E3 @ CFD – PSP Go

Perhaps you’ve heard the rumors?

Maybe you’re a Qore subscriber and you checked out the “leak”?

Well, Tuesday Sony finally “confirmed” that PSP Go was real and that it would be releasing Oct. 1 for $249.99.  Many industry insiders have balked at the $250 price tag, but SCEA Head of Marketing Peter Dille defended the price stating that “It’s the same price as when we launched the product, the original PSP,” and that Sony was targeting early adopters and tech enthusiasts that want to have products as soon as they are available.

Sony also mentioned that this is not a replacement for the PSP-3000 which will be sold alongside the PSP Go.

Check out the video.

Now hit the jump for more details.

• The most portable PSP ever, PSP Go is more than 50 percent smaller and more than 40 percent lighter than the original PSP launched in 2005
• A stylish sliding screen maintains the high resolution and vibrant visuals of the PSP-3000
• Replacing the UMD drive is 16GB of internal flash memory to store plenty of games, videos, music, and photos
• Memory Stick Micro slot offers expandable storage up to 16GB
• Bluetooth support

The video mentioned Media Go which is currently available for download and sports the following features.

• Easily transfer music, photos, audiobooks, audio clips, and videos to and from your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
• Subscribe to podcasts and video blogs and automatically download new episodes
• Discover new video and audio podcasts from around the world in Media Go’s podcast directory
• Rip songs from your CDs and transfer them to your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
• Look up album and artist information and artwork from Gracenote® MusicID®
• Organize and search your entire media collection with ease
• Add useful ratings to your media and use them to sort your media
• Purchase new media from online stores, including:
  • Sony Ericsson PlayNow™ arena
  • Partner stores
  • PlayStation® Store
• Automatically synchronize content like playlists, podcasts, and recently added media to your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
• See overviews of your devices so you can monitor total space used and total space available
• Add SensMe™ data to your music files and create playlists based on the music’s mood and beats per minute
• Play your media using several different views: compact, large-screen, or full-screen
• Purchase, backup, and restore PSP™ games

Here’s a few more screens to show off Sony’s latest handheld device.

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