December 12 is release day here in Japan and in just a few short hours, the first serious contender to Nintendo’s Gameboy series will be unleashed on the masses. Yes, I love gaming, although these days I only have time for Castlevania. Coming in at just under 21,000 yen (with tax) the PSP will be packing more power than the original PlayStation and according to the press release, PSP’s graphics will be at PS2 level. Beyond the straight system, PSP will offer the ability to get online for data and gaming, and music/video capabilities.

According to the Sony’s Oct. 27 press release:

With high-quality graphics processing capability equivalent to that of PlayStation 2, in addition to rich stereo sound, PSP offers the joy of playing full-scale 3D-CG games and viewing high resolution video images anytime, anywhere[...] To accompany the launch of the PSP system, a total of 21 game titles from SCE and third party software developers and publishers will be released by the end of this year. In addition to these titles, over 100 exciting new titles are currently in development. Innovative titles using the unique features of PSP, as well as PSP versions of hit titles that have been the drivers of the PlayStation platform will continuously be introduced.

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