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Japanese charts body Media Create reports that Sony’s PSP handheld has successfully claimed the top spot of the region’s hardware charts for the third consecutive week. Despite a drop in sales of over 175,000 units, PSP still beats its closest contender, Nintendo’s DS, by 30,000 units. PSP’s newly found success …

Famitsu’s parent company Enterbrain reports that Japanese gamers have snapped up over 325,000 PSP Slims in its first three days on sale in Japan. Of those sales, 250,702 sales were of the standalone pack, whilst 75,943 were the Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core bundles. The sales surge helped PSP achieve …

Famitsu’s parent company Enterbrain reports that Japanese gamers have snapped up over 325,000 PSP Slims in its first three days on sale in Japan. Of those sales, 250,702 sales were of the standalone pack, whilst 75,943 were the Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core bundles. The sales surge helped PSP achieve …

Sony has hailed the launch of PSP Slim & Lite as a success after the relaunched console notched up a four-fold increase in portable hardware sales. The revamped system launched across retail on September 14th. And ahead of the release of a range of lifestyle software under the Go! brand, …

Sony has hailed the launch of PSP Slim & Lite as a success after the relaunched console notched up a four-fold increase in portable hardware sales. The revamped system launched across retail on September 14th. And ahead of the release of a range of lifestyle software under the Go! brand, …

Whispers that the handset manufacturer might be planning a device based around gaming functions have been circulating for years, especially after the success of its Cyber-shot imaging range and Walkman music family. There’s been feverish speculation that the company is working on a PlayStation-branded phone – and insiders suggest this …

Revenues generated by Sony’s PSP handheld appear to be grinding to a halt as consumers save their pennies for the new Slim & Lite version of the console. According to ChartTrack statistics, last week was the worst sales period for the handheld since launch. Sony blamed the slowdown on anticipation …

At its press conference in Leipzig, Sony has announced that the new PSP Slim and Lite will be available across SCEE territories from September 5th this year. The firm also announced two limited edition bundles featuring either Spiderman 3 (and Spiderman 3 the film on UMD) or The Simpsons Game …

SCEA has confirmed that PSP’s newly found ability to run games using the full 333Mhz power of its CPU compromises the machine’s wireless functionality – meaning developers will have to choose between full-blown processing power or wireless multiplayer. The PSP’s processor had until recently been limited to a speed of …

The future is looking bright for PSP, what with the redesigned model and now talk of a PS2 controller adapter on the way – and now Sony’s upcoming video download service for the handheld has received a massive boost with the news that Sky will be playing a major part. …