PSPuhlease!

Sony are re-releasing their PlayStation Portable in a new slimline design.

Do we really care?

Personally, I think that when companies re-design their old products and fling them on the market again as new, it’s like bumping an old topic in a forum.  All it really does is shoves them back up people’s noses when we’ve just managed to get away from all the publicity.

At least when Nintendo did it to the DS, there was quite a bit difference.  They made it noticably smaller, sleeker and generally easier to use.  But the new PSP is virtually the same as the old one and apart from the video-out port, the only difference is that it’s now 33% lighter and 19% thinner.  That’s all well and good, but it’s going to cost $170, so if you already have an old one and aren’t a millionaire, you probably won’t be splashing out for one just because it’s nicer to hold. 

Any more of this and we’ll think they’re running out of ideas…