Clear your calander and break open the piggy bank, the Playstation Portable is going up for sale on March 24 for $250 in the U.S. and $300 in Canada. The system will be sold in a value pack, which will come with a 32 MB Memory Stick Duo, headphones with remote control, battery pack, AC adaptor, softcase, cleaning cloth, UMD disc music/movie/game sampler. The first one million units will also include a complete copy of Spider-Man 2, which just kicks ass.

Sony plans to manufacture a million PSPs for North America by March 31. The announcement also included a full break-down of the PSP s specs.

PSP (PlayStationPortable) Basic Specifications and Features

Product Name PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable)
Color Black
Product Code PSP-1001K
Dimensions Approximately 6.7 in (W) x .9 in (H) x 2.9 in (D)
Weight Approximately 280g / .62 lbs (including battery)
CPU PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1 - 333MHz)
Main Memory 32MB
Embedded DRAM 4MB
Display 4.3 inch, 16:9 Wide screen TFT LCD
480 x 272 pixel, 16.77 million colors
Maximum luminance 180 / 130 / 80cd/m2 (when using
battery pack)
Maximum luminance 200 / 180 / 130 / 80cd/m2 (when
using AC adaptor)
Sound Built-in stereo speakers
Main Input/Output IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi)
USB 2.0 (mini-B)
Memory Stick Duo(TM)
IrDA
IR Remote
Main Connectors Memory Stick Duo(TM) Slot
USB connector
DC OUT connector
DC IN 5V connector
Headset connector
Keys/Switches Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Analog Stick
Enter keys (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Left, Right shoulder buttons x 1
START button, SELECT button, HOME button x 1
POWER/HOLD switch x 1
Display button, Sound button, Volume +/- buttons x 1
Wireless LAN switch (ON/OFF) x 1
OPEN latch (UMD) x 1
Power Lithium-ion Battery
AC Adaptor
Disc Drive UMD Drive (Read only)
Profile PSP Game
UMD Audio (profile name TBD)
UMD Video (profile name TBD)
Codec [Video]: "UMD": H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile Level3
[Video}: "Memory Stick": MPEG-4 SP,AAC
[Music]: "UMD": linear PCM,ATRAC3plus(TM)
[Music}: "Memory Stick": ATRAC3plus(TM),MP3(MPEG1/2
Layer3)
[Photo]: JPEG (DCF2.0/Exif2.21)
Security (Encryption) 128bit AES (Copyright protection
technology) MagicGate(TM)
Access control Region, Parental Control
Wireless
communications
IEEE802.11b Infrastructure mode
Ad hoc mode (connection up to 16 consoles)
PSP Value Pack
supplied
accessories AC adaptor
Battery pack
Memory Stick Duo (32 MB)
Headphone with remote control
Soft case and cloth
UMD In-pack Sampler

PSP Set to Release [Yahoo Finance]

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