PSP dev kit cost halved

Sony Computer Entertainment subsidiary SN Systems has slashed the costs of all its development tools for the PlayStation Portable.

The move follows on from Sony's announcement in November that it would be reducing the cost of development gear for the PlayStation 3 by almost 50 percent, in an attempt to make game creation for the console more affordable for small and independent game developers.

The PSP development tools have been on sale since 2004, and Sony appears to be following a pattern of reducing the prices of the kits after a few years on the market--PlayStation 2 dev kits were reduced just a year after the console went on the market.

The price reduction is effective immediately, and applies to all SN Systems' PSP tools, including full and rental ProDG for PSP, Tuner, Build Tools, and ProView licences ordered through the UK office. Support fees will also be reduced for developers when they renew their annual subscriptions.