PSP Slim Lite boxart revealed

by Jem Alexander { Jul 11th 2007 at 6:30PM }

There you have it then. Sony have updated their PlayStation.Blog flickr account with images of the new PSP Slim Lite Tiny (our name, not theirs) boxart. Check out the flickr to see the box for Star Wars Battlefront, Daxter and the vanilla box which, presumably, will be similar for each colour. Though we're assuming the white version will only be available in the Star Wars box, with the Darth Vader silkscreen.

You may notice from the image above that we were wrong earlier when we said there would be a bundle containing only the Family Guy UMD. It appears that it will be included in the Daxter box. As for the Star Wars box, there is no memory card, just the game and PSP. The vanilla box contains just the PSP itself. We're hoping the $199 price is only for the Daxter box, with the other two costing slightly less. We'll let you know when we find out. Did we mention that they'll be released simultaneously worldwide? No? Well, we just did.

[Thanks aj Romero!]

Tags: E307, flickr, PSP, PSP redesign, PSP Slim, PspRedesign, PspSlim

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

required @ Jul 11th 2007 6:57PM

looks good

kingofwale @ Jul 11th 2007 7:03PM

hmm, looks like it trimmed a bit of fat on each side (left and right), but wouldn't that make your hands hurt even more after 2 hours of GoW? (or for me, 10 hours of Crisis Core) ;)

I like the fact they put 1GB in, the old 32mb stick is an insult. Daxter is great and all, I still wished they put Rachet & Clank there instead, that's a much better game.

Still, not bad, Still wish they sell this at 169 and lower the old PSP to 129, so that will go directly against DS.

Good day for Sony, I'm glad they didn't just give PSP a skin/colour like some other companies did with their consoles. ;)

Florii @ Jul 11th 2007 7:09PM

This is by far the worst boxart for a playstation hardware product I've ever seen.
BTW, the PSP on the box doesn't look like the actual PSP redesign. The shape is much rounder and the buttons are huge compared to the system's size.

Random @ Jul 11th 2007 7:29PM

damn sony, how can anyone afford ALL this awesome stuff. PS3, new PSP, the 10,000+ awesome games. I need to go rob a bank or sumthin'

ninjakamster @ Jul 11th 2007 7:36PM

Well, they've removed the IR port on the PSP, not surprising, since surprisingly, there was never an official use for it on the PSP, only homebrew used it for cool things like a TV remote, but that sucks, I did want to use it as a TV remote. Sucks they had to remove it. : (

I wonder how much better the battery life will be and if the old batteries will work for it and such?

Kspraydad @ Jul 11th 2007 7:38PM

Should be some good deals to be had on old hardware?

pixelator @ Jul 11th 2007 7:40PM

Just to clarify - where exactly is it being announced that this PSP will lack an IR port..?

Don @ Jul 11th 2007 7:42PM

Worldwide simultaneous release is nice.

Don @ Jul 11th 2007 7:44PM

"Just to clarify - where exactly is it being announced that this PSP will lack an IR port..?"

Pixelator - check out the video merc25 posted in an earlier thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn_ku9nmA8U

Don @ Jul 11th 2007 7:48PM

Also the PSP Slim spec sheet from threespeech:

http://www.threespeech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/PSP%20SPEC.jpg

Zach S @ Jul 11th 2007 7:55PM

Ummm... I'm pretty sure that they said at the press conference thingy that the Daxter Pack was going to be $199 AND the Stars Wars pack was also going to be $199. I don't know about the core, but I heard somewhere it's gonna be $170.

kingofwale @ Jul 11th 2007 8:02PM

if they come out with Crisis Core pack, with some kind of Chain or rings they have in Japan. I will pre-order TODAY.

Kspraydad @ Jul 11th 2007 8:03PM

It was confirmed by CNN/Reuters that the core is still $170 (169)

http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/technology/psp.reut/

Kspraydad @ Jul 11th 2007 8:05PM

Cool....

Double the main memory...

ninjakamster @ Jul 11th 2007 8:26PM

Damn, I was pretty excited about hearing this new PSP but now worried. Its thinner because they got rid of the handles on the back but I don't think it'll be comfortable anymore, the new UMD loading mechanism looks cheap and crappy but no biggie. I'll miss the IR port for homebrew.

I want to know if the older batteries will work for it and all that. Have to wait to find out. And what about the speakers, where'd they go, don't tell me their the small black holes on the top sides of the screen!

Dahk @ Jul 11th 2007 8:35PM

I fully second kingofwale.

micklol @ Jul 11th 2007 10:10PM

think they will release a crisis core special edition PSP slime in sept in japan???

I hope so!

kingofwale @ Jul 11th 2007 10:15PM

>think they will release a crisis core special edition PSP slime in sept in japan???

Absolutely, but will they make their way to the US release? No, and I have no idea why Sony just doesn't get it. BE MORE LIKE MICROSOFT and MILK the FF SERIES.

ninjakamster @ Jul 11th 2007 10:29PM

Here's pictures comparing the old and new PSP. Enjoy!

http://www.t3.co.uk/__data/assets/fp_auto_layout_image/813235/psp-lite-08.jpg
http://www.t3.co.uk/__data/assets/fp_auto_layout_image/813224/psp-lite-02.jpg
http://www.t3.co.uk/__data/assets/fp_auto_layout_image/813226/psp-lite-04.jpg

kingofwale @ Jul 11th 2007 10:34PM

thank you ninjakamster.

Is it me or does it look EXACTLY the same? hmmm, somebody go and scale it, 33% lighter should be quite noticable

and I'm obviously not noticing the 19% difference in size.

ninjakamster @ Jul 11th 2007 10:40PM

The new PSP obviously looks different. It is noticably thinner, the Wifi switch has been moved to the top, there's no more IR port, there's no switch to open the UMD tray, there's a small notch to put your finger to open the door now. No more springs.

I'm going to miss the IR port, no more homebrew using it as a remote now. Damn. : (

The video shows the new PSP using firmware 3.60 and it shows video output options in the firmware but what if you update the older PSPs to this firmware? Or maybe they'll make another 3.60 for the older PSPs?

Joseph Talbert @ Jul 11th 2007 11:15PM

Hey! They moved the speakers! Look at that! They Should include a Demo Disc with this that has God of War Chains of Oplympus & Sphyon Filter Logans Shadow!

snake79 @ Jul 12th 2007 1:26AM

The PSP picture on the box look out of shape and proportion.

PSP-Retro @ Jul 12th 2007 12:03AM

I bet 3.60 will work on either psp. Look at the camera option that's there in the software for the millions who do not actually own one for the psp. I still wish there was a screen protector built in :(

Makiyura @ Jul 12th 2007 1:25AM

I agrees with most when it comes to seeing the 19% slimmer, other than that im buying it! GG!

Aaron Walker @ Jul 12th 2007 1:51AM

It looks slimmer to me. At least the shoulder buttons are the same size.

It does get hard to hold after awhile for folks with bigger hands. Still, Sony had me at Video Out.

At least September isn't that far away.

Brandon @ Jul 12th 2007 10:13AM

I am definitely getting one if the plain bare bones one is cheaper than the other bundles. After all it isnt coming with anything so it should be. Because i dont need a memory stick (i have a 4gb from frys, thanks pspfanboy!). And although I like the white and the silver ones, I dont really care about what they are bundled with since battelfront isnt proven to be good, and i have already played daxter.

amh @ Jul 19th 2007 3:59AM

the old battery probably wont be able to go in the new 1 because they took out the handles in the back and the battery pack is roundish.
As for the new design of the PSP, it does look more sleeker but looks uncomfortable to hold (except for the supposedly lighter weight) and the buttons look awkward on it cause of its size

PSP2ME @ Jul 20th 2007 6:10PM

well my dog ate my PSP a month ago ( i just spent £10 on a face plate £10 on replacement screws and screwdriver, £17.99 on a 4GB card) so i was pretty pissed off. But im claiming it on the home insurance so ill wait till september and buy the slim

P.S. Does the DAXTER/Family Guy pack come with a Black PSP instead of white?

Shaun @ Aug 17th 2007 3:07PM

Interesting pictures, not enough to get me all that excited about it. Just feels like a money grab by sony.

Psp Wallpapers

vincent @ Aug 24th 2007 4:53PM

ya, I read somewere that the old batteries WILL INDEED work and last longer on theslim, but obviously it will be a bit large and stick out of the console a bit. At the same topic, the battery that comes with it will not be THAT much better. or at least I heard.

I WANT CRISIS CORE SPECIAL PSP TOO!!!!!!