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VIDEO: LittleBigPlanet PSP UK launch confirmed for 20 November

The date for the launch of the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet has finally been confirmed for the UK.

Sony has told gaming site CVG that the new title will be out in the UK on 20 November, a few days behind the US release on 17 November.

LBP PSP...

PSP-4000 rumours return

It's being rumoured that Sony will be announcing a PSP-4000 in 2010. Edge is reporting that the Tokyo Game Show this year was full of whispers that the PSP Go hasn't been selling at all well, and that Sony has decided to reverse the decisions made and return to the UMD...

Exspect offers hemp cases for PSP Go

Exspect has launched a range of new accessories for the Sony PSP Go that includes the usual cases and screen protectors you'd expect from such a company.

What you might not expect (no pun intended) are cases made from good, old fashioned hippy fave hemp.

PSP sales rise 300%

Sales of the PSP in the United States have rocketed 300% in the 3 days that followed the launch of the PSP Go - the smaller, lighter, more download-y, little brother of the original PSP-3000. Game downloads also climbed 200% in the same time period.

Sony's corporate...

DoubleTwist builds OS X app for Amazon MP3

Following its teaser video the other day, DoubleTwist has announced a new version of its software for Mac that allows users to avoid iTunes and load up music, videos and other media onto their mobile phones. The update brings the addition of the Amazon MP3 store.

It's...

Sony PSP Go price cut

The Sony PSP has been out less than a week, but already retailers are slashing the prices of the PSP Go in the UK.

Amazon.co.uk, Play.com, HMV and GAME have cut 11% off the RRP taking the price of the console from its original £225 down to £199.

The move...

Quick guide to the PlayStation Store for PSPs

Since Sony waved goodbye to the UMD, those wishing to upgrade/splash out on the PSP Go are going to be getting awfully familiar with the PlayStation Store. Now we know that change can be a difficult thing to get used to, so, to help ease the move from one format to t'other,...

Gran Turismo finally to get PSP release

Last October, we posted a story with a quote from Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida who said that the company had a development team working on Gran Turismo on the PSP, but that it wasn't ready yet.

Nearly a year later, Sony has finally announced that...

The first 13 PSP Minis on the Playstation Store

We were beginning to think it was never going to happen but, just like that, the PSP Go has arrived and, with it, the much anticipated PSP Minis.

There are 13 to choose from as of today, expected to grow to 50 by the end of the year. Each is no larger than 100MB...

PSP Go arrives on shelves

Sony has announced that the PSP Go, long rumoured, and eventually confirmed, has now arrived on the shelves in Europe. It's considerably closer to the iPhone and DS in terms of functionality with the arrival of "minis" - smaller, cheaper games with a 100MB size limit.

The history of the Sony PSP

It's easy forget that the PSP Go is actually the fourth PlayStation Portable handheld from Sony but it was over six years ago that the original model was announced. Hold the two side by side and it's easy enough to see the differences but the transformation didn't happen...

Top five PSP games to have in your collection

With the PSP Go inches from the shelves and few first-timers about to get stuck in, we thought it be best to give you five ways to spend your spondoolics with maximum satisfaction. There's more games on the PlayStation store than you can shake a tree of sticks at so, if...

Free game kick-start with the PSP Go

PSP owners thinking of upgrading to the PSP Go can let out a little whoop of joy today with the promise of three free games as soon as their new handheld is out of the box. Sony has set up a special offer through the PlayStation Network to help ease the tricky transition...

Sony announces PSP Go peripherals

Sony has announced a couple of handy accessories for its PSP go handheld console. There's a Bluetooth headset reciever, and a convertor cable that'll let you use accessories designed for the old PSP on the PSP go's "multi-use connector".

The Bluetooth headset...

Apple slates DS and PSP claiming iPod is better

At Apple's keynote event in San Francisco, the company poured scorn on handheld gaming devices from Nintendo and Sony.

The company talked up the multitouch interface, accelerometer, library of games, and game-buying experience, along with the fact that the iPod...

Sony announces special Gran Turismo PSP bundle

As fans will know Gran Turismo is due to launch on the PlayStation Portable in October, and to celebrate, Sony is offering a special, limited edition GT-themed PSP bundle in the States.

The new "Limited Edition Gran Turismo PSP Entertainment Pack" will go...

Playstation Network has 27 million accounts

Sony's Playstation Network now has 27 million registered accounts, CEO Howard Stringer told journalists at Sony's IFA press conference.

The service, delivers online gaming and digital media to subscribers - much like Microsoft's Xbox Live. It can also deliver...

Sony PSP-3000 gets new colours

Sony has announced that there is life in its PSP-3000 yet, even though its newer PSP Go hits the stores in October.

In an attempt to appeal to those who don't believe the new black is black, the PSP-3000 model will get two new colours, bringing the possible...

PSP gets comic book reader to take on ebooks

Sony hopes to turn the PSP into a digital reader to compete against mobile phones and even the eBook readers following the announcement that it will launch a digital reader service in December.

The first offering is Digital Comics, with hundreds of comics available...

Sony also chasing iPhone developers

Looks like it's a good day to be a developer for the iPhone. Further to the news that Microsoft is trying to woo people who've made hit apps on the platform for the Zune, comes the revelation that Sony is doing the same thing for its PSP Go.

Pocket Gamer says...

Get clean with the Palm Pre Soap

One soap maker has taken their love affair with the new Palm Pre a little too far with the launch of a Bourbon and Coke scented soap in the shape of the new smartphone.

Etsy, through seller twoeggplants, is now selling the Palm Pre soap, for those who fancy...

Sony plots "snackable" PSP content

Sony's new PSP Go, with a download-only content distribution model, is to go head to head with the Apple iPhone through the introduction of "snackable" gaming software, a report from Develop reveals.

A new strategy for Sony, as the PSP Go becomes available...

Sony game phone hybrid report resuscitates PSP phone

The long-standing consumer tech rumour that Sony is to offer a PSP phone has been given a new lease of life thanks to a report from what's arguably a highly respectable news source.

The Japanese Nikkei Business Daily states that Sony is currently considering...

PHOTOS: PSP Go console

Announced at E3, Pocket-lint has managed to get it's blistered thumbs on the new PSP Go console to show you how small it really is.

Ditching the UMD slot on the back and placing the keys on a slide out panel underneath, has meant the new console from Sony is...

GTA: Chinatown Wars coming to PSP

Rockstar has revealed that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be making its way to the PSP, ending its Nintendo DS exclusivity.

Come the autumn, PSP gamers will be able to buy the title on UMD, or for those with a new PSP Go, as a download from the PlayStation...