Full Official Specs for the PSP 3000

On August 19, Sony announced the PSP-3000 at the industry conference in Leipzig. Now, we have had the chance to see the full product specifications for the new model, detailed below. While this revision does not make as many changes as the PSP Slim, it does include some very important improvements over the previous model. Namely, a brighter, less reflective screen for viewing outdoors, a built-in microphone for Skype (and games?), and video output to (non-HD) interlaced television sets. Reportedly, the new LCD screen has twice the refresh rate and twice the color depth of the current PSP-2000 model, meaning that games will look even better than ever and that pesky ghosting problem will be a thing of the past.

The new hardware will ship on October 14th, 2008 in North America, Japan, and Europe. Gamers will have the option of buying the PSP-3000 in one of 3 colors: Piano Black, Mystic Silver or Pearl White, all pictured below.

PSP-3000 Product Specifications:

Product Name	PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
External dimensions	Approx. 169.4 x 18.6 71.4 mm / 6¾ x ¾ x 2¾ in (width x height x depth) (excludes largest projection)
Weight	Approx. 189g / 6.7oz (including battery pack)
CPU	PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1-333MHz)
Main Memory	64MB
Display	4.3 inches (16:9) full-transparent type, TFT drive, 480x272 pixel, Approximately 16,770,000 colors displayed
Sound	Built-in stereo speakers
Main input/output	Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi) High Speed USB (USB2.0) (mini-B) Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Analog Video Out Microphone
Main connectors	DC IN 5V connector DC OUT connector Video out/headset connector USB connector Memory Stick Duo™ slot
Key/Switches	Directional buttons (up/down/right/left), Analog stick Action buttons (triangle, circle, cross, square) START button, SELECT button, PS button POWER/HOLD switch, WLAN switch Display button, Sound button, Volume (+/-) buttons
Power sources	Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack AC adaptor USB power supply
Internal disc drive	Read-only UMD™ drive
Supported profile	PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Game UMD™ Video
Access control	Region code, parental control
Wireless communications	Infrastructure mode Ad hoc mode (connects up to 16 consoles)
Supplied accessories	AC adaptor Battery pack (1200mAh)