Sony Announces PSPgo
| Written by: Etali |
| Date: 2009-06-02 |
Sony Computer Entertainment have announced the PSPgo, a new evolution of PSP handheld entertainment system. PSPgo will become available in stores on October 1, 2009, in North America, Europe and Asia, and will carry an RRP of $249 or EUR249. The PSPgo is designed for people who want to take advantage of on-demand, downloadable entertainment. The handheld replaces the UMD drive with 16GB of flash memory, and is a smaller and lighter gaming device, with a sliding displa panel. The PSPgo will be available in Piano Black and Pearl White. In addition to accessing PlayStation Store directly from PSP using the built-in wireless LAN feature or through the Playstation 3, users will also be able to access and download a variety of entertainment content via their PCs using Media Go 3, a new software application. Media Go will enable users to access and download entertainment content on PlayStation Store via their PCs as well to easily manage PSP content on PCs, including games, videos, photos, and music. Also this fall, a new music application specific to PSP that uses the 'SensMe channels' music recommendation feature, developed by Sony, also becomes available for download on PSP. With this music application, users will be able to enjoy their favorite music stored on their PSP through a rich user interface, designed exclusively for PSP. 'SensMe channels' is a mood based music recommendation system that categorizes music content into channels such as 'Relax,' 'Dance' and 'Upbeat,' and recommends music playlists for users. The PSPgo also features bluetooth, and a new 'game sleep' function which allows you to pause the game you are playing and operate the XMB interface. On previous versions of the handheld you could only access the XMB by closing the game entirely. PSPgo Features External dimensions Approx. 128 x 16.5 x 69 mm (width x height x depth) (excludes largest projection) Weight Approx. 158g / 5.6 oz (including internal battery) CPU PSP CPU（System clock frequency 1-333 MHz, Main memory 64MB） Display 3.8 inches (16:9) full-transparent type, TFT drive, 480 x 272 pixel, Approx. 16,770,000 colors displayed Sound Built-in stereo speakers Built-in microphone Main input/output Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi) Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR) High Speed USB (USB2.0) Memory Stick Micro(M2) Analog Video Out Microphone Main connectors Multi use connector (DC IN / OUT, USB, Video Output / Input, Sound Input / Output) Headset / Microphone connector Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot Key / Switches Directional buttons (up/down/right/left), analog stick, Action buttons (triangle, circle, cross, square), L/R buttons START button, SELECT button, PS button POWER/HOLD switch, WLAN switch display button, sound button, volume (+/-) buttons Power sources Lithium-Ion rechargeable internal battery pack AC adaptor USB power supply Internal memory 16GB (Flash Memory) Supported profile PSP Game Access Control Region code, parental control Wireless communications Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode / Ad hoc mode (connect up to 16 consoles)) Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR) Supplied accessories AC adaptor USB cable CD-ROM（Media Go） Supported video formats (in Memory Stick Micro (M2) / Internal memory) Video Memory Stick Video Format - MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC) - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile (AAC) MPEG-4 - MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC) - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile (CABAC) (AAC) Baseline Profile (AAC) AVI - Motion JPEG (Linear PCM) - Motion JPEG (μ-Law) Music Memory Stick Audio Format - ATRAC3 - ATRAC3plus - MP3 * MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer3) * MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC) * WAVE (Linear PCM) * WMA (Windows Media Audio 9 Standard only) |
