

Now entering its third year on the market, Sony are aiming for further growth this year with a software release schedule that includes exclusive titles from major franchises, including God of War, Ratchet & Clank, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, and Syphon Filter. The availability of Daxter and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror at $19.99 (MSRP) as part of the "Greatest Hits" program also will generate strong consumer interest and drive software sales.

The press release continued, PSP's second year saw the launch of several popular and critically acclaimed games from both first and third-party publishers. A variety of major franchises set the tone with new titles built from the ground up for PSP, such as SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2, Killzone: Liberation, and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. Games like the award-winning LocoRoco showcased how developers could introduce innovation onto the platform. This high level of quality found in PSP's software library has been driven by the game developers, who will only continue to excel with the platform as they continue to work on PSP titles.

"Ready At Dawn couldn't be more pleased with our success bringing Daxter to the PSP platform last year, and now we have another opportunity to blow away expectations of what a developer can accomplish on a portable when Kratos hits the 'small screen' in God of War," said Didier Malenfant, co-founder and president, Ready At Dawn Studios. "PSP is an ideal platform for us to work on because we have a high level of freedom to be creative, and we can deliver gameplay experiences that rival ones you'd get from a computer entertainment system."

In addition to new software releases, PSP owners hungry for retro titles now have the opportunity to play classic PlayStation titles on their PSP system downloaded from PLAYSTATIONStore via PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. From Crash Bandicoot to Jet Moto, the availability of these titles on PSP reinvigorates and extends the life of older franchises, underscoring PSP's value as a platform in the PlayStation family.