For $419 on eBay, you could pick up a rare Metal Gear Solid PSP, which was only released in Japan. Auction page. This limited edition model comes with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and even a special holder for the system. Click here for first picture in gallery.
It is an excellent Collector’s item! This is limited edition PSP with camouflage face. Very cool console! It comes with original pins, pouch and strap!!
[via eBay]
Sony has updated its New York billboard to the PSP-3000 model, using a flatbed truck to transport the massive pieces. Unfortunately, the only functional piece is the LED display. Click here for first picture in gallery.
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.
[via Kotaku]
We’ve seen the transparent laptop display, now check out a host of creative PSP billboards created using the same editing technique. Surprisingly, these were not made by Sony, but rather a PSP fan. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Creative marketing campaign for Sony’s PlayStation Portable gaming console. Turns out it is just a concept made by Skizo and not a real Sony PSP campaign.
[via Toxel]
Strangely enough, this PSP knockoff is only skin deep, as it plays NES games and even includes a 112-in-1 cartridge. Other features include: A/V out and a second controller port. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Hundreds of additional games can be played if you know where to look for the proper cartridges..the 2PG TC8281 handheld plays a mish-mash of questionable 8-bit and 16-bit retro games that come only on special multi-game cartridges.
[via Technabob]
Playing emulated SNES games, like Street Fighter 2 Hyper Edition, on the PSP can be tough. So, that’s why this modder decided to hack his PSP to work with an SNES controller. Video after the break.
..installing a new socket to the back of his PSP that’s wired straight to the motherboard.
[via Gizmodo – The F00 Said]
This PlayStation Portable 2 concept features “a super-crisp high-contrast OLED scrolling screen, Bluetooth capability and fast wireless connectivity.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
Check out that scrolling OLED screen, morphing the clunky design of today’s PSP into a cylinder akin to a magic wand. Its speakers on each end double as controls, and an electrical charge holds the screen upright.
[via Dvice]
The PSP 3000 isn’t just good for playing games, watching movies, and homebrew software. You can learn a lot more about its hardware by dissecting the system. Click here for first picture in gallery.
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).
[via Kotaku]
Finally, the new PSP 3000 has been captured on film and unboxed for your viewing enjoyment. This bundle is slated for release next week. Click here for first picture in gallery.
He sent us a few unboxing shots out of the kindness of his heart, and now he’s undoubtedly too engrossed in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets and that ultra-bright screen to pay us much heed.
[via Engadget]
Finally, modders “have finally managed to get the PSP and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Chatpad typing.” No word yet on if Sony will be releasing an official PSP keypad. Video after the break.
There are still a few kinks to smooth out, but the hard part seems over, with l0rdnic0 managing a tiny bit of soldiering using a PSP remote cable and some software from the Open Keyboard Project.
[via Engadget]
Unlike the PSP 2000, Sony’s new PSP 3000 features an “improved screen that’s better outside with no glare and a built-in mic.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
The juicy tidbits have yet to surface, but we are told to expect the new handheld in Europe for �199 ($291) on October 15th.
[via Engadget]