PSP Slim & Lite Ships September 5th August 24, 2007

The new and impressively skinny PSP [Slim & Lite] will ship in the UK and Europe on September 5.

Available in three colours – black, white and silver – the new model is 20% slimmer and a third lighter than the original thanks mainly to a smaller battery. Sony says battery life will remain the same though.

There’s also a video out port now though for connecting the PSP to the TV for playing games and watching movies while the D-pad has been greatly improved, according to early hands-on reports. It will cost EUR 169.99 [around £130]. Europe is also getting two special edition models based on The Simpsons and Spiderman 3, one in lurid yellow and the other suited in red and black.

The Simpson PSP will come with EA’s Simpsons game while the Spidey model will boast the Spiderman 3 game and the movie on UMD. Both bundles will cost EUR 200.-Martin Lynch

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