Sony PlayStation PSP Go Specifications

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PSP® go

PSP® (PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE) EVOLVES TO MATCH

THE DIGITAL LIFESTYLE

With an Ultra-Portable Design and Digital Content Focus, PSPgo to Hit the Worldwide

Market This Fall, Further Enhancing the User Experience Along with PSP-3000

Tokyo, June 3, 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today unveiled

PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) go (PSP-N1000), a new evolution of PSP handheld

entertainment system, specifically designed to suit the digital lifestyle of consumers who

enjoy downloadable content on the go. PSPgo will become available in stores on October 1,

2009, in North America, Europe/ PAL territories and Asian countries and regions at a

recommended retail price (RRP) of US$249 and €249, and on November 1, 2009, in Japan at

a RRP of 26,800 yen (including tax). With both the existing PSP-3000 and new PSPgo, the

company will further enhance the ultimate gaming and entertainment experiences on the go

while providing consumers with the opportunity to choose the PSP system that’s right for

them.

PSPgo is ideal for today’s on-the move consumers who prefer not to carry around

disc-based content and are looking for on-demand entertainment. With the steady expansion

of broadband network infrastructure, the number of users who download and enjoy digital

entertainment content has been increasing remarkably. To address this growing trend,

PSPgo replaces the UMD drive

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with 16GB of flash memory to store a variety of digital

entertainment content, offering users unlimited possibilities of portable digital entertainment

delivered through PlayStation®Network. PSP

go, smaller and lighter than ever with a

sophisticated design featuring an easy sliding display panel, is truly pocket-sized and can be

taken everywhere. PSP

go will be available in Piano Black and Pearl White

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, two of the

most popular colors since the launch of the PSP system in 2004. Along with PSP-3000,

2-2-2-2 PSP® go, PSP® (PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE) EVOLVES TO MATCH THE
DIGITAL LIFESTYLE

PSPgo will further enhance the unmatched portable gaming and entertainment experience by

offering users more opportunity to enjoy their favorite entertainment content such as games,

videos, music and photos anytime, anywhere.

In order to meet the needs of the growing number of PlayStation®Network users

looking for digital entertainment content, SCE along with third party developers and

publishers will continue to enhance the content line-up within PlayStation®Store for the

launch of PSP

go, scheduled this fall. More and more new and attractive titles will become

available for download from PlayStation®Store as well as on UMD. This broad content

offering across all genres includes new games, free-demos, PS one® classics for PSP, add-on

items for game titles, and trailers.

In addition to accessing PlayStation Store directly from PSP using the built-in

wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) feature or through the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3®) computer

entertainment system, users will also be able to access and download a variety of

entertainment content via their PCs using Media Go

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, 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. This easy to use software application will be available on a CD-ROM bundled with

PSPgo.

Also this fall, a new music application specific to PSP that uses the “SensMe™

channels”*4 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.