Sawako Hata is a member of idol group SKE48, the Nagoya-based spin-off of idol juggernaut AKB48. Previously, SKE48 members were roped in to promote Kinect in Japan. If Sony is looking for someone to promote the PSP, it should ring Hata. She's got a bag load of them.

Sony has gone PSP mad today, showing off not only a Final Fantasy bundle, but one for girls, too. And I don't say that because this is pink. I say it because it's literally called the "Value Pack For Girls"

This is the last picture I took of my PSP Go before selling it on eBay for $200. Is anyone still holding onto theirs?

Metal Gear fans won't have to settle for the limited edition (and garish) "spirited green" PSP when buying their Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker bundle. The superior "Big Boss" pack is also coming to U.S and Canada.

The best way to sell a PSP in North America these days may be to anchor it to a game like Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, as Sony is doing with the latest PSP "entertainment pack."

You may not yet really know how big a DSi LL is, but you know how big a PSP-3000 is, right?

The Limited Edition Gran Turismo Entertainment Pack, announced for Japan last month, is coming to the U.S. on Oct. 20 and brings with it an interesting freebie.

The old PSP is going out with a bang in Japan later this year, with the October release of a special Gran Turismo PSP hardware bundle.

Showing continued support for the older model despite the impending release of the PSP Go, Sony has announced two new colors for the PSP-3000: Blossom Pink and Turquoise Green. Behold their beauty.

PSPgo, the newest addition to the PlayStation family, will carry a premium price of $249 USD when it launches this October. That's $80 more than the PSP-3000, a figure considered too high by some gamers—and one analyst.

You just can't keep a good over-sized handheld console down! Sporting new PSP-3000 stylings, New York's favourite (giant) Sony console was today hoisted back into place. Reports of giant, over-sized scan lines should hit tomorrow.

Some of you wrote to us this weekend wondering why the hell Amazon (or the online retailer of your choosing) canceled your PSP-3000 pre-order. Well, if you were one of the dozens, if not hundreds, who opted for the 4GB Memory PSP Entertainment Pack — which featured a PSP 3000 and 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo — Sony…

Back in August, comparison pics emerged showing that the new PSP 3000 appears brighter than the previous model. And now that the PSP 3000 has gone on sale, more comparison pics have emerged again showing that, you guessed it, the new PSP 3000 appears brighter than the previous model. There's a gallery below. But be…

Today the new PSP-3000 went on sale in Japan. Website PC Watch got its hands on one and instead of using it to play video games (been there, done that), it ripped it up into iddy-biddy pieces (neato). Click through the gallery below to check out the hardware porn — rather, dissected hardware porn.

When Sony announced the PSP-3000 in Japan, they also announced three bundle deals. One of those was for a Gundam bundle, which would cost ¥24,840 ($230), and feature Gundam vs Gundam and a limited edition Gundam PSP. Anyway, here's the PSP! Hardcore fans and those standing right next to the unit will see that those…

The video gaming industry was devastated to learn recently that the recently announced PSP 3000, with its new, brighter screen, built-in microphone and fancy new PS button, may lead to shorter battery life. GameSpot reported recently, based on a conversation with SCEA's John Koller, that higher consumption may reduce…

Well, we've seen how the new PSP (PSP-3000) stacks up against the old PSP-2000 — we've even gotten to read about it in English. But for those who like to look at pictures, we've got more pictures. Lots more. Pictures that do a nice job of showing how different the PSP-3000 display is. Right up there, is the PSP-2000…

Got your internet filing cabinet handy? File this between "dubious" and "unexpected". Maxconsole say that - according to a "Best Buy insider" - the new PSP-3000 model won't just feature a brighter screen and cleaner edges, it'll apparently let you plug in your DualShock 3 pad and use it to play games. It'll also allow…

James Yu over at GameSpot has just posted an excellent hands-on comparison of the old Sony PSP 2000 model and the shiny new PSP 3000, announced just last week at the Games Convention in Leipzig. While we've already posted the comparison that showed up on Famitsu, the GameSpot article has a few things going for it.…