Up close with the metallic silver PSP [Update 1]

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 14th 2007 at 6:30PM }

sthpark7791 from the PlayStation boards just posted some really sexy pictures of his new import silver PSP. Obviously, it's quite shiny, but he has a few other things to say:

It feels "stronger" than the original black PSP.
The analog nub has more resistance.
Buttons are a lot harder.

So not only is it sexy, it appears to have some added functionality too! This really makes me angry that SCEA still refuses to bring any other color here to the States. What's up with that? Interested importers can pick up a system from Play-Asia for $199, the same cost as a US system. Or, for the poor, you might be interested in simply getting an official replacement faceplate.

See also:
Up close with the metallic blue PSP

[Update 1: Ravi, owner of said PSP, has posted even more sexy pics.]

Tags: psp, silver

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

locoroco @ Feb 14th 2007 7:51PM

:[ :[
Sad. I used to really like Ceramic White, but after seeing this, I am completely jealous. Man, SONY. If only there were these much choices around November 05.

Kade Storm @ Feb 14th 2007 9:48PM

Sorry to burst your bubbles, but most of the so-called physical 'improvements' are nothing more than manifestations of wishful thinking, and buying into certain reports. It is true, quite a few of the Japanese units did come with 'slightly' better buttons and physical feel. I own such a PSP myself, but 'much stronger' in itself makes me doubt the statement. There's no way to measure strength of a handheld to such extreme degrees without smashing it. It might feel a tad bit sturdier, which I am sure it does; Japanese units are quality, but that's about it. This is exactly how my unit felt in comparison to my friend's European model.

Greg @ Feb 15th 2007 2:11AM

Wait are games region free/ wil lthe japanese version play U.S. and movies...

Greg @ Feb 15th 2007 2:19AM

are games region free/are movies? its not worth the color if it cant play U.S. movies.. I'm assuming you can pick english as a language too...

sk @ Feb 15th 2007 4:23AM

nope... movies are still region locked... i own the jp silver psp myself and it looks quite good... though i still like the white one...

Alien @ Feb 15th 2007 9:13AM

Man , that one looks pretty awesome :D

sonofnone @ Feb 15th 2007 11:08PM

This would be the needle on the camel's back for me to go out a buy a psp. Well, this or a $50 price drop. But I'd bet that we'll be seeing the latter a long time before Sony ever deems American's worthy of getting to choose the color of their portable delights.