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E3 06: Sony gives Europe PSP love

By Phil Elliott, GameSpot UKPosted May 9, 2006 9:43 am PT

Sony announces white PlayStation Portable for Europe, expanded Wi-Fi hot spot scheme, a Platinum range of titles, and interactive City Guides.

LOS ANGELES--Following Sony's pre-E3 press conference on Monday, the company has made further announcements regarding the PlayStation Portable in Europe. Chief among these is the availability of the ceramic white edition of the console, previously only available in Japan. It will ship next week and contain the same items as the existing Value Pack (including a 32MB memory card) for the estimated price of £179.99 ($334).

In addition, Sony will create around 300 Wi-Fi hot spots around Europe in the coming weeks, adding to its already successful scheme in Japan. Each one will provide the ability for users to download PSP-specific content, although a list of hot spot locations has not yet been released.

Sony will also release a range of titles under a Platinum banner in June, each costing £19.99 ($37). This will initially include Everybody's Golf, Ridge Racer, WRC, F1 Grand Prix, Medievil: Resurrection, Pursuit Force, Virtua Tennis: World Tour, WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006, Need for Speed Underground Rivals, Burnout Legends, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Peter Jackson's King Kong.

Finally, the Planet PSP Interactive City Guides will also arrive in Q3 2006 with a host of European cities featured, including London, Barcelona, and Amsterdam.

23 Comments

  • TorugotoShinsan

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 6:02 am PT

    This is pretty awesome. People were expecting this from Sony and they finally delivered. granted I have a wireless router so I'm fine near my house but if I take my PSP into college it would be awesome to be able to connect to other people there too.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 12:45 am PT

    cool

  • --MasterLink--

    Posted Jun 8, 2006 4:38 pm PT

    Sweet.

  • Odmog

    Posted May 21, 2006 11:48 am PT

    1: Stop whining.
    2: If you think it's boring, don't post. Don't look.

    Mountain Dew is a strange drink... Soda... Thing.

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:49 pm PT

    Nintendo own the handheld market, and the psp is just trying to play catch up. wow a white psp like... um, lemme think... a white DS Lite, maybe ? ...nice one on umd too Fony.. lol. No Nintendo fanboys or fangirls I know are 6-12. thats just a pathetic stab at it. have you seen Red Steel? hardly for kids is it ?

  • Rene23r

    Posted May 9, 2006 5:18 pm PT

    Actually, Viquist, buying another PSP just because it is white is exactly the kind of thing that an American would do.

  • marc_man3001

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:15 pm PT

    Good for Europe, Hope U.S. gets more of the wi-fi action though.

  • Renegade47

    Posted May 9, 2006 1:59 pm PT

    Thank you! It's about time we got some love. What with simaltaneous relased, region free and added bonuses, we finally getting to some good stuff. The PSP still has much to offer.

  • Deoki

    Posted May 9, 2006 11:28 am PT

    Europe should be blessed even more. Prices should drop, exclusive features should appear and European studios should have the chance to show theyr effords.

    I dont hate U.S., but its true, when something new doesnt show up in there some of you guys just start bi-tchi-ng around.
    Fortunately the global market is getting solid and almost everything is everywhere.

    Btw, watta hell is "Mountain Dew"?

  • marnett2005

    Posted May 9, 2006 11:22 am PT

    "NextGenAdam
    booooooring.

    Try nintendo if you want to hear something even slightly interesting...

    (thanks for the constant news though!)"
    What, a console based around light gun games???

    -oh, and why buy a new psp just cuz its white. Buy a new faceplate.

  • princeofgames90

    Posted May 9, 2006 11:02 am PT

    Well cool news

  • dimov

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:56 am PT

    FINALY!!! been waitin for so long...

  • Ryze

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:56 am PT

    That was only one guy, and probably a child. Not all Americans.

    But I see ur point.

  • NextGenAdam

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:54 am PT

    booooooring.

    Try nintendo if you want to hear something even slightly interesting...

    (thanks for the constant news though!)

  • cesare

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:54 am PT

    Wi-FI spots! Us in Europe actually get something!

  • dclxvi999

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:51 am PT

    I wanted white from the beginning so I would buy it and get rid of the black.

  • Lauryn2000

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:41 am PT

    Hopefully the US will get a white one also.

  • Reddsk

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:19 am PT

    More colors will hit our shores soon enough.

  • ryuburger

    Posted May 9, 2006 10:04 am PT

    You americans are so spoilt. You get everything before Europe and just because you don't get to have a white PSP value pack that is simply a different colour you start to sulk about it.

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted May 9, 2006 9:55 am PT

    I hope the US will see more hot spots soon.

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