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29 Guide offers free downloads of PSP format shorts.PSPworld reader James has found a new use for empty Altoids tins — as Sony UMD cases.Shares of Sony had their biggest gain in two weeks on expectations the company will...

Bonus Points: Free Movies, Altoids, Sony Stock, Stolen PSP

Charles Starrett • March 24 2005 • comments

29 Guide offers free downloads of PSP format shorts.PSPworld reader James has found a new use for empty Altoids tins — as Sony UMD cases.Shares of Sony...Read more

Just like the Japanese version late last year, reports are beginning to spring up about PSPs with dead pixels. Numerous PSP owners are reporting problems ranging from one or two bad pixels to cluster failures (a horizonal or vertical line...

Pixel problems plague first batch of PSPs

Paul Sinclair • March 24 2005 • comments

Just like the Japanese version late last year, reports are beginning to spring up about PSPs with dead pixels. Numerous PSP owners are reporting problems ranging from one...Read more

The PSP should hold its pricing in the competitive holiday season due to high demand, according to Sony Computer Entertainment America President and Chief Executive Kaz Hirai. Despite possible competition from a new Xbox console, Sony plans on keeping pricing...

PSP pricing to remain steady through holidays

Charles Starrett • March 24 2005 • comments

The PSP should hold its pricing in the competitive holiday season due to high demand, according to Sony Computer Entertainment America President and Chief Executive Kaz Hirai. Despite...Read more

Hundreds of game enthusiasts lined up yesterday in the cold and rain at the Sony launch events in New York City and San Francisco. Celebrity host Carson Daly, DJ Danger Mouse, and Sony Computer Entertainment America president Kaz Hirai kicked...

Gamers wait hours to be first in line for PSPs

Paul Sinclair • March 24 2005 • comments

Hundreds of game enthusiasts lined up yesterday in the cold and rain at the Sony launch events in New York City and San Francisco. Celebrity host Carson Daly,...Read more

Man steals 12 PSP Value Packs, still at large.Selling a 1988 Volvo 744 Turbo for a PSP: Priceless.The Chicago Tribune has a fairly extensive article on games for the Sony PSP.Business 2.0 reports that Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs...

Bonus Points: PSP theft, Car-for-PSP, Games, Steve Jobs

Charles Starrett • March 24 2005 • comments

Man steals 12 PSP Value Packs, still at large.Selling a 1988 Volvo 744 Turbo for a PSP: Priceless.The Chicago Tribune has a fairly extensive article on games...Read more

Sony last night quietly released a network update for the Japanese PSP. The download requires at least 14MB of free Memory Stick space. It can be installed directly, using the Firmware update option on the PSP, or by downloading the...

Japanese PSP software update released

Charles Starrett • March 24 2005 • comments

Sony last night quietly released a network update for the Japanese PSP. The download requires at least 14MB of free Memory Stick space. It can be installed directly,...Read more

Sony has brought online a third official PSP site, along with a new sister site to help you get the most out of the multimedia functions of the PSP. Both sites were developed with Flash by LA-based ad agency Zugara,...

Sony launches two interactive PSP sites

Charles Starrett • March 24 2005 • comments

Sony has brought online a third official PSP site, along with a new sister site to help you get the most out of the multimedia functions of the...Read more

While PSPworld has had a Japanese version of the PSP for some time, we can now sit it aside as we have just returned from picking up our U.S. PSPs. We won't be posting our impressions or a review since...

It's here: The PSP arrives in the U.S.

Paul Sinclair • March 24 2005 • comments

While PSPworld has had a Japanese version of the PSP for some time, we can now sit it aside as we have just returned from picking up our...Read more

The PSP will be rolled out on the east coast in approximately five hours. Retailers are bracing for massive demand for the device. "We will have 1 million units on store shelves starting tonight, and expect them to sell very...

The PSP waiting game

Paul Sinclair • March 23 2005 • comments

The PSP will be rolled out on the east coast in approximately five hours. Retailers are bracing for massive demand for the device. "We will have 1 million...Read more

For those of you out there just trying to pass the final hours until the midnight launch, we thought you'd appreciate some reading (plus, we were trying to keep ourselves occupied). Here's a fairly definitive list of reviews of the...

Mega PSP review roundup [updated]

Paul Sinclair • March 23 2005 • comments

For those of you out there just trying to pass the final hours until the midnight launch, we thought you'd appreciate some reading (plus, we were trying to...Read more

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) was introduced on May 13, 2003 at the E3 video game conference. Nearly two years later, it's ready to take over the mobile gaming market. The PSP is the first portable system from Sony, which has...

PSP 101: Everything you need to know about the PlayStation Portable

Paul Sinclair • March 23 2005 • comments

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) was introduced on May 13, 2003 at the E3 video game conference. Nearly two years later, it's ready to take over the mobile gaming...Read more

Three new Sony Style stores will open this week at Westfield Valley Fair Mall in San Jose, CA; Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego, CA; and Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL.G4techTV has announced the "The PSP Show," which will...

Bonus Points: Sony Style, The PSP Show, X-Ray PSP, Wired

Paul Sinclair • March 22 2005 • comments

Three new Sony Style stores will open this week at Westfield Valley Fair Mall in San Jose, CA; Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego, CA; and Woodfield...Read more

Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that it will team up with Carson Daly on March 23 to host a launch party for the midnight opening of the Sony Style Store in New York City (located at 550 Madison Avenue)....

NYC Sony Store to hold midnight PSP launch event

Paul Sinclair • March 21 2005 • comments

Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that it will team up with Carson Daly on March 23 to host a launch party for the midnight opening of the...Read more

CNN today posted its review of the PSP. The piece is written by Sid Lipsey, and to say he seems to like the PSP would be quite an understatement. He showers the gadget with glowing remarks, and compares the possible...

CNN praises the PSP

Charles Starrett • March 21 2005 • comments

CNN today posted its review of the PSP. The piece is written by Sid Lipsey, and to say he seems to like the PSP would be quite an...Read more

Toy Wishes magazine picks the PSP as one of the "The Top 12 Sizzling Toys of Summer." Disney Interactive announced that Traveller's Tales, based in the UK, will be producing the forthcoming PSP title The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,...

Bonus Points: Hot list, Narnia, PSP name

Charles Starrett • March 21 2005 • comments

Toy Wishes magazine picks the PSP as one of the "The Top 12 Sizzling Toys of Summer." Disney Interactive announced that Traveller's Tales, based in the UK, will...Read more