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Sony to stop manufacturing the original Playstation Portable

July 15, 2007 in News comments 15

The first Playstation Portables that Sony had created are going to stop being produced by September this year to form a slimmer versions, this is to compete more with the Nintendo Ds.

Sony has now confirmed that they would phase out the older generation Playstation Portable by September this year.

The company just recently announced a slimmer version of their handheld gaming device which competes with the Nintendo DS console.
tidus04 via games.techwhack.com »
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  • 0
    Synergized Jul 15, 07
    Well, a bit obvious since why would people by the original version if the newer one is better.
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    Storm Jul 15, 07
    Yeah it seems pretty useless to keep the original around still. Maybe some parts for it or something if the versions are different. It's like the DS Lite and regular DS in a way. Good thing I waited to get a PSP.
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    Final Blade Jul 15, 07
    This looks like the saying "out with the old, in with the new". I don't see this version competing with DS anyway. the reason why it not competing is the lack of games, not features. Sony needs to get that in their heads.
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    Seeker X Jul 15, 07
    Ah well, I already got my PSP. If the more efficient battery life on the newer version is the only different thing, I don't see why I have to throw this one away and shell out another hundred bucks for the new one....yet.
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      Final Blade Jul 16, 07
      My sediments exactly. More waste of money.
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        Xenctuary Jul 16, 07
        I believe you mean "sentiments", not "sediments"
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          Final Blade Jul 16, 07
          I was typing fast i pressed the wrong letters. But in any case yea my bad
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    ZhaoYun88 Jul 16, 07
    I dont really see the point, in a few years there will be a PSP2 most probably, as long as they know what there doing, and they wont be recording a loss, if they want to compete with the DS, make it around a DS price
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    Synthesis Jul 16, 07
    They should've included a second analog stick.
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    Xenctuary Jul 16, 07
    Unsurprising. It was pretty much a given that the new PSP design will replace the old.
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    Cruxis Mana Jul 16, 07
    So long as their charging the same price for it, I'm happy. I haven't yet got a PSP, and I don't plan on getting one either, but its still nice to know that this one will be better ^^
    (( I use my brothers PSP to play my games , as he never uses it - in case you were wondering XD ... // ))
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    dcbake Jul 16, 07
    Good thing the new one is slimmer making the old one almost obsolete. Unless of course you like a heavy hand held.
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    Red_Phoenix Jul 16, 07
    Meh I don't see the point of buying this one if I have the original. Just becuase Sony wants to change the weight ans size to compare to the DS

    And I didn't believe Nintendo about Sony being copiers until now.
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    Revenger of Wastelan Jul 16, 07
    I dont see the point here. And whats Sony's problem with stopping to manufactur stuff lately? (60GB PS3 is the other case).
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      Final Blade Jul 16, 07
      who cares there is a news that the 60Gbn will have a price cut after the 60 is gone.

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